Sylvie Conde, Broker | Toronto Real Estate

Leaving Your Home Vacant Before It's Sold!

Have you bought a new home, which you've closed on, but still haven't sold yours?

Sometimes it's something that must be done.

Whether you've moved because of a new job, or you moved because you want your children to start their new year at the new school, sometimes you have to move, before you sell your home sells.

Will you be taking ALL the furniture with you?

Will the home look lived in?

Will it be totally empty?

You should consider having the home staged.

This will make it easier for buyers to picture themselves living there.

Also, if there's no furniture, buyers will have a hard time picturing how big the room is; what will fit in the room; where certain things 'go'.

Is your home in a great neighbourhood, or not so great? Depending on the location, staging may be a must.

If you can't afford to stage, you will have to make sure that all the walls are painted; that there are no scratches or dirt, around where old photos/artwork used to hang. You need to make sure all the floors are spotless. The broadloom should be steam cleaned. If there is a problem anywhere, the buyers will start wondering how much money they will need to spend, to fix it. They will also wonder what else needs to be fixed in this home.

While you still live in the house, if you think you may have to leave it before it sells, it may be a great idea to declutter and clean up, maybe paint and fix a few things, and then take some great photos of all the furnished rooms. You can then leave these photos in the house, to better help buyers 'picture' what the home looks like furnished.

Make the home as appealing to buyers as possible, and you will have a quicker sale.

Sylvie Conde, Broker - Your Toronto Realtor!
Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc, Brokerage 416-966-0300
Independently Owned & Operated
sconde@sutton.com
www.sylvieconde.com
www.torontorealestatelife.com

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HOW DO YOU CHOOSE YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD???

Are you looking to buy a home?

Have you decided where you want to live?

Do you have a preference?

How do you make your final decision?

How do you narrow it down?

Have you made a list of what's important to you?

- do you want to be close to work?

- do you want to be close to good schools?

- is proximity to churches or synagogues important?

- do you want to be near shopping malls?

- is a 'corner store' important?

- do you want to be able to walk to a wide variety of local restaurants?

- do you want to walk to the theatre?

- is walking distance to the subway important?

When you check off all the boxes that are important to you, do you walk the neighbourhood at different times of the day and evening/night?

Do you know if rush hour traffic affects your 'new' neighbourhood?

When you drove by this morning, everything was quiet, but did you notice how all the major traffic goes through that neighbourhood at the end of the day, to avoid the slow moving traffic on the main street?

Will this be a problem?

Have you contacted a local REALTOR?

Did you know that REALTORS can probably give you all the information you need on your new neighbourhood?

They are familiar with the neighbourhoods and have a lot of information at their fingertips.

They have also probably already sold many houses in those neighbourhoods, and can give you many details/information you won't find anywhere else.

A local REALTOR can take the stress out of finding out everything you need to know about your new neighbourhood.

Call a local REALTOR today and find your new home without personally doing all the legwork.

If you are not working with a REALTOR at the moment, and need information on some of Toronto's great neighbourhoods, do not hesitate to call.

Sylvie Conde, Broker - Your Toronto Realtor!
Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc, Brokerage 416-966-0300
Independently Owned & Operated
sconde@sutton.com
www.sylvieconde.com
www.torontorealestatelife.com

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CHILEAN WINE FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 7, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
at the DISTILLERY DISTRICT

Do you like wine?
If so, you've probably already tried some amazing Chilean wines (some of my favourite).

If you want an exclusive taste of what Chile has to offer, don't miss the Chilean Wine Festival, at the Distillery District, on October 7, 2009 - at the Fermenting Cellar, Buildings 6 and 7 (55 Mill Street).

Enjoy the HOT night: Chilean Wines, Chilean Food and Chilean Music.

How to get there:

Subway
Take Subway to Castle Frank station on the Bloor line. Connect to Bus 65A Parliament. Ride bus straight down Parliament. Exit at Front St. and walk one block south to Mill St.

King streetcar
Take 504 King street car. Exit at King and Parliament. Walk 2 blocks south on Parliament to Mill St.

Cherry St. Bus 172 , Front & Bay St. to Cherry Beach via The Esplanade and Mill St.

REMEMBER:

Take a bus, the streetcar, the subway, or share a cab with a friend.

Enjoy the evening, but don't drive.

Sylvie Conde, Broker - Your Toronto Realtor!
Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc, Brokerage 416-966-0300
Independently Owned & Operated
sconde@sutton.com
www.sylvieconde.com
www.torontorealestatelife.com

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Downsview Park's Annual Fall Fair - October 4, 2009 - FREE

Pumpkin carving - Scarecrow Making - Wagon Rides and so much more ...

Lots of entertainment and Family fun ... and don't forget the hot dogs, sausages, ice cream, etc.

Don't forget: YOU CAN PICK A PUMPKIN AND TAKE IT HOME. Carve it at home, or at the Park.

Also, new this year, the Mountain Show by the West Coast Lumberjacks.

Downsview Park is located at 35 Carl Hall Road.

TTC: From the Downsview subway station take the 101 Parc Downsview Park bus which takes you into Downsview Park. Or you can take the 84 Sheppard West bus from the Downsview subway station and ask the driver to let you off at the Downsview Park entrance, just before Keele Street. Walk into the park entrance and follow John Drury Drive until you reach Carl Hall Road. Turn left at Carl Hall Road and you will see our 35 Carl Hall Road office building on your right side.

Sylvie Conde, Broker - Your Toronto Realtor!
Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc, Brokerage 416-966-0300
Independently Owned & Operated
sconde@sutton.com
www.sylvieconde.com
www.torontorealestatelife.com

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.... information on buying - selling - mortgages ... and all things Toronto and the GTA

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Heritage Toronto - Weekend Walks

Thomson Pioneer Settlement and Humber Bay - Saturday, October 3, 1:30 p.m.

Explore 800 years of settlement in Scarborough - from an Iroquoiian Village, through 19th century farmhouses to the explosion after World War II ...

After the walk, visit the Scarborough Museum and the Harvest Festival

The walk starts at the Scarborough Historical Museum at Thomson Memorial Park, at 1007 Brimley, at Lawrence.

Boardwalk along the Humber - Saturday, October 3, at 1:30 p.m.

The waterfront along Humber Bay was once home to dance halls, the Sunnyside Amusement Park and the place where the Easter Parade was held. This area had a fascinating past. Hear all about it during the Heritage walk.

The walk starts on the east side of Palais Royale, at the small park (1601 Lakeshore Blvd. West).

The Beach - Sunday, October 4, at 1:30 p.m.

This neighbourhood is known for its special character and being so connected to the Lake.

The walk starts at the Library at 2161 Queen Street East and will end at Kew Gardens.

Heritage Toronto is a charitable organization that works with the different neighbourhoods to preserve and promote a greater appreciation for our city's rich heritage

Discover Toronto's past. Join the Heritage Walks. It's free.

Sylvie Conde, Broker - Your Toronto Realtor!
Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc, Brokerage 416-966-0300
Independently Owned & Operated
sconde@sutton.com
www.sylvieconde.com
www.torontorealestatelife.com

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Toronto Real Estate and Life Blog ....

.... information on buying - selling - mortgages ... and all things Toronto and the GTA

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