- Name
- Susan Walters
- Company
- Keller Williams Realty, Ann Arbor, MI
- E-mail
- Contact Susan Walters (Keller Williams Realty, Ann Arbor, MI)
- Website
- http://www.susanwalters.net
- Office Phone
- (734) 997-0337
- Cell Phone
- (734) 646-2081
- Alt. Phone
- (734) 995-9400
- Fax
- (734) 995-9401
- Address
- 2144 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
- Description
- "Helping you find your way home." Ann Arbor area real estate consultant. Never stop learning, never stop listening; it's easy to travel the road that leads home.
About Me:
I once read that almost no one enters real estate as a first choice in profession. I arrived at this destination after a series of post-college positions including but not limited to: retail manager, manufacturing production manager, textile design studio administrator, upholstery design consultant and master gardener.
The link in all of these choices was the decision to major in design in college, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia. My only regret is that I did not pursue what I truly wanted, a degree in architecture. Fear held me back then but after researching new career opportunities many years later, I realized that I could accomplish some of the same things by becoming a real estate professional.
As a realtor, I help people find the right home for them - style, layout, size, price. If the perfect home seems out of reach, I highlight the positives of the properties being considered and advise on resale potential, even referring to building specialists as necessary to open up here, add on there. I have been doing that to my own homes as my family and I moved around the United States and abroad, ever mindful of budget and what return on improvements a particular neighborhood might support. On the seller side too, advice is easy; simply put, if it doesn't work, fix it.
My three children, husband and I have lived in the Ann Arbor area since 1998. We bought in a seller's market after looking at over twenty homes in two days. Our country home has been added on to, reconfigured, and landscaped extensively. We finished the lower level once and then again, almost done now.... If history repeats itself, we will sell the finished product in the midst of a buyer's market, not by plan but happenstance. Will we dive back in again? Absolutely!
Areas of Expertise
As my real estate career has unfolded, I have worked in diverse areas, buyers, sellers, and investors. I am currently embarking on an entirely new venture in Michigan real estate ... TIC (tenancy in common) property sales. Apparently, I have the first listing of a multi-unit TIC unit in all of Michigan and WOW is it getting attention! It's a plus for sellers, salvation for buyers, and a solution for difficult-to-sell multi-unit properties overall.
I have worked bank-owned properties also, as a listing agent and a buyer agent but the deals are getting tougher, from the lending perspective, the appraisal perspective, and the willing-buyer perspective. I know what it takes to offer on a foreclosure and win, always mindful of the pitfalls of foreclosure properties. Buyer beware! With prices finally showing some signs of rebounding in the Ann Arbor area, buyers need to be quick and sure about their offers. I specialize in residential real estate overall but collaborate with a commercial agent when necessary.
In both buyer and seller transactions, I employ my office Transaction Coordinator to manage the details of bringing a deal successfully through closing. Experience matters at all levels of a transaction - finding the right property, finding the right lender, and closing the deal. I have a specialist in virtually every area of expertise who I can personally recommend.
I look forward to assisting buyers, sellers, and investors in closing real estate deals. "Helping you find your way home." The emphasis ... is on "helping".
Testimonials
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