The value of A and B as rental properties is based on their rents. When you find out the rents of all the properties you are comparing in the area you will know the actual value of both A and B. Why do you believe Triplex A has a market value of $500,000.

My personal advice is to never hire tenants to do any work on a property. There needs to be a line between tenant and employee that should never be crossed.

I would not do it. I believe it would diminish the value of the apartment. The overall good of the business is far more important than any given tenant at a specific point in time. Tenants come and go. Change the tub for your mother maybe but not a tenant. Unless: the tenant is willing to...

Financially it is more advantageous now to put as little down on the mortgage as possible. Accessing a HELOC is fine down the road but the max you can get out of the equity is only 80%. This combined with the fact that banks will value the home as low as possible, to protect their risk, you will...

I only purchase term insurance. At some point in life, when you have reached your financial goals, there is no further need for insurance. From a business perspective whole life does not add up financially.

Try to get out of the contract or flip it to another buyer before closing. Otherwise sell after closing and at least be able to come close to break even after closing costs. Renting does not make much sense as the rent would not come close to covering the cost of a home that big and renters...

I would begin the process of seizing the property and proceed with court action to recoup any losses including the hydro costs. This individual is no longer a viable candidate for RTO so there is no point in stalling on the repo. He believes by allowing you the option he will be able to walk...

Bad idea. Stay away from pre build purchasing condos. They make for poor rental properties as they rarely cash flow. Condo rates usually quickly rise once building is completed. Unlikely they will rise in value due to high volume of resales by speculators.

Follow through with the time line as you have informed them. Sell the stuff and put the money toward rent owed. Any excess money, if there is any, should be held and returned to the owner if they return.

You should be able to do what you want but you will need to know your tenant board regulations in the province you reside. Check your codes.

There is a catch to actually having the police take action or the LTB. Since you do not live there it is actually your tenant that must initiate all actions. This is unlike to actually happen as most tenants "don't want to get involved". If the condo board does not take action to resolve your...

If your tenants are paying seperatly for there utilities don't combine the hot water. You do not need to concern yourself with savings if the tenants pay the costs.

It will depend alot on how many total units they manage for you. One basement unit isn't really worth the effort for most companies to undertake.

You could amend if you chose however keep in mind the sale agreement is not binding on a tenant. A tenant served with a eviction notice in regards to the change of ownership is not legally obligated to leave. If they chose to stay it is then the buyers responsible to take the tenant to the...

The best approach is the simplest approach. Sit down and talk with the tenant before you make any decisions to offer money or make any plans regarding the tenant. Don't tell them anything about your plans until you find out directly from them what their plans are. Then if they are not planning...

Regretably it is not permitted under the ontario residential tenancy act to charge tenants pet fees (any fees actually) other than LMR.

If she is your only chance of finding a renter you may have no choice however if you have options there is no point in having rules if you are going to question them every time a applicant does not qualify. No pets means no pets otherwise you should qualify your rules and state some pets...

The top cities to invest in Alberta are : [list type=decimal] Calgary : It is the top investment town in Alberta. Edmonton St. Albert Red Deer Sylvan Airdrie Toronto [/list type=decimal] Nice to know that Toronto is no longer in Ontario. Having the center of the...

In the real world cash moved from one investment to another does not increase ROI unless the original investment had a lower ROI. In the case of paying down a mortgage the ROI is only equal to the interest rate on the mortgage. If your original investment was at a higher ROI then the interest...

Dreams last only a few seconds just moments before you wake up to the real world. A vision backed up by a solid plan involving a load of money and more hard work than imaginable can sometimes bring to fruition a long forgotten dream. A five year plan of building a solid income dedicated to...