Ottawa House Hunting On Sunday

Posted on April 23, 2008 
Filed Under Buying Your New Home, Moving to Ottawa, Ottawa Today, Valerie Zinger

Sunday is Open House Day in Ottawa.

Seek and ye shall find.   There are several sources for you to find out where Open Houses will occur.   The Ottawa Real Estate Board site provides a list of all scheduled open houses for homes listed through MLS.  This table can be sorted by each category so that you can narrow your Sunday Shopping by price, location, street, etc.  Other sources include the Saturday edition of the Ottawa Citizen and listings in the Real Estate Guide, a free publication available in many real estate offices and 700 locations around the city.  While most Open Houses are held on Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 PM, there are a few held on Saturdays and some that are held at other times on Sunday.  Look for the listing and for the signs in your shopping area.

woman-door-knocker-on-wood-door.jpgKnock and the door shall be opened.  This is your opportunity to view an number of homes in a two hour period by yourself or with me, your realtor.  Most often, clients will view homes on their own and return for a more thorough look with their realtor.  It is amazing how many homes you can see in 2 hours.  If you are going for the first impression, the real “Can I live here?” inspection comes later.  Make notes on those places you want to see again.

Ask and it shall be given.  The hosting realtor most often represents the seller.  He or she is there to help answer your questions about the house, the local market and community.  You can buy directly from this realtor, if you do not have your own.  If you do not have a realtor (which should be me, now that you have seen my website and know a bit about me), going to Open Houses provides you with an opportunity to meet a number of people and decide who you would like to represent you in buying a house, selling your current home or both.  Ask me for my business card and we can set up an appointment.

I encourage you to view Open Houses.

 

Photo credit:  Woman door knocker on wood door at http://flickr.com/photos/monceau/270320617/

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

 

   

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