Property Managers Take Landlords’ Money and Provide No Value

Property Managers Take Landlords’ Money and Provide No Value

Thinking about hiring a property manager for your rental property? I have a comparable idea: Take 10% of your rental income and light it on fire… Unless you live in a different city than your rental property, or you’re just so busy you can’t take the 1-hour a month required to stay on top of…

Pay Down Your Mortgage or Save?
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Pay Down Your Mortgage or Save?

We are living in strange times. Western world central bankers are creating an economy based off debt, which is scary because consumers have demonstrated in decades past a general lack of fiscal responsibility when credit is cheap. What’s more, some countries in the Western world, specifically in Europe, are now under negative interest rate environments…

The Most Important Thing to Do Before Buying Real Estate

The Most Important Thing to Do Before Buying Real Estate

Recently, I was helping a friend house hunt. He was new to the city, and not too familiar with any of the neighbourhoods. Astutely, he wanted a second opinion in the process.   Deciding Which Property to Buy After scouting about 20 houses within his budget, he had finally narrowed his choice down to two…