On Monday, Sarah and I closed on an ‘investment-grade’ condominium in North Waterloo. There were some mild theatrics associated with the closing (i.e. where was the other side’s lawyer on Friday when we were to close the deal? Canoing ? Lawn bowling ? Enjoying a lazy Friday afternoon at Morty’s ?) [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Bach on Books: Liveblogging a review
Posted in Book Reviews, Facebook, Misc, personal growth on July 21, 2007 | 9 Comments »
(also known as ‘watch Ben read a book today’)
This morning my good friend Phil Gerbyshak chucked a book at me. Ouch !
Turns out, it was exactly what I needed (funny how life works eh?)
The book he threw at me is Joe Calloway’s new book ‘Work Like You’re Showing Off: The Joy, Jazz and Kick [...]
Now that’s a funny shirt
Posted in Busines Tips, Facebook on July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Via Scoble
(photo of Dave McClure from Jeremiah Owyang’s Flickr stream)
PS - What funny t shirts have you seen around? Snap a picture of one and I will feature it here !
Benjamin Bach Nominated as Kitchener Waterloo’s Favourite Realtor
Posted in benjamin bach, favourite realtor, kitchener waterloo on July 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Hot off the presses – I’ve been nominated as one of five Favourite Realtors in town, in the Kitchener Waterloo Record’s Reader’s Select awards. Voting starts in early August, and I’ll post all the details here when I have them.
Thanks so much for your support !
The best law firm in Kitchener Waterloo is…
Posted in Misc on July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Giesbrecht, Griffin, Funk and Irvine…
details to follow…
(it’s been a long day)
Live from New York, It’s JJLN
Posted in Ben in the media, Expert Interviews, Featured Post, personal growth on July 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Live on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 114 from 8 AM until 9 AM (Eastern time) on Monday July 16th Greg Balanko-Dickson, Phil Gerbyshak, EM Sky, Steve Sherlock and I will join host and best selling author Karen Salmansohn on the the Be Happy, Dammit! show for what is sure to be an amazing and enlightening [...]
Facebook – past the tipping point
Posted in Busines Tips, Facebook, Misc on July 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Malcolm Gladwell writes that the tipping point is “that moment in an epidemic when a virus reaches critical mass. It’s the boiling point. It’s the moment on the graph when the line starts to shoot straight upwards.”
Facebook has passed the tipping point, and is now being used by a large majority of my clients, friends, [...]
Vote for Kitchener Waterloo’s top Real Estate Office and top Realtor!
Posted in Misc on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Can you help me? It will just take a minute, and it would really mean a lot to me !
The Record, Kitchener-Waterloo’s local newspaper, has a survey at their website looking for your favourite Real Estate Company and favourite Realtor. I’d really appreciate it if you could vote (for me)! The deadline is Saturday, July [...]
Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market Still Red Hot
Posted in Local Kitchener Waterloo, Market Update, Real Estate tips on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I know everyone is waiting for June stats to see if the market can keep up with itself, so without further adieu I present to you part of the official June 2007 media release issued by the Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Board
KITCHENER WATERLOO HOME SALES UP MORE THAN 14 PERCENT THIS YEAR
KITCHENER, ONTARIO – Residential [...]
Legalese
Enduring Purpose
Value System
-
Recent Posts
a
Archives
-
Top Clicks
Category Cloud
-
Blog Stats
- 59,852 hits
Disclaimer
Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Investments- Licensed Student Duplex in Waterloo near 3 schoolsWe just put listed a terrific investment opportunity: 21 Columbia Street, Waterloo Ontario This turnkey student rental property is down the street from RIM, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier Unviersity, and Conestoga College. It has a 100% occupancy rate, and you’ll feel comforted by the renewable multi year leases that are ...
- Finding Money for your First Real Estate InvestmentI made this video after speaking to a number of people who wanted to become real estate investors, but were unsure of where they’d get the initial capital for their first investment property. Here I discuss where some of our clients got ...
- Understanding Investment Real Estate TermsEver heard real estate investors talking about NOI, the gross, Cash on Cash return or comparing caps, and not known what they were talking about? In this video, I explain some of the terms investors use when looking at investment opportunities. Even if you’re shopping outside of Kitchener Waterloo, understanding ...
- Investing in New Construction Real Estate in Waterloo RegionThis week I’ve spoken to several investors, all of them interested in investing in new construction condominiums and condo townhouses (and in one case, a freehold townhouse). The questions they’re asking are pretty similar in most cases, so I thought I’d put together a little Q & A from our ...
- Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market Update – October 2009September 2009 was a very busy month for real estate in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario, with an increase in both the number of sales and the dollar value of those sales. Real Estate Investors and first time homebuyers are taking advantage of historically low mortgage interest rates. Click play to watch this ...
- New View of Kitchener Waterloo Real EstateWant to walk around the neighbourhood without leaving your home ? Well, thanks to the genius minds at Google, we can now do that for almost the entire city of Kitchener Waterloo (so far I’ve found at least 1 street that’s not indexed). Google Maps introduces Street View for Kitchener ...
- Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate ranked #1 againA client sent me a link this morning to the following CBC story Waterloo area best for real estate: report Toronto ranks 8th on list Friday, October 2, 2009 | 8:43 PM CBC News The Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area is the best place in Ontario to buy a house or invest in a business property with hopes ...
- Kitchener Waterloo Open Houses – Real Estate tourIt’s time for another Keller Williams Open House Extravaganza! This weekend our Real Estate partners are painting Kitchener Waterloo & Cambridge RED with Keller Williams open house signs. Visit these fine homes this weekend, and let the REALTOR on site know that I sent you! ...
- Canadian Real Estate Market Update: September“Education mitigates risk” – Warren Buffett The foundation of successful investing is education. Without knowing what is happening in your market, it’s tough to make the good investments that should form the foundation of your millionaire real estate portfolio. Locally, the real estate market in Kitchener Waterloo is ...
- Invest your Home Equity to Retire Rich“Ben, I want to get started, but I just don’t have $20,000 lying around. What can I do?” I hear this questions more often than I thought I would, and surprisingly, most often from people who have the money to start investing in real estate. For most people, the source of initial ...
- Licensed Student Duplex in Waterloo near 3 schools
