Buying a Home

In a market where there are a lot of new homes being built, let’s clarify what you are really getting when you buy a new build.

What can you do if you are a buyer and looking for a house in the Cowichan Valley? David Lowes can help you make a "Bully Offer" or a "pre-emptive offer".

The home checks all the boxes ~ right number of bedrooms, adequate kitchen and living space, great storage space, and is in overall good condition. Yet you still have many unanswered questions

In deciding upon a selling price, a home-seller must establish a balance between the desire to draw the highest offer and finding a price that will be reasonable enough to attract an appropriate pool of prospects, and competitive offers.

Not only are there mortgage installments and the down payment to consider, there are a host of other—sometimes unexpected— expenses to add to the equation. The last thing you want is to be caught financially unprepared, blindsided by taxes and other hidden costs on closing day.

Now you’ve finally decided to do it—you’re ready to buy a house. The process of buying a new home can be incredibly exciting, yet stressful, all at once. Where do you start?

If you are considering looking for a new house, and are a current home-owner, then chances are you’re wondering what your strategy should be: do you wait to find the perfect new home before you put your current home on the market, or do you sell first and then look around?