Tucson Homes, Neighborhoods, and Real Estate from Housechick.com » Canadians and Tucson http://www.mytucsonblog.com Everything you need to know about Tucson and Real Estate - and then some Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:33:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Canadians Financing Investment Homes in Tucson – Not So Much http://www.mytucsonblog.com/canadians-and-tucson/canadians-financing-investment-homes-in-tucson-not-so-much/ http://www.mytucsonblog.com/canadians-and-tucson/canadians-financing-investment-homes-in-tucson-not-so-much/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:02:36 +0000 Kelley Koehler http://www.mytucsonblog.com/?p=1339 Been hearing it for a while, but my friend over at the Arizona Mortgage Guru posted today about financing for Canadians purchasing homes in the states drying up.  Whereas at the start of the year, our lovely Canadian friends could purchase investment property – vacation homes here in Tucson, rental property – and finance it here in the US, this is no longer possible, to the best of my knowledge.

Anyone knowing otherwise – please speak up!

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]]> http://www.mytucsonblog.com/canadians-and-tucson/canadians-financing-investment-homes-in-tucson-not-so-much/feed/ 3 Lessons Learned from Canadians Buying Tucson Real Estate http://www.mytucsonblog.com/canadians-and-tucson/lessons-learned-from-canadians-buying-tucson-real-estate/ http://www.mytucsonblog.com/canadians-and-tucson/lessons-learned-from-canadians-buying-tucson-real-estate/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:08:18 +0000 Kelley Koehler http://www.mytucsonblog.com/?p=1004 I recently had the pleasure of helping a couple of Canadians buy real estate here in Tucson as investment property.  The current exchange rates make real estate here in Sunny Arizona rather attractive at the moment to our Canadian friends.  I think we both learned a lot about how real estate works in each other’s country, but the big take-aways were thus:

  • It can be difficult to finance non-resident foreign nationals (AKA Canadians) trying to get an American mortgage.  I believe I still have two resources where a Canadian can get an American loan to finance a home here in Tucson though.  You’ll need at least 30% down.
  • Prices for homes in Tucson are much more affordable than pricing for similar homes in such areas as Vancouver, or so I’m told.  We can find a 3 bed, 2 bath, reasonably sized home, pretty much move-in ready, anywhere between $175,000 and $250,000 pretty easily, depending on the area of town.
  • If you’re looking for investment property, I’ve got resources for property management, general handymen repair, landscaping, etcetera, to help you maintain and operate the property here in Tucson while you’re back home in Canada.
  • Also – If you’re looking for a vacation property here in Tucson, we’ve got several condo conversion projects that might fit the bill perfectly.  There’s even a condo project in a resort area with a rental pool, to help offset the carrying costs of the vacation property.

I’m told it’s 12°C and rainy in Vancouver today.  Supposed to be in the mid 30°s over here in Tucson.  I’m just sayin’.

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