Many thanks Adam. Sounds like you've done this before ;)

Hey Adam, when you mean furnished do you mean common areas and bedrooms?

Hey Clint, Unfurnished but I do provide two fridges. If you have extra furniture around the house or want to turn your stuff over, "selling" your old furniture to your student rental is a great way to reduce your income and increase your rent. Second year students would really...

Congratulations Tahani!!

So true. What I have encountered is many home owners do not know how to manage a roof. I was in a subdivision in the fall where the houses there go for around 700-800k and I see a roofer installing new shingles on top of the original, curled shingles... these roofers were not tied in either...

Great Suggestions Mike! Like real estate in general, there is no national market and no set of systems that apply to all student rentals across the country. Below are my tweaks so they work for my markets (Hamilton, Brantford, St. Catharines) 1. Find a single home with separate...

I agree with Greg. Personally, I would only ever buy freehold properties in Hamilton. Condo investors I know dislike dealing with the condo board as they feel their properties are targeted because they're rentals and the condo fees increase several times inflation. Hamilton does have three...

There's weren't many folks last time I went and the numbers tend to dwindle when the weather gets nice... A few senior investors are headed here tonight: http://www.meetup.com/GTA-West-Real-Estate-Investment-Club/events/63941982/ It's a bit more organized than the Williams meetings and...

What fundamentals have led you to these neighbourhoods? Are these apartment buildings or 2-5 family homes? Personally I invest where: there is demand from tenants and regular buyers near job growth areas of renewal major transportation improvements walkability If you're buying an...

Hey Daniel, Tell your brother I sold my house :) Make sure to go the Fire Department of Inspection on King William near Hughson. Ask for Peter DeBoer, he's a Fire Inspector and ask him a ton of questions about fire code for a six plex. You'll get a ton of free consulting and its not that...

Hi ILFC, I have an office in Burlington. Drop me an email erwin(at)mrhamilton.ca, swing by the office and I might be able to give you a tip or two. I've done a bit of investing in Burlington but now almost exclusively in Hamilton, I find the cashflow to be so much better in Hamilton than...

Gee Rich, It sure seems you know a lot about what's going on in Halifax. It's like you should have a blog or something. Cheers, E

Hi DeVon, I know quite a few investors in Brampton including senior REIN members but as far as I know, there is no Brampton mastermind group. And many of the investors in Brampton that I know invest in Hamilton :) Best, Erwin

Hi TMacWhirter, I'm a big fan of student rentals in Hamilton, Ontario both near Mac and Mohawk. There are pitfalls but the same is true with small multi-residential houses in Hamilton. I have REIN clients who invest in both student rentals and multis in Hamilton, both work great if you're...

Hello Freedom45, My name is Erwin aka "Mr. Hamilton" if you'd like to chat, drop me an email and we can set up a call. I'd like to say I know a thing or two about investing in Hamilton and can help you build a team as well. and a thank you to JohnAJones :) Best, Erwin

Hey Wade! I wish! Any publicly available report would be damaging to the mutual funds industry. Funny enough, I just happen to have about five clients who are also REIN members who are financial advisers yet they invest in real estate. I'm sure they wish they could make money off selling...

So a client of mine/Hamilton investor/REIN member who works for one of the major Canadian financial institutions tells me three years ago she was working on a special project. You see, all financial advisers (aka mutual fund sales people) must disclose to their employers what businesses and...

This might be a crazy idea but give a geothermal company a call. My country house was heated with oil. Cost about $500 per month in the winter (brutal I know) until we switched to geothermal, pricey yes but the government rebates really helped. I calculated payback at 6-7 years which would...