We have been buying houses in Winnipeg since 2014. Every house below is one we bought ourselves, as-is, from an owner who needed a simple way to sell. We have left out names and house numbers to protect each seller’s privacy, but the situations and the houses are real.
A vacant estate house with knob-and-tube wiring on Cathedral Avenue
The situation: The house was empty and being sold by an estate. When the insurance broker found knob-and-tube wiring, they told the estate they would no longer insure it and gave them about 15 days. A vacant house with no insurance is a big risk for an estate, and there was no time to rewire it or list it.
What we did: The estate called us near the end of that window. We bought the house as-is, wiring and all, and closed on about day 14, before the coverage ran out.
The outcome: The estate was not left holding an empty, uninsured house, and they did not have to clear it out or fix anything first.
An estate house on Stella Avenue in the North End
The situation: The house was being sold by an estate, and the executor was looking after the sale.
What we did: We bought the house as-is. It is a 1974 four-bedroom, two-bathroom home that needed updating, so after we took possession we renovated it, finishing with new carpet.
The outcome: The renovated house has since sold to new owners.
An inherited 1914 two-storey on Crawford Avenue in Norwood West
The situation: The house had been inherited. It is an older home, built in 1914.
What we did: We bought it as-is and did a full renovation: new shingles on the house and the garage, new eaves and fascia, new siding, all new windows, a new kitchen, and the original hardwood floors refinished.
The outcome: The renovated home is sold to a new owner and closes this fall.
A house facing power of sale on Houde Drive in St. Norbert
The situation: The owner was facing a power of sale on the mortgage.
What we did: We bought the house before the power of sale went ahead, then renovated it.
The outcome: The renovated house sold to a new buyer, and the seller later left us a Google review.
An older bungalow with knob-and-tube wiring on Goulding Street in Minto
The situation: This was a small two-bedroom, one-bathroom bungalow that still had knob-and-tube wiring, which can make a house hard to insure and hard to sell on the open market.
What we did: We bought it as-is, took out the knob-and-tube wiring, and renovated the house, including new board-and-batten siding and refinished hardwood floors.
The outcome: The renovated bungalow sold to a new buyer, and the seller later left us a Google review.
A 1912 house with a leaking chimney on King Edward Street in St. James
The situation: This was an older one-and-three-quarter-storey house with a chimney leak and dated finishes.
What we did: We bought it as-is for cash, so the seller did not have to fix the chimney or update anything first.
The outcome: We took ownership and the house has since been sold on to a new owner.
A small roof leak that became a mould problem on Sherburn Street in the West End
The situation: It started as a small leak near the chimney. The repair kept getting put off, and over about five years the water worked its way into the ceiling below.
What we did: We bought the house as-is. By then the area under the leak had mould, so we had it remediated properly as part of our renovation.
The outcome: The owner sold without having to deal with the roof, the mould or the repairs themselves.
Thinking about selling your Winnipeg house?
If your situation looks like one of these, or something else entirely, we would be glad to talk. Here is how we work:
- We buy houses as-is, so you do not need to repair or clean anything.
- There are no commissions.
- You pick the closing date.
- We have been buying houses in Winnipeg since 2014, and we are rated 4.8 from 89 Google reviews.
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