Guides

The whole move, start to finish

Long form guides for the specific situations people call me about in Burlington. Free to read, no sign-up, and written to be genuinely useful whether or not we ever work together.

For downsizers

Downsizing in Burlington

A step by step guide to downsizing in Burlington: choosing what to move to, getting the order of operations right, the money nobody explains, and how to prepare a long-held home for sale.

For first-time buyers

Buying Your First Home in Burlington

What you actually need saved, the programs worth using, how pre-approval really works, and what happens from first showing to closing day. Written for first-time buyers in Burlington.

For sellers

Selling Your Burlington Home

How pricing really works, what preparation is worth doing, what good marketing looks like, and how to read an offer for risk rather than just price. The full seller process in Burlington.

For executors and families

Selling an Inherited Home

What an executor actually has to do before an inherited home can be sold, how probate affects the timeline, why the date of death valuation matters for tax, and how to handle a property full of a lifetime of belongings.

For people relocating

Moving to Burlington

A practical guide for people relocating to Burlington from Toronto, Mississauga, or further afield: how the city is laid out, the commute reality, what your budget changes, and the mistakes out-of-town buyers make.

For growing families

Upsizing in Burlington

How to move to a bigger home in Burlington without getting caught between two properties: the order of operations, what your equity actually gives you, bridge financing, and the honest test of what you can carry.

For investors

Buying an Investment Property

How to screen a rental property properly: the numbers that decide whether a deal works, Ontario's two-tiered rent control, Hamilton's new rental licensing, the tenancy rules that catch new landlords, and where the BRRRR approach fits.

For separating couples

Separation and the Family Home

What happens to the house when a relationship ends: why the matrimonial home is treated differently, how a buyout actually works, getting a valuation both sides accept, and how to sell without the process making things worse.

For condo buyers

Buying a Condo in Burlington

What you are actually buying, why the status certificate decides everything, how condo fees really compare to owning a house, and the details that catch first-time condo buyers on moving day.

For power of sale buyers

Buying a Power of Sale

What a power of sale actually is, how it differs from foreclosure, why these properties sell as-is with no warranties, and the specific risks a buyer takes on. Written for buyers seeing more of these come up.

More guides are on the way, including first-time buyers, selling an inherited home, and moving to Burlington from Toronto or Mississauga. If there is a situation you would find useful and it is not here yet, tell me and I will write it.

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