I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY that I know I said in the video I would only upload this when we found a house but so many people wanted to see them as we film them so I'm uploading it but we have NOT found a house yet!!!
Could you talk about how you planned out your budget for buying a house? like being as open as you want of course! but how you chose what you wanted to spend/take out a loan for? I think it would be helpful even if people's financial situation is different
Unfortunately in this market we can't settle for one area of the city where the hospitals are for us, well we can but our selection will be very minimal! Luckily the hospitals are central to us so we anywhere we've been looking is only a 20min drive at most!
$50 k over asking and you didn't get it!?! Then the seller's have to worry about it not appraising. Wow, here in NY houses are going about 20k -30k over asking.
@@CarterSullivan Wow that is incredible!! I'm watching your house hunting series right now! My husband and I are currently in contract for a home so this experience sounds so familiar 😃 Thank you for the great content!!
The Ottawa market is insane! We made like 7 different offers before we actually got our house! Glad to see that you are realistic - try not to get too discouraged ☺️ When it’s meant to be it will work out for you guys 😄
Hey! Super curious, are you looking at any detached houses? Or just town houses/condos? How did you find your realtor? Did you go to your bank to get pre-approval in advance? Are you and Matt with the same bank, or different? Lol sorry for all the questions, but I'm also in the Ottawa area, and we are starting house hunting this spring and it's SUPER overwhelming with the current market here!! Helps to see someone else going through the same process :)
Hi Sarah! We are looking at a mix of houses! It's really hard to get a detached home under 500k right now so we're mostly looking at townhouses! We found our realtor through IG, Josh is awesome I would highly recommend him (his info is my the video description)! Yes you need to go to the bank to get a pre-approval before you start looking so you know what your budget is! Matt and I bank with different banks, but you would pick one or a different bank for your pre-approvals! Happy to answer any Q's you have :)
@@CarterSullivan thanks so much for answering (and so quickly!)! It's definitely reassuring to see other people my age (in the same area) going through the same process! I'm such a noob to this all lol! My boyfriend and I are also with different banks, which is why I was curious about your situation ;) The Ottawa market is INSANE right now, so best of luck with your hunting!!
So exciting! I’m closing on my new construction/ first house 2 weeks from today! The market is crazy! People were doing cash purchases and 20k over asking! So I decided to just build and not have to worry about a binding war or having to fix anything since my house will be under warranty for a few years through the builder.
That's so exciting! We had thought about doing a new build but the prices are through the roof now, like over $580 for a townhouse... so happy for you though! Must be so relieving to not worry about a bidding war!
Wow insane the price it went for! Love hearing the price. We took 2 years to find ours!! And we didn’t even plan to look at the house we bought cause it was farther out then I wanted and my dad convinced us to look at it and we loved it haha
Loved this vlog! The market in the US is the same!! I’m also trying to buy a house right now and houses are going for so much over asking price. I’ve put in offers on 4 house and still searching 🥴
We bought our house after seeing 10 in a single day (we weren't local and were moving for my husband's job) and 5 years later it was still the right decision - we basically spent 9 houses learning how to house hunt and then got lucky I think! Thanks for sharing! Also, i've been guessing the UK price based on exchange rate which I found strangely fun to guess :P
Yay house hunting!!!! So excited for you both 🥰☺️ it’s stressful but so much fun! It’s good you’re starting early - if I could change anything about my process I would’ve definitely started earlier. But Ottawa is getting so competitive, wowowowow!!!!
Ahhh so excited for you guys and to see where you end up!! Also will definitely be living vicariously through you because buying a house is still a while off for me as long as I'm in the DC area haha 🤪
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY that I know I said in the video I would only upload this when we found a house but so many people wanted to see them as we film them so I'm uploading it but we have NOT found a house yet!!!
So nice to watch a house hunting vlog of somebody also looking in Ottawa. Such a crazy market 🤯
Its crazy but we'll find something soon🤗 Goodluck on your house search!
I’m Watching this on sunday at 1:35 lol and its sunday in ur video at 1:50
AHHH so excited for this series!!!
HEHE episode 2 is up now!!
Could you talk about how you planned out your budget for buying a house? like being as open as you want of course! but how you chose what you wanted to spend/take out a loan for? I think it would be helpful even if people's financial situation is different
Hi Blair! I talked about it in my prepping for 2021 vlog and in my recent budget with me video's!
@@CarterSullivan thank you! I swear I watched them all too!
I would say House #4. It looks pretty big and nice backyard and there is an island in the kitchen for extra counter space.
Needed WAY too much work sadly for our budget and went over 100k over asking...
Choose what is near to your work to save time. But I love the place with a backyard. I’m excited for the outcome.
Unfortunately in this market we can't settle for one area of the city where the hospitals are for us, well we can but our selection will be very minimal! Luckily the hospitals are central to us so we anywhere we've been looking is only a 20min drive at most!
Eek so excited for this journey!!💘
EEK thankful for your support always!!
Awesome! I am so happy for you guys 😀
Thank you! ☺️
THIS IS SO EXCITING!
IT REALLY IS
$50 k over asking and you didn't get it!?! Then the seller's have to worry about it not appraising. Wow, here in NY houses are going about 20k -30k over asking.
That was also abnormal as most houses in Ottawa are going for at least $100-$120k over asking right now, it's definitely a crazy seller's market!
@@CarterSullivan Wow that is incredible!! I'm watching your house hunting series right now! My husband and I are currently in contract for a home so this experience sounds so familiar 😃 Thank you for the great content!!
Where are you finding these prices?!
