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So here we are it’s a new decade 2K10

It’s a new decade and you have found a best way on the internet to find an experienced professional tech savvy realtor in the Toronto GTA serving Etobicoke Mississauga and Oakville.

I could talk to you about;

• What sold on that street or neighbourhood
• How much per square foot in that condo complex
• How many days was it on the market
• How will you deal with Mom & Dad’s Housing needs
• First Time Buyer rebates and Land transfer Taxes
• Securing and Booking your financing commitment and interest rate

But we need to connect;

• You need to know that I will pay attention to your needs
• I will listen to your list of requirements
• You need to be confidant that I won’t push you into something you don’t want
• We will devote the time, energy and resources that you need for your purchase
• We will look at as many houses as you need to see, to feel comfortable
• We will explain every aspect of your real estate transaction as many times as necessary
• You and I will continue our dialogue long after you have moved in to discuss what mortgage renewal rates are available for you and what is selling on your street.

We will (with your permission) advise the people living on your new street who will be moving in, so that you can feel welcomed and make new friends easier.

Drop in and Visit me at our Square One offices for a coffee or tea. We can discuss whatever is on your mind. Call me at 647 218 2414 or 905 361 3387 email: david@davidpylyp.com

My AGING Mom and Dad

When will you Talk with Mom and Dad about Downsizing.

We have all seen the television commercial that coined the phrase "Help, Help I've fallen and can't get up and the elderly woman reaching for a lifeline necklace to alert an ambulance." The reality is that we have always deferred our decisions to the greater wisdom that our parents possessed.

There will come a time or it is already here that requires you to deal with some direct and vital issues.

You need to ask the serious questions before...

• Their mobility and memory has been impeded.
• There has been a catostrophic event - slip or fall
• There a medical emergency - Heart attack or Stroke

In my personal life, I was recruited to serve my Father, for a period of five years. The episode began begrudgingly but in hindsight provided the best memories of my Dad and happier moments. I did not expect to alter my perspective of asking his advice to changing his diapers within a two year span. Yet the financial realities of elder care and the direct cost of nursing homes or assisted living centers needs us all to reevaluate how we will deal with these issues.

Research the Population Numbers

By 2011, more than 1.3 million Canadians will be over the age of 80. Boomers and their aging parents need to be talking to a financial advisor or planner about their options to ensure financial security in times of death, disease and disability.

By 2021 it is expected that the senior population in Canada will be 6.7 million and 9.2 million in 2041, or nearly one in four Canadians. You need to be talking to your parents now. As a Boomer just reaching -- or about to reach -- retirement, you are probably seeing your children out the door on their way to begin their lives but at the same time you may be now, or in the future, responsible for new dependants -- your parents. Medical and nutritional advances mean that the fathers of boomers can expect to live to 90, while their mothers can expect to live to 95. That means there is every chance Boomers will spend more time looking after their parents than their parents did raising them. Source FORUM, May 2008, Aging Opportunity

So, Who can Help Guide you?

There are some really great resources out there. I was in contact with Dr. James Watzke, a gerontologist and Christine Flegal, a gerontologist in the Living Laboratory at the B.C. Institute of Technology who have assembled a Guide both for you as the aging Boomer but for you to initiate the conversations with Mom and Dad while you are home over the holidays.

• Download your free Boomer kit now
• Download your free seniors kit now
• Download a NEW information sheet - Tips to Keep Healthy, Mobile and Independent

BCIT's Mobility Now You're Going Places Program, Christine Flegal/BCIT Funding for the BCIT Mobility project was provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada, BCIT, in collaboration with Weber Shandwick Worldwide.

The Region of Peel has taken a different step in that they are outlining and explaining the different options that are available to you locally; from adding a room within your own home,

A Guide to Housing Options is available through my office or can be downloaded at

• Housing Options Online

When you are next home for a visit; take a look around. You may need to nail down a few carpets that could make them trip, discuss a more suitable walker or cane. Ask where the Wills and Power of Attorney Documents are kept and if they are up to date.

Crisis management does not permit forward thinking.

Call me for a personal home visit and discussion. How can I help you?

Create Multiple Offers Toronto Real Estate

Lets Get Multiple offers on that property now! If we reduce the price to an absurd level, surely the Buyers will come out in droves and bid with wild frenzy.

What will happen? Yes the OPEN HOUSES will be absolute traffic stoppers! Yes HUNDREDS of people will come out for the carnival atmosphere that has been created.

Lets take some brand new homes on a busier feeder street in West Toronto and add a frenzy of home shoppers in the hottest propertunity we have had in Toronto Real Estate since 1988.

While reducing the asking price to below the expectation will bring additional attention from shoppers and create a bidding war for your property. Taking listings and placing them on the market at 25% of the intended sales value seems to bring out different reactions.

How would you feel about the advertised price not being available. The owner is not required to sell you the advertised item. YUP Read that again. How would you feel in the middle of 300 other families looking the same house?

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