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Even if you're not moving, you will find these tips also make your home more relaxing and enjoyable to live in.
1. Consider ...
'You know, you're making the biggest mistake of your life. The housing market is going to fall."
I got this great piece of advice from another journalist at the Financial Post, who has since left the newspaper, after buying my first home. Not exactly the type of thing you want to hear after taking on huge debt and making the biggest financial decision of your life.
Lucky for me, I didn't heed ...
This article was posted on Canada.com and I feel, along with others who have commented on this page, that writter and the people who had input on this piece were bang on as far as advice goes. No matter what current market conditions are, what the media is saying, what your neighbor is saying the price increase/decreases can vary from neighborhood to neighborhood. What a REALTOR can do for yo ...
10. Not Thinking About the Future
It's impossible to perfectly predict the future of your chosen neighbourhood, but paying attention to the information that is available to you now can help you avoid unpleasant surprises down the road.
Some questions you should ask about your prospective property include:
• What kind of development plans are in the works for your neighbourhood in the future?
...9. Not Choosing to Hire an Agent or Using the Seller's Agent
Once you're seriously shopping for a home, don't walk into an open house without having an agent (or at least being prepared to throw out a name of someone you're supposedly working with). Agents are held to the ethical rule that they must act in both the seller and the buyer parties' best interests, but you can see how that might n ...
8. Neglecting to Inspect
It's tempting to think that you're a homeowner the moment you go into escrow, but not so fast - before you close on the sale, you need to know what kind of shape the house is in. You don't want to get stuck with a money pit or with the headache of performing a lot of unexpected repairs. Keeping your feelings in check until you have a full picture of the house's physic ...
7. Compromising on the Important Things
Don't get a two-bedroom home when you know you're planning to have kids and will want three bedrooms. By the same token, don't buy a condo just because it's cheaper when one of the main reasons you're over apartment life is because you hate sharing walls with neighbours. It's true that you'll probably have to make some compromises to be able to afford y ...
6. Being Swept Away
Minor upgrades and cosmetic fixes are inexpensive tricks that are a seller's dream for playing on your emotions and eliciting a much higher price tag. Sellers may pay $2,000 for minimal upgrades or staging that you'll end up paying $40,000 for. If you're on a budget, look for homes whose full potential have yet to be realized. Also, first-time homebuyers should always look ...
5. Lacking Vision
Even if you can't afford to replace the hideous wallpaper in the bathroom now, it might be worth it to live with the ugliness for a while in exchange for getting into a house you can afford. If the home otherwise meets your needs in terms of the big things that are difficult to change, such as location and size, don't let physical imperfections turn you away. Besides, doing ...
