The legal groundwork matters first. Under The Homesteads Act, 1989 a spouse must consent in writing before a family home can be sold, and where a power of attorney is involved a buyer's lawyer will want it reviewed before closing, so Joel confirms that paperwork early rather than after an offer arrives.
He then prices the home against what was actually done to it, not what the City of Saskatoon's file shows, since a furnace, roof or developed basement added over the years is routinely invisible to public records and to an online estimate alike.
That combination of legal readiness and an accurate number is what keeps a downsizing sale from stalling. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.