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Buying Fixer-Upper Real Estate in Oxford Mississippi
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When you first start looking for homes in Oxford Mississippi you may find some “steals” on the Web. Homes that are advertised as handyman’s specials. It is very important to look at the neighborhood when looking at these houses. If the homes surrounding the house in question are well maintained and it is a nice neighborhood, then you should calculate what it will take to improve the home to a comparable standard. If the cost of the fixer-upper and the cost of the home improvements is still under the median cost of other houses in the neighborhood and you have the skills or the cash to do the repairs, then buying a fixer-upper might be a good investment. You can then make the house into your home!
However, beware of homes that are extremely cheap in neighborhoods that are in a decline. The home’s price may be not only a reflection of the condition of the house, but of the declining neighborhood. This is where a Oxford Real Estate agent who is an expert in Relocation to Oxford Mississippi can help you evaluate whether the purchase will be a sensible investment for you. Click on the FREE “Relocation to Oxford Mississippi” real estate information package. One of our Oxford Mississippi Real Estate agents will contact you to help with your relocation to Oxford Mississippi.
Whatever you do, if you are considering buying a fixer-upper home, make sure you have it inspected by a qualified home inspector. Place a contingency clause in the contract subject to approval by you of improvement estimates. Repairs that you guess may take $10,000 may end up costing twice that! Make sure that before you close you have the necessary skills and assets to turn the house into a home within your budget! Click on the link above and our New Quest City Oxford Real Estate agent can help you with your relocation to Oxford Mississippi by providing guidance and expert advice on every process of the purchase.
FINANCING A FIXER-UPPER. Some mortgage lenders will allow you to close on the home with a construction loan and then place permanent financing on the home as soon as the repairs are made. This gives you the freedom to put your cash down on the home to benefit from reducing or eliminating Private Mortgage Insurance without having to come up with additional cash to do the improvements. Your New Quest City Oxford Mississippi Relocation Realtor can help you find a local mortgage company that can help you with a construction loan.
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William Faulkner adopted Oxford as his hometown, and in fact Lafayette County, Mississippi was used as a model for the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. His former home, Rowan Oak, is a tourist attraction in Oxford. John Grisham also has a home in Oxford. He received a J.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1981. Bob Dylan wrote a song called "Oxford Town" on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. The song was about the events that followed the admission, and subsequent barring, of James Meredith into the University of Mississippi, where two men lost their lives in violent clashes. Authors Barry Hannah and Tom Franklin live in Oxford. Deceased author Larry Brown called Oxford home, too. The town square, generally called "The Square," is the trendy center of the city. Some restaurants on the square includeThe Longshot, Proud Larry's, Old Venice and Downtown Grill. -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Census Data for Oxford, Mississippi
| Oxford | Mississippi | United States | |
| Population | 11,756 | 2,844,658 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 26.2 | 33.8 | 35.3 |
| Median age for Male | 25.5 | 32.2 | 34 |
| Median age for Female | 27.6 | 35.3 | 36.5 |
| Households | 5,327 | 1,046,434 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 10,921 | 2,749,244 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.05 | 2.63 | 2.59 |
| Families | 2,108 | 747,159 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 2.78 | 3.14 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 6,137 | 1,161,953 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 5,327 | 1,046,434 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 810 | 115,519 | 10,424,540 |
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