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Profile Buying or selling a home can be complicated, stressful and time-consuming. Many consider it a daunting task and if challenging enough, it can stand between you and your next home. But, when I act as your agent the home you desire, the sale you long for and the process you want made easy, is all taken care of - in fact, it's a priority!

Partnering with myself and Greg Enright of Century 21 Champ Realty Ltd. will give you access to years of combined real estate experience, a duo who will utilize strong negotiation skills to get you the best price and a team who is experienced enough to make your home-buying or selling dreams a reality.

As you begin the search for a new home, remember:

  • An uninformed buyer can end up paying too much.
  • An informed buyer can triumph an uninformed seller and most importantly;
  • An informed buyer working with a real estate agent gets access to listings before they hit the market, is given superior market information to help formulate the best price and has the assistance of experienced negotiators to act on their behalf.
  • For more tips on buying or selling your home, bookmark this site or send an e-mail to become not only informed, but also to off-load your home-buying/selling hassles to me.

    For those who are considering Investing in Real Estate…

    Posted by Jennifer on Jun 10 2009 | Buyers

    While many of us buy and sell our personal home in hopes of moving into a new & better home to meet our needs, there are other buyers out there that buy real estate as a business.  These are what we fondly refer to as “Investor Buyers”.  As an Investor Buyer, you are seeking to purchase a property in hopes of it generating an income for yourself, or rather a return on investment & a return of investment over the course of a number of years.  This purchase could be that of a multi-unit rental property.  Savvy & Experienced Investor Buyers are out there in the market, but we are also seeing a number of new Investor Buyers toying with the idea of getting in the action of a rental property.  While this may prove to be the perfect opportunity for one buyer, it may not be ideal for the next.  When considering whether or not this is the right fit for your investment, consider the following and then find the right agent to help you throughout the entire search.  If you are in the Kingston area, give us a call – we’re here to help!

    Some things to consider when you are seeking an investment property:

    1. Evaluate the Property, both the physical property and the math assocaited with the property.  You want to review the financial viability of the property to ensure that a positive return occurs during your ownership.  If the numbers don’t make sense, the property may not be the right fit for you – or you may need help evaluating the math, in which case we can help.

    2. You Need to understand how you profit from Real Estate Investing. Stay neutral and try to view properties with your Investor mindset.  In most cases you will not be living in the building, rather making a profit from it!  Such things to consider are cash flow, future potential of the property, work needed on the building and of course, the price you would have to pay to acquire the building.

    3. Are you ready to be a landlord?  You’ll need to consider the role you’ll play once you actually own the property.  For a residential rental property, you’ll have to decide who’s going to collect the rent, lease the units, maintain the grounds and so on.  Will this be you, a property management company or a live in superintendant…and of course what will this cost you?

    4. Do you have the financial means to actually own a secondary property from your personal residence?  Think about your lifestyle and whether or not this is a long term investment or short term.  You’ll need to consider your immediate cash outlay and your mortgage financing costs. Talk to a Mortgage Professional before jumping into any Investment plans!

    Best of Luck with your Investor Goals!

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    Kingston really is the best place to live!

    Posted by Jennifer on May 29 2009 | General, Kingston Happenings

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    So while this may be old news for some, it’s always nice to be reminded that Kingston made the coveted list of best places to live in Canada. So who did we stack up against?

    1. Victoria, B.C.

    2. Ottawa, ON.

    3. Kingston, ON.

    4. Burlington, ON.

    5. Vancouver, B.C.

    6. Moncton, NB.

    7. Frederickton, NB.

    8. Winnipeg, MB.

    9. Peterborough, ON.

    10. Brandon, MB.

    To view the complete article, click on Canada’s Best Place to Live in Moneysense.

    If you’ve ever thought of moving to Kingston, give me a chance to show you why we think Kingston is the best place to call home!

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    What does ENERGY STAR mean?

    Posted by Jennifer on May 27 2009 | Around the house, First Time Buyers, General

    The International ENERGY STAR Symbol  Le marque international de haute efficacité ENERGY STAR

    For those of you buying a new home, or a newer home, you may be encountering the term Energy Star Home.  If you are not familiar with this term, you may wonder why its being promoted so much for the home in question.  So here’s the details you’ve been looking for, straight from the Ontario Government

    “An ENERGY STAR qualified home is a home that has been built by a licensed ENERGY STAR for New Homes builder who incorporates energy efficient features into the home so that it can meet the ENERGY STAR for New Homes technical specifications.

    Upon completion of the ENERGY STAR qualified new home, an independent (not employed by the builder) ENERGY STAR for New Homes evaluator verifies that the home has been built to ENERGY STAR for New Homes technical specifications. After the verification process is complete, Natural Resources Canada issues an ENERGY STAR for New Homes label and certificate to the homeowner. The label is usually placed on the home’s electrical panel and includes a regional service organization seal of authenticity.

    Potential home buyers will be amazed to learn how much less they will have to spend for heating, cooling and hydro in energy-efficient homes”

    If your new home is not ENERGY STAR rated, you may still benefit from many energy efficient components of your new home!

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    A gift to you…

    Posted by Jennifer on Feb 20 2009 | Buyers, First Time Buyers

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    Contact me for all the details on how you can earn tons of AIR MILES Reward Miles just for buying or selling a house with us!

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