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8 Ways to Increase Cash Flow from Real Estate Portfolio

8 Ways to Increase Cash Flow from Real Estate Portfolio

I work exclusively with real estate investors and real estate agents. We all believe that real estate investing is a long-term investment vehicle. Most of us start by refinancing our own home, pull out some equity (borrow against our house),...

September 25, 2019

The HST Risk Hiding in Converting Commercial to Residential Units

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The HST Risk Hiding in Converting Commercial to Residential Units

Do you feel a bit chilly these days? It’s last week of August and we’re already at the low twenties. Robin, my older kid, is counting down her days to start her Senior Kindergarten year. I hope she would still...

August 30, 2019

5 Reasons Why My Airbnb Doesn’t Generate As Much Income As Others

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5 Reasons Why My Airbnb Doesn’t Generate As Much Income As Others

Airbnb is a great way to earn extra money. It has become some of my clients’ side hustle. A few of my clients become full-time Airbnb operators. We’ve heard how great Airbnb is and I’ve seen some crazy numbers. One...

August 15, 2019

How to Use Buy Renovate Refinance Rent (BRRR) Strategy to Make 1.5 Million in 2 Years

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How to Use Buy Renovate Refinance Rent (BRRR) Strategy to Make 1.5 Million in 2 Years

We’re up north with the kids this week. My best friend, Monica, shared with me how great her experience with the YMCA Pine Crest family camp was, Erwin & I decided to sign up. We barely made the cut, as...

August 1, 2019

4 Reasons I Switched to A Fixed Rate Mortgage

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4 Reasons I Switched to A Fixed Rate Mortgage

Mortgages can be a tough river to cross as there are many factors to consider. Many of us understandably want the lowest rates possible when getting a mortgage. And if you don’t know already, the interest rate for a 4-year...

July 10, 2019

5 Factors to Decide your Real Estate Investment Strategy

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5 Factors to Decide your Real Estate Investment Strategy

Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the mommies out there. We’re Chinese. We celebrated with dim sum brunch with all the Moms from my side of the family, followed by a feast at my aunt’s place. It was a lot...

May 16, 2019

The End Game: How to retire using real estate investments

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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...

April 25, 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 to Pay 13.5% Small Business Tax on Rental Income

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How to Pay 13.5% Small Business Tax on Rental Income

Did you see this headline – “Liberal government writes off $1.1B US loan, plus interest, docs show” on MSN.com? Federal government wrote off a loan made to Chrysler during the 2009 global economic meltdown. I believe in making progress in...

October 25, 2018

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