YOU CAN NEGOTIATE ANYTHING AS LONG AS YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE ALL THE RIGHT MOVES. Dealing with a rent increase is one of those difficult negotiation situations that need to be backed by top-notch negotiation skills. Whether you’re a new tenant, on the cusp of renewing your rental lease or you’ve been handed a […]
Real Estate and Mortgage
How To Port A Mortgage In Canada Successfully : The Saturday Weekend Review #230
SHOULD YOU BREAK YOUR MORTGAGE OR PORT IT WHEN SELLING AND BUYING A NEW HOME? Whether you can port a mortgage depends on a few factors but ultimately it all has to do with numbers. Porting a mortgage may not be in your best interest especially if you’re not happy with your current lender and […]
Should Managing Debt Come Before House Hunting?
Financial Decisions Can Be Tough When You’re Backed Into A Corner A couple, two kids, two jobs, debt, minimum wage, and house hunting. Sound familiar? Find out what the Ontario minimum wage hike means for them and whether they should jump into the housing market now before it becomes even more expensive. Managing debt is […]
Should We Bother Renovating Before Selling Our Home?
EMOTIONALLY INVESTING IN YOUR HOME RENOVATIONS IF YOU PLAN TO MOVE WILL COST YOU MORE THAN YOU NEED TO SPEND. Lately I’ve been quite impressed with the house prices in our area but at the same time know that if we sell the cost to renovate and buy weigh heavily on our minds. Not […]
9 Inspiring Property Search Options When Moving To A New City
DON’T GET LOST IN THE FRUSTRATIONS OF LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME Whether you’ve just landed a new job or you’re moving for school or personal reasons it’s important to know where to begin your property search. One of the hardest things about moving to a new city is not knowing […]
Costly New Home Ownership Mistakes You Don’t Want To Make: The Saturday Weekend Review #210
BEFORE YOU SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING TIPS FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS ALREADY MADE THE MISTAKES. Let’s just say we know someone who took on home ownership without much exploration but wishes he had done so to avoid the mistakes he made. Mr. Mistake has a child who stays with his […]
How To Protect Your Property From Open House Theft: The Saturday Weekend Review #197
YOUR OPEN HOUSE IS A CANDY STORE FOR POTENTIAL OPEN HOUSE THIEVES. Open house signs seem to be flooding the real estate market these days especially during the Spring, Summer and Fall months when the weather is nice in our neighbourhood. A successful open house means that you’ve had potential buyers come through, nothing was […]
Should I Buy A Cheaper or More Expensive House? : The Saturday Weekend Review #181
DON’T BE A FOOL TOWARDS THE SHIMMER AND SHINE IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET The most expensive house in the world is the one you are living in or contemplating purchasing. Owning a home becomes your world even though some people consider a roof over their heads a house and never a home. Buying […]
Does Your Property Listing Use Frosted Marketing Language?
BUYING A HOUSE IS MORE THAN JUST SWEET BUTTERED WORDS How confident are you about every property listing you choose to visit that the house description will be 100% accurate? Probably not that confident and I don’t blame you. A property listing may be close to accurate but it may also be buttered up […]
Property Tax Bill-One Bill You’ll Never Burn : February 2016 Monthly Budget Review
THE TAX MAN HANGS AROUND FOR LIFE In February like clock-work we get a letter in the post from the city about our new tax rate along with payment dates for our property tax bill. Whether it’s paying for income tax, property tax, product tax or anything that says tax you know you’ll never […]
Why You Should Never Trust A Real Estate Listing
DON’T MISS THE OBVIOUS WHEN LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL REAL ESTATE Whether you are buying or selling a house with a real estate agent or for sale by owner (FSBO) NEVER trust a real estate listing. I’ve invested in real estate since I was 21 years old when I bought my first house […]
How To Find The Best Real Estate Agent For You
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS FLOODED WITH AGENTS READY TO SERVE YOU Finding the perfect fit real estate agent to work for you and your housing needs is not a task to take lightly. You want a real estate agent that knows all about the latest real estate trends and who will guide you […]