Tag: Rental Property
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The Revival – April 2022
Greetings Friends, In true Ontario fashion, yesterday we enjoy a sunny spring day (actually saw folks in tee’s and shorts!) and today we are battling grey skies and wet flurries. Equally as undecided, Ontario’s real estate is trying to pick a direction too. However, we will get into that below. At Ontario Assets, Katherine and I had…
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NIMBYs vs Garden Suites – by John Lorinc
Here’s an odd little mystery about a freshly filed appeal by a residents association coalition of council’s new “garden suites” bylaw, which was approved by council in February. Last week, a group of seven Toronto ratepayer groups, calling itself the “Building Better Neighbourhoods Coalition,” issued a press releasesaying they would be appealing the bylaw to the Ontario Land…
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The Revival – March 2022
Greetings Friends, We again find ourselves writing from sunny Mexico. Time away with family and friends is why we focus so hard on building our investments and taking control of our financial futures. While we’re enjoying the sunshine, a ray of hope awaits us and all Ontarians, as an end to the nonsensical, divisive, oppressive…
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Thoughts on the 2022 Real Estate Market – by Russell Westcott
What follows is a note I shared with my inner circle clients last year (Feb. 2021). Unfortunately, as another year has passed, I see this situation has not improved. The ‘lenses’ that I will be looking at this is from the perspective of Investment Real Estate; owning a property a personal residence is an entirely…
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The Revival – January/February 2022
Greetings Friends,The new year is well underway now! I’m currently writing this edition from sunny Cabo San Lucas where I am looking at investment opportunities, and exploring the Baja with friends + family. Recently my wife Katherine joined the team as a full-time realtor! She is wowing our Toronto clients with her 5-star service and deep market knowledge.…
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How to Use Cap Rates
Written by: Paul Moore Have you ever been confused about something that should be perfectly clear? Like the ongoing mystery of semi-boneless ham: does it have a bone…or not? I think a lot of investors are confused about why cap rates on some value-add deals are lower than cap rates for similar stabilized deals. With…
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Canada’s housing market hotter than ever — and investors are playing a big role
Gravity-defying home prices are drawing more and more investor capital to Canada’s housing market, several recent reports suggest. Addressing the Ontario Securities Commission on Nov. 23, Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry said a “sudden influx” of investors in the housing market likely helped fuel rapid price growth in early 2021. Canada’s home prices…
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4 Misconceptions People Have About Buying Investment Properties by Don Wede
Who me? Invest in real estate? I can’t imagine buying investment properties! Regrettably, you may miss your chance to provide a comfortable retirement for yourself because of myths that have convinced you real estate investing isn’t for you. We’re here to let you know; anyone can invest in real estate. To that end, we will…
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The Revival – June 2021
Greetings Friends, Although we are writing the Revival in Florida for the second month, we were delighted to hear that our home province has decided to lift many of the archaic lockdown measures and loosen some of the confused quarantine rules. We’re pretty jazzed for our friends, clients + Ontario’s small business owners! Working remotely in sunny, south…
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Edmonton Poised for a Big Run! – Arlen Dahlin
Real Estate Investing Tip. YOU SHOULD BE CONSIDERING EDMONTON AS THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR NEXT INVESTMENT PROPERTY 👍🔥🔥 From the Edmonton Journal: David Staples: ‘There’s no better place in the world to be than Edmonton in the next 10 years,’ business insider says 😲 A cure for the gloom that’s gripped Edmonton since the…