Robert Atkinson - Real Estate Broker

Most families who’ve outgrown their house think the hard part is finding the next one.

It isn’t. The hard part is that you’re doing two transactions at once, and most agents are only good at one of them.
Here’s the question that sorts it out fast. Ask an agent: what’s my net cost to move up?

Not what my house sells for. The gap. What you sell for, against what you buy for. That gap is the only number that tells you whether the move actually works.

Watch what happens next. Some will start talking about your sale price, because that’s the number they’re comfortable with. Some will pull out a calculator and run it with you. That difference tells you almost everything.

There are six more questions worth asking before you list. I put them all in a carousel over on Instagram, laid out with what a good answer sounds like and what should make you pause.

What’s the biggest red flag you’ve run into with an agent? Put it in the comments and I’ll tell you which question catches it.

I've been selling real estate in Markham since 2008, and living here since 1996, back when it was still a town.

Most of my clients are families who've outgrown their home. Kids sharing a room, the dining table doubling as an office, a commute that eats the evening. They know they should move. They're just not sure the numbers work.

So I run the numbers. Not what your house sells for, but the gap between what you sell for and what you buy for. That gap is the whole decision, and it's usually smaller than people assume.

Before real estate I spent years in corporate IT. That's where I learned the numbers either work or they don't, and telling someone the truth is cheaper than telling them what they want to hear.

Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Aurora, Toronto.

Robert Atkinson, New Concept Plus Realty
416-998-8853
markhamcitylife.com

Most families who've outgrown their house think the hard part is finding the next one.

It isn't. The hard part is that you're doing two transactions at once, and most agents are only good at one of them.

Here's the question that sorts it out fast. Ask an agent: what's my net cost to move up?

Not what my house sells for. The gap. What you sell for, against what you buy for. That gap is the only number that tells you whether the move actually works.

Watch what happens next. Some will start talking about your sale price, because that's the number they're comfortable with. Some will pull out a calculator and run it with you. That difference tells you almost everything.

There are six more questions worth asking before you list. I put them all in a carousel over on Instagram (link in 1st comment), laid out with what a good answer sounds like and what should make you pause.

What's the biggest red flag you've run into with an agent? Put it in the comments and I'll tell you which question catches it.

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