The Process

When you put your home on the market, you are taking the first step to having it sold and moving on with your goals.

The first step is to list your home, fill out all appropriate paperwork and disclosure forms so that we have everything we need to get started in marketing it right away.

Ensuring that your home is clean, uncluttered, and that everything is in good working order makes a huge impact on the response from buyers.

After some showings and opens, a buyer brings us an offer.  Usually conditional on financing, inspection, review of strata documents (if applicable) and so on.  These conditions are usually removed in about a week, at which point the contract is firm.  The deposit on the contract is typically due at this point, and is held by the selling company in trust.

From this point until you go to the lawyer’s office to sign the appropriate paperwork to transfer titile, there isn’t generally a lot to do outside of any commitments made in the  contract of purchase and sale.

Typically a few days prior to closing, you will go to see the laywer and sign the appropriate documents.

On the day of completion, or possibly the following day, you should receive the proceeds of the sale, less closing costs, any mortgages or other debt owed on the home.

Closing costs include:

Any taxes outstanding

Any assessments or money owed to the strata corporation

Real Estate and Legal Fees