Anytime! Whether you’re pre-approved or not, ready to start looking or not, ready to sell or not, it’s never too early to start. Giving yourself more time to learn and prepare for when you’re ready to jump into the housing market sets you up for success, and helps me learn how to best help you.

From the time your offer gets accepted to the time you take possession, you’re likely looking at anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months (although it can be longer in some cases). Prior to writing an offer, we’ll do our initial meeting, get you pre-approved, do some showings. That part of the process can take as short or as long as you need it to - completely depends on your needs and timeline.

Generally the prep work to get the house ready for market takes longer than the sale. Making sure the house is clean, touched up, staged well and showing at its best helps your house sell as quickly as possible. Depending on a few factors, homes can sell in as little as a day. More commonly though, your home will be on the market for a week or so to maximize the number of offers you get.

No! The deposit is provided generally within 24 hours of an accepted offer and acts as a credit towards your down payment. The deposit acts as security for the sellers, because the deposit amount will become non-refundable when you’re able to satisfy any conditions on your offer. However, if you’re unable to satisfy conditions on your offer, that deposit will be refunded to you.

As a buyer, you won’t pay me anything! My commission gets paid out by the seller of the house that you purchase. 

As a seller, yes! When we meet to go through the house and come up with a listing plan, we’ll talk more about pricing structures and decide on something that works for everybody.

For Buyers, closing costs are the fees you pay your lawyer to finalize and close the purchase, the land transfer tax, and anything the lawyer has to pay on your behalf (for example: prorated property taxes). Closing costs can vary depending on a few factors, but generally they will add up to approximately 2% of the purchase price, and will be paid at the lawyer’s office at the same time that you pay the remainder of the down payment. As a safeguard, I always tell people to expect to pay 2%, but budget for 3%.