So I've been researching real estate in Canada a little, at least looking at what we might be able to buy for the same amount we think our house in Scotland is worth. All part of working out whether a move is a realistic thing/whether we could get more house for our money etc etc. However, there are things I don't know, which could have an impact. Can anyone help with these questions?
1) If a house is listed at a particular price, would you expect to offer more than that price, or less? If more, then would there be a percentage over the listed price that the vendor would expect to get? Or is it more normal practice to offer an amount under the asking price and hope that your offer isn't too cheeky?
2) Are there other costs like tax that we can expect to pay? How much can they be?
I know these might be 'how long is a piece of string' type of questions, but I want to make sure we're being vaguely realistic in our expectations
1) If a house is listed at a particular price, would you expect to offer more than that price, or less? If more, then would there be a percentage over the listed price that the vendor would expect to get? Or is it more normal practice to offer an amount under the asking price and hope that your offer isn't too cheeky?
2) Are there other costs like tax that we can expect to pay? How much can they be?
I know these might be 'how long is a piece of string' type of questions, but I want to make sure we're being vaguely realistic in our expectations