Stephanie Sexsmith Profile
HOME BUYERS SERVICE
Buying a home is one of the largest purchases you’ll ever make and you need a dedicated real estate team to ensure that you understand the different steps and aspects of your purchase.
Plan your Purchase before you shop
Establish your goals and limitations before you begin your search. Start by visiting your bank and finding out your financial limits. Then sit down and making a list of your non-negotiables, cost plans, and requirements like location, square footage, and outside space. Take some time to consider which of these are deal breakers, and which you could live without. Knowing your nice-to-haves and must-haves can help simplify decisions down the road.
When it comes to your home, you want to have a clear goal in mind. Create space for everyone involved in the initial planning process to share thoughts. If you have a partner or kids, consider allowing everyone to make their own lists and compare notes in a family meeting. This gives everyone a chance to contribute and will typically end up with a plan that everyone feels a part of.
If you are a “First Time Home Buyer” sit down with your Realtor to identify all the costs you will be incurring.
Some important items to look at and ask questions about are:
- How is the foundation? Any noticeable cracks? Any white substance on concrete could indicate effervescence, which is salts left behind when water passes through concrete.
- Property Maintenance. Look for cracked or missing paint finish. Has driveway been sealed. Are there dents in the garage doors. How are the shingles and flashings. What condition is any wood decks in?
- Neighbourhood. Check location of schools, shopping, access to work, any trains going by that might disturb you. Check local crime rate statistics.
- Quick Fixes. Look for signs of new paint. (check wood surfaces to see if wood filler has been used. Check flooring under mats or carpets.
- Building permits. Ensure all decks, outbuildings and basement renovations have been done with proper permits.
- If buying an older home. Check for asbestos siding, insulation on heating ducts or old floor tiles. (9 inch tiles typically asbestos) Aluminum wiring, knob and tube and galvanized plumbing.
- Electrical. Check for missing electrical cover plates, loose wires on walls or ceilings. These could indicate electrical work was done without permit or inspection.
- Look in Garage. Typically the condition of garage is a good indicator as to the condition of the rest of the home. If it is as neat as a pin chances are that home is a keeper.
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SELLING YOUR PROPERTY
Let Stephanie help you with Preparing, Pricing, Marketing, Negotiating and Managing the home sales process. She understands the importance of marketing using web, social networking, email, direct mail and print campaigns to
place your home in front of more potential buyers. Stephanie Sexsmith is committed to help you sell your property, and offer a full service program and a customized plan to reflects your needs.
Kelowna is a desirable and changing market, so you need a good real estate agent on your side to ensure your home is sold for the best price and terms; and in the shortest possible time.
When you are listing a home in Kelowna and surround area, your first call should be to Stephanie Sexsmith, a qualified real estate agent who specializes in the Kelowna real estate market. Getting your listing in front of buyers is one of Stephanie’s strengths which is so important in today’s market, both in the Kelowna real estate market and markets all over the world.
Stephanie will be able to advise you on optimum timing based on market insights and neighborhood sales. Remember that certain times of year are preferable to others. For example, homes tend to sell faster and for more money in the spring than they do in winter.