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HELPFUL ARTICLES
Read here the Canada Mortgage and Housing article on Hiring a Home Inspector!
It’s often said that one of the most expensive and important purchases you will ever make will be your home. However, unlike the guarantee a buyer receives with most purchases, there’s no money-back guarantee or return policy if you’re not satisfied with your recently purchased home. Once you buy a home, you’re on your own to maintain it, repair it, anticipate problems and pay the bills. This is why it’s best to know as much as you can about potential problems before you make the commitment to buy.
Sell Your Home For More
This free 59 page e-book contains tips and information intended to help you sell your home quickly and avoid costly mistakes. Ending up with more money at closing is what counts. This money, called your net return, is the selling price of your home less your debt and costs. Spending big bucks on improvements and marketing might get you a higher selling price but won’t necessarily increase your net return. Your strategy is to do only those things that will likely increase your selling price more than the cost of doing them. Realize that you probably will not be able to do them all. This booklet can show you what to do and what not to do..
How Green is Your House?
This free, online 20-question quiz for consumers can help you find out how green your home is!
LOCAL LINKS
Kareen Rainville, Century 21 B.J. Roth Realty Ltd.
Kareen Rainville is a Real Estate professional with CENTURY 21 BJ Roth Realty Ltd., Brokerage, 888 Innisfil Beach Road, Innisfil, ON.
Gary Freake, The Mortgage Centre
As mortgage brokers, we offer more choice, specialized knowledge, and objective advice. We work for YOU, not the lenders!
JMS Law
Creative solutions – Real Estate, Collaborative Family Law, Mediation, Wills & Powers of Attorney. 28 Owen Street, Suite 201, Barrie ON. (website under construction)
Kevin Taylor, Owner/Operator, ATS Electrical & Property Management Corp.
We can service all of your electrical needs, whether industrial, residential or commercial. ATS gets it right the first time. With 24 hour, 7 days a week service, you are certain to get the service you need at a price you can afford.
Krysta Chapman, Change Strategist, NLP, Drop in the Pond
Krysta Chapman, Change Strategist, NLP can help you facilitate personal growth, empowerment and professional excellence.
Erik Meyerhoffer, RMT, Indipendent Distributor, Send Out Cards
Send out Cards is a concept and service that is changing people’s lives. You can send a printed greeting card with your message in Less than 60 Seconds. Simply choose your card, write your message and click send. SendOutCards prints it, stuffs it and mails it, all for less than a greeting card at the store.
Lucie Kremer, Padgett Business Services, the Small Biz Pros
Lucie Kremer provides accounting, consulting and tax assistance. Padgett Business Services® offers a unique combination of business and information services to help our clients succeed. Our clients turn to us to keep their financial records in order, stay current with tax planning, take care of the hassles surrounding payroll and advise them on other business and personal matters. By keeping our clients’ financial records current, we are able to advise them about their businesses when it counts.
Tim Callaghan, Sunlife Financial Investment Services (Canada) Inc.
I will work closely with you to fully understand your specific situation and goals. Based on your needs, I’ll help you make informed financial choices to build your savings and protect what you save against unexpected events and to prepare financially for the future.
Karen Collacutt, BRLS, CFP, Senior Account Executive, Walton Financial Group Inc.
Helping individuals, families and small business owners set long term financial goals through managing risk, addressing solutions for income protection, retirement and estate planning.
Ross Branje, B.Sc., Account Executive, JC Mitchell Insurance Group Inc.
Our success comes from the expertise we have developed in providing the full complement of insurance and associated services to growing entrepreneurial businesses and individuals in the Barrie and Simcoe County areas. With over 45 years of combined professional service, our dedicated staff is well equipped and fully automated to find the best protection for your home, automobile, boat, business, life and travel insurance. Our quotes guarantee the shortest distance to great rates for all your insurance needs!
Janet Morozuk, Director, BNI, “The” Business Referral Organization
BNI is a professional marketing organization specializing in word-of-mouth referrals. BNI’s proprietary business networking strategy allows one person per category in each chapter. Essentially, here’s how BNI works… You teach your fellow chapter members about your business and the types of referrals you’re looking for, and they carry your business cards around with them each day. When they meet someone who could use your product or service, they pass along your card and share a testimonial about your business to help create an opportunity for you. It’s like having an extended team of sales people working to promote your business. Successful businesses depend on word-of-mouth referrals. BNI’s unique programme offers a cost effective and structured approach to referral generation. The BNI system of giving and receiving referrals creates a supportive and trusting environment for developing serious business relationships. The relationships you develop will convert network contacts into referred business.
OTHER LINKS
InterNACHI
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) is the world’s most elite, non-profit inspection association. Our home buying clients enjoy the HI Experience® only InterNACHI Certified Inspectors can provide. Our inspectors have all successfully passed InterNACHI’s Inspector Examination, taken a Standards of Practice Quiz, completed a Code of Ethics Course, adhere to Standards of Practice, abide by a Code of Ethics, attend required continuing education courses, and are InterNACHI Certified.
Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors
The Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors® (CAHPI®) is a national association, whose mission is to promote and develop the home inspection profession. CAHPI is considered the voice of Canada’s “home inspection industry”.
Ontario Association of Home Inspectors
The OAHI is a self-regulating professional body dedicated to enhancing the technical skills and professional practice of home inspectors, and maintaining high professional standards through education and discipline.
Home Inspection Software by HORIZON
Henry’s Home Inspections uses the industry-leading Horizon software to allow us to provide our clients with easy to read, professional reports within 24 hours, by email, on a CD-ROM or online. Your report will include clear illustrations and actual photographs taken during your inspection to allow the report to be as clear and easy to understand as possible. HORIZON by Carson Dunlop combines ease-of-use with innovation for a unparalleled home inspection software solution. HORIZON – the smartest thing you can do for your business!
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