The Major Elements of an Offer



For many of you, writing an offer to purchase is going to be both exciting and maybe a little nerve racking.  Moving forward with this step can be just exciting if you know what to expect.  When I work with a Buyer, I will give them a voided and blank offer to purchase for them to review and familiarise themselves with.  That way, if they have any questions, we have plenty of time to address them beforehand.  Here is a very quick review on some of the major elements of an offer:

Price:

Depending on the market and the local market conditions, the price offered may be different from the asking price.
A home is only worth as much as you are willing to pay for it.  Simple as that.  It is important that you make an educated decision on your offer price.  I review recent comparable listings and sales in the immediate area with all of my Buyers who have made a decision to write an offer on a home.  This way you can see what those comparable homes have listed for vs. sold for, average days on market etc.  This always helps moving forward with more confidence that you are not over-paying for the home you are offering on.

Deposit:

The deposit shows the Buyer's good faith and will be applied against your mortgage down payment or the purchase price of the home when the sale closes.  I can advise you on the suitability of the amount of the deposit being offered, but ultimately, this amount is your decision. Your deposit cheque is made out to and deposited into the listing Broker's Trust account within 24 hours of acceptance of your offer.  If you do your best to fulfill your offer conditions, but for whatever reason you can not, your deposit cheque will be returned to you. 

Terms:

Includes the total price the Buyer is offering as well as the financing details.  (It is most common that the Buyer usually will need to arrange a new mortgage on the property.)

Conditions:

The most used conditions in today's market are, "subject to the final sale of the Buyer's property, by a certain date", and/or "subject to Buyer obtaining financing, by a certain date.'  Other common conditions can be, 'subject to the Seller providing a Seller's Property Disclosure Statement', or 'subject to a satisfactory house inspection, by a certain date'.   It is important to know that you can ask for any kind of condition you want in this area.

Inclusions & Exclusions:

Common inclusions you will see on homes for sale are, appliances, window coverings, garage door openers/remote(s) etc.  Essentially you can ask to include anything you want in this section, such as mirrors or even furniture.  Usually the Seller has already disclosed what they would be willing to include in the sale/price of their home on their listing and this is where we would insert these items.  However, if there are other items you are interested in that were not disclosed by the Seller, this is where you would include them.

Common exclusions could be any of the above as well, and again the Seller has usually disclosed what they would like to exclude in their listing.

Possession Date:

This is a mutually agreed upon date by both parties and can vary from a couple of weeks from the offer date to a couple of months+ later.

With you at Every Step:

When you make the important decision to buy or sell a home, I'm committed to going the extra mile to ensure that all of your needs are successfully met in a professional and honest manner. For Service and Commitment, let me help guide you with your next purchase or sale.  For more information please contact me at 204-989-6900 or send me a message.

Angel of the Cemetary

During my weekend showings, I had some clients that wanted to view a rural property about thirty minutes from the City.  As I was driving I noticed a small, old white & black Church with beautiful stained glass windows.  These are common close to small villages and towns.  What captured my eye the most was the small Cemetery in the back yard.  It had a huge tree in the center, almost as if it was watching over the graves, and a big white cross with maybe 50-60 tombstones surrounding it.  I've always been intrigued by the history a Cemetery holds, each tombstone introducing you briefly to the person it belongs too but not telling you their secrets.  As I was thinking to myself about stopping there on the way home I suddenly got goosebumps all over my arms, shook it off and continued on my way.

Heading back to the City I drove slowly past the Cemetery, contemplating if I should stop or not.  As I drove by, I decided that I just was just going to go home. It had been a long day.  But, I got goosebumps again.  So, I U-turned and pulled up in front of the Church.  As I was walking around the Church, admiring the windows and taking some pictures I looked over at the Cemetery.  It was small, and pleasant and there was potential for some awesome pictures.  I took a few from afar and decided that I didn't really feel like trudging through the snow, so turned back to the car.  It was weird, because I looked back twice to see if someone was out there, as I felt like someone was looking at me.  You know that feeling....

Later on, I was playing around on my phone and remembered the photo's I took.  I started editing some of the photo's and then BAM!  This is what I saw.....

 

I didn't notice it when I took the picture and didn't notice it until I started playing with the picture in Instagram, but either that tree has some bark issues or....? Lol

Here's the edited picture and you can see it a bit better. 

 

 



My question to you is, have you taken any pictures and then noticed something in them afterwards that you didn't notice when you took it originally??  I would love to see your pictures. Let's hear your stories.

Here is a pretty picture of the Church as well.

#church #ghost #historicalsite

Thank you to Landmark, MB

So, fellow bloggers...how do you do it?!  I sit down and try to write a blog and I have a hard time figuring out what it is that I want to write about.  My mind seems to have a case of A.D.D.  It multi-tasks and thinks about ten things at once.  However, one of my New Years Resolutions is to Blog more and with it now being March I think I need to start tackling that goal!

So here it goes...

Today I want to talk about Landmark, MB.  If you are familiar with my Blog, you will know that I do a lot of business in the area and that I am a huge fan of this lovely bedroom community that is just a short twenty minute drive from Winnipeg. 

When I started my career in Real Estate I knew that I had found the career I was meant to do.  I wish I would have started earlier in my life and I also know, without a doubt, I will continue to be in Real Estate for as long as I can work.  I can't think of anything I would rather do. 

With that being said, this is my story on how I was introduced to Landmark. Three years ago I met some wonderful people from Landmark at an open house and we got to talking.  It turned out that the husband was my step-daughter's bus driver.  She visited her Mother every second weekend and he was usually the driver that would take her there and bring her back home.  Classic case of 'it's a small world'.  They chose me to represent them in the sale of their beautiful home, which sold in 7 days for $16,000 above asking! Since then, I have met so many wonderful, amazing people in the community and have been given the opportunity to represent many more families in the area with whatever their Real Estate needs are. 

I truly believe that it is important to show people that they are appreciated and while I can do that individually with my clients, I want Landmark in general to know how much I appreciate it and it's support to my Real Estate Business. 

I recently have been in contact with the RM of Tache Fire Chief and want to send out a big 'WOW-your amazing!!' to the volunteer firefighters that dedicate their time to ensuring that Landmark and surrounding communities are safe! 

So, as a thank you to Landmark for all of your referrals and support, whenever you Buy or Sell your property through me I will make a donation to the local Fire Station and together we can help contribute to the purchase of a life saving piece of equipment that the fire hall needs. 

I look forward to meeting and working with many more members of this amazing community.
If you are interested in knowing more about Landmark, or have any Real Estate needs please give me a call today.  Tina August, Royal LePage Top Producers, 204-989-6900.

#Landmark #Realestate #TinaAugust #donation