06/01/2026
There is a way to buy your first home in Norfolk and have someone else help pay your mortgage.
Most first-time buyers here have never heard of it.
If the home you are buying has a basement suite — or the potential for one — a lender can use up to 100% of that rental income to offset your mortgage payment in the qualifying calculation.
On a $475,000 home with a suite renting at $1,200 a month your effective out-of-pocket payment drops significantly.
You qualify for more. You pay less out of your own pocket. And your tenant helps carry the mortgage from day one.
This is one of the most underused strategies for first-time buyers in Haldimand and Norfolk right now.
DM me FIRSTHOME and let’s see if this strategy works for your situation.
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