Bill Dilny's (bdilny) Blog

You've shopped around, seen many fine homes, decided on the one you want, made the offer, worked your way through negotiations and finally have an accepted offer.  Once the legal part of the transaction is completed, you'll be a home owner! Congratulations!   Unfortunately, the costs associated w...

2 BLUEBELL BEND Portugal Cove/St. Philips A1M 2P8 $649,900 Fantastic panoramic views of Conception Bay from the master bedroom, the rec room, the two decks (one covered) with an absolutely amazing view from the 16 foot high windowed living room.  Five bedrooms in all, approximately one acre of la...

After you've made up your mind to sell your home, the next thing to do is to contact a Realtor to draw up a Listing Agreement which is a contract between you, your Realtor and the real estate office he or she represents.  It must clearly outline the rights and obligations of all parties and defin...

A Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, is a system by which real estate salespeople share information with other salespersons by means of a centralized computer database to help market a property. Before the computer era, MLS providers kept their information on properties for sale on paper, and ofte...

Not so many years ago, the thought of an inspection on a home you were buying was basically never considered.  When you viewed a property, you looked at the roof, open and closed the windows, flushed the toilet, checked the basement for signs of water, and did a number of other things.  Then, rel...