Well done Brett! I am very interested if you are willing to share the numbers behind the deal.... How did you structure your LP/GP... What type of financing do you have? what was the purchased Cap rate etc...

Would be beneficial if the DCR ratio was available, thanks.

Hello there, Thought this might be a good exercise to see what people would do if they won a lottery for say $2,000,000. Objective is simple: 1. spend all your money on real estate. 2. create enough cash flow (if possible) to live on. 3. pick which city (in Canada) you would invest in and...

Sure, husband and wife have a million dollars in company A which wife owns sitting there getting shabby interest. Husband opens company B and buys a property, decides not to get the mortgage for the bank but from wife in Co A. They decide that 8% is a good rate or 12% whatever and co A lends...

Hi there, A person I know tells me that they lend themselves the money for their properties. each property is held in a numbered account and they lend themselves the money for the properties and charge interest to the lending company. Is this possible? with todays interest rates it would...

Hello there, looking for referrals for a property manager who has experience managing 20 plus units plus commercial in Toronto. Obviously looking for impeccable management. Thank you.

Very cool, the last 15 years have been a pretty steep upward trend...hopefully the downward run won`t be that fast and long.

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Jan 7 2009, 04:51 PM) As long as we live in democracies, with elected officials that have to respond to "the people" stating "bail me out", "build me a new hospital", "provide me with cheap child care", "lift my RRSP savings, i.e. the stock market", "don`t let the car...

I have been reading about the rent to own investing technique and i am looking for some more insight about it. It seems to be a no loose situation, you get great cash flow, post dated cheques, a pre-determined exit strategy, a saftey deposit and you own the property if anything goes wrong. Why...

QUOTE (EdRenkema @ Jan 6 2009, 01:40 PM) The real clear understanding for me is not that prices will go up its the understanding of inflation. The buying power of the dollar is going down and leveraging into a RE asset with positive cashflow is locking in the asset at yesterday`s value and...

Hello all, I currently live and invest in Ontario, I realize that there are top ten lists for ontario and the west but is there a top ten list for all of Canada? I am considering investing in Ontario but i am really pissed off about the rent control and it frustrates me that even in the top...

QUOTE (Lucas @ Dec 12 2008, 12:34 PM) Another note on RE as a preferred investment vehicle: With RE the investor has the option to ADD value to their investment at any time (ie. distressed properties made nice, additional suites, modify the zoning, condominiumiztion etc.). This value-added...

I have a couple of questions if anyone can help i would apprciate it 1. How can i print out the financial analysis page? 2. I have added pictures to the properties i analyze how can i view them? thanks.

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Nov 7 2008, 12:03 PM) usually you can buy it far cheaper .. and you can set rents to market immediately .. with or without upgrades ! Ask yourself though: why is it empty ? is it the town / city it is located in? is it the immediate neighborhood (drugs ?), is it the...

I`m looking at a nice 4 plex, but the property is vacant right now any advice?