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...
The End Game: How to retire using real estate investments
No, I haven’t watched the End game yet. I am excited about it and we got tickets for next week, but I have not watched it yet. ? But it’s such a perfect name for today’s blog post. Recently, I’m...
7 Best Back-Office Practices A Real Estate Investor Should Adopt – Part 1
I saw this post a while ago on my FB feed. A friend of mine wanted to “stop” Doug Ford to cut OSAP. Most of us only read the news from its title/headline. If you see the title of Doug...
3 Short Videos on How to Pay Less Tax and Stay on the Right Side of the Tax Man
Snowstorms, extreme cold weather alerts, school closures, kids sick… those are just a few things that we, Canadians, have battled with this past week. These are the moments that I am grateful for technologies, such as online meeting apps and...
Grow Real Estate Portfolio and Get Asset Protection Without Losing Sleep at Night
It was Saturday morning and I was still sore very sort from the work out the previous week. I started browsing the yoga classes schedule available to do some stretching and realized that there was a kids’ yoga class for...
A Simple Way to Minimize Taxes That Works for Airbnb Owners
New year resolution is tough. Waking up early is tough when you have an event the previous night. I’m already falling off the waggon on the 2nd week of January. But… it was a lot of fun doing a presentation...
How to Build a Successful Real Estate Business You Can Be Proud of
I’m a real estate investor and an entrepreneur. For each property/business I’m in, there’s always a setup period. Some are longer than the other. I was making less than 5 figures for the first 2 to 3 years. I was...
6 Simple Ways to Create Freedom that Works for Real Estate Investors
I had a rare and candid business conversation with my dad and Erwin one night. He asked us about our numbers and how our businesses are structured. He was fascinated that we could be away for two weeks while our...
Contractors: 3 Business Tips to Take Your Business to the Next Level
My dad is a general contractor in Hong Kong. My brother works for him as a project manager. My dad loves to share with me how much business he has completed in the last year. He loves to talk about...
How to Maximize HST Claims When Purchasing a New Vehicle
My cousin got married in May 2016 in Hong Kong. Robin was 2.5 years old, and Bruce was 10-month-old at the time. We would have cramped in a less than 800 square foot condo one bathroom with a total of...