Quick Possession Homes: Pros and Cons for Buyers

The Cons

Lot Locked

You won’t get to choose where your lot is with a Quick Possession home. Would you like a corner lot? Would you prefer to be in the middle of the cul-de-sac? These are things that you get to choose with a Pre-construction, or Pre-sale, Home but with a Quick Possession Home – these are choices that the builder will make for you.    

Limited Design & Finish Flexibility

When you choose a quick possession home, many of the design decisions have already been made for you. While builders often select finishes that appeal to broad tastes—like neutral wall colours, popular cabinet styles, and trending metal finishes—these choices may not reflect your personal preferences or lifestyle needs.

From the lot location and floorplan to the colour of your walls and the style of your faucets, every detail is pre-selected by the builder. This can be a drawback for buyers who want a home that feels uniquely theirs or who have specific functional or aesthetic requirements.

Potential for Rushed Decisions

Because these homes are move-in ready or nearly complete, buyers may feel pressured to make a fast decision. This can lead to regret if you haven’t fully considered your long-term needs or compared other options.

The Pros

Limiting Decision Fatigue

Building a Pre-Construction Home comes with a lot of choices. From your lot location, your floor plan, your interior colours and finishes. It can get to be a lot on top of the stress of buying a house in the first place. The biggest decision you’ll have to make with a Quick Possession home is where to put your furniture.  

What You See is What You Get

A Pre-construction Home is like a blank canvas, but a Quick Possession home is like a page in a colouring book – it’s ready to go, it just needs a little you. You can see the size of the living room, its relationship to the kitchen, and where the stairs begin and end. You will see where the windows are and how big they’ll be. All this information enables you to take some measurements and plan for your furniture and your window treatments.  

Timeliness

It takes approximately 30 to 90 days, and sometimes less, for your new Quick Possession home to be move-in ready. This means that you could be moving into your home less than two months after you’ve signed your purchase agreement. Compare this with the nine- or twelve-month process that comes with Pre-construction Homes. Click here to learn more about our Quick Possession Timelines.

Why Choose Cantiro

In today’s market, flexibility matters more than ever—and that’s exactly what Cantiro offers. Our Quick Possession Homes are designed to meet your needs right now, and into the future. We have a home for every life stage.

Whether you’re a family of five or a family of one, your lifestyle will evolve—and your home should evolve with it. If it’s your first home, start where you are, build equity, and move up when the time is right. No pressure. Just possibilities.

At Cantiro, we’re here to set you up for success. Our Quick Possession Homes feature professionally curated interior styles and are built from our most popular floorplans—so you’ll always have options to choose from. And if you’re ready for a fresh start, you won’t have to wait.

Ready when you are. Explore Cantiro’s Quick Possession Homes—professionally designed, thoughtfully built, and move-in ready on your timeline.