Salt Lake County
Guides
The long pieces, in two groups: selling first, then buying.
These are the pieces I have written out in full rather than answered one email at a time. Selling comes first. That side covers how a price gets set and what is left when the sale closes. The buying side covers the loan programs, the offer itself, the arithmetic behind a monthly payment, and what the county looks like to someone arriving from out of state.
Selling
How a price gets set, and what is left at the end.
What Sellers Get Wrong About Pricing
Six pricing mistakes Salt Lake County sellers make, and the case for pricing right the first time.
Read the guide →What You Net From a Sale
Closing costs and agent fees set out line by line, so you can see what is left at the end.
Read the guide →How I Price a Home
The method behind every range I send, including which comparable sales I use and what I adjust for.
Read the method →Buying
Financing and the offer, plus what the county looks like before you get here.
FHA and Utah Housing Corp Loans
What an FHA loan allows on a first purchase, and how Utah Housing Corp down payment assistance works alongside it.
Read the guide →VA Loans in Utah
Zero down eligibility and the county loan limits under a VA entitlement.
Read the guide →DSCR Loans for Investors
How a rental qualifies on the income it produces rather than on yours, and where the ratio has to land.
Read the guide →How to Make a Competitive Offer
What sits in an offer besides the price, and which terms carry weight with a listing agent.
Read the guide →Moving to Salt Lake County
What the county looks like from out of state: where people commute from, and what living here costs.
Read the guide →Mortgage Calculator and Readiness Check
A payment estimate built on county property tax rates, with a readiness check for the Utah programs.
Open the calculator →