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Buyer's Guide
Do you need one? Everything
you need to know when buying a home
in Montreal:
- 10 deadly mistakes
- Closing costs
- How buying a house works
- Resources for Montreal (notaries, inspectors, surveyors, etc.)
- Much more...
EMAIL ME for a copy today.
For more information on buying a property, go to:
Articles on Buying a Property
Home buying tips for the first time
home buyer
Planning on buying a
home in the Montreal? Here are some home
buying tips for the first time
home buyer.
1. Get yourself a Real Estate Agent.
Now why would you do that? Well
in short, they will save you time, money
and protect you. We know home
buying 101, 102 and 1000. Buying a home
without a realtor may put you in
a situation where you may be taken
advantage of. Every professional real
estate investor knows, get a real
estate agent on your bus.
Are you really saving money is a good read.
2. Get yourself pre-approved for a home
mortgage.
Make a mortgage broker part of your financial plan is also a good read.
There are a couple of reasons for
wanting a mortgage broker working for
you. Their services are free, they
have access to all different banks,
products, services and rates and
they also can help you years to come for
mortgage refinancing and home
equity mortgages. They can also help you
with bad credit loan mortgage.
3. Home buying advice. Let your real estate agent book your appointments
for you. Don't get
stuck in a situation where you decide to visit a place on
your own. As
soon as you book the appointment and walk in without your
realtor, you are now a
client of the vendors. If you put in an offer, the vendor
will now be
negotiating for both the seller and you the buyer.
4. An offer is made. Now that you've
made the offer, is there still a way
out? Absolutely. Always make sure
that the offer is conditional upon a home
inspection. A general home
inspection inspector will take about 2-3 hours,
with their flashlights,
ladders and tools and at the end, give you a home
inspection report.
This will be an indication of the general health of the
building and
what repairs are needed. If you don't like what you hear this
would be a
good time to legally back out of the deal. If all is well, super, on
to
the next step.
For more information please contact me,
Jennifer Walker 514-402-8444
or
email me jenn@montreal-realestate.ca
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