Guide to BUYING Your Home       " How to Make an Offer "

When it comes time to make an offer, Heather can provide current market information and will assist you in drafting your offer.

Mary will communicate your offer, sometimes known as an Offer To Purchase*, to the seller, or the seller's representative, on your behalf. Sometimes there may be more than one offer on a property coming in at the same time. Mary can guide you through this process.

The offer can be Firm or Conditional.

Firm Offer To Purchase: usually preferable to the seller, because it means that you are prepared to purchase the home without any conditions. If the offer is accepted, the home is yours.

Conditional Offer To Purchase: means that you have placed one or more conditions on the purchase, such as "subject to home inspection," "subject to financing" or "subject to sale of buyer's existing home." The home is not sold until all the conditions have been met.

* In the province of Quebec, this is referred to as a "Promise To Purchase."

Acceptance of the Offer

Your Offer To Purchase will be presented as soon as possible. The seller may accept the offer, reject, or submit a counter-offer.

The counter-offer may be in reference to the price, the closing date, or any number of variables.

The offers can go back and forth until both parties have agreed or one of you ends the negotiations.

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Heather can send you information on any Property Listed For Sale on the Multiple Listing Service in the Ottawa area. If you would like her to help you locate a home,
please fill out her Real Estate Information Request Form.

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Or perhaps you are considering selling your home in the near future, Heather can also offer you a Free No-Obligation Market Evaluation.

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