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How to Pay Zero Personal Tax and Receive $30K Income Every Year

How to Pay Zero Personal Tax and Receive $30K Income Every Year

The first time I’ve heard of Jesse Itzler was at the Grant Cardone 10x Event earlier this year. Erwin and I were so fascinated by his speech and I immediately ordered his New York Times Best Selling book, Living with...

August 7, 2019

4 Shocking Tax Mistakes Killing Your Real Estate Investments

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4 Shocking Tax Mistakes Killing Your Real Estate Investments

Rich Dad Poor Dad is the legendary book that got both Erwin and me started in the journey of real estate investing. So, when my mother-in-law attended a Rich Dad Poor Dad workshop in Hong Kong recently, I was surprised. ...

June 13, 2019

How to Write Off 100% of Your Car and Save $22,826 of Tax Immediately

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How to Write Off 100% of Your Car and Save $22,826 of Tax Immediately

Raptors won! It was a nice surprise to hear “let’s go Raptors” when they’re playing in Oakland, Golden State Warriors’ home court. It gave me chills when I saw online that there were a dozen of Raptors fan gather in...

June 6, 2019

Why Robert Kiyosaki said Everyone Needs to Know Accounting to Achieve Financial Freedom

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Why Robert Kiyosaki said Everyone Needs to Know Accounting to Achieve Financial Freedom

Raptors won last night at Game 5 and I’m in a great mood today. When everyone expected them to lose, they came out with a win in an away game at Milwaukee. It’s almost as if we broke the curse....

May 24, 2019

End Game: 5 lessons learned from this tax season

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End Game: 5 lessons learned from this tax season

I did somehow to squeeze a night out to watch the End Game. I was caught off guard by the ending. Like everyone else, my small logical mind was trying to make sense of the storyline. Oh well, I am...

May 2, 2019

7 Best Back-Office Practices A Real Estate Investor Should Adopt – Part 2

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7 Best Back-Office Practices A Real Estate Investor Should Adopt – Part 2

It’s Ontario’s budget date. When the Federal budget was released, the message from the Fed was to spend, spend and spend. Ontario, however, has a pre-budget message to cut, cut and cut. Cutting taxes and cutting funding for schools and...

April 11, 2019

Quit Your Job With Just Two Rental Properties

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Quit Your Job With Just Two Rental Properties

It was Erwin’s birthday the past weekend. He just turned 40. We went out with a bunch of friends to this place that we could do archery, throw some knives and axes as well, it was so much fun! His...

March 28, 2019

How a 220sf Condo Got 724% Return in 5 Years

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How a 220sf Condo Got 724% Return in 5 Years

It’s March break. Between losing one hour of sleep and driving the kids around, I’m deep into tax season reviewing files and answering clients’ questions. It’s busy and difficult. We’re super grateful that the local Burlington Mall has so many...

March 14, 2019

Why I Learned from My Mistake (And Maybe You Should Too)

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Why I Learned from My Mistake (And Maybe You Should Too)

I made a mistake. It’s sad but I made a mistake. It was the last week of November. In a week or so, our family would be going on vacation in the south. Canadian winter is hard to predict. Sometimes,...

March 7, 2019

How to Have a Better Life When You’re Stuck in a Rut

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How to Have a Better Life When You’re Stuck in a Rut

I did it. Just like all the practice run; I jogged for a bit; I stumbled. My throat was dry. I breathed hard. Sweat was coming directly to my eyes blurring my vision. My heart was going super fast. I...

March 1, 2019

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