Try http://www.consumer.equifax.ca/dispute-ca/dispute_process/en_ca

Please note that 10% is not enough money to cover cost in an event that you need to sell property in 1-2 years. You will also need to consider that in the case that the property needs to be rented (due whatever reason) that rental income can cover the cost (mortgage, condo fees, PM, vacancy...

You must have a contract agreement in place. Also ask them to register a business name (sole proprietor) so they can receive cheques and invoice you using business name. They must pay their own bills (phone, etc.). You must clearly demonstrate that they are a separate entity.

Pick an area that you want to invest and then locate different online tools. There are some jurisdictions where you can get tax info (property taxes, owners, etc) online free or use their paid services.

If you are planning on returning to the area later on then don't sell. Speak to a mortgage broker and see if you can get some equity out from current property and use that to buy a small plex in Trenton. Say, If 50k equity pull out is not enough then find a JV partner with another 50k for a...

Please note that as self-employed, you must have 2 years track record with CRA (NOA docs) in hand as proof income to get a mortgage so plan accordingly. You could have full amount in cash to purchase the property (0r a car) but they will not give you a mortgage/loan. I will suggest to speak with...

At first look, the service requires to have each party (landlord/tenant) to be registered in the system to exchange funds. If each person who wants to use it to send/receive payments need to validate bank accounts. It will take you months to setup and convince all your tenants to use it. If your...

No, as each tenant can schedule their online payments with their bank portal so you get it every month. For your tenants, its like paying any utility bill...

Still not coming up... go to the root http://myreinspace.com/f/ yet you might probably need to test it from outside your network. Anyways, I am just reporting it in case you were not aware.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rent-byebye-1991-loophole-1.4077446

The market will dictate the increase in your case.

Risk is that you write big cheques, you lose big cheques... If you overpay buying a building, it might take you years to come back. So you need to get educated the best you can to minimize risk.

You are in a great position so I would advice to JV with someone to get you a higher property value enough for a duplex/triplex. You must have some friends or relatives open to invest with you. There are plenty of opportunities out there as well as many who will tell you that there are "none" or...

As self-employed you need minimum of 2 years to qualify to any loan at any bank. Your wife might be better off buying a new car.

That should not be an issue, provided that he can proof job offer or letter of employment.

Since its an open forum, I would like to provide my two cents: When I started a some years ago, I also wanted to see if having a RE license including a mortgage broker license would provide some added benefits as investor. I had to parked that idea as once you get a license you need to work...

I would have him on title and mortgage with a 50/50 deal. However, you need to be prepare to walk away by losing some money, brother or both. If you can not afford to lose $ or brother then do not do it.

Some cities will list online information for all properties by street and provide free access. If you want to get technical, you can subscribe to news feeds for your ward (for permits and zoning variances). You can parse the xml based info and imported to own database. If you are not computer...

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