The house listing... usually has the house price on it but for safety reasons I couldn't show the actual listing lol
I LOVE house 4 but I feel like it looks like it would need so much renovation which will add to the costs considering its already the most expensive
oh wow LOL, there you go! goodluck with your house process!!
It needed so many renos🥺🥺
im so happy for you I hope you find your perfect house!!
Thank you Julia! ❤️
The Ottawa market is insane! We made like 7 different offers before we actually got our house! Glad to see that you are realistic - try not to get too discouraged ☺️ When it’s meant to be it will work out for you guys 😄
Its wild! But yes whats meant to be will be🙌🏻
Hey! Super curious, are you looking at any detached houses? Or just town houses/condos? How did you find your realtor? Did you go to your bank to get pre-approval in advance? Are you and Matt with the same bank, or different? Lol sorry for all the questions, but I'm also in the Ottawa area, and we are starting house hunting this spring and it's SUPER overwhelming with the current market here!! Helps to see someone else going through the same process :)
Hi Sarah! We are looking at a mix of houses! It's really hard to get a detached home under 500k right now so we're mostly looking at townhouses! We found our realtor through IG, Josh is awesome I would highly recommend him (his info is my the video description)! Yes you need to go to the bank to get a pre-approval before you start looking so you know what your budget is! Matt and I bank with different banks, but you would pick one or a different bank for your pre-approvals! Happy to answer any Q's you have :)
@@CarterSullivan thanks so much for answering (and so quickly!)! It's definitely reassuring to see other people my age (in the same area) going through the same process! I'm such a noob to this all lol! My boyfriend and I are also with different banks, which is why I was curious about your situation ;) The Ottawa market is INSANE right now, so best of luck with your hunting!!
So exciting! I’m closing on my new construction/ first house 2 weeks from today! The market is crazy! People were doing cash purchases and 20k over asking! So I decided to just build and not have to worry about a binding war or having to fix anything since my house will be under warranty for a few years through the builder.
That's so exciting! We had thought about doing a new build but the prices are through the roof now, like over $580 for a townhouse... so happy for you though! Must be so relieving to not worry about a bidding war!
defintely keep it going, i loved everything about this video!!
aw thanks! plenty more house hunting videos to come!!
I'm SO STOKED for all of the house-hunting content!!!
House 1 and 2 are so so cute! ❤️
Omg yay this is seriously so exciting!!!
RIGHT/ So exciting!!!
omgg the editing!!!!!!! 🤩🤩
EEP thanks girl, I feel like I put so much time and effort into it so glad you enjoyed!!
brb Carter uploaded I SQUEALED AT THE TITLE house hunting 🤩 I can’t wait to watch your journey and see what you end up with ❤️🥰
HEHE aw you're the sweetest!!!! love you xo
Carter! I got a notification and read the title and completely stopped what I was doing to watch. This is so exciting ! best of luck chicka xox
Hehe Love you Rita!!!
i am so excited for this series and can't wait for you to find your dream home!!!
Thanks Kelsey!!
So exciting your starting to house hunt! Can’t wait to see what you end up in!
🥰🥰🥰
dreaming of the day I get to house hunt! this was so fun to watch 😊
it's been a moment i've been dreaming of doing with Matt for so long now, I still can't believe it!!
Wow insane the price it went for! Love hearing the price. We took 2 years to find ours!! And we didn’t even plan to look at the house we bought cause it was farther out then I wanted and my dad convinced us to look at it and we loved it haha
No way!!!
Love how often you're posting! excited to watch this journey :)
Thank you! So excited to bring you guys along on this journey!!
this is so exciting so happy for you :)
Thanks girl!! I really appreciate it!!
I love love this!! Can't wait for this new series!! I am excited to see what you guys end up going with!
Thanks Megan!!
omg love this! Anything with marble walls or counter tops is a yes from me
BIG MOOD! We have marble countertops now and our next house better have them as well hahaha
literally so excited when I got the notification that you uploaded! Awesome way to start the day!
AW this makes my day!!
Can you share contact of your real estate agent I am planning to move to ottawa from Toronto and planning to buy house.
Josh Reyes!!!
Thank you
Loved this vlog! The market in the US is the same!! I’m also trying to buy a house right now and houses are going for so much over asking price. I’ve put in offers on 4 house and still searching 🥴
I felt this😥😥
We bought our house after seeing 10 in a single day (we weren't local and were moving for my husband's job) and 5 years later it was still the right decision - we basically spent 9 houses learning how to house hunt and then got lucky I think!
Thanks for sharing! Also, i've been guessing the UK price based on exchange rate which I found strangely fun to guess :P
Yay house hunting!!!! So excited for you both 🥰☺️ it’s stressful but so much fun! It’s good you’re starting early - if I could change anything about my process I would’ve definitely started earlier. But Ottawa is getting so competitive, wowowowow!!!!
YEs it really is! We're so happy that we started this early!!
ALL OF THEM ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!! IF I WERE YOU, I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE!
So excited for this series bc I’m also house hunting! So I love that I get to do it with someone
YES so fun when you're also doing it!!
If you want kids you neeeeed two baths
HAHA it's not in the cards for us so not a worry!
Eeee yay just watched your productive weekend hahah
So excited to see houses in my area 😍😍😍
Hope you enjoy it!!
Love this!!!! My guess is the offer was put in on the third house, with the big backyard!!
Ahhh so excited for you guys and to see where you end up!! Also will definitely be living vicariously through you because buying a house is still a while off for me as long as I'm in the DC area haha 🤪
Hehe thanks for the love!!
Awesome
😮I guess you got a house since I’m seeing this?!
Nope I ended up actually just uploading them as I film them!!
Offer on 4?!
Oops nope. Hahah near
Ikea is always good heheh