First-time homebuyer Emily celebrates closing day at her new St. Petersburg FL home — holding sold key sign after escaping rental with $16K instant equity

Are You Done with Creepy Landlords - Ready to Build Equity

July 29, 20261 min read

Are you done dealing with creepy landlords and being dictated as to what you can and can’t do in your home space? Need a safe space for your puppers to run and play in?

These thoughts were top of mind for first time home buyer Emily. She was also very clear that she wanted to get started building her future and equity.

She was AMAZING to work with! She met with me to build out a plan several months in advance, so that when the right opportunity appeared, she would be able to make a fast choice and seize the day.

She went out and explored the area so that she knew the areas she liked. Then she went to 8 open houses until she found the ONE! Instead of falling prey to FOMO (maybe the next house is the unicorn), she stayed steady, asked me to review it and share my opinion and we went on to get a phenomenal deal on it!

A full 3% towards her closing costs. It appraised at $16K over contract price (insta equity) and ALL asked for repairs were done.

All this because she educated herself, was prepared and was bold enough to trust herself and say YES!

If you are wanting to get out of the rental rut and start building your future but don’t really know the best strategy to get started and aren’t clear what you can ACTUALLY afford to buy. Call, or text me for your personalized, complimentary no strings attached consultation.

🔸Laura Marie, REALTOR®
Helping you strategically Buy, Sell & Invest
Laura Marie Group @ eXp Realty
YourHomeSoldFL.com
(
727) 610-6010

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