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The Sovereign Real Estate Collective

Buy, sell, or invest across Michigan.

Make the move mean more with clear guidance for the home decision in front of you.

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Marquise Manns - Your Realtor

Choose your next step

Start where you are.

01

Buy a home

You get a clear view of the home, the neighborhood, and the numbers before you decide.

02

Sell your home

You get a practical plan for preparing, pricing, and moving on your terms.

03

Invest in property

You can look at the property, its area, and its role in your longer plan.

Live listing search

Search available homes.

Browse current listings through Flexmls IDX, then bring the ones that catch your eye into a conversation with Marquise.

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Marquise is the agent you reach on every listing. 616-279-6295

marquisemakesithappen@gmail.com

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A simple process

How it works.

01

Quick call

You share what you are considering. We sort the first questions together.

02

Get set up

You get the information, tools, and next steps that fit your situation.

03

Make your move

You move forward with a plan you understand and a person you can reach.

Portrait of Marquise Manns wearing glasses and a pinstripe jacket

Marquise Manns - Your Realtor

A direct line forward

Meet Marquise Manns.

Marquise Manns is a licensed real estate agent with eXp Realty. He answers personally, so you can talk through your next move with the person helping you make it.

Marquise served in the United States Navy. If you’re a fellow veteran, he’d be glad to work with you on the move that comes after service—he understands it.

616-279-6295

Let’s talk

You can start here.

Tell Marquise what you are thinking about. He answers personally.

616-279-6295marquisemakesithappen@gmail.com

A clearer way forward

Rent or buy? Start with the numbers.

A quick estimate for the decision before the decision. Adjust the inputs to see how your monthly picture changes.

This tool is designed to give you a useful starting point—not a final answer.

What you pay each month today.

The purchase price you’re considering.

Your estimated upfront contribution.

An estimated annual rate on a 30-year loan.

Estimated share of the home price each year.

Estimated monthly premium.

A monthly reserve for upkeep and repairs.

How long you expect to stay.

Estimated monthly rent

$1,800

Estimated monthly ownership

$2,292

With these estimates, renting costs about $492 less each month.

A starting-point read

Renting may be the lighter monthly commitment right now. Buying could still make sense for your long-term goals.

Over 7 years, the estimated recurring ownership costs plus the down payment are $101,325 more than rent.

Estimates are illustrative, not financial advice. This tool uses the entered annual rate on a 30-year loan, property taxes, homeowners insurance, maintenance, and your expected time in the home. Please consult a qualified lender or financial professional.

Talk it through

Useful tools for the next move

Homebuying Resources.

Start with a clearer read on the numbers. Then widen the lens to the neighborhood and the life you want to build there.

Planning a purchase or a sale? These quick estimates help you frame the conversation before you make a move.

01 · Buyer tool

Affordability, in context.

Use your income, debts, and recurring housing costs to find a comfortable starting range—not a lender’s final approval.

Before taxes, per year.

Car, student, credit card, and other monthly payments.

Cash you expect to put toward the purchase.

Annual rate for the estimate.

Length of the mortgage.

Estimated share of the price each year.

Estimated monthly premium.

Monthly association dues, if any.

Comfortable price range

$245,819 – $289,199

Est. monthly payment

$1,886

Based on a conservative monthly housing budget of $2,050, including principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and HOA.

Estimate only—not financial, tax, legal, appraisal, or professional advice. It uses your entered interest rate, loan term, property tax rate, homeowners insurance, and HOA. It does not include possible mortgage insurance, maintenance, utilities, or lender-specific costs.

02 · Seller tool

Know your next number.

Map the major costs around a sale so the proceeds estimate feels connected to the move you want to make next.

The price you’re planning around.

Your estimated remaining loan balance.

Enter the rate used in your planning.

Estimated title, transfer, and other seller costs.

Work or credits you may offer to the buyer.

Moving, staging, or other costs to consider.

Total estimated costs

$240,500

Estimated net proceeds

$109,500

This estimate subtracts the mortgage payoff, commission, closing costs, repairs, concessions, and other costs.

Estimate only—not financial, tax, legal, appraisal, or professional advice. It uses your entered mortgage payoff, commission rate, closing costs, repairs or concessions, and other costs. Actual costs depend on your transaction and agreements.

Talk through your sale

03 · Area guide

Look closer at the neighborhood.

A good address has to work on an ordinary Tuesday, not just during the showing. Use this checklist to ask better questions.

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Want a local read on an area or a listing? Start with current homes in Flexmls, then bring your questions to Marquise.

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The checklist is a starting point, not a safety, legal, tax, appraisal, or professional opinion.

All calculator results are estimates for planning and conversation only—not financial, tax, legal, appraisal, or other professional advice. Confirm the details with the appropriate qualified professionals.