Leveraging to Purchase Real Estate
Leverage is power in the investment world, and buying real estate by leveraging makes it one of the most effective investment strategies available. In the simplest of terms, levering means using other people’s money (OPM) to purchase an investment. A mortgage would be considered leveraging; using the equity against one property to help finance another [...]
The Real Asset
Is real estate an investment? I believe it is, but not everyone thinks so. If you talk to an account manager at your bank, she probably won’t suggest investing in real estate, although she would be happy to take your mortgage while steering you into an RRSP. Ditto with an independent investment advisor – he’ll [...]
Issue 4 – Cash Flow is King
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The Credit Link
Written by Jark Krysinski There is a direct link between your credit card and your mortgage and it does not have to do with using your credit card with a 30% rate of interest to purchase your investment property. The link between your card and your mortgage lies in your credit rating. If your credit [...]
