The Real Estate Process: Pros Discuss Buying & Selling Your Home
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Buying or selling your home – this is an inside look at what these pros do for you – real estate agent – lawyer – home inspector – home stager. Find out how this experienced real estate agent works for you. Get the real story on Open Houses – are there any risks? Could it be the dinosaur of real estate? You go to sign legal documents and don't always ask all the questions. This lawyer clearly spells out each step that is taken to protect you in the sale or purchase of your home. You are advised to have a home inspection. Perhaps your Uncle Fred can take a look at the house? Think again after you hear from this professional home inspector. You are placing your home on the market. Does it look its best? This home stager will give you an idea of how a simple consultation or a staging can get you a faster sale and often a higher price. With the information they have provided, these four pros empower the consumer when buying or selling a home. About the Authors: Vi Brown, B.A. is a highly knowledgeable and experienced real estate agent with 20 years of experience. Presently, she is based in Victoria, BC with DFH Real Estate Ltd. Kelly Orr, LL.B. is a graduate from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, had her own law practice specializing in real estate and land development for 15 years, and is presently practicing with Browne Associates. Robert Hughes was certified as an Engineering Technologist in 1987 through Ryerson University in Toronto, has an extensive background in both construction and engineering, and is licensed in the Province of British Columbia, a Registered Home Inspector, member of the Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (CAHPI) for the last 5 years, and a past member of the National Certification Program for Home and Property Inspectors. Josée Lalonde is a certified Canadian Staging Professional working with both clients and REALTORS® in Victoria, British Columbia.
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Many real estate boards have specific programmes for REALTORS® that enables them to do detailed searches and also enables the REALTOR® to actually email such results to their clients. Some programmes are quite elaborate whereby the client, having received listings fitting his criteria, can mark his ‘favourites’, or ‘possibilities’ or place them in a ‘discard’ category if they are not of interest. Then, on a daily basis, if properties come on to the market place meeting his criteria, they are emailed to him. In this way the client continues to stay up to date with new entries.
I now know the kind of home you are seeking so I input some specific criteria, including an approximate price range, and do a search. A fair number of properties come up but I don’t wish to fine tune the criteria any further because, at this point, it is in your best interest to see a broader spectrum of properties from which to choose the ones you wish to view.
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