New Homes VS. Resale

10 Secrets Every New Home Buyer Should Know

Although most homes for sale are resales, one out of four homebuyers purchases a new home. Which is better: existing or new?

The right answer, of course, is up to you. Both resales and new homes offer advantages. Existing homes are less expensive on average, and are generally closer to, and enjoy the warmth and surroundings of, established neighbourhoods. New homes, on the other hand, offer innovative use of space, modern energy efficiency, and choices of options and upgrades. What’s more, everything is new – even the neighbours.

The choice that’s right for you depends on many things: your finances, your family composition and your taste. The fact of the matter is, most buyers consider both new and resale homes before they decide.

A new special report has just been released which identifies 10 secrets every new home buyer should know, including little-known buyer advantages that most builders won’t divulge unless pressed.

Order this FREE report NOW to find out what issues should impact your decision about whether to buy new or resale. CLICK HERE

The Ruth Ballantyne Team Approach

Once A Private In-Home Diagnostic Analysis has been performed, and you have a full understanding of what your home will sell for, we will give you some tips on what to do and – more importantly – what not to do to get top dollar, as well as go over all the costs you will have so you know how much money you will have left over after you sell your home.

A custom advertising and marketing plan is prepared for your home after all the necessary information is obtained from you during the meeting at your home. That plan is provided to Ruth Ballantyne, who fine tunes it, and then …

Ruth Ballantyne personally writes the ads, sales sheets, and other information about your home. This is important because only a small percentage of agents from all over North America have invested large sums of money learning advertising strategies and obtaining licensing rights to use exclusive ad copy. Ruth Ballantyne is one of these agents. In fact, Ruth is known as the top real estate marketing copywriter in the area.*

In real estate advertising, the choice of even one word vs. another may mean 4 weeks less or more on the market, or $20,000.00 added or subtracted from the buyer’s offer. You won’t find a more qualified, adept real estate advertisement writer than Ruth Ballantyne!

10 Secrets Every New Home Buyer Should Know

Although most homes for sale are resales, one out of four homebuyers purchases a new home. Which is better: existing or new?

The right answer, of course, is up to you. Both resales and new homes offer advantages. Existing homes are less expensive on average, and are generally closer to, and enjoy the warmth and surroundings of, established neighbourhoods. New homes, on the other hand, offer innovative use of space, modern energy efficiency, and choices of options and upgrades. What’s more, everything is new – even the neighbours.

The choice that’s right for you depends on many things: your finances, your family composition and your taste. The fact of the matter is, most buyers consider both new and resale homes before they decide.

A new special report has just been released which identifies 10 secrets every new home buyer should know, including little-known buyer advantages that most builders won’t divulge unless pressed.

Order this FREE report NOW to find out what issues should impact your decision about whether to buy new or resale. CLICK HERE

How To Sell Your Home For More Money In Less Time

This is the first question that we get asked first by nearly all of the sellers we work with.

And, it is why we created this web site.  This site was designed as a consumer service to help Buyers and Sellers make informed real estate decisions.  For Sellers, you’ll find several special reports filled with the insider information that you need to sell your home fast and for top dollar.

These insider reports are provided to you as a FREE No-Obligation Service.  We truly hope that you find these reports, information, tools and resources helpful and we look forward to helping you with your move.

Get FREE Instant Access to all the Insider Real Estate Secrets, Special Reports, Home Buying and Selling Videos, and Property Search features of this site.

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Empty Nester: How to Sell the Place You Call Home

Avoid the Mistakes That Could Cost You Thousands of Dollars

Are you an “Empty Nester” who needs a home for the future? Is it time to downsize or to move into another home more suitable for your glorious retirement years?

Like thousands of others, you may be discovering that after years of non-stop child traffic in and out of your doors, toys on the floor, music floating throughout, suddenly all you can hear is the quiet hum of the refrigerator. Your rooms are filled with pictures and memories of this wonderful time of your life, but there are many empty rooms gathering dust now that your children have moved on. The freer years ahead are exciting ones to look forward to, and it’s time for you to move on as well.

If you find yourself in this situation, you’re in vast and good company. And what that means is that there are many wonderful opportunities for you to create this new chapter in your life . . . if you know what it takes to get the most out of the equity you’ve built up in your current home.

To help you understand the issues involved in making such a move, and how to avoid the 7 most common and costly mistakes most Empty Nesters make, a new report called “Empty Nester: How to Sell the Place You Call Home” has been prepared which identifies these issues, and shows you how to steer clear of the mistakes that could cost you literally thousands of dollars.

