Benefits for Buyers
We provide an easy to use management panel to all our clients for better communication
and to make their next property buying an easy process. Please find some of the
benefits when you register with us listed below
1. View handpicked properties matching with your dream property right from your
panel.
2. Select your dream property from the comfort of your home under no obligations.
3. Show your shortlisted properties to your Realtor with one click.
4. View all properties on your schedule booked by you right from your panel.
5. View list of properties lined up for showing by your adviser.
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Benefits or Builders
1. View our exclusive property listings before they go in to the market.
2. We will find your next property from the market and show you right in your panel.
3. Pick and choose your next property from the shortlisted properties by us.
4. View all latest properties in your panel within the area specified by you.
5. Show your shortlisted properties to your Realtor with one click of your finger.
6. View list of properties lined up for showing by your Realtor.
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Step One - Searching For Your Dream Home
It’s important to be well informed of the Real Estate market and to ask yourself
these questions;
1. What is your budget
2. Do you want a new home or an older home
3. What style of home do you want
4. Size of property and how much space do you need
5. Area you want to live in
6. How long do you expect to live in this particular home
7. A list of “must haves” and “want to haves”
COMMUNITY LINK
Each community would have different lists that would include –
Each community would have different lists that would include –
Schools, Transit, Shopping, Community Sports, Home Inspectors, City Hall, A Map
of the Community, Home Insurance, Home Services, Utilities, etc.
COSTS BORNE BY BUYER
Conveyance of title (typical cost $1000 - $1500).
Standard survey (typical cost $500 - $1500). (Detailed surveys
are more expensive.) Home insurance (premiums vary consult your insurance broker).
Property Transfer Tax (PTT) is payable to the Land Title and Survey Authority of
BC by way of a cheque made payable to the Minister of Finance (1% of the first
$200,000 of purchase price and 2% of the balance of the purchase price).
GST of 5% is payable on new construction. Until April 1, 2015, a Transitional Tax
of 2% is also applicable on new construction (less any applicable rebates).
PRE-COMPLETION CHECK LIST
Here’s what you can expect between the time the contract is accepted and subject-free
and the time the transaction completes:
UPON ACCEPTANCE OF SUBJECT-FREE OFFER:
Deposit cheque given to Buyer’s agent for deposit in trust account
Buyer’s Agent delivers Contract of Purchase & Sale to Buyer & Seller's Agent
Buyer & Seller choose lawyer/notary public to handle preparation of transfer and/or
mortgage documents
Realtor Conveyancing Department will forward fully-accepted Contract of Purchase
& Sale to the lawyer/notary
Buyer to arrange transition of:
BC Hydro (800-224-9376)
Fortis BC (1-888-224-2710)
Shaw Cable (TV &/or High-Speed Internet) (604-280-8858)
Telus (Phone &/or High-Speed Internet) (604-310-2255)
1 WEEK PRIOR TO COMPLETION:
Client to make appointment with their chosen lawyer/notary to execute the required
transfer and/or mortgage documents
Lawyer/notary will advise buyer of exact amount of funds required for closing (purchase
price, adjustments, property transfer tax) and will advise seller of the amount
to be received
COMPLETION DAY:
Transfer documents registered at Land Title office
Respective lawyer/notary will call their clients to advise of registration number
Prudential Conveyancing will be advised of registration number to evidence successful
closing
Excess deposit cheque will be issued to the sellers by the buyer’s real estate company
or the buyer’s lawyer/notary (an amount equal to the amount of the buyer’s deposit
less the realtor’s commission + GST). If issued by the buyer’s real estate company,
this may take up to a few days to receive, depending on the company’s procedures.
Cheque for interest, if any, on the buyer’s term deposit will be issued to the buyer
POSSESSION DAY:
Buyer will receive keys at noon through their agent
Garbage and Recycling
HOME INSPECTION
home inspection is a comprehensive visual examination of the home's structure and
working systems. It should cover the exterior building envelope, all accessible
structural components from the foundations to rooftop and includes basic testing
of the bathrooms, plumbing, heating, electrical and ventilation systems. A home
inspection will reduce the risk of having to deal with unexpected defects in a house.
You will gain knowledge and familiarity with the house and determine whether or
not it meets your expectations.
A home inspection should cover the following:
Foundations, crawl space
Structure
Garage or Carport
Exterior walls and windows
Doors, porches and decks
Roofing, gutters and skylights
Chimneys and masonry
Attic, ventilation and insulation
Interiors
Kitchen and bathrooms
Plumbing and domestic hot water systems
Heating systems
Electrical system
Abandoned fuel oil tanks
You should be present, at least for part of the home inspection review any observations,
and to answer any resulting questions or concerns.
MOVING TIPS
MAKE A LIST OF WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AND WHEN YOU NEED TO DO IT 4 WEEKS BEFORE
Book Movers
Notify Canada Post of your new address.
Get Change of Address forms from Canada Post.
Send change-of-address cards to
Friends
Relatives
Banks (and order new cheques from your bank)
Periodicals
Insurance Firms (be sure that you understand your insurance coverage and have placed
adequate valuation on your household goods.)
Doctor, Dentist, Charge Cards
Canada Customs & Revenue Agency, BC Hydro, Cable Company
Old Age and other Pensions
Change address on license at Drivers' Services
3 WEEKS BEFORE
Think about the things you want to be packed together. Organize your possessions
so that the cartons can be labeled with the contents and according to the room in
which they will be placed in your new home.
Decide what to move and what to give away. (Some goods could be donated to charitable
organizations, arrange for pick-up)
Put 2 different colours of stickers to show which items will be moved and which
will not.
With the items to move, label the room it is to go to. Have a garage sale!
DO NOT PACK watches, jewellery, money or important documents. Take these articles
with you.
Arrange to have the telephone disconnected (but ensure that it's not until after
loading day) and hook-up telephone in your new home.
Arrange to have utilities and appliances disconnected.
2 WEEKS BEFORE
Recruit moving-day help
Arrange cleaning people
Return library books and anything borrowed from friends and neighbours.
Take care of bills, stocks and investments.
Plan and measure where your furniture will be placed in your new home.
1 WEEK BEFORE
Arrange for delivery services to be discontinued - newspapers, magazines etc.
JUST DAYS BEFORE
Pack luggage. ON MOVING DAY
When all goods have been loaded, make a thorough check of all rooms, attics, basements,
closets, cupboards and behind doors. It is your responsibility to make sure that
nothing has been overlooked to make sure nothing has been loaded into the van in
error.
Empty and thoroughly clean refrigerator
Make sure the freezer has time to defrost
Dresser drawers:
Dresser drawers can be left filled with light clothes and linen
Remove all valuables and items that could spill
SAVE TIME
If you have a concern for time, move the smaller items from the basement or upstairs
to the main floor before moving day if possible.
Carry back yard items to the front
so that they can be easily loaded onto the moving van.
PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR MOVING DAY
Tie back gates, screen doors and remove doors if necessary
RESERVE ELEVATORS
Reserve elevators with apartment manager and check to see if the apartment can pad
the elevators for you