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FIRST TIME BUYERS- Helping You Become an Educated Real Estate Investor 

The A-Z of the Home Buying Process – FAQ.

Now that you’ve decided to buy a home, and you have asked your yourself these questions … Let’s go ahead and help you find that dream home. The dream home, that meets both your needs and your budget. We will set you up with viewing appointments, and also help bring clarity to the complicated process of buying a home.

RELATED TOPICS
  • FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS TAX CREDIT
  • RRSP HOME BUYERS PLAN
  • LAND TRANSFER TAX REBATE
  • FIRST TIME HOME BUYER TAX PROGRAMS
  • FIRST TIME HOME BUYER LOANS
  • PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
  • CLOSING COSTS

OTHER FORMS IN YOUR BUYER PACKAGE 
  1. Contract of Purchase and Sale
  2. D.O.R.T.S.
  3. Fintrac ( The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) 
  4. Property Disclosure Statement 
  5. Offer
  6. Subject Removal
  7. Extension
  8. Addendums

YOUR BUYING CONTRACT PACKAGE
  • WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE BUYERS CONTRACT PACKAGE?
MAKING AN OFFER
  • WHAT IS AN OFFER? WHAT TERMS ARE INCLUDED WITH MY OFFER ON THE CONTRACT?
REMOTE SIGNING
  • DO WE HAVE TO COME INTO THE OFFICE TO SIGN?
FINANCING
  • WHAT KIND OF FINANCING SHOULD I EXPECT?
MORTGAGES
  • WHO SHOULD I GO TO TO APPLY FOR A MORTGAGE?

HOME INSPECTION
  • HOW DO I FIND A HOME INSPECTOR AND DO I NEED ONE?
HOME INSURANCE
  • WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE DO I NEED?
YOUR BUYING COSTS
  • HOW MUCH DO I NEED IN TOTAL TO BUY MY HOME?
TAXES
  • WHAT TAXES SHOULD I EXPECT?
LAWYERS/NOTARIES PUBLIC
  • WHERE DO I FIND A LAWYER/NOTARIES AND WHO PAYS THEM?
COMMISSION/FEES
  • WHO PAYS THE COMMISSION? – SELLER OR BUYER?
MOVING CHECKLIST

INFORMATION FOR BUYERS 

What the Property Title means to you as a Buyer

Mar 05, 2021

A BC Title Search will provide the names and addresses of all registered owners of a property, the full legal description, and will identify all of the registered charges, mortgages and mortgage companies, liens and interests filed against a property. The transfer date is also provided showing when the property was purchased by the current owners.


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Real Estate Deposits in Home Purchasing 

Mar 04, 2021

When your offer on a home or condo is accepted, you might be surprised when your real estate agent asks you to include a small deposit with it.  READ MORE BOUT REAL ESTATE DEPOSITS 



Not to be confused with your down payment, a deposit is essentially an offer of good faith to the seller that you are serious about purchasing their home – even though y...

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Working with a Realtor - British Columbia 

Feb 26, 2021

Licensing Requirement

It is important to understand that in British Columbia, the person you hire to assist you to sell your home must be licensed under the provincial Real Estate Services Act.

Working with a Realtor - British Columbia

Responsibilities

In every real estate transaction there is a seller and a buyer. A real estate professional may be employed as an agent for the seller or as an...

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Lola Oduwole

RE/MAX All Points Realty

101, 1020 Austin Avenue  Coquitlam,  BC  V3K 3P1 

Phone: 6048096317

lolaoduwole@yahoo.ca

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Phone: 6048096317

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101, 1020 Austin Avenue  Coquitlam,  BC  V3K 3P1 

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