Does A Pool Add Value to Your Property?
Episode 2 : How does an in-ground swimming pool impact the value of your property (or one you’re thinking of buying)? Oh, also… it was Happy Canada Day!
Channel Launch
Channel Launch! Check out episode 1 on Bruce’s new YouTube channel. Headline: The 12 Reasons I’m Starting A YouTube Channel. Plan to cover common questions and issues in real estate for home owners and investors, open the hood on the industry machine, and give you a different perspective on many agent practices. Feel free to agree and disagree – but …
Real Estate Investing: ROI vs. Appreciation
This article is the first in a series examining and illustrating the impact of various factors on the returns generated by a real estate investment. If you remember one thing, let it be that the formula is more complicated than reported in the write-ups for virtually all investment property listings. For example, the “cap rate”, or the cash flow calculated …
7 Reasons To Not Like Ottawa’s Shared Equity Mortgage
Is Ottawa’s proposed Shared Equity Mortgage “plan” a good idea? Okay, so I only know what I saw on CBC News the other night. They reported that the Canadian Government has yet to work out the details of the “plan”. We can’t fully assess it until we have those details… but the concept seems misguided to me in many ways: …