What's On! Mission January/February 2023

MARCH 3RD, 2023

Join us in the evening this Spring as we kick off a month long community celebration recognizing the Mission community, first responders, and local businesses in Mission.

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Mon, Tues, Fri – 8:30am to 4:30 Thursday – 8:30am to 3:00pm Wednesday – 8:30am to 6:00pm Resource centre service and case management support available by appointment.

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How Buyers Often Find Out about your Listing

There are many ways buyers can find out about your home for sale.

Some will see the lawn sign. Others will notice the listing on MLS. Still others might find out via an advertisement or social media post.

But, there is one other way buyers will discover your listing — and it can be pivotal to the success of your sale. The agent can make sure they know. In some cases, buyers shopping for a particular type of home, or those who are targeting a specific neighbourhood, will get on an agent’s alert system. The agent will arrange for the buyers to be alerted as soon as an ideal property comes up on the market.

That’s why being strategic when creating an MLS profile and other listing materials is so important. You want interested buyers to be notified of your listing!

Agents often also have a network of buyers they

are in touch with regularly or who are actively looking to buy a home. They reach out to these contacts as soon as a desired property is listed.

Say, for example, you put your property on the market. The agent you work with may already have qualified buyers in mind. If so, that increases the chances of your home selling quickly and for a top price.

Good agents also have a robust network of professional contacts — such as real estate lawyers, contractors, and even other agents — that they can potentially tap to find qualified buyers.

Overall, well-connected agents are more likely to be able to leverage their networks to attract ideal buyers to your listing. Want to discuss how I can attract high-interest, qualified buyers to your listing?

Call me at 604-615-6446

Tom Osterberg

Real Estate Representative Lighthouse Realty Ltd Cell 604-615-6446

www.TomOsterberg.realtor fraservalleytom@gmail.com

Going to University or College after you graduate? or

Are you already working but want to go back to school?

A Mission Community Foundation Scholarship could help.

Deadline for applications is March 2, 2023

Information and forms are posted on our website at: www.missioncommunityfoundation.org/grantsawards/bursaries-scholarships/ Call Angie 604-826-5322 if you have questions.

Ah, the New Year is upon us! Congratulations, we made it to 2023! There IS something about a new year that feels good, like a fresh start, or perhaps it’s a sense of optimism, that anything is possible.

Resolutions, anyone? This could be the year that you (fill in the blank!) lose weight, propose to your partner, land that dream job... KEEP YOUR HOUSE CLEAN.

That last one has been my New Year’s Resolution for as long as I can remember. I’m a “Creative”, and it’s always been a struggle for me to keep my home the way I feel it should be. (I know the bookstore is lovely and well-organized... somehow that’s different!) I’m also a perfectionist and a daydreamer, so there you go. The perfect recipe for disaster! And you know what? I’ve always felt deep embarrassment and shame about it.

Last month I found this gem: How to Keep House While Drowning:A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis. Well, you had me at that title! Yes, I thought, I’m drowning! Help!

I’m not alone. I showed this book to my friend who is a visual artist, and after a flip through, she declared, “A chore schedule? Yes!”

What’s so special about this book is it’s made for people like me; fellow Creatives maybe, or just folks

that want to manage their mess but don’t know how.

I tried Marie Kondo. Didn’t work. I’ve read the Fly Lady. Didn’t work. Why? Because my brain doesn’t work like that. Their “simple” steps just overwhelm me, and I’ve failed before I’ve even begun!

But this system? Hallelujah, we’ve hit the jackpot. What Davis explains is that for many of us, our homes and how we keep them hold shame for us. We’ve attached a moral judgement to our mess. Not having the clutter sorted means you’re a failure. Not having the laundry folded means you’re a bad mother. Have you ever said these things or felt disappointed in yourself because you just can’t get a handle on the mess?

That’s a lot of shame to carry around.

At 160 pages, How to Keep House While Drowning is a short read that’s packed full of simple tips for those of us who are struggling to separate the state of our homes from our perception of ourselves. Please read it. It will encourage you so much. You will start 2023 with compassion for yourself, and through simple do-able steps you will learn what works for you so you too can have less stress and anxiety about your home.

How to Keep House While Drowning is on the shelves now at Totally BOOK-ish. Happy New Year!

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Booster Juice

Boston Pizza

New Cameron James Men’s Wear

Canadian Tire

Church’s Chicken

Corona’s Mexican Restaurant

Crystal Nails

Envision Financial

Fas Gas Plus

GoodLife Fitness

Johnson Meier Insurance

Jak’s Beer Wine Spirits

Junction Sushi

Lanka Jewels

London Drugs

Meadow Cleaners

Mirror Envy Beauty Salon

Mission Junction Dental Centre

Outlaw’s Barbershop

Papa John’s Pizza Poké Bar

Quiznos

Sally Beauty Save-On-Foods

SilverCity Mission Cinemas

Sleep Country Canada

Staples

Starbucks Drive Thru

Swing Optical

TD Canada Trust

The Chopped Leaf

New The Shoe Company

Thrive Supplements-Vitamins

Tim Hortons

Totally BOOK-ish Urban Planet Vancity

Vape Street

Wendy’s White Spot Winners

World Odyssey Travel

Coming Soon Noodlebox