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Common Mistakes New Calgary Real Estate Agents Make!

You're licensed, locked, loaded, and ready to go, but may find yourself wondering where to from the beginning, how to brand, start generating leads, and inevitably you're likely to run into some mistakes, we're here to give some guidance and tips on how to avoid common mistakes that new agents make when emerging into the real estate industry.  

1. Not selecting the right Calgary real estate brokerage.

Armed with your fresh new RECA License, the first step (and often first mistake) is not considering your options for a brokerage! In Calgary there are MANY options for brokerages, from your staple brands including Re/Max, Century 21, Maxwell, CIR, and Royal Lepage to emerging brokerages like Charles Real Estate, Redline Real Estate and Renzo…

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Calgary Condo Questions

Thinking about purchasing a condominium in Calgary?

We just released a blog discussing 10 condominium misconceptions most buyers have! We'll today we're here to talk about two things! 

Calgary Luxury Condos

 Why in a down economy, with a slower housing market, are we still seeing massive amounts of condominium developments going up? Check out this video from our top agent Slav Loban! 

• 20 Questions YOU NEED TO ASK WHEN BUYING A CONDO!

Are you thinking about buying a condominium? It's important that you take the time to research the community, talk to residents of the building who live there, review the condominium documents and study other data, and work hand in hand with your Real Estate Partner REALTOR® to answer these any…

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Don't buy a condominium in Calgary until you read this!

Buying a condo in Calgary

Through years of experience in helping condominium buyers, we've noticed a huge trend in some major misconceptions that often come up, while we always educate our clients throughout the process, we hear many stories of buyers who simply aren't informed, and are faced with major shocks and decisions in Condominium ownership. 

We've compiled a list of 10+ misconceptions in owning a condominium. 

1. The Condo Board covers the large expenses and fixes (Not you the owner) 

As an owner of your unit, you are actually part of the ownership and interest in the entire building, you may not hold a role on the board (like the treasurer) however, you do retain ownership in the building. As part of your monthly condominium…

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7 Advantages of Selling Your Home Through a REALTOR® | Calgary FSBO

FSBO? Have you seen this real estate term before? Possibly on the Kijiji real estate section? It means 'For sale by owner' and is the shortened term for private real estate sellers who aren't selling their homes through a REALTOR®. If you're going the FSBO route and are struggling to get showings in your home, find qualified buyers, or can't navigate the process of selling your home and are thinking about switching over to professional representation, find out how the Real Estate Partners at Re/Max First can put you ahead of everyone else and get your home sold fast, for top dollar. 

View the high resolution PDF File of this Calgary Real Estate Infographic by clicking here 

1. Listing Your Home At The Right Price.

Properly pricing your…

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Calgary Moving Checklist

Buying a home in Calgary and surrounding areas is exciting! But it can also be overwhelming to think about the mountain of tasks ahead to making your move happen. We've put together a moving checklist to help you break it down week by week and make the tasks flow easy!

As you think about your move into your new place, we'd recommend that you plan out beforehand (especially if you're hiring movers) to look at your new floor plan and create a moving plan to help have items boxed accordingly, it's also recommended that you obtain a few quotes, create budgets, and track your expenses for the move and put them in a specific 'moving' folder.

 7-8 weeks before moving

• Contact moving companies and van lines to obtain estimates, there are…

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Calgary Real Estate Youtube Channel

Shameless self promoting Calgary Real Estate Blog incoming in 3.2.1....

WELCOME to our latest Real Estate Blog, today we're going to be talking about us.... But before you stop reading and close out your browser, give us twenty more seconds of reading. We have an active Youtube channel where we promote homes for sale, businesses, vlog, testimonials, etc. If you're looking for a resource that  

One of our biggest objectives from the inception of our Calgary Real Estate Youtube Channel is to put local businesses at the forefront, if you haven't followed us on social media, you might not have noticed our 'REP' branding, our team as you know is called the Real Estate Partners (at Re/Max First) and we routinely shorten this to REP (and also use the…

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Selling Your Home in Calgary Without Permits

It's time to sell your home, you've done some major renovations and your house has work done that doesn't have a permit. Can this affect your value, what's the purpose of permits, and what should you do now that you're ready to sell, and are there remedies to address this?

Lets start off with addressing the biggest question:

Are permits important? 

The short answer is that YES permits are very important, they protect buyers, sellers, and occupants from living in places with potentially unsafe conditions. Permits are setup and designed to ensure that any construction or renovation work done on your home is done in a safe (to code) manner. When permits aren't present, and work isn't checked, you could run into changes of a home that could have…

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Pete the Plumber Recommends Dusko Sremac

"Hi, I'm Pete the Plumber! Trusted by Calgarians for their plumbing and heating needs, there are tons of real estate agents out there, but I always go with the Real Estate Partners at RE/MAX FIRST.  For the real estate agent that goes the extra mile and really cares, call my buddy Dusko at RE/MAX FIRST"

When we were first approached by Pete and his crew, we knew immediately this was a great fit for our company, Pete is the embodies what it means to be a Calgarian, he's hard working, dedicated to his craft, and loves supporting local just like us, in fact his entire TV series features small business owners who work together with Pete to help educate and inform clients about various topics, from real estate, to plumbing, landscaping, design, and…

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Core values working with the Real Estate Partners at Re/Max First

O B J E C T I V E :  E V O L V E   R E A L   E S T A T E   A N D  B R I N G  F O R W A R D   A N   U N M A T C H E D   E X C E L L E N C E   I N   W H A T   REAL   ESTATE   TEAMS   OFFER.

Watch this video to find out what makes our team structure unique! 

Calgary Real Estate Team

What makes our team structure unique is that we're agent driven, we work and operate as a team, from the listing presentations, the leads, everything is unique to one agent. Everyone has their own style, everyone has their own personality, what we do as a team is embrace this, and help them grow as individuals and as agents. 

We have a huge vision for where this team and brand is going, it's not just about being a top real estate team, it's about elevating…

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