One Size Does NOT Fit All!

Every home has it's own features and therefore it doesn't fit everyone's needs. When your life changes, so do your housing needs. As a homeowner, you will have to decide what are your most important needs and should you continue to love your home or do you move!

Some of the changes could be...new editions to your family which could be children, pets, elderly parent(s), becoming an empty nester, or a home office. To stay or move would depend on emotions and finances.

Should you renovate?

If you are outgrowing your space then perhaps your option would be to finish the basement, an addition may be the answer, or just reconfiguring the floor plan. Perhaps a cosmetic change is in order - paint, appliances, cabinet finishes, flooring, etc.

Love It or List It?

It may save you some money to purchase a ready made home rather than buying brand new. Visit some open houses or talk to a Realtor to do some price comparisons.

What's the real estate activity in your neighbourhood?

This is where a Realtor comes in handy. Get a Market Evaluation done on your home to compare it to those that have sold.

Are you attached to your neighbourhood?

It is a bg change to your family. You may be changing schools, shopping, other amenities.

Are you willing to take on a new mortgage?

If you are up-grading, then you probably will be increasing your mortgage. If you have been fortunate to be mortgage-free, this could be a very difficult decision. If you are down-sizing, it can help you become mortgage-free sooner.

As you can see, each home is particular to each family. Each transaction that I have done is different.   No two transactions are alike!

Would you like to have a evaluation done on your existing property? How about just an Opinion of Value? Give me a call directly at 416 427 1875 or just email me at betty@bettybart.com. Register on my web site at www.bettybart.com for your free home evaluation!

Betty Bartusevicius, Sales Representative
RE/MAX Realty Specialists Inc., Brokerage
Office: 905 828 3434
Direct: 416 427 1875
Toll Free: 1 866 838 3434
Email: betty@bettybart.com
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Fine Homes in 905

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Home Buying Advice

Are you looking to buy a new home?  Whether it's your first-time home buyer or whether you are a seasoned owner/buyer, it still is an exciting experience.  Yes, there are days when you think that it will never happen.  But, I can guarantee it, when you enter that right home, all your fears will be laid to rest.

We all know that the appearance of the home from the outside helps make a decision if we even want to go in and take a look.  You have been told, and have read, by many that a buyer makes a decision within the first couple of minutes of arriving at a listed property.  Well, what happens when you get inside?

In my experience, most women will head towards the kitchen...checking out storage, closets, powder rooms, areas towards the kitchen...dragging their husbands with them.  The homemaker, spends most of his/her time in this area and the family room.  These rooms are vital to them.  For some reason, and I'm not being prejudiced, the husbands tend to want to look at the garage (will our cars and toys fit?).  Also, the basement, and it doesn't matter if it is finished or not, is another aspect of the home that interests the husbands.  After these two areas are looked at, then we head toward the bedrooms.

Both parties get to look at, and agree or disagree, about these particular areas of the home.  But there is one area of the purchase that both, husband and wife, will spend time looking at.  It's the outside of the home.  Most ask questions about the age and condition of the roof, age of the windows, is the property graded correctly (away from the home), condition of the furnace and air conditioning units, electrical panels, and there are a few more things on the list. 

The home inpsection will answer a lot of your questions, but also your Realtor will be able to ask the Listing Agent if there are any problems with water seepage, plumbing, electrical (aluminum wiring), etc.

When you are looking at the home, don't focus on the cosmetic issues.  There's no point of arranging and completing a beautiful, and at times costly, home renovation only to have it ruined by water damage.  Make sure that your caulking around the windows is well done to save you energy costs.  .  Make sure your structure is sound and the outside is complete before you begin the work on the inside.  We only have a few months of the year that we can work and complete outside maintenance.  We can do work inside on those cold months.

If you are considering purchasing a home, or selling your house, give me a call so that we can sit and chat about what's involved in both of these processes.  I can be reached directly at 416 427 1875.  You can text this number if you prefer.  Or, if you don't want to talk to me right now, you can email me at betty@bettybart.com.  Visit my web site at www.bettybart.com and take a look at free information that I provide.