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ACREAGE LIVING FOR UNDER $350,000! One of the best acreage options you’ll find… not a mobile or a modular. Just a traditional house in the woods! This unique cottage style home is the perfect place to call home! Built in 2008 this home features over 1300 square feet of living space. Open concept floor plan with large family room, dining room and kitchen. The family room features towering ceilings, a wood stove, and new laminate flooring. Kitchen is tastefully decorated with plenty of room to move around without stepping on any toes! The main floor features the second bedroom and a 4pc bathroom. Move upstairs to the master suite! Great vaulted ceilings and a 2pc bath. This private space will leave you feel like you live in a fairytale! Move outside to the well treed 2.99 acres of space. Very private location with no visible neighbors! Several out buildings and fenced areas. SERVICES ARE RUN TO A 2ND SITE for building a shop or possible residence! Quiet area in Lac St Anne County!!!

You can find the link at realtor.ca below!

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/18015184/102-53513-Rge-Rd-35-Rural-Lac-Ste-Anne-County-Alberta-T0E0A1-Greentree-Estate

A place you and your family can call HOME for year and years to come! You’ll feel right at home from the moment you walk in the door of this 2010 built 2-storey in Harvest Ridge. Open concept main floor with large, FUNCTIONAL kitchen with walk through pantry and GRANITE countertops. Breakfast nook with patio doors and a more formal dining room with large window. The living room features a PELLET STOVE to make things even more cozy! Move upstairs and you’ll find FOUR bedrooms, plus a bonus room. Master suite features a great 5pc ensuite and walk in closet! Plenty of space for a KING SIZE BED! 3 good size bedrooms are great for kids and guests alike! Bonus room area is perfectly suited for smaller TV room, homework space, play area or home office! Basement is unfinished and ready for development! TRIPLE CAR GARAGE is every man’s dream! Plenty of space for cars and toys! WEST facing yard is fully fenced and landscaped. Large deck with built in hot tub! Great neighborhood close to parks and trails!

You can find the link at realtor.ca below!

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/18015124/5-Heron-LI-Spruce-Grove-Alberta-T7X0E8-Harvest-Ridge

This acreage home shows very well. It has many newer upgrades which include: new kitchen cabinets in 2008, new windows 2008, new flooring 2008, new metal roof in 2008, new furnace in 2012 and recently renovated main bathroom. It features a beautiful kitchen with plenty of white cabinets with pull out pantry, eating bar and opens to a large living room with front bay window. The master bedroom addition is very spacious and has a 4 pc ensuite with two sinks and a double shower. The interior walls are dry walled and painted. The west facing covered Dura Deck is huge and maintenance free. The water well pressure tank is recently replaced and the septic pump is approx. 5 yrs old. The out buildings include two large pole sheds ideal for storage of RV or equipment. Very quiet and peaceful setting in great location only 15 minutes to Stony Plain.

You can find the link at realtor.ca below!

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/18011552/61-54228-Range-Road-12-Rural-Lac-Ste-Anne-County-Alberta-T0E1V2-Eagle-RidgeCSLA

Perfect, Perfect, Perfect family home! This great 2 story in Spruce Grove is ready to welcome you with open arms. Just under 2000 square feet, this open floor plan is welcoming from the minute you walk in the door. Large living room with gas fireplace and huge window. Kitchen has granite and corner pantry. Opens onto large dining area with more big windows. MAIN FLOOR LAUNDRY. Move upstairs to the huge bonus room with towering vaulted ceilings! Master bedroom features a walk in closet and 4pc ensuite. 2 additional bedrooms and a 4pc bathroom finish off upstairs. FINISHED BASEMENT features a WET BAR, good size family room, additional bedroom and another 4pc bathroom. CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING is a real treat. HEATED GARAGE with extra parking space outside as well! NO REAR NEIGHBOURS… you back onto walking path and field so no staring at your neighbors while you BBQ! Fully landscaped and you get the HOT TUB! Close to schools, transit and easy highway access!

You can find the link at realtor.ca below!

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/17987739/19-HARTWICK-WY-Spruce-Grove-Alberta-T7X0A5-Harvest-Ridge

This half duplex has a nice open floor plan with 9ft ceilings, spacious kitchen with island, raised eating bar, walk-in corner pantry and west facing windows with lots of sunlight. The living room features a fireplace with built-in bookshelf and space for TV. The upper level master bedroom has a huge walk-in closet and full ensuite. The fenced backyard features a 10′ x 10′ deck, a beautiful stone walkway to a fire pit pad and flower beds. Awesome location, very private backing onto green space. The basement is undeveloped for your own personal taste.

You can find the link at realtor.ca below!

