You have decided that home ownership might just be your thing. You have made the mental jump and you can handle monthly mortgage payments, the occasional leaking hot water tank repair, and just maybe you could be a handy man.
But the first big hurdle stands right in your way. The dreaded down payment! In Vancouver real estate the down payment can be a bit bigger then most other Canadians mus ...
In today's market there is now more time between the accepted offer and subject removal. This time is usually used to satisfy the subjects that you placed on your offer. The most common subject that got dropped when the market was crazy and fast was the building inspection. This very important task allows the new buyer to get to know the house a bit better and do their own due diligence on th ...
The best time to think about selling your home is when you are
buying it. Seems odd but it is the truth.
When buying a new home you must think about resale value. Of course
the old adage about location location location is very important -
so important all realtors repeat it twice.
When looking at homes think very carefully about what kind of neighborhood you want to live in. By looking at ...
It is a common complaint with my Buyers that some properties do not have any pictures of the interior of the property. There are two reasons that this might occur.
One, the listing Realtor must have permission from the tenant to post photos of their interior possessions online and in advertisements. It is even better if that permission is in writing! Some tenants just don't want pictures of ...
As the Listing agent I have had several inquiries of late asking me if my Seller would accept this specific price, or would you ask the Seller if he would accept a lower price.
My answer is this - we never know how serious someone is until they put pen to paper and write a contract. So even though the Seller says - yes he might accept this offer this is $50,000 under the asking price, he mig ...