Hi All, I was in Thunder Bay, Ontario for the last 5 days helping my brother purchase some property. Interestingly enough, he got into a bidding war with 2 other buyers for his new home. At first we were both a little bit confused on "big city" bidding wars in Ontarios fastest...

In Some smaller Ontairo cities (25,000 - 100,000 pop.) you can find great value buys that cash flow significantly easily. These are great RE buys for cash flow. However, there is something that bothers me about these cities. In many rural cities the population is stagnant or falling. Yet, they...

Hi all!, Question about downpayments from the pros. Just a quick question on whether this scenario works legally and what the challenges of it may be (past experiences would help out too) with todays mortgage rules. Country home Asking price - $100,000 Country home estimated value -...

Hello All, I went back home last weekend and met up with an friend. He was telling me about a new investment he has in the works with a few other southwestern ontario/ michigan investors. What they're doing is buying up full streets of abandoned and empty lots for under $5000 a peice. Then...

Hello All, I tried to look up rent control questions on the search bar but got about 10 pages of posts so I figured I'd just start a new one! :) How does rent control work over a couple years of owning a property? Lets say I started out renting for $800 a month and the Gov of Ontario...

Hello All!, I thought I`d throw this discussion out there for some more experienced investors to weigh in on this subject. I live in Southwestern Ontario and have thought of some investment in the Sarnia to London Areas. The specific topic I thought would be interesting is on why Sarnia having...

Hello! Could some one please help me out with understanding the steps to having a home appraised. The reason I would like to know this is that I was thinking of purchasing a undervalued townhome using a LOC for the downpayment. This purchase price is 71,000. I was going to see about an offer of...