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Are the “we buy houses Saskatoon” sites that rank on Google actually local buyers?

Some of the "we buy houses Saskatoon" sites on Google are genuine local investors, but many are lead-generation pages that resell your information to whichever buyer bids on it. Either way, every sale closes through a lawyer, typically $800 to $1,500, regulated by the Law Society of Saskatchewan, so it is never as informal as the ad looks.

The tell is usually in the offer itself. A genuine local cash buyer can show proof of funds and name a specific closing lawyer right away; a lead-generation site typically needs to "match you with a buyer" first, which means your information gets shopped around before any real offer appears.

Wholesaling, where the site assigns its contract to another buyer for a fee before closing, is legal in Saskatchewan but should be disclosed, and a seller who does not realize it is happening can end up accepting a lower price than the eventual real buyer actually pays.

A listing on the open market, priced correctly, almost always nets more than an unsolicited cash offer from a site you found on Google. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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