Private tools
Tools for every move
Thirty tools for selling, buying and everything in between. Each one explains how it works, and every number can be changed.
Selling
For selling
Before you listSeller net sheetWhat you walk away with after commissions, closing costs, credits, repairs and payoffs, line by line.Open →
From Morgan herselfYour home’s valueA real price opinion from recent nearby sales, your home’s condition and its best features, prepared by…Open →
Selling a fine homeCompare offersThe highest price is not always the best offer. Every offer side by side: what you actually walk away with,…Open →
Timing a saleSell now or waitNow and later side by side: your price and rate assumptions, the cost of waiting, and the next home’s payment.Open →
Pricing strategyRate buydown or price cutThe same seller dollars as a price cut or a rate buydown, and which one lowers the buyer’s payment more.Open →
Before you listFix before sellingWhich repairs to do, skip or price in, from rough costs and values you enter. Saves as you go.Open →
Before you listSeller prep checklistThe ten things that matter most before a Tucson home goes on the market, saved as you…Open →Buying
For buying
Buying budgetWhat your payment buysFrom a monthly budget to a price range, with rate, taxes, insurance and HOA all counted.Open →
Your first homeFirst-time buyer roadmapEvery step from savings to keys, in order, saved on your device as you check them off.Open →Before you send itOffer strength checkA checklist score for your offer’s terms, what is helping, and what could be stronger before you send it.Open →Comparing homesNew build or resaleThe real price of a new build next to a resale home, with upgrades, what is not included, and the wait.Open →
Comparing homesHOA or no HOAThe true monthly cost of a home with an HOA next to one without, with what the dues cover counted.Open →First to knowNew-listing alertsTell Morgan what you are looking for, and she sends matching homes personally as they come up, including…Open →
Living hereFind your areaTap what matters to you, and see a starting short list of the Tucson areas known for…Open →
Only in the desertBackyard sun checkWhich way should the backyard face? The real Tucson sun path for any month and hour, and how much of the yard…Open →Moves
For the move
Selling and buyingTwo closings, no gapBoth closings on one calendar, worked backward from the day you want to move, with the places deals usually…Open →Between closingsThe cost of two homesIf you buy before you sell, what does the overlap really cost? Month by month, next to a bridge…Open →Selling and buyingMove-up mathYour equity as a down payment on a bigger home, the new loan, and the payment next to today’s.Open →The move itselfMoving-day countdownPick your moving day and get a dated checklist from today to keys, saved as you go.Open →Moving to TucsonRent or buy, for your stayWhether renting or buying comes out ahead for the years you will actually be here, with the costs people…Open →The next chapterRight-sizeWhat selling your home frees up, what is left after the next one, and how your monthly costs…Open →Money
The money side
Saving to buyDown payment plannerHow long to save for the down payment, closing costs and a cushion, and what it takes to hit your date.Open →Cash to closeClosing cost estimateWhat to bring to closing, line by line, from loan fees and title to prepaids, deposit and credits.Open →The yearly billProperty tax estimateYour yearly and monthly property tax from your own local rate, assessment and exemptions.Open →Buying to rentRental income checkRent, every cost and the cash flow left, with cap rate and cash-on-cash, before you make an offer.Open →Already a Morgan clientYour equity todayWhat your home has gained since you bought it, and what that equity could do…Open →An estate homeInherited or estate homeSell, rent or keep an inherited home, in dollars and split among heirs, with the steps in order.Open →Lifestyle
For how you live
A part-time homeSnowbird or second homeThe real yearly cost of a part-time home, per night you use it, next to renting the same stay.Open →Staying for yearsAge-in-place checklistRoom by room, what a home has and what could be added so you can stay in it for years. Saves as you go.Open →
Room for familyMulti-gen home plannerMoving in together? Which layouts fit your household best, and what to check on every…Open →