Getting that number confirmed early avoids a wasted trip, and Joel lines up showings, inspections and possession timing around a single visit whenever a buyer is relocating from outside the province or the country. Saskatchewan closings run through a lawyer, and a buyer who is still living out of province or out of the country can usually sign the final documents remotely through that lawyer's office, per the Law Society of Saskatchewan's standard practice. That matters most on possession day, when a buyer who has not yet moved needs the timeline handled without being physically present.
Financing pre-approval matters more for a relocating buyer than a local one, since a buyer moving markets often has less runway if a rate or a lender's approval changes mid-search. Locking in the numbers around CMHC's minimum credit score of 600 for an insured mortgage before house hunting starts keeps the actual search focused on real options.
Whether the move is across the province or across the country, the goal is the same: no surprises once the moving truck is booked. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.