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The Michigan First-Time Homebuyer's Guide
Everything in this guide is also on the site — but sometimes it's nice to have the whole roadmap in one place you can save, print, and come back to.
What's inside
Complete first-time buyer roadmap, start to finish
Mortgage terminology, translated into plain English
How much money you may actually need, broken down
Loan type comparison (conventional, FHA, VA, USDA)
Overview of Michigan first-time buyer programs
Home inspection checklist
House hunting checklist
Offer terminology cheat sheet
Closing day checklist
Questions to ask your lender
Questions to ask your agent
Moving checklist
This is the same depth of information a lot of buyers end up piecing together from several different (and sometimes outdated) sources — organized in one place, written by a Michigan Realtor who focuses specifically on first-time buyers.