A lot of people come to me talking about the ‘gross rental multiplier’ on a single family home, or about how important it is to get maximum cash flow, or how they won’t look at properties under a certain capitalization rate.
Poor planning is the downfall of many would be investors. Maybe they don’t know [...]
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Retirement Income – a quick primer
Posted in Investing in Real Estate, Investor Tips, Wealth Building on October 1, 2007 | 8 Comments »
It used to be that you could work for a company for 45 years, and retire with a pension to meet your needs, and a gold watch to match.
Nowadays, there is no such thing as job security, and and any pension or government funded retirement plans are likely not enough to keep you living the [...]
WARNING: If you think an RESP will pay for your baby’s college education, you’re wrong
Posted in Busines Tips, Education Plan, Inevstments, Investing in Real Estate, Investor Tips, Real Estate Investment, Wealth Building on September 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last week at Toastmasters, our club president gave a speech about Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP).
He determined that the cost of a 4 year post secondary degree, away from home, will be well over $100,000 in 15 years (he estimated as high as $180,000, but that may have been a US statistic). The RESP [...]
Is your portfolio ready to reitre ?
Posted in Busines Tips, Featured Post, Investor Tips, Misc, Real Estate Investment, Wealth Building on August 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Back when I was working in a large financial management brokerage (which means I was working with a team of stock brokers), I remembered being shocked at how small people’s portfolios were when they approached retirement.
A very common situation was:
Married couple, sixty years old
Making $100,000+ year combined
$500,000 in RRSP and other stocks, bonds and mutual [...]
FREE Workshop – How to retire earlier, better and warmer through Real Estate Investing
Posted in Busines Tips, Featured Post, Investor Tips, Real Estate Investment, Wealth Building on August 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
That’s right, it’s time for another one of my famous Millionaire Real Estate Investor workshops, where we explore proven models for building wealth and helping people reach and exceed their retirement goals.
You will learn how Millionaire Real Estate Investors have built wealth; see the long term difference between investing in stocks and real estate; learn [...]
When Investing in Real Estate, Build Your Wealth Team First
Posted in Busines Tips, Featured Post, Investor Tips, Real Estate Investment on June 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
To be successful, you should surround yourself with people who know more than you do. This age old maxim applies to real estate investing.
No matter how business savy you may be, it is unlikely that you know the ins and outs of the local Kitchener Waterloo real estate market, investment financing and commercial mortgages, [...]
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Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Investments- Waterloo Vacancy Among Canada’s LowestWaterloo's vacancy rate is among the lowest among Canada’s real estate rental markets, according to a recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report (which we covered here: Vacancy rate in Waterloo falls to 1%), “thanks to a crush of high-tech workers and university students looking for short-term housing.” (via ...
- Centre Block Condo Development in Kitchener Moving Forward(image of proposed Centre Block development from City of Kitchener) The Kitchener Waterloo Record is reporting that the long awaited Centre Block development in downtown Kitchener is moving forward: A Brampton-based developer says he will sign an agreement next month with the City of Kitchener for a project that will add 385 ...
- Flaherty comments further on Canadian Real Estate and MortgagesYesterday we looked at reports from Ottawa that