Tag: strategy
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Secondary Cities, First Class Tenants? By Felix Vortsman
By Felix Vortsman I highly encourage all my real estate investor clients, or any investors for that matter, to base their investment decisions based on the facts rather than any public perceptions or relying on bad advice from so-called market gurus or professionals, especially those looking after their own best interests rather than their clients.…
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8 Step Second Suite Conversion – by Andy Tran
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Your Bank of Canada Announcement – From the Windrose Group
Your variable rate mortgage, line of credit and/or student loans are all based on the Prime Rate and here is your personal update from us on the recent Bank of Canada announcement. Bank of Canada Maintained Overnight Rate! As of 10AM on January 20th, 2020, the Bank of Canada has maintained their Overnight Rate. With…
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The Revival – December 2020 (What a fucking wild year!)
Greetings Friends, We are stumbling towards year-end and it doesn’t seem to have the same festive sparkle this year. There aren’t the usual travel plans to coordinate or the maze of holiday parties to navigate (or avoid.) The lockdown, here in Toronto, has created a sense of grey, a holiday haze, along with a potential…
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Example Of Peterborough Student Rental Investment
ONTARIO ASSETS BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH TOGETHER USING TIME-TESTED REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES, INDUSTRY LEADING EXPERTISE AND OUR WORLD CLASS NETWORK, ALLOW US TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY TO MONEY + TIME FREEDOM. Who we are: Ontario Assets was founded by Randall Reashore and with a singular goal; to build great relationships through successful and profitable…
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Banks, QE, and Money-Printing
So many investors have reached out to discuss thoughts on where the markets are heading and if a crash/boom is on the horizon. Of course, no one has a crystal ball but by zooming out, and looking at the macro trends, we can have better lens to view the future through. For Real Estate investing…
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How to get an 800+ credit score – Arlen Dahlin
HOW TO GET AN 800+ CREDIT SCORE!! As lending tightens, having a GREAT credit score becomes more important than ever, especially if you are looking to finance REAL ESTATE purchases. 3 Key Things That = A High Credit Score 1. Pay every bill on time 2. Keep your credit card utilization below 20% 3. Consistency…
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10 Essential Products for Multi-Unit Conversions by Andy Tran
There are many challenges associated with trying to convert a building that was designed for a single family to one that can now house two or more families. Much of this is associated with compliance with fire separations, sound separation, and for all intents and purposes – people separation. As the residential landscape across North…
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Fixed or Variable – Guest Post by Arlen Dahlin
MORTGAGE DECISIONS FOR INVESTORS – 5 YEAR FIXED OR VARIABLE?? 🤷♂️ I have been asked this question many times lately. HISTORICALLY, IS IT FIXED MORTGAGES OR VARIABLE RATE MORTGAGES THAT HAS SAVED BORROWS THE MOST IN INTEREST EXPENSE? Answer: Variable rate mortgages! * I have ALL my single-family property mortgages on variable rates, I have…
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Wearing no suit at the public beach?
As a Realtor focused on investments, I track trends in housing. Some trends are set on solid fundamentals and other trends on shaking footings. Good data + demographics vs. bad advice + greed. Bad advice and greed are a disastrous combination. Bulls make money, Pigs get slaughtered. Currently there are a huge amount of condo…