David Schooley, Broker
RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc. Brokerage
Call/text +1 (519) 577-1212 | david@goinghome.ca
With a growing family and a solid investment portfolio, a move to a home you expect to live in until your kids leave the nest would be well within your means.
Dear David, What’s the difference between a “land lease” and a “life lease”? – LEASED OF MY WORRIES DEAR LEASED: In a typical freehold home purchase, you’re buying a house and the land it sits on. In a “land lease” or “life lease”, the land belongs to someone else. In a land lease, you own
Dear David, We’re ready to start looking for our first home. We want to purchase in next 3 to 6 months. We have a 5 percent down payment saved but are not sure where to go from here. – NEW TO THE MARKET DEAR MARKET: Congratulations on your decision to buy a home. Getting a
Dear David, We’ve had our eye on a particular listing for weeks. We made three good offers, all of which were rejected. Now the home has been taken off the market. Can the seller even do that? It seems like they had no intention of selling in the first place. – BEWILDERED BUYER DEAR BEWILDERED:
Dear David, In a recent column dealing with “no commission” real estate companies, you noted a great number of these sales involve a Realtor negotiating for the buyer, and that the homeowner would still have to pay commission to the buyer’s Realtor. As a seller, how do I justify paying the buyer’s Realtor for the