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/17987727/48-SOUTH-CREEK-WD-Stony-Plain-Alberta-T7Z0E1-StonycreekSTPL

Stunning Family Home. Great Location. At 1978 square feet of family living that is within a 5 minute walking distance to K-9 school, huge playground, ball diamond and soccer pitch; it is the perfect place to relocate your family. Many upgraded features like a new kitchen and bathroom, new shingles, siding, eaves troughs and HWT are a bonus. Your main floor boasts a dining room, living room, office/den, dinette, laundry room and family room with a fireplace, space for everyone. Upstairs you have French doors to the Master Bedroom and Master spa area, two great sized bedrooms and a great size 4 piece bathroom, ideal for kids. Out the back door to the patio and inviting back yard, a perfect spot for BBQs and kids swing sets. The basement has been started with a huge bedroom and plenty of storage areas. Commuting in any direction is simple, a quiet family friendly neighborhood with local tennis courts, a fine place to call home.

You can find the link at realtor.ca below!

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/17971416/7-HILLSIDE-WY-Stony-Plain-Alberta-T7Z1L9-High-ParkSTPL

This bi-level home shows excellent. It offers 3 bedrooms up and a full bathroom with shared door to master bedroom. It’s features include: vaulted ceiling, nice kitchen with corner pantry, living room with bay window, open design & central air conditioning. The basement is fully finished with large family or games room, 4th bedroom and 4 pc bathroom. The whole main floor has been freshly painted. The hot water tank is 1 yr old. Three basement exterior walls have upgraded foam insulation. The side entrance has lower level access. The double detached garage is insulated and boarded and wired for 220v. The west facing back yard is fenced and has a nice deck. Great location close to Hospital, Restaurants, Safeway and quick highway access.

You can find the link at realtor.ca below!

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/17967387/124-BROOKVIEW-WY-Stony-Plain-Alberta-T7Z2X6-Brookview

This is 6.74 Acres located IN TOWN and currently zoned Urban Reserve. Located a smidgeon North of Calmar Elementary School and across the street! Development already happening all around this piece! The sky is the limit on this prime piece of land!!!

You can find the link at realtor.ca below!

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Vacant-Land/17957273/54-Ave-50-Street-Calmar-Alberta-T0C0V0-Calmar

Over the years I’ve been involved in hundreds of sales where parents were helping their kids buy a property, and I’ve seen that “help” come in many different forms. There are some good ways for parents to help their kids by a home, and some things that should definitely be avoided. So, here are my tips for the best ways for parents to help their kids buy a property:

1. Don’t make assumptions based on previous experience. The most dangerous thing I see parents do is to make decisions for their kids, based on what worked for them.  Real estate has changed considerably over the years and so have the trends.  Basing an important decision on outdated information could be a major misstep.
2. Don’t short-cut the process. Make sure the kids are involved and learn the process and what’s involved now, for their future benefit. Our process is to sit down with our first-time clients and explain the entire process of buying a home including contracts, costs, and what to expect for the type of property they are buying. I call this the ‘no friggin surprises’ method.  We also review some of the important information I could provide to help their decision-making process. For example, I wouldn’t buy a property without reviewing these documents:
   • Titles and instruments related to the title
   • A History of the property on MLS®
   • Comparable sales and much more depending on the type of property.

   If it’s important to me, it should be important to you.

3. Attend the showings where possible, but know your limitations. Many parents will send their kids out to look at properties then show up after the offer is written. Most often this is too late.  Nothing is more frustrating than the “it’s not good enough mom” who decides at the inspection that there must be something better out there. When young people have done their due diligence – they know what’s for sale in the areas they are choosing, they know what has sold and have had thorough discussions about it and the information around it – and papa shows up knowing more than everybody, having seen none of the other properties… it’s frustrating for everyone involved. If parents don’t see at least some of the properties available in the price range you can afford, even the best option can seem like a dump.  Parents don’t need to see everything, but they should at least get a feel for what is out there.
4. Protecting your children doesn’t mean keeping them locked in the castle. I remember one property in Westmount I showed to a smart, young, paralegal who had been looking with me for quite awhile. It was by far the best property for the price, condition and area she was considering.  As we walked through the property it was obvious her parents hated it (they lived in the ‘burbs). By the time the showing was done, she was in tears and there was no point explaining that we had looked at everything close to downtown and it was the best available listing. The next day I got a call from my client who was quite distraught saying she wanted to put in an offer, but her father had told her to go in significantly lower than list price.  This young confident women was now a wreck, and the property was already pending anyway – two other parties wrote offers the night before and it eventually sold over list price.
5. Estate planning is imperative. Will you be on the title with your children? What implications does this hold if you should pass away?  What if they are married?  Should you be joint tenants with them or tenants in common.  In joint tenancy the survivors automatically get your share, but what if its tenants in common? Is your intent to gift the property to your children should you die or grant an interest to someone else? What if they are married or get married? Is this a gift to them? What if they get divorced? What if your current spouse gets remarried?  These are just a few of the questions I ask in these situations.  Often no thought has been given to this whatsoever when a good deal of thought must go into this. A discussion with your lawyer before your write an offer is highly recommended.

