Before you start getting serious about looking at those MLS listings or reaching out to a Realtor, be sure you get a mortgage pre-approval first. While it may seem like a complicated or unnecessary process, the time and frustration it saves is well worth every…
Passing up a home inspection may make your purchase offer a little more attractive and speed up the process, but the long-term ramifications of not getting a formal inspection done may come back to haunt you. Home inspections, when completed by competent, certified inspectors, can…
If you are thinking about buying a cottage in the Parry Sound or Muskoka region, or you’ve recently purchased one, you may not know that there’s a 66-foot stretch of land along your shoreline that might not be your property! It’s called a shore (or…
Imagine buying a home only to find out later that a violent crime took place in it, a tornado ripped through it, or there was a drug lab in the basement? As a buyer, you have certain rights as well as responsibilities when it comes…
