Hassle-Free Home Selling

Sweetly is a fully licensed and full-service real estate Brokerage member of the REALTORS^® Association of Edmonton. Sweetly is different than all other real estate companies. We offer sellers a 'choice' to Sell Sweety (we buy then resell it), full representation (traditional), or For Sale By Owner (mere posting). We are led by our owner, Eduard DePrato, who has extensive experience working in the industry as an Investor, Developer, and a licensed REALTOR^® Associate in Edmonton. He has gained a thorough understanding of the market through his experience working for Realty Executives (4 years), Re/Max (14 years), and through the creation of his first venture YEGPro Realty, which he sold in 2017 to work on Sweetly. 

There is no catch. Our business although unique, is quite simple. We weigh your home against recent area sales to determine its current value. We then make you an offer that represents 75% expected current market value. Once you have sold to us, we prepare the home for sale and resell it to a new (permanent) buyer. Once sold, we deduct our fee and send the remaining balance back to you. To top it all, since we don't move into your home like a conventional buyer, you have the freedom to choose a possession day of your preference. Simple, quick, and reliable.

You are secured with an interest in land and have an Unpaid Vendors Caveat registered on the property, which is only removed once we pay you. Our reconciliation (second) payment is part of a contractual promise that we make to you, just like all the other terms and conditions in the sale agreement. We make this legally binding guarantee to you with the confidence that we will be able to fulfill it. 

Our service fee is normal commission of 4%, plus 2.5% for holding costs for a total of 6.5% of the value of your home. The cost of any improvement or deficiencies that you don’t want to handle can also be added to our fee, but are reviewed with you before being done. A transaction fee of $2000 is also applied by the lawyer you choose to represent you. This fee includes the lawyer representation, registration of your encumbrance (for your second payment), transfer of land and registration with the land titles office, any required Real Property Report and/or title insurance, and the home inspection we do on your home.

Once we understand what your home offers, we will get you an offer outline within 24 hours. Our qualified team is also available to answer any questions that you may have and to guide you through the process.

As a seller, you don’t pay commissions when you sell to us. Our fee comes out of the service fee that we charge against the resale value of your home at the time of the final sale. If your house is listed with any brokerage, you are obligated to honor the terms of that listing agreement until it expires. Since that contract likely requires you to pay a commission we recommend advising your agent of your intent to request our offer and discussing it before you accept the offer. If your home is listed with any brokerage we will ONLY submit our offer through them as per industry rules. Commission will likely apply in this case.

Improvements, additions and renovations are all important factors that we consider when determining the current value of your home. Make sure to include information on any improvements along with pictures to ensure that we evaluate your home accurately and give you the best price possible.

We are currently buying homes only within the Edmonton area, however we plan to expand into other communities soon.

While we don’t completely disqualify any home from our consideration, we are selective with the homes that we purchase. Currently, we are focused on buying single-family homes of 850 square feet or more, with 2 or more bedrooms above grade. The expected value of these homes is between $280,000 and $700,000. We do, however, anticipate this criterion changing over time.

We only buy single family houses within Edmonton. The homes we buy must be vacant on possession date as we cannot assume any tenancies. We also cannot buy any homes that require significant work such as correcting fundamental foundation problems. We are also unable to buy mobile homes or other types of properties that don’t include title to a land or a city lot. At this time we are also not buying any condominiums, commercial, rural, or recreation properties.

No. A Guaranteed Sale is a marketing tool that is used by some agents to get your listing. These programs require you to list your home for a period of time, following which if the brokerage buys your home and resells it for more, they get to keep all profits. Alternatively, at Sweetly, we provide you with a clean offer and an actual sale with a fair share of profits, all without the need for any listings. 

Absolutely! We consider every home carefully and photos help us to understand the condition and unique appeal of your home. We encourage you to send as many photos of your home as you can.

Not a problem! We are able to move forward with the process without photos. However, since we are unable to assume tenants, you’ll need to make sure that your home is vacant on the possession day that you choose.

Definitely. While photos are a valuable tool during the assessment stage of the process, we are able to determine the value of a home without them. However, if there aren’t reliable comparables available, we may reach out for photos of your home at that time.

