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Dear Newlyweds,

My name is Elaine Sambugaro and I created www.newlywednest.com to help couples understand that an investment in real estate is a wise investment.  If you’ve landed on this site, it’s probably because you and your spouse are thinking about buying a home, but you have doubts or are in the information-gathering stage. You are probably asking yourself questions like: “is it a good time to buy a house?”, “what about the economy?” “Can I afford a house?” “How do I know if I’m paying too much?” – all legitimate and important questions to ask. 

As a realtor in Toronto, I’ve worked  with many couples just starting their lives together. One thing that has been made clear to me during this time is that a couple’s  love and commitment to each other is strengthened by their accomplishment of buying their first home together.  The home-buying process – if performed correctly –  is a process that creates positive energy, opens up sensitive financial dialogue in a supportive environment and ultimately brings the couple closer.   

I started newlywednest.com in 2007 because I love to see and hear the excitement as couples decide where they are going to live and what they are going to do after they move into their home.  And I’m frequently surprised by the thoughtful compromise that one partner makes so that the other can have their “man-cave” space  or the way that spouses want to make sure that the other is confident and happy with the important step that they are about to make.  

I also love to see the progress that each couple makes during their home-buying journey.  Most couples start off wanting a home of their own, but are paralyzed by the fear of making a mistake.  This is completely understandable because they’ve never bought a home before.   The fear subsides when they begin creating their own individualized plan, visualizing their future, and realizing the benefits of homeownership.

One thing that all of the couples I work with have in common is that they are progressive, forward thinkers who clearly understand that homeownership means building equity and wealth. The argument I frequently hear is “why spend more than $1000/month living in a leased apartment (that’s $24,000 in 2 years and $60,000 in 5 years) to a landlord with no return to us?”   Homeownership also means stability, room to grow their family, freedom and most of all – privacy.

Why Choose Newlywednest.com?  

Young couples need special care and we are well aware of that.  Newlywednest.com is a product of personal experience. I know what you are going through because I’ve been where you are now (going onto website after website) trying to figure out the best way to move forward with my spouse.  We had to figure it out by ourselves and we made our share of mistakes. Let us help you avoid them.    

Newlywednest.com is not a cookie-cutter program. We teach you how to get prepared for home loan pre-approval. We teach you things like how to open a ‘housing fund’ online account to start saving for your homebuying expenses. We provide FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, on-line consulting to help answer any questions you may have about the homebuying process. However, no two couples have the same home-buying needs. So, each topic is approached with adjustments made to adapt to the comfort level of each couple.