Utility accounts need to be transferred into the new owner's name effective possession day, and a homeowner should budget for the first mortgage payment, home insurance premium and any condo or utility hookup fees landing in the same month rather than spread out.
Repairs a home inspection at $400 to $600 flagged as minor but did not require fixing before possession often become the new owner's first real expense, especially anything related to the furnace or roof heading into a Saskatoon winter.
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