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How can buyers protect themselves when touring a home in Saskatoon?

Tour with a licensed agent, confirm the seller's disclosure statement before you view, and never wire money or share financial documents with anyone contacted outside your own agent or lawyer. The Saskatchewan Real Estate Commission licenses agents and requires their identity to be confirmed before they represent a buyer or seller.

A seller's property condition disclosure statement, where one is provided, sets out known issues in writing, though it is not a substitute for a home inspection, which typically runs $400 to $600 and catches what a disclosure form does not. Ask for both before you rely on either alone.

For a showing itself, confirm you are touring with the licensed agent who booked the appointment, not a stranger who happened to be at the home when you arrived, and avoid touring a vacant or for-sale-by-owner property alone if anything feels off.

If something about a showing feels wrong, trust that and leave. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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