CALGARY SELLER PREPARATION AND LAUNCH-READINESS EVIDENCE BOARD CalgaryRealEstateTips.ca working worksheet Last reviewed: July 19, 2026 PURPOSE Sale outcome and stage, ownership and signing authority, property type, occupancy and access, target buyer and price lane, active substitutes, launch and possession windows, next-home or tenancy dependency, privacy rules, preparation ceiling contingency carrying cost and reserve, fixed deadlines and delay consequence, immediate safety active water heat electrical combustion structural weather security insurance and deterioration concerns, interim protections, property chronology for title RPR compliance encroachments additions basements suites permits inspections trades systems maintenance invoices warranties claims repairs condo HOA tenancy and prior reports, verified missing inconsistent and unknown facts, every issue with protect investigate repair document disclose present monitor price or leave-alone lane, specialist scope quote cost schedule disruption permit completion warranty buyer-trust financing insurance inspection value and net effects, current RPR versus every structure, Certificate of Compliance status and scope, separate permit and inspection history, known defects repaired issues and qualified disclosure questions, target buyer daily function objections and alternatives, room-by-room contents furniture circulation storage confidential-item cleaning odour lighting window systems-access garage balcony yard snow ice drainage waste pet and reset plan, photography condition seasonal exterior floor-plan method measurements labels renovations suites parking storage rights views exposure inclusions exclusions limitations approvals and re-shoot triggers, showing schedule notice authorized entry lockbox fob alarm camera key code device valuable medicine document occupant tenant pet child work care temperature odour lighting footwear weather parking cancellation feedback reset and post-showing checks, vacant-home insurer utilities heat water snow mail check log contractor and emergency controls where applicable, photo-ready show-ready and offer-ready gate owners and approvals, current pricing evidence mortgage payout selling costs probable net inclusion possession repair-language lawyer and response status, critical path recovery window first review date delay repair-failure missing-evidence access weak-demand adjustment pause and relaunch triggers, evidence owner source date deadline status and launch consequence for every unresolved item. 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 outcome and stage: ________________________________________________ [ ] Ownership and signing authority: ________________________________________________ [ ] Property type: ________________________________________________ [ ] Occupancy and access: ________________________________________________ [ ] Target buyer and price lane: ________________________________________________ [ ] Active substitutes: ________________________________________________ [ ] Launch and possession windows: ________________________________________________ [ ] Next-home or tenancy dependency: ________________________________________________ [ ] Privacy rules: ________________________________________________ [ ] Preparation ceiling contingency carrying cost and reserve: ________________________________________________ [ ] Fixed deadlines and delay consequence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Immediate safety active water heat electrical combustion structural weather security insurance and deterioration concerns: ________________________________________________ [ ] Interim protections: ________________________________________________ [ ] Property chronology for title RPR compliance encroachments additions basements suites permits inspections trades systems maintenance invoices warranties claims repairs condo HOA tenancy and prior reports: ________________________________________________ [ ] Verified missing inconsistent and unknown facts: ________________________________________________ [ ] Every issue with protect investigate repair document disclose present monitor price or leave-alone lane: ________________________________________________ [ ] Specialist scope quote cost schedule disruption permit completion warranty buyer-trust financing insurance inspection value and net effects: ________________________________________________ [ ] Current RPR versus every structure: ________________________________________________ [ ] Certificate of Compliance status and scope: ________________________________________________ [ ] Separate permit and inspection history: ________________________________________________ [ ] Known defects repaired issues and qualified disclosure questions: ________________________________________________ [ ] Target buyer daily function objections and alternatives: ________________________________________________ [ ] Room-by-room contents furniture circulation storage confidential-item cleaning odour lighting window systems-access garage balcony yard snow ice drainage waste pet and reset plan: ________________________________________________ [ ] Photography condition seasonal exterior floor-plan method measurements labels renovations suites parking storage rights views exposure inclusions exclusions limitations approvals and re-shoot triggers: ________________________________________________ [ ] Showing schedule notice authorized entry lockbox fob alarm camera key code device valuable medicine document occupant tenant pet child work care temperature odour lighting footwear weather parking cancellation feedback reset and post-showing checks: ________________________________________________ [ ] Vacant-home insurer utilities heat water snow mail check log contractor and emergency controls where applicable: ________________________________________________ [ ] Photo-ready show-ready and offer-ready gate owners and approvals: ________________________________________________ [ ] Current pricing evidence mortgage payout selling costs probable net inclusion possession repair-language lawyer and response status: ________________________________________________ [ ] Critical path recovery window first review date delay repair-failure missing-evidence access weak-demand adjustment pause and relaunch triggers: ________________________________________________ [ ] Evidence owner source date deadline status and launch consequence for every unresolved item: ________________________________________________ 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.