Five Reasons to Sell Your Ottawa House

Posted on March 31, 2008 
Filed Under Listing and Selling Your Home, Moving to Ottawa, Valerie Zinger

There are always reasons why we decide it is time to pack up and move.  Considering the effort that is required, you will want to think through your decisions.   HGTV Canada has set up a list of 10 reasons to move.  Here are the five that I think are the most compelling.

Family size has changed.  You are either starting your nest or have emptied the nest.  In either case, your house may be the wrong size for your current needs.  How many “sewing rooms” do you need in a five bedroom house with only two adults and a pet.  Alternately, how long can you have the baby sleep in the laundry room?  What about having enough space for two toddlers but not enough for two hockey playing teenagers with all of their equipment?  Time to move.

The commute is killing you.  In Ottawa this might mean that you live in Manotick and just got a job at the north end of Gatineau.  I know that you can pop in language CDs and listen to the French station until you know the scores in two languages for all the sporting events but…..  It might be time to look for a home closer to the bridge and reduce the commuting time.

The neighbourhood has gone to the dogs.  Hoover and Tulipe aside, there are times when a neighbourhood starts to get tatty.  If properties start looking unattended, broken windows, graffiti  etc., you might worry about your family’s safety.  Before the value of your property drops, it is time to move.  Peace of mind has a great value. 

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Your next home renovation will cost $80,000.  Okay, maybe not that much but it could be that no matter how much you pour into the house, there will always be a long list of other renovations.  This was my reason for leaving the Glebe.  The next renovation was going to be the kitchen.  There was no foundation for the extension.  The work was not just a few cabinets and a couple of appliances.  By the time the estimate came in and we had added up our wish list, we were at $80,000 and there were still going to be issues with the house of no central air conditioning, an old garage, etc. etc.  It was time to move. 

Your neighbourhood has become the “it” place to live.  If you find that you can make oodles of money because your property has appreciated beyond belief, then you might be tempted to consider a move.  This would be true if you were thinking of a different home (smaller, bigger, closer, further) and now find that you can afford the move based upon the sale of your home.  I can give you a good comparative market analysis to see if the neighbourhood is really moving or if the last sale was only a unique situation.  I will help you do your homework before the “For Sale” sign goes up.

Think through your reasons to sell and then call me.

Valerie Zinger ~ Ph. 613-723-5300 ~ Email vzinger@royallepage.ca

 

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2 Responses to “Five Reasons to Sell Your Ottawa House”

  1. West Toronto realtor on March 31st, 2008 6:38 am

    Interesting thoughts. I am West Toronto realtor, so I have similar feelings in our town. If you are in real estate business some years, you can see the life of the city - you see one neighborhood turning from rags to riches, other is slowly desolated, new factory changes the demographic structure of third neighborhood, students start to love some street…

  2. sellhouse on April 1st, 2008 12:27 pm

    Great information.Very informative article.there are steps you can take to get that house sold quickly, and with minimum hassle.Thanks.!

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