QUOTE (jkcomm @ Feb 18 2010, 12:42 PM) Excellent discussion! My wife and I have a mortgage at P - 0.6... should be lock in? James Is this a new mortgage?

Young families are already challenged to make ends meet. Many are taking this opportunity to get out of renting and stretching their financial limits to buy some property. I would have to guess that if interest rates go up significantly in 5 years and their household income have not kept up...

QUOTE (ChrisMewhort @ Oct 28 2009, 02:19 PM) Hi ltam68, I`m sure you`ll find a spectrum of answers here, but I`ll take a shot at the question. I don`t. My reason being that I want my business card to be incredibly simple with the minimal amount of filler content. I want: my photo, my position...

Does anyone use "Member of REIN" on their business cards?

QUOTE (mike81 @ Oct 26 2009, 04:42 PM) Hey Guys; been reading this forum a lot, thanks for keeping me busy at work! So, I`d like to eventually invest in RE, but right now I`m trying to just make the step from Renter to Owner. Current Situation – I`m currently renting a 1b+1d condo Downtown...

Thanks to everyone for offering your insight.

QUOTE (JDRInvestments @ Oct 17 2009, 11:06 AM) Hi, This is very broad question to answer but I will try to answer in a way that has helped my first purchases. I agree with the previous posts (about investing in Top 10 and driving to each to get a feel for them), because I too live in Oakville...

QUOTE (gwasser @ Oct 13 2009, 03:52 PM) Hi Paul, My response maybe slightly different from previous posts. This probably because of the skimpy data provided. First of all, it sounds like you bought your personal residence and use renters to help cover the bill rather than an investment...

I`m reading various threads where people are living in one strong Ontario town and investing in another. i.e. Living in Barrie/Orillia and investing in KWC or living in Oakville but investing in Orillia. I`ve read the Ontario top 10 towns report but the evidence for selection doesn`t jump out...

QUOTE (JDRInvestments @ Oct 11 2009, 01:34 PM) Lippman, I have 3 current properties in Barrie all magaged by EPM , I believe Carrie responded to your post as well. You can contact Michelle or Tom and they will treat you right. Sometimes there are those of us who do not want to manage at all...

QUOTE (JasonEtheridge @ Oct 10 2009, 05:52 PM) Tom and Michelle Thorn at EPM handle all my properties in Barrie and Orillia. They are awesome and will take care of your place like its their own. 2 thumbs up! Thanks for the reference.

Thanks so much Thomas for sharing your wisdom. This is a fantastic post for us newbies.

Hi, I`m looking to invest in Barrie. Can anyone recommend a great property manager in that area? Many thanks in advance. Lippman

QUOTE (RosePellar @ Aug 19 2009, 11:30 AM) Hi Don, Russell and staff: I just wanted you to know that I have just finally acquired a property in Barrie, Ontario. It closes on August 28th. I also want to tell you if I had not been connected to REIN I might have thrown the towel in before I...

Congratulations!!!