CALGARY FIRST-TIME HOME SELLER EVIDENCE BOARD CalgaryRealEstateTips.ca working worksheet Last reviewed: July 19, 2026 PURPOSE Sale goal stage and first fixed date; every owner spouse borrower occupant and signing authority; property type size lot or unit parking use improvements systems condition and micro-location; current title and registered interests; RPR compliance permits inspections suite condo tenancy and legal-use records; active damage safety vacancy insurance claims specialist and protection status; known defects repairs representations warranties and disclosure evidence; current Calgary comparable sales active substitutes adjustments exclusions and low-central-high value range; mortgage HELOC payout penalty discharge tax lien caveat and claim evidence; representation compensation legal preparation repair moving adjustment tax-question holdback overlap reserve and low-base-high probable usable net; repair cleaning contents staging photography floor-plan weather budget launch and leave-alone board; written service agreement relationship services term exclusivity compensation conflict termination communication records and instructions; likely buyer listing range launch posture feedback cadence review date carrying limit and measurable change triggers; showing notice access identity lockbox keys cameras devices valuables medicines documents children pets tenants privacy incident and reset controls; complete offer comparison for price deposit delivery financing appraisal conditions inspection documents inclusions exclusions repairs representations possession expiry amendments buyer readiness probable net certainty and failure consequence; condition deadline evidence owner access repair amendment deposit notice backup and failed-condition workback; next purchase or lease approval deposit bridge temporary housing move storage pets utilities first night possession and one-delay plan; lawyer identity signing title RPR discharge adjustments repairs insurance possession authorization keys and proceeds sequence; principal-residence rental business-use other-home short-hold residency and CRA reporting records; professional owners secure channels evidence dates status stop gates and update cadence; failed sale repair revised price relaunch rent hold delay reserve and two funded fallbacks. Use this worksheet to collect property-specific evidence and make the next decision visible. It is an educational planning aid, not legal, tax, lending, appraisal, engineering, inspection, insurance, condo-document, or other professional advice. DECISION CONTEXT Name(s): ________________________________________________ Property / community / search area: _______________________ Property type: ___________________________________________ Budget, price, or value range: _____________________________ Decision to make: _________________________________________ Deadline and reason: ______________________________________ Primary goal: _____________________________________________ What would make me pause or walk away? ____________________ TOPIC EVIDENCE [ ] Sale goal stage and first fixed date: ________________________________________________ [ ] Every owner spouse borrower occupant and signing authority: ________________________________________________ [ ] Property type size lot or unit parking use improvements systems condition and micro-location: ________________________________________________ [ ] Current title and registered interests: ________________________________________________ [ ] RPR compliance permits inspections suite condo tenancy and legal-use records: ________________________________________________ [ ] Active damage safety vacancy insurance claims specialist and protection status: ________________________________________________ [ ] Known defects repairs representations warranties and disclosure evidence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Current Calgary comparable sales active substitutes adjustments exclusions and low-central-high value range: ________________________________________________ [ ] Mortgage HELOC payout penalty discharge tax lien caveat and claim evidence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Representation compensation legal preparation repair moving adjustment tax-question holdback overlap reserve and low-base-high probable usable net: ________________________________________________ [ ] Repair cleaning contents staging photography floor-plan weather budget launch and leave-alone board: ________________________________________________ [ ] Written service agreement relationship services term exclusivity compensation conflict termination communication records and instructions: ________________________________________________ [ ] Likely buyer listing range launch posture feedback cadence review date carrying limit and measurable change triggers: ________________________________________________ [ ] Showing notice access identity lockbox keys cameras devices valuables medicines documents children pets tenants privacy incident and reset controls: ________________________________________________ [ ] Complete offer comparison for price deposit delivery financing appraisal conditions inspection documents inclusions exclusions repairs representations possession expiry amendments buyer readiness probable net certainty and failure consequence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Condition deadline evidence owner access repair amendment deposit notice backup and failed-condition workback: ________________________________________________ [ ] Next purchase or lease approval deposit bridge temporary housing move storage pets utilities first night possession and one-delay plan: ________________________________________________ [ ] Lawyer identity signing title RPR discharge adjustments repairs insurance possession authorization keys and proceeds sequence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Principal-residence rental business-use other-home short-hold residency and CRA reporting records: ________________________________________________ [ ] Professional owners secure channels evidence dates status stop gates and update cadence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Failed sale repair revised price relaunch rent hold delay reserve and two funded fallbacks: ________________________________________________ CALGARY VERIFICATION CONTROL [ ] Property address, community, property type, and decision deadline are recorded. [ ] Budget, price or value range, monthly comfort, and cash reserve are separated. [ ] Current source dates and geography are written beside every market or rule-based claim. [ ] Relevant active alternatives and recent comparable transactions are identified. [ ] Financing, appraisal, insurance, legal, tax, inspection, condo, permit, or specialist questions have an assigned owner. [ ] Documents are saved in one folder with missing items and follow-up dates visible. [ ] The most expensive plausible downside has a cost range and funding plan. [ ] A credible backup property, community, timing, or transaction path is named. [ ] The walk-away or pause rule is written before urgency increases. [ ] The next review date and the evidence that would change the decision are recorded. EVIDENCE LOG Use one row per important fact. Record the source itself, not only who mentioned it. 1. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ 2. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ 3. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ RED / AMBER / GREEN DECISION BOARD GREEN - current, property-specific, understood evidence: ____________________________________________________________ AMBER - plausible but waiting on evidence or professional review: ____________________________________________________________ RED - material downside with no acceptable control or fallback: ____________________________________________________________ OPTIONS AND TRADEOFFS Preferred path: ____________________________________________ Best credible alternative: _________________________________ What the preferred path improves: __________________________ What it costs or makes harder: ______________________________ Worst plausible outcome and estimated cost: ________________ How that downside would be reduced or funded: ______________ NEXT-STEP BRIEF Current best decision: _____________________________________ Why the evidence supports it: _______________________________ Three unresolved questions: 1. _________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________ Next action: _______________________________________________ Owner: __________________________ Due: _____________________ Review trigger: ____________________________________________ Next review date: __________________________________________ PROPERTY-SPECIFIC HELP When requesting help, include the property or community, property type, budget or value range, timeline, documents available, condition deadline, and the exact decision. A useful response should produce a shortlist, risk list, valuation path, document-review path, or assigned next-step plan rather than a generic sales reply.