Hello again everyone. I recently made a trip to the bank and came out with a possible 700k loan for a mortgage (new house). Seriously, for 700K, I can buy a Tim Hortons franchise or any other business franchises. I am now torn between using this money for a new house (or anything related...

Hello to all again. First, I apologize for this very newbie real estate investor question but I just want to know what your thoughts are and if this question was already asked, please let me know the link(s) to it. Although I have several rental properties, 3 to be exact, I acquired these...

Friends of mine, which have little to no knowledge of how the real estate investing works in Canada (other than buying their home) are planning to buy a a huge lot (say 60 acres least) with waterfront in Ontario. The objective is to develop the land and make it into something like a camping...

Hi, I recently purchased an condo and am required to put down the 20% downpayment The bank from whom I got the 80% mortgage, offered to let me borrow the 20% from an unsecured line of credit. However, I also have the 20% downpayment in my cash savings so I pay it off. Question is, as...

What do you think about properties in Las Vegas this year (2011) for rental investments ? Any thoughts?

We are not married but weve been living together for 9 years in Ontario (in a common law relationship). If we split up, do we have to share the value of our: 1. family property? 2. real estate investments? I am in the process of buying another real estate investment property but is hesitant...

A couple of months ago, I went into real estate investing and became a landlord. The good news is, a good friend rented this place. The bad news the rent was so low that my cash flow is negative every month. I was planning to increase the rent (more than the alloted 7 percent) in order to make...

Hello again, hope everyone had a good Canada day long weekend. As for myself, I was busy because i just bought 3 books about real estate investing (2 don campbells and 1 peter kinch) all recommended by REIN members. My question is, is there a website that gives out FREE housing comparison, or...

A lot of people are very concerned about this "HST " in Ontario and BC. Do you think this is greatly affect your real estate investing portfolio ?

Good day to all, I would classify myself as a real estate newbie, so i apologise if my question is too general or was already asked again and again. Any insights, comments, suggestions to my questions is very much appreciated. I live in Ottawa and recently my parents told me they will give...

Hello everyone and a happy new year to all. Seeking advice from people who owns investment properties in Ottawa, Nepean, or Kanata. (Nepean and Kanata are part of greater Ottawa) Don mentioned that Ottawa (currently #6) is one of the top 10 investments towns in 2009-2014, question is what is...