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Do the taxes kick in when Mary moved out in 1994 or when her spouse died in 2013?

Before you even start your home search, you'll need to get a few things in order

Try not to abandon your strategy as soon as it lags the alternatives

Consider it an opportunity to learn more about the house, the sellers and the neighbourhood

Use open houses to help you narrow down your needs and develop a better understanding of the market

You won't have to pay capital gains taxes within your RRSP— at least not yet

A pre-sale home inspection can help get you top dollar when selling a home

Transferring it simply isn't worth the effort

Many argue homeownership is now out of reach, but maybe our sense of entitlement is the real problem