Yes. Our offer is valid for 4 days from the time it is sent to you. We like to give you sufficient time to consider your options and to speak to a lawyer or other advisers if needed.  However, since the market is constantly moving, we aren’t able to keep the offer valid for longer.

We can have you sold within days.

We will need to order a pre-sale home inspection and if you don't have one we'll need a Real Property Report (RPR). Beyond that, we can close whenever you like. You can select any closing day within 45 days of when you accept our offer.

If you need to obtain these reports, we can help. We typically allow for 1 week from the time our offer is written to get the pre-sale inspection on your home. Once we have that, we review it and are able to complete the purchase in as soon as 15 days. For a closing date, you can choose any weekday between 15 to 45 days from when we start the process. Closing sooner can happen but we’ll need to ensure that we are moving quickly through the process. If you need an earlier close date, please let us know and we would be happy to accommodate you.

Our final goal after we buy your house is to sell it. But first, we make any necessary improvements needed to ensure that the home shows its best. We then take photos and measurements, and introduce the home to the buying public. We post the home on the Edmonton Board's MLS^® System, book showings and deal with agents and buyers who want to view it or get additional information. We take care of any negotiations with buyers, handle coordination of appraisers and booking inspectors. Essentially, we take care of all the work, the payment for holding costs and the stress associated with selling a house.

Absolutely. We don’t discuss or disclose your sale price, your reasons for selling or any other information with anybody else for any reason. If we ever share your name and contact information it would only be with your consent in situations where you need our assistance.

Our offer is based on the expected current value of your home. We compare it to other homes in the area and determine what price it should reasonably sell for. We then base our offer price on those findings.

Additional costs include a transaction fee of $2000. This fee is paid to the lawyer and includes the legal services, the registration of your encumbrance to ensure you get your second payment, the cost of any required Real Property Report and/or title insurance, and the home inspection we do on your home. 

Our offer is not an appraisal. Our offer pays you full value less our fee. We pay you in 2 payments. First we pay you 75% of what we expect the home to sell for on the open market. Once we resell it and know the exact market value, we subtract what we’ve already paid you and our fee, and send you a reconciliation (second) payment for the remaining balance. This way, you net 93.5% of your home’s true market value - without a single public showing! There's no guarantee of what the home will re-sell for, but we use our best efforts including MLS exposure to ensure full market access to all prospective buyers.

If you feel like we’ve missed something about your home that makes it worth more than our understanding, please bring that to our attention and we would be happy to discuss further.

You simply sign and return the executed contract to us when you’re ready to go. Just remember, your offer is only good for 4 days from when we send it.

Absolutely! Since we don’t have to move into your house like a traditional buyer would, if you need more time just let us know and we can easily make that change. The only stipulation is that the possession must happen within 45 days of having accepted our offer.

Yes. Once you decide to move forward with the provided offer outline, one of our licensed REALTOR^® Associate will contact you to view your home.

We work with 4 trusted, certified home inspectors who are certified and bonded. 

Not to worry. Home inspections almost always yield some kind of deficiency or maintenance requirement. Once we know what those are, either you can attend to them on your own or we can offset the costs and handle it after closing. However, if there’s something seriously wrong with your home (like a faulty foundation) we’ll likely have to pass on buying your home as we simply don’t have the expertise or resources required to deal with substantial integrity issues.

You choose your moving day - within 45 days from when you accepted our offer. You’ll need to provide a clean, vacant house ready for possession on the closing day.

Yes, but please note that all of the appliances (Chattels) listed on the contract need to stay with the home. These will normally include the Fridge, Stove, Hood fan, Washer and Dryer, Window coverings, Garage door openers and remotes, built-in speaker systems, closet organizers, etc. If any of these items are important for you to take with you, you’ll need to ensure that they are not included in the sale.

Your lawyer will pay out the mortgage using the funds that we pay for the home, and then you get the remaining difference.

Absolutely! We do this all the time.

For anyone moving before June 30, 2020, if you tell us in advance that you intend to buy with us, we even provide an extra $1,500 moving gift. Spend it as you wish!

We use a holdback. Your sale includes a $5,000 holdback which you will get back within 5 business days after closing. We do a walkthrough to ensure that the appliances are all there and that the house is reasonably clean. Once we confirm that, your holdback is released in full.