Choosing a Property That’s Right for You
When you’re in the market to purchase investment property, you hear about great deals from friends or family, or you may drive by something that looks interesting, and then get excited about purchasing it because you’re caught up in The Moment, not The Plan. This needs to be Step 2. Step 1 is all about [...]
How to Get Into the Game NOW
When you think about investing in real estate, it often conjures up images of four-plexes and apartment buildings – something grand and seemingly out of reach. When you know you want to become a real estate investor but don’t own anything yet, the prospect can feel daunting and unrealistic. By taking one small step [...]
Investor Spotlight: Kosi Stobbs and The Learning Curve
by: Jill Von Sprecken Kosi Stobbs was 15 when he first had aspirations of investing in real estate. He carefully put aside savings from his part-time job with the intention of one day investing it in property. When Kosi graduated from university with an engineering degree at the age of 21, Stobbs bought his [...]
Think Outside the Box: Creative Financing Solutions
By Sylvia Sigurdson One of the biggest hurdles of purchasing an investment property is coming up with the financing. Often, the desire is there, but the means are not. Like anything, it sometimes pays to look outside the traditional box for financing solutions, especially in light of the recent tightening down of policies for [...]
How to find the right real estate agent
The truth of the matter is, the real estate agent you hire to facilitate the purchase or sale of your property will either make you money or lose you money. The trick is finding an agent that has your best interests in mind, which in some cases means making your best interests their best interests [...]
Back to basics
Sometimes it’s good to remind yourself of investment basics. So if you’re looking to purchase an investment property, ask yourself a few key questions and make sure you do your research. Ask yourself: How will I finance the property? How much income can it generate? How much will it cost to maintain? Keep in mind [...]
National home prices slip
A report by the Teranet-National Bank House Price Index indicates that average home prices have slipped in the last two monthly reports. This comes after 12 months of price gains on home prices. For more information read an excerpt of the article below: Released Wednesday, the index measures home prices in 11 metropolitan areas across [...]
Buying a Home versus Property Investing
Many people consider their home and an investment property to be one and the same. However, mortgage brokers and bank lenders do not – and with this in mind, neither should the investor. The bottom line is that a home is shelter and an investment property is an investment. Although many people consider their [...]
Where to Spend Your Cash
Getting rich off of rental real estate means you will be purchasing outside of BC – at least for now. While the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2011 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast earlier this month supporting the notion that “now might be a good time to buy”, you should take a look [...]
Getting The Best out of Your Investment Property Mortgage
Investment properties can be a wise investment, an easy way to increase your wealth while someone else pays down your mortgage. Of course, you can also have a small income generated from these properties monthly. Make sure you have professionals on your side. A good mortgage broker, property manager and realtor will help to advise [...]
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 [...]
Land Sale
If you have a piece of land that you would like to sell there are some things you can do to help make the sale quick and more profitable. While these ideas may take a bit of work, they are well worth the time invested. 1. Clear the land If you have a lot of [...]
Issue 4 – Cash Flow is King
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Issue 3 – Complete Structure
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Structurize
Written by Sylvia Sigurdson Investing in revenue property is an appealing prospect to many Canadians, but it can be intimidating trying to wade through the myriad of steps in order to reach this goal. One of the most misunderstood concepts around buying investment real estate is how to effectively structure the financing in order to [...]
Landlording
Written by Tyler Hoffman When the market was reaching its peak, it was late March 2008 and I had just flipped a property and made six figures on it in less than nine months. Crazy, really. The condo real estate market in Vancouver leading up to that was a rocket and it was heading to [...]
Leveraging Your Equity
Written by Julie Jones Why Refinance? There are many reasons but some of the best reasons include, saving for retirement, building your wealth, or just saving a little by moving your mortgage to a lower rate mortgage. Refinancing can also be used to take out the equity in your current property and purchase an investment [...]
Issue 2 – Making Your Equity Work
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