10 Tips for Finding Cheap Investment Properties
Finding cheap investment properties can be difficult sometimes. It requires a lot of patience and hunting, but sometimes it’s just about luck and good timing. Here are 10 tips to help you out. Create a
Fall Real Estate Market Looks Promising
Real estate sales this spring and summer have skyrocketed compared to last year’s, and it looks like fall will follow suit. In August, there was a 22 per cent increase in sales of single family
RRSP Withdrawls to Buy a House
Do you want to buy a house in Nanaimo but lack the funds? If you have an RRSP plan, you can withdraw from it without penalty. It’s called the Home Buyers Plan (HBP), a federal
The Benefits Of Owning Rather Than Renting Your Home
It’s an old question – should you rent or should you buy? For more and more people, especially considering the record low interest rates Canada is experiencing at present, the answer is to buy. Of
Foreign Home Ownership: No Easy Answers
Fact or fiction: Foreign ownership is adversely affecting the residential housing market in Canada? The most truthful answer to that question is that no one knows for certain. What is undeniable is that housing prices
Home Upgrades: Ideas That Add Value To A Home
As any homeowner can tell you, a home is more than a house, it’s that place where your family lives and where memories are made. But a person can (and most commonly does) own more
Benefits Of Using A Property Manager
Here are a few scenarios to consider. You’re an empty-nester. Your home, once bustling with activity is now empty and eerily quiet as the children who filled the hallways have moved on. Or, you received
Market Value vs. Assessed Value: What’s The Difference?
It you’re new to the world of buying and selling real estate the whole concept of making the biggest investment of your life, as well as the industry specific terminology, can be daunting. One of
Country Living: A Few Points To Consider
City-bound but craving some country living? For many the thought of escaping the hustle and bustle of the urban core and moving to a rustic rural retreat offers more than its share of appeal. But
Owning An Investment Property
When you hear the term Investment Property, you might have an image of Donald Trump staring across the Manhattan skyline surveying his vast real estate holdings dancing through your mind. But in reality owning an