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Spring Home Shopping Season: Time to Get Pre-approved. Jason Scott, Edmonton Mortgage Broker

Time to Get Pre-approved for the Spring Home Shopping Season

February 27, 2023

It’s close to the spring home shopping season, which means it’s time to get pre-approved so you’re ready! It’s still winter here in Edmonton, but the spring housing market is right around the corner. Now is the time to get pre-approved where we get you ready to shop. What happens…

Canada Tax Season 2023: RRSPs and Your Mortgage

Jason Scott

February 21, 2023

Mortgages

It’s Canada tax season 2023, and you might be wondering what to do. What should you do with your tax refund, should you get RRSPs, or should you throw money at the mortgage? Here’s my opinion: It’s our favourite time of the year, tax season! No, I hate tax season…

What to Do With Your House if You’re Getting Divorced?

Jason Scott

February 13, 2023

Mortgages

Wondering what to do with your house if you’re getting divorced? Let me break down what your options are in different situations: In the fairytale books, the prince and princess live happily ever after. Unfortunately, that isn’t real life in far too many cases, and people decide to go their…

How Much to Put Down on a Mortgage Down Payment

Mr. Bongo

February 6, 2023

Mortgages, Purchasing a new home

Are you wondering how much to put down on a mortgage down payment? Here’s my answer: I had an interesting phone call with a client today who’s making an offer on a property, and the major part of the conversation was around how much should they make for their down…

Refinancing Your Home to Pay Off Higher-Interest Debt

Jason Scott

January 30, 2023

Debt Reduction, Mortgage Refinance, Mortgages

Let me break down the process of refinancing your home to pay off higher-interest debt. The best time to get a mortgage or borrow money is before you actually need it: We’re starting to see the beginnings of a recession emerging with interest rates rising. There’s word of layoffs increasing…

Buying a Home Outside of Canada

Jason Scott

January 23, 2023

Mortgages

Wondering about buying a home outside of Canada? Inevitably, when you’re on winter vacation, you’re like, “Hey, I want to buy a place in Arizona.” “I want to buy a place in Mexico.” “I want to buy a place anywhere other than where there’s six feet of snow.” And so the…

When You Can’t Afford Your Mortgage

Jason Scott

January 16, 2023

Mortgages

Here’s my advice for when you can’t afford your mortgage payment: Let’s say you’ve been in your house for a while and you ran into some financial difficulty, and you’ve missed payments on your mortgage. What are the risks you’re running? Depending on how bad things got, or how bad…

How to Finance an Airbnb Property

Jason Scott

January 9, 2023

Mortgages

It’s not easy to borrow to buy a short term rental! Here’s my advice on how to finance an Airbnb property: A lot of people approach me about buying a condominium or another property to do short-term rentals (aka Airbnb, VRBO, etc.). Lenders do not like short-term rentals and there…

Should I Refinance My Mortgage to Pay Off Debt?

Jason Scott

January 2, 2023

Debt Reduction, Mortgage Refinance

If you have a lot of holiday bills, you might be wondering, “Should I refinance my mortgage to pay off debt?” Here’s my advice: Welcome to 2023, and happy New Year’s! Hopefully you had a great holiday season. Hopefully you didn’t overspend, but just in case you did and those…

Time to Renew Your Mortgage? Renewing Your Mortgage In Canada

Jason Scott

December 19, 2022

Mortgage Renewal, Mortgages

If it’s time to renew your mortgage, you might be in for a shock. Today I’ll talk about renewing your mortgage in Canada. To get the best deal, you need to plan ahead: If you’ve bought a house in the last four and a half years, your interest rate at…

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Time to Get Pre-approved for the Spring Home Shopping Season

Canada Tax Season 2023: RRSPs and Your Mortgage

What to Do With Your House if You’re Getting Divorced?

How Much to Put Down on a Mortgage Down Payment

Refinancing Your Home to Pay Off Higher-Interest Debt

Buying a Home Outside of Canada

When You Can’t Afford Your Mortgage

How to Finance an Airbnb Property

Should I Refinance My Mortgage to Pay Off Debt?

Time to Renew Your Mortgage? Renewing Your Mortgage In Canada

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