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Fixed or Variable: if Bank of Canada Increases Rates 8x in the Next Two Years?

Fixed or Variable: if Bank of Canada Increases Rates 8x in the Next Two Years?

A couple of weeks ago, Financial Post released an article that says Scotiabank sees eight Bank of Canada interest rate hikes by end of 2023. 8 interest rate hikes! Yikes! As a real estate investor myself, I couldn’t help but...

November 5, 2021

4 Most Asked Questions About Travel Expense Answered!

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4 Most Asked Questions About Travel Expense Answered!

This week, I’m in the wonderful city of Edmonton. In my line of work, I don’t get to travel very often. We may travel to attend conferences, but rarely we need to leave the comfort of our own home to...

September 18, 2019

How to Hire Your Children and Split Income Legitimately

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How to Hire Your Children and Split Income Legitimately

It has been an exciting week here at my household. Both kids are off to school. Yep, both Robin and Bruce are officially in full-day Kindergarten. We got a letter from his school about Bruce’s class placement. He didn’t get into...

September 5, 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 Pay Zero Personal Tax and Receive $30K Income Every Year

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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

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

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

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

Grow Real Estate Portfolio and Get Asset Protection Without Losing Sleep at Night

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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...

January 17, 2019

How to Build a Successful Real Estate Business You Can Be Proud of

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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...

November 28, 2018

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