LEAVING CALGARY HOME DECISION EVIDENCE BOARD CalgaryRealEstateTips.ca working worksheet Last reviewed: July 19, 2026 PURPOSE Move driver and certainty; destination city province or country; household owners borrowers spouses occupants tenants pets and remote signers; job school care travel arrival lease purchase move and first fixed dates; Calgary property type community occupancy condition title RPR permits condo suite tenancy access and insurer status; current sold evidence active substitutes low central and high value range launch posture and review trigger; mortgage payout penalty HELOC selling legal repair moving storage temporary-housing tax and contingency costs; gross equity probable closing proceeds and safely usable destination cash; sell-first destination-first temporary housing rent-back rental conversion remote hold delayed move return and no-commitment paths; rental legal use suite and condo rules lender insurer tax achieved rent vacancy management utilities repairs maintenance capital reserve and eventual sale; lawful local authority manager verification emergency response vendors inspections heat water hail snow condo rent reporting reserve secure keys privacy and sell trigger; written Alberta tenancy agreement screening consent deposit interest move-in inspection entry maintenance notices accounting dispute and move-out; Calgary mortgage portability bridge retained debt rental-income treatment and destination borrower and property approval; destination field or remote diligence commute school care pets vehicles accessibility lease or purchase deposit financing insurance inspection lawyer possession utilities and first night; daily calendar for deposits down payments legal funds both housing payments tax condo insurance utilities movers travel storage temporary housing repairs and destination setup; one missed closing price reduction extra month job change or repair downside; mover and storage company verification written scope price coverage inventory packing valuables documents elevator parking vehicle pet long-haul storage delay damage claims and first-night kit; remote representation authority access security showings offers lawyer identity signing payout statement wire verification proceeds possession keys and local handoff; domestic or international departure residency ties dates principal residence change of use non-resident rental withholding section 216 and future section 116 questions; eligible-relocation distance new-location income reimbursements receipts travel storage sale and old-home carrying records with qualified review; Calgary property tax TIPP water electricity gas condo mortgage insurance mail internet security subscriptions and final readings; each critical-path dependency with owner evidence source date deadline buffer update time stop gate and failure response; remote identity payment access and privacy verification; temporary housing delay lower-cost destination remote hold qualified rental conversion price reset relist return and no-commitment 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 [ ] Move driver and certainty: ________________________________________________ [ ] Destination city province or country: ________________________________________________ [ ] Household owners borrowers spouses occupants tenants pets and remote signers: ________________________________________________ [ ] Job school care travel arrival lease purchase move and first fixed dates: ________________________________________________ [ ] Calgary property type community occupancy condition title RPR permits condo suite tenancy access and insurer status: ________________________________________________ [ ] Current sold evidence active substitutes low central and high value range launch posture and review trigger: ________________________________________________ [ ] Mortgage payout penalty HELOC selling legal repair moving storage temporary-housing tax and contingency costs: ________________________________________________ [ ] Gross equity probable closing proceeds and safely usable destination cash: ________________________________________________ [ ] Sell-first destination-first temporary housing rent-back rental conversion remote hold delayed move return and no-commitment paths: ________________________________________________ [ ] Rental legal use suite and condo rules lender insurer tax achieved rent vacancy management utilities repairs maintenance capital reserve and eventual sale: ________________________________________________ [ ] Lawful local authority manager verification emergency response vendors inspections heat water hail snow condo rent reporting reserve secure keys privacy and sell trigger: ________________________________________________ [ ] Written Alberta tenancy agreement screening consent deposit interest move-in inspection entry maintenance notices accounting dispute and move-out: ________________________________________________ [ ] Calgary mortgage portability bridge retained debt rental-income treatment and destination borrower and property approval: ________________________________________________ [ ] Destination field or remote diligence commute school care pets vehicles accessibility lease or purchase deposit financing insurance inspection lawyer possession utilities and first night: ________________________________________________ [ ] Daily calendar for deposits down payments legal funds both housing payments tax condo insurance utilities movers travel storage temporary housing repairs and destination setup: ________________________________________________ [ ] One missed closing price reduction extra month job change or repair downside: ________________________________________________ [ ] Mover and storage company verification written scope price coverage inventory packing valuables documents elevator parking vehicle pet long-haul storage delay damage claims and first-night kit: ________________________________________________ [ ] Remote representation authority access security showings offers lawyer identity signing payout statement wire verification proceeds possession keys and local handoff: ________________________________________________ [ ] Domestic or international departure residency ties dates principal residence change of use non-resident rental withholding section 216 and future section 116 questions: ________________________________________________ [ ] Eligible-relocation distance new-location income reimbursements receipts travel storage sale and old-home carrying records with qualified review: ________________________________________________ [ ] Calgary property tax TIPP water electricity gas condo mortgage insurance mail internet security subscriptions and final readings: ________________________________________________ [ ] Each critical-path dependency with owner evidence source date deadline buffer update time stop gate and failure response: ________________________________________________ [ ] Remote identity payment access and privacy verification: ________________________________________________ [ ] Temporary housing delay lower-cost destination remote hold qualified rental conversion price reset relist return and no-commitment 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.