Getting Started

If you have been active in the market as a buyer and/or seller, you may already understand many of the issues associated with purchasing and selling. For existing property owners who are planning on using the equity in their present home to support their next purchase, the question of whether to house-hunt and to negotiate on a future sale before their current home is marketed is one that needs to be considered at the outset. This question, as well as the amount of mortgage a buyer currently qualifies for, are issues a broker routinely helps out with. Some buyers know what town (or even what street or building) they want to live in, but for others the process of narrowing down the choices is where they begin.