Gatineau Military Relocation Agent
Mary Lou Cote is your Local BGRS Relocation Expert for Gatineau and area. Whether Buying or Selling Mary Lou will use her expertise and knowledge to make your relocation as “STRESS FREE” as possible. She will provide a tailored list of recommended neighbourhoods based on your family size, lifestyle, employment location, home preferences and budget. If schools are a factor, we’ll give you an overview of local private and Catholic schools. Picking the right neighbourhood is your first step to finding the perfect home.
Looking for a REALTOR® in Gatineau to help with your relocation? Mary Lou Cote understands the difficulties of relocating a family and whether it’s a move in the province, or across the country, she takes great satisfaction in smoothing the way. Mary Lou is a top producing real estate agent with Canada’s leading real estate organization, Keller Williams Distinction.
Seven Mistakes Buyers Often Make!
#1 Buying the most expensive home on the block.
Remember that your home is an investment. Homes within the neighborhood escalate in value when the homes around it go up. If your home is the highest standard by which all homes are measured by, your value will increase much less than others.
#2 Falling in love with a house that is unattainable or out of your budget.
We often want more than we can afford. BEFORE you begin searching for your next home, analyze your financial situation and decide what payment you can realistically afford. Talk to a financial representative or mortgage broker about current rates, your credit score and your ability to pay. A great preliminary move is to get pre-approved for a mortgage. It will give you the amount you can spend before you start looking so you don’t fall in love with more than you can afford.
#3 Paying too much for a house because of its neighbourhood.
Remember that despite what our culture often tells us, we are not measured by the postal code that we keep. In addition, it is a poor investment to buy a home for sale that you know is not worth what you are paying just because it is in a fancy or popular neighbourhood.
#4 Buying in an area near commercial zoning without checking into zoning.
You see it every day in the news – people who are taking issue with their city planners because a new grocery store or mall is planning to come in next door to their neighbourhood. Very often these people could have or should have known that there was a possibility this could happen to them because the land around them was zoned commercial.
#5 Buying a very nice home in a bad neighbourhood.
You can fix up a house, but you can’t fix a neighbourhood. If you have checked property values and the homes around yours are going down, that is a red flag. It may look like good deal, but in the end you’re likely to lose money on your investment.
#6 Rushing into the decision.
Make sure that once you have found the perfect home that you have thought over carefully all that comes with it, including the neighbourhood and the lifestyle it will bring. Remember that once you have made an offer and it is accepted, it can be very difficult if not impossible to back out of the deal.
#7 Skipping the home inspection.
Many homebuyers skip the inspection process to save money. A home inspection will help you make a more educated decision about the home and will alleviate any ‘surprise’ expenditures for you in the future once you’re in the home. Never skip a home inspection, as it can inform you about some very expensive problems that you cannot see in the home yourself.
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