Helping your kids buy a home can be an excellent investment and a great way to help your kids as adults, a little planning and preparation are important steps in making the best decision for your family.

Are you selling your home, but you aren’t being represented by a licensed real estate professional? You may be a “mere posting” seller. A mere posting is when a real estate professional puts a seller’s listing on a Real Estate Board’s listing database, but the real estate professional has chosen or agreed not to provide services to the seller other than to submit the listing for posting on a listing database.

If you are a mere posting seller, you need to make sure you understand the role of the buyer’s representative. You need to know the services you will receive from the buyer’s brokerage (real estate professonal) and just as importantly, what services you won’t receive from the buyer’s brokerage.

What you need to know

• the potential buyer is using the services of a real estate professional
• the real estate professional is the agent of the buyer and must act in the buyer’s best interest
• the buyer’s representative does not represent you
• the buyer’s representative may provide administrative services to facilitate the sale of your home. They may act as a scribe for you to complete documents but cannot give you advice
• the buyer’s representative will ask you to pay a fee for selling your home
• the buyer’s representative will ask you to sign a Sellers Customer Acknowledgement and Fee Agreement prior to presenting the offer
• if you do not reach agreement on a fee, the buyer’s representative may have to talk to the buyer prior to presenting any offer
• the buyer’s representative cannot give you advice on the value of your home
• the buyer’s representative may give you information on homes similar to yours for sale and those that have sold

Consumers with no representation
You may wish to work with a real estate professional for a particular real estate transaction and not want a real estate professional to represent you. Examples of this include:

• the real estate professional represents a landlord of a large shopping centre and a potential tenant has an interest in a space in the mall
• the real estate professional has a written buyer brokerage agreement in place and attempts to sell a property where the owner is representing themselves
• the seller has chosen a mere posting option without representation to sell their residential property
• a real estate professional represents a new home builder exclusively and a potential buyer shows interest in the builder’s property
• a real estate professional is a tenant representative and approaches a landlord on behalf of a potential tenant

A client is a person that enters into a service agreement with a real estate professional. A customer is a person who has made contact with a real estate professional but does not engage them to provide services.

In the situation where the real estate professional represents the buyer and the seller is selling their home through a mere posting listing, the buyer’s real estate professional will treat the seller as a customer and provide sole agency representation to the buyer. This means they will give administrative services to the seller and full representation services to the buyer.

Disclosure of role and administrative services to the unrepresented seller
It is important for a buyer’s real estate professional to disclose to you that the buyer’s brokerage:

• does not represent you, the seller
• represents the buyer
• must be loyal to the buyer and always act in their best interest
• does not owe any agency obligations, and in particular, any fiduciary obligations, to you
• will not give you any services that require the exercise of discretion or judgement, or the giving of confidential advice, or the brokerage advocating on your behalf
• will communicate to the buyer all information from you, whether or not it is of a confidential nature. The exception is for confidential information the brokerage receives from you through a prior agency relationship with you
• will not give you information or advice that is not in the best interest of the buyer

Obligations to the seller
The buyer brokerage’s responsibilities to you, the seller, are:

• exercise reasonable care and skill in relation to the brokerage services
• not negligently or knowingly give you false or misleading information
• hold all monies the brokerage receives in trust in accordance with the provisions of the Act
• comply with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, and Bylaws

Administrative services to the seller
When it is in the best interest of their buyer client, the real estate professional may give administrative services to you, as a customer. Real estate professionals will give these services to a customer because doing so would be for the benefit of their client and the transaction. Administrative services are at the option of the real estate professional, without creating a client relationship. The brokerage, at its sole discretion, may give you, the unrepresented seller, the following information or services:

• real estate statistics and information on properties including comparable property information available through listing services or other local databases
• standard form agreements of purchase and sale and other relevant form documents and act as scribe in their preparation in accordance with the instructions of the seller
• the names of real estate service providers, but the brokerage will not recommend any particular service provider
• present, in a timely manner, all offers and counter-offers to and from the buyer and seller
• convey, in a timely manner, all information the seller wishes to communicate to the buyer
• inform the buyer and seller of the progress of the transaction