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Guiding you Home... Every Step of the Way!

If you're new to the home buying process, you've made the right first step. Manor Realty has compiled the best tips, tricks, calculators, advice and expertise from our in-house industry professionals to help you along your journey to home ownership. On this page we’ll walk you step-by-step through some of the more nuanced parts of the process, by the time you’ve finished reading, you’ll be ready to contact a Manor Agent and begin your house hunt immediately.

The first thing you’ll notice is that you won't need to jump around from website to website – everything is right here at the scroll of your mouse wheel - or flick of your finger.

You've got the bug, don’t you? That insatiable urge to start house hunting and booking viewings. You’re itching to find that dream home or next investment property. You've already started checking out listings on this website or perhaps on Realtor.ca and now you're ready to start making phone calls - or at least you think you are.

You might be longing to pick up that phone right now and start calling the agents showcasing their listings.

That's a good thing - you're eager and ambitious to find the perfect fit. Before you start down that path alone - calling agents from different Realtors, working out a schedule of appointments in your calendar, listening to sales pitch after sales pitch - why not gather some research ahead of that first conversation?

You may be surprised to learn that choosing an Agent from Manor Realty is your best decision to Guiding You Home.

Start with Manor's "Profile Builder" where you can save all the important details you're going to need to share with your agent - from key financial numbers to the number of bathrooms you'd like to have, this powerful tool is shared with your Agent and will help him or her begin to guide you home.

Here’s a Refresher:

"An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure."

Before you start booking appointments, have a deep dive into your finances and ask yourself the following truly honest questions:

How much can I afford? How much house you can buy, based on your income and cash flow?

What is my local housing market like? A Manor Sales Agent can help you navigate the Windsor-Essex Real Estate market.

How much cash am I going to need for a down payment? The down payment is not the only out of pocket expense you need to consider.

When should I get pre-approved for a mortgage? Before you put in an offer, make sure you're pre-approved.

What kind of interest rate will I qualify for? After you're pre-approved, seek referrals for a Mortgage Broker.

What effect will property taxes have on my affordability? Manor Sales Agents will have this information available to you at no cost.

How should I structure my mortgage payments? Payment structures depend on your individual financial situation.

Wants and Needs... and nice to haves Time to finalize what items will make or break your real estate deal.