Get this report NOW to find out how you can fly your empty nest with the most cash in your pocket. CLICK HERE

How to Avoid Costly Legal Mistakes

When you’re buying or selling a home, there are many small but important legal issues that you may be unaware of that are, nevertheless, critical to get right. Residential real estate is a complicated process. When such a major investment is transferred from one party to another, there are subtle details to take care of that can turn into major problems if not handled correctly.

It is essential to understand the legal ins and outs that will properly protect you when you buy or sell a home. There are several issues that will certainly cost you if you are not properly informed. It is not uncommon for misinformation to cost local homesellers thousands of dollars in the sale of their home. Don’t let this happen to you.

A FREE report has been specially prepared to help you understand how to avoid costly legal mistakes. Get this report NOW to protect your investment when you buy or sell your home. CLICK HERE

How To Buy A Home With Little Or No Money Down

A new home ownership program allows qualified buyers to buy a home with a very low down payment (in some cases as low as zero).

You may have owned a home before and are presently renting, or maybe you are a first time homebuyer and need a way to break into the housing market, but held back because you thought you required $10,000, $20,000 or even more for a down payment. Well, regardless of your present situation, if you want to get into or re-enter the housing market with a lower amount, or even without a cash down payment at all, then this new program may be just what you’re looking for.

Why pay your landlord’s mortgage when you can be building your own equity?

Industry insiders have prepared a new special report entitled How to Buy a Home With Little Or No Money Down  which reveals how this new and innovative program can get you into the housing market immediately. End the waiting – order this report NOWCLICK HERE

Our Six Seller Satisfaction Guarantees

COMMUNICATION GUARANTEE:

You will be kept posted on the progress of the sale of your home with an update every week. Your phone calls will be returned by a qualified Team Member within 24 hours. GUARANTEE: If we fail to update you weekly or fail to return your call within 24 hours, we will give you $100 cash.

HONEST PROMISES GUARANTEE:

Guarantee #1 is a good example. We are not going to wildly promise you the moon and stars to get your business. We will tell you what we can and will do, exactly how we operate, as well as what we will not do, up front, in clear language. When we list your home, we will give you a detailed Professional Service Agreement in writing. GUARANTEE: If at any time, we fail to honor that agreement, we will give you $100 cash.

REALITY BASED SELLING PRICE RANGE:

We get you top dollar. Our track record and statistics prove it. But we will never play the “bait ‘n’ switch” game of promising to get you a wholly unrealistic price just to get your listing, then wearing you down with low ball offers. Unfortunately, this does go on in our business. GUARANTEE: For every $5,000 we sell your home for below the agreed upon range, we will give you $500.00 in cash (up to a maximum of $1,000). We will also buy your home for a pre-agreed price at any time you like*.

REALITY BASED TIMETABLE:

We implement a complete marketing program to sell your home. You know in advance what will occur step-by-step, and will receive weekly marketing updates. We also set a “target range” for the timing of the successful sale of your home. In many cases, we will sell your home faster. GUARANTEE: If we fail to sell your home within 59 days we will give you $100.00 for each week after that (up to a maximum of $1,000). We will also buy your home for a pre-agreed price at any time you like*.

PRESENTATION OF EXPERIENCE AND TRACK RECORD:

Everything stated about and the Team throughout these materials is summarized in our “FACTS” brochure. GUARANTEE: This is an accurate, factual representation, fully supported by documentation, provided on request.

QUALIFIED BUYERS GUARANTEE:

Our marketing systems and consumer programs automatically sift and sort out the best qualified prospects for your home. We will not ask you to leave your home and allow us to show it to any Buyer unless they have been pre-qualified to buy your home and are genuinely interested in your home’s features. We will not just give lip service to “Only Qualified Buyers Need Apply” for your home. GUARANTEE: If your home fails to close on time due to a Buyer “financially not qualifying”, we will give you $100.00 cash.

No other Real Estate Agent or Team will do more to sell your home for the most amount of money, in the shortest period of time and with the least hassles for you.

*Conditions Apply. Call for details.

To Discuss the Sale of Your Home Call Ruth Ballantyne at 416-779-8732.

Parents: Preparing Young Children for the Move

Over the years, many studies have been done to define and rank which typical life experiences cause the greatest amount of stress for the average adult. For anyone who has had to make a move, it probably comes as no surprise that moving ranks within the top 10 of the most stressful events… and once you add children to the equation, the stress level only increases.

To help parents prepare their young children for a move, and also help them adjust to their new home and community once the move has taken place, we have compiled the best tips from experts in the industry into a FREE report titled “Parents: Preparing Young Children for the Move.”

Order your copy of this FREE SPECIAL REPORT now.  CLICK HERE