Cherry, Author at Real Estate Tax Tips

Montreal Woman Gets Slapped by CRA: What You can Learn and Need to know from Her Shortcomings

Happy New Year everyone 🙂 My family and I just came back from one week long vacation in Florida. Despite the flight delay which caused us to miss the cruise we were supposed to go on, the weather was fantastic...

January 15, 2015

Other tax issues Real estate rant

Happy Holidays: Your Last Tax Tip Before the End of the 2014 Year!

I can’t believe that it’s almost the end of the year. I would like to start off with a ‘thank you’ to everyone who has made our lives special this year. Our biggest blessing this year is the arrival of...

December 24, 2014

Other tax issues Real estate investment

Getting Hooked on Real Estate Investments: The Snow Ball Effect of Buying a Single Family Townhouse

It was fall of 2010. I was working crazy hours for a private label pet food manufacturing company managing their Thailand plants from Canada. I found the job stressful and tiring. It didn’t help that I had to commute from...

December 4, 2014

Other tax issues Real estate rant Small business and real estate

Buying A New House or New Condo – What Do You Do With Your HST Rebate?

Hello fellow real estate investors and real estate agents, Many investors and clients prefer buying brand new houses for obvious reasons. Out of the stack of legal documents the buyers are asked to sign, one of them is a declaration...

November 20, 2014

Small business and real estate

Discover Secret Vehicle Expense Deductions for Your Rental Properties and Small Business

Hello fellow real estate investors and small business owners, Ever since Robin was born, we noticed that a small 4-door sedan just isn’t big enough for a family of four (including our furry baby, Jackson, a 50lb German Sheppard mixed)....

November 13, 2014

Other tax issues Real estate investment Real estate rant Small business and real estate

Have You Saved Yet?: Looking at the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan in Comparison to Real Estate Investing

Have you saved today yet? Looked into your IRA options? But some are still asking themselves if they have the provisions in place for their golden years, while others are looking into different ways to grow their investments for retirement....

November 3, 2014

Real estate rant Small business and real estate

Become Best Friends with Your Accountant (And Happy Halloween!)

Robin was invited to her very first Halloween party this year. It is that time of the year, happy Halloween! Leaves are falling and the temperature is dropping. Raptors just started their season! Last week, I was at this 2014...

October 30, 2014

Real estate corporations

Real Estate Corporations: The Advantages of Holding Companies

Hello real estate investors and fellow real estate professionals, I was presenting the cost and benefit of incorporating rent to own real estate to a group of investors last night in Thornhill. One investor asked the question “why couldn’t we...

October 23, 2014

Real estate rant Realtors/real estate agents

Building Your Real Estate Team: What I Learned From Finding a Live-In Nanny

Hello to all you real estate investors and real estate professionals, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their families this past weekend. Robin and I were at the Rock Star Inner Circle Member Event this past Saturday learning...

October 16, 2014

Real estate corporations

Real Estate Corporations: Examining the Numbers and Seeing the Long-Term Benefits

Hello fellow real estate investors and real estate professionals, In the last blog post, I provided an analysis on the benefits and pitfalls of the common corporate structures used by real estate investors who own their own real estate portfolios....

October 9, 2014

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Author: Cherry