Our dollars are now at par and we Canadians are very accustomed to paying more than Americans, lots more for almost everything.
I was looking at a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. Here in Canada $42000, in the states new with no dickering, $31000. Would cost about $3500 to bring here but hey, for $7500 savings I'd cross just like lots of my fellow Canucks are doing every day.
I have 3 friends all in their 40's who have bought 2nd homes in Arizona recently because they look like absolute bargains to us here. An average home here in Alberta is about $350000. Alberta is where the oil sands are, the economy is still hot, real estate has stabilized a bit for now, but it certainly hasn't caused much hardship and there are plenty of "instant millionaires" everywhere you look.
Why is nobody in the states marketing to us here? Are there legal issues? We are forced to figure out the buying/customs/delivery process on our own. Realtors, car dealers, modular home sellers, boat and RV dealers, we're here, we have money, and if you can make the sale and delivery of product convenient it will be appreciated and I promise we'll buy in droves.
I was looking at a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. Here in Canada $42000, in the states new with no dickering, $31000. Would cost about $3500 to bring here but hey, for $7500 savings I'd cross just like lots of my fellow Canucks are doing every day.
I have 3 friends all in their 40's who have bought 2nd homes in Arizona recently because they look like absolute bargains to us here. An average home here in Alberta is about $350000. Alberta is where the oil sands are, the economy is still hot, real estate has stabilized a bit for now, but it certainly hasn't caused much hardship and there are plenty of "instant millionaires" everywhere you look.
Why is nobody in the states marketing to us here? Are there legal issues? We are forced to figure out the buying/customs/delivery process on our own. Realtors, car dealers, modular home sellers, boat and RV dealers, we're here, we have money, and if you can make the sale and delivery of product convenient it will be appreciated and I promise we'll buy in droves.