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Is Nutana a good place to buy a rental property?

Nutana can be a strong rental purchase, since it is Saskatoon's oldest neighbourhood, close to Broadway Avenue and the University of Saskatchewan, with character homes that draw steady renter demand from people who want walkability over square footage. The Saskatchewan REALTORS Association puts the Saskatoon benchmark at $444,700, and established central neighbourhoods like Nutana routinely trade above it.

The renter pool in Nutana skews toward people who value the location, the walk to restaurants and shops, and the river pathway system, which tends to produce longer tenancies than a purely price-driven rental market would. That steadiness is worth more to a landlord than a slightly higher rent in a less stable area.

The tradeoff is the housing stock's age. Homes from the early 1900s often carry original mechanical systems, and a rental unit takes more wear than an owner-occupied one, so budget for maintenance accordingly and get a full inspection before you close, not after a tenant moves in.

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