Finding Your Fit

The Conversation Worth Having Before You Start Looking

It usually starts with a listing. A scroll through Realtor.ca, a save on a place you liked, a tour booked for the weekend. The home becomes the first question. That gets it backwards.

You have probably been turning it over for a while. Maybe you need more space, or a shorter commute, or a first place to call your own. Maybe a change at home or work is moving the timeline. Maybe you are just wondering where to start.

This guide does not send you more homes to scroll through. It walks you through the questions worth answering before you start the search, the same ones I work through with every client before we set foot in a single home.

Everything worth knowing before the first showing.

What Is Inside This Guide

Six sections. Each one answers a question you are probably already asking yourself. What you are actually looking for, before you start scrolling listings. How the four markets differ and which one fits your life. How to handle buying and selling at the same time without it coming apart. How buying actually works in Ontario, in plain language. Who is on your side once you are in it, and what that protects. What to look for in the person you choose to work with.

When The Search Feels Bigger Than It Should

Maybe this is your first place and the whole thing feels like a lot. Maybe you have bought before, but the markets have moved since the last time. Maybe you are moving up, moving down, or moving across the GTA for work or family. Whatever stage you are in, this is worth thinking through before you start booking showings.