Cherry, Author at Real Estate Tax Tips

How to Deduct Taxes with Gift Cards While Being a Nice Landlord

Erwin and I believe that if you treat people nice, most of the time, they will also treat you nice as well. Whenever we visit our tenants, we always try to buy some treats or gift certificates for them to...

August 27, 2015

Bruce Wayne’s Future Education: Why the 20% “free money” from the government really isn’t worth it?!

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Bruce Wayne’s Future Education: Why the 20% “free money” from the government really isn’t worth it?!

Hello real estate investors, We have nicknamed our son Bruce, Bruce Wayne (Batman), ever since we found out he’s a boy from the ultrasound. We are so used to this name that we decided to name him Bruce. Too bad...

August 21, 2015

Maximizing the principal residence exemption with your cottage

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Maximizing the principal residence exemption with your cottage

We are at our annual cottage trip this week enjoying the beautiful Wasaga beach. We are staying at our friends’ cottage nearby. Packing isn’t exactly the easiest thing. When we didn’t have kids, we would often wait until the day...

August 13, 2015

Purchasing a Vehicle With Your Real Estate Corporation

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Purchasing a Vehicle With Your Real Estate Corporation

When we found out we were expecting Bruce, the first thing we did to get prepared was trade in my small sedan for an 8-seat minivan. It is a nice and highly rated van, big enough to accommodate our growing...

August 6, 2015

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Be Aware of the Price You Pay for Additional UCCB and other Invisible Taxes

I just got a letter from the government saying that the Universal Child Care Benefits (UCCB) is now increased to $160 per child for children under the age of 6. This is even retroactive to the beginning of this year....

July 24, 2015

Documentation matters when it comes to CRA audit

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Documentation matters when it comes to CRA audit

Starting in 2011, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been going after the New Home HST rebate program for a few years now. Many of the new home buyers intended to move into the new homes, but circumstances change in the...

July 16, 2015

Our Children’s Future Education: Using Real Estate Instead of RESPs

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Our Children’s Future Education: Using Real Estate Instead of RESPs

It’s difficult for me to picture how I will be when this blog post is posted. My son, Bruce, will be a week old and I will be exhausted. Last blog post, I discussed how we got ourselves ready for...

July 9, 2015

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The Birth of a Child, Life Insurance and Moving into a New Home: How to Plan for the Near Future

By the time you read this post, hopefully our new baby will have been born. He’s our second child. I still remember how busy we were trying to get ready for Robin’s arrival, our first child. This time we are...

July 2, 2015

Starting from Nothing to Owning a Million Dollar Home in 15 Years! The Canadian Dream Does Come True!

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Starting from Nothing to Owning a Million Dollar Home in 15 Years! The Canadian Dream Does Come True!

When I said nothing, I really mean nothing. My uncle, Uncle John, who’s merely 7 years older than me, had nothing when he first landed in Canada. It wouldn’t be far off if you use the term FOB (Fresh Off...

June 25, 2015

The Absolute Best Way to Avoid Paying Tax on Capital Gain on Sale of Properties

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The Absolute Best Way to Avoid Paying Tax on Capital Gain on Sale of Properties

Recently one of my blog followers asked me this question: what is the best way to avoid paying tax on capital gain on sale of properties? Sadly, unless you don’t make any gain on the sale of your real estate...

June 11, 2015

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