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Buyer’s Guide

Buyer’s Guide

Choosing to buy a home is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make in your life. It’s a complex ordeal that requires a lot of planning, and instating the help of a knowledgeable REALTOR® to make the process run smoothly. To ready you for this, here is a general overview of what to expect and prepare.

Get Your Finances In Order

The first thing you’ll need to do is put money aside for a down payment. This amount is (at minimum) 5% of the purchase price of the home you’re planning to buy. Second, you’ll need to meet with a mortgage broker to determine what you can afford. Shopping around for the best rate is highly recommended.

Visualize Your Dream Home

Once you’ve established a price range, it’s time to decide what type of home will best suit your lifestyle. Think about things like access to schools, recreational facilities, what the neighbourhood is like, and so on. Why you’re choosing to buy should help answer these questions for you — so think about it carefully. You may want to put this down in writing and create a needs v/s wants list.

Meet With a REALTOR®

It’s important to partner with a REALTOR® you feel completely comfortable with. A REALTOR® can help you find your dream home, that meets both your needs and your budget. They will set you up with viewing appointments, and also help bring clarity to the complicated process of buying a home. You’ll want to go with an experienced and knowledgeable REALTOR® who you can be sure will represent your best interests.

The Search

Using the property search on this site and consulting with your REALTOR®, you will be able to find homes in your desired area. They’ll update you frequently regarding new listings and schedule you appointments with sellers.

Closing

Your REALTOR® can help you place an offer that the seller will either accept, counter, or reject. After you’ve negotiated an offer, you’ll need to conduct a home inspection and deal with any repairs (the cost of which you can also negotiate with the seller). Finalize your mortgage with a visit to your lender, and you’re ready to sign off on ownership. This typically takes place in a lawyer’s office.

At this point, congratulations are in order! Becoming a new homeowner is one of the most liberating things you’ll ever experience. There are many benefits to home ownership — pride of ownership, the ability to make home improvements, building equity, appreciation — the list goes on.

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Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
January 5, 2024.
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Sasha Brakus
November 20, 2023.
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Simran Bhatti
Simran Bhatti
November 2, 2023.
Jamie helped us as first time homebuyers in a difficult housing market. We could not be more thrilled with our purchase! She had simplified the process and broken down all the important information for us. We always felt well attended to and as if she was putting herself in our shoes. They truly go above and beyond to ensure you make the right purchase! Highly recommended
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Todd Leinweber
November 2, 2023.
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November 1, 2023.
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James Braun
November 1, 2023.
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Justin Lam
Justin Lam
November 1, 2023.
It was an absolute pleasure working with Jamie. She really took her time to understand exactly what we were looking for in a home, what we wanted vs what we needed, understood our budget and stayed within our desired neighborhoods. She has a tremendous amount of knowledge on homes and walked us through it all. Her expert advice made us feel comfortable with the biggest purchase of our life and eased the process for us as first time home buyers. Everything from start to finish was easy, stress-free and seamless. She not only found us the house we we looking for, but guided us through setting up our mortgage, inspection, appraisal... everything! I would highly recommend Jamie to anyone looking for a great realtor. If I ever sell or buy another house she will be the only option in my eyes.
Lauren Wig
Lauren Wig
November 1, 2023.
We loved our experience working with Jamie on the purchase of our new home! Being first time buyers she was so understanding of our needs and walked us through the whole process. She was attentive, responsive and found us the perfect home very quickly! Jamie took what was a stressful process and made it really enjoyable. We couldn’t be happier in our new home!
Aesop Francisco
Aesop Francisco
October 26, 2023.
I cannot say enough great things about our realtor, Brittany. She was extremely supportive, accommodating, and very knowledgeable about the home buying process. Brittany not only found us our home, but made the process extremely easy to understand and was very flexible with her time. As first time home buyer, she worked so hard to find us exactly what we are looking for and truly made this experience memorable. I cannot recommend her enough, she puts her clients first!
Jillian D'Agostini
Jillian D'Agostini
October 19, 2023.
As a first time homebuyer, this process could have been very overwhelming; however, with Brittany Ewaskiw as our realtor this process was exciting and seamless! Brittany was such an exceptional realtor to work with and went above and beyond for us every step of the way. Not only did she find us our perfect home, her vast knowledge of real-estate and her ability to communicate all of the necessary information made us understand the home buying process so clearly. Her patience, flexibility, and willingness to walk us through every potential home made us feel like a priority and truly showed just how dedicated she was to finding us exactly what we were looking for. I cannot recommend Brittany enough for anyone looking to find their next home. If you are looking for someone who will always go the extra mile, look no further. We could not be happier with our experience with Brittany!

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