

Selling your House to Avoid Foreclosure? But What About the Tenants? Alberta Buyer Will Buy it.
The banks sent you “payment overdue” notices and now you want to put your house up for sale. Obviously! You want to sell your home fast – to avoid foreclosure. Ideally, you hope for your asking price, but at this point, you’re even considering a short sale. The problem… You have tenants in your house who pay rent regularly. Can you actually sell the house with renters still living in the property you own? The approach… There’s no cut and dry correct answer to this question. F


You Can Choose Your Fresh Start! Alberta Buyers Will help
One of life’s biggest ironies is that there is more help available for those who don’t need it than those who do. The higher your credit score, the lower your interest rate. If you are doing well and have been able to keep your credit score high and your debt low, you will be rewarded with a lower car payment, for example, due to reduced interest even though you could afford to pay more. The person who might benefit from having a reliable new car for one of those $169-a-month


Deferred Maintenance: The Not So Obvious Effect of the Recession!
The obvious: Foreclosures have affected whole neighborhoods in areas that have been hit hardest by the housing bust. There are homes that have been left empty, abandoned and decaying beyond repair. The not-so-obvious: We are seeing more deferred maintenance in light of the recession. Many homeowners these days are putting off doing regular up-keep and repair to their homes. Maybe they can’t afford to replace the roof, or they’re underwater on the mortgage and don’t want to pu


Foreclosures Put Alberta Buyers in the Spotlight.
Every new wave of the Making Home Affordable Program (HAMP), as well as every wave of foreclosures, puts the banks in the spotlight in ways they seldom want to be. After many banks received TARP bailouts, some have not acted the way many expected them to, whether they got a dime from the Feds or not. Their Slow Response to the Crisis… HAMP was conceived promptly to meet a crisis, so banks had to prepare to implement it quickly. Participation in the program was voluntary and e


House Counseling Works—A Definitely Maybe Dilemma!
In trouble with your mortgage? Feeling a bit desperate? What to do, what to do? Don’t fall for a scam that offers you quick and ready help. Instead, call a counselor. Counselors work, according to a recent study by the Urban Institute. Since 2007, when the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling program was founded to help distressed homeowners, $410 million has gone into the program. Over 750,000 were helped through the end of 2008. These borrowers were 60% more likely to


Are you cut out to be a homeowner? Alberta Buyer will help.
This subject came up on Dr. Phil the other day. He asked the audience about mistakes they had made. One person brought up that she had bought a house. “Everyone” suggested it was a good idea, but she thought otherwise when the roof developed a major leak. She was angry with the landlord until she remembered, “O, that’s me!” She quickly decided that she didn’t want to be responsible for property and longed for the days of more carefree renting. Does this describe you? Would yo


Need to Sell Your Home Fast? Sell your house to Alberta Buyers
Spring has traditionally been a hot time for real estate sales. This year, due to the buyer’s tax credit, sales were expected to be higher than normal throughout the winter. However, Mother Nature interfered with the President’s plan, and instead of touring around for the ‘ideal home’ spots, prospective home buyers were busy clearing their driveway during the unusual Snowmageddon this year. Spring has announced her arrival at the onset of the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is


Reduce Your Days on Market to Fewer than 14 | Alberta Buyers
Current home sellers know that they may have to wait longer to find a buyer these days. The days on market (DOM) in the Calgary area is declining, but if you have a “situation” and want or need to sell now, even a couple months is a long time to wait. When you are in a jam, there are always people willing to exploit your plight, but the so-called helpers aren’t always honest. You may need help, but you don’t want to make things worse by hooking up with a company that either c


Strategic Default Allows Some Homeowners to Swim Back to the Top
The dilemma today for many considering loan modifications or even considering whether to move from the trial to the permanent phase of the process is whether it is worth it in the long run. Current programs lower interest rates and make the payback longer but do not address the loan’s principle. With many homes worth less than the principle or “under water,” some owners feel negative about paying for a home that could not command the price they paid. This is encouraging some


We Buy Ugly Houses
If you’ve been having trouble finding a buyer for your Calgary home, We Buy Ugly Houses; Alberta Buyers can help. We’ve been buying houses all over Alberta, Canada and have helped over 7,000 owners Alberta-wide sell their unwanted homes quickly and easily. Alberta Buyers is the #1 home buyer in Calgary area for a good reason. We cover most, if not all, closing costs and get you paid in as few as 30 days, sometimes even faster. Our local We Buy Ugly Houses agents are ready to