Buyer Resources
Your First Home
- Your Team of Professionals
- Calculating Your Net Worth
- Household Budget as a Homeowner
- Home Features Check List
- Home Purchase Cost Estimate
Buying a home can be exciting, but also overwhelming and emotional.
There are many steps to finding the right home, securing the property, and ensuring that you pay the price you intended to. Your REALTOR® will become your biggest asset in this journey, from the very beginning straight to move in day.
Here is what you can expect from your REALTOR®:
Financing
A REALTOR® knows a lot about the different financing options and he or she also has experience working with the different lenders in Calgary. Let your REALTOR® direct you to someone with financing that’s right for you.
Searching
You will want to start with a list of properties that closely fit your needs. A REALTOR® has access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS®) System, the largest listing of homes in Canada. Let your REALTOR® provide you with the most current listing information
Selecting
Your REALTOR® can help you by providing objective information about each property and the area in which it is located. A REALTOR® can also help you answer two very important questions objectively:
Will the property meet all of my needs in a home and will I make money on my investment when I am ready to sell the property?
Negotiating
A REALTOR® will help you through this sometimes overwhelming process. Once you come to an agreement on price; your REALTOR® and the selling REALTOR® will draw up a legal binding contract and this is no time to make a mistake. Trust your REALTOR® to ensure that the legalities of the contract are complete and accurate.
Inspection
Your REALTOR® will probably suggest that you have the home inspected first. This all important step will give you piece of mind and your REALTOR® will recommend an inspection company to ensure the property is a good one.
Closing
Your REALTOR®, with the aid of your lawyer, will ensure that all parts of the transaction are completed.
Your REALTOR® will be there when you take possession of your home and personally hand you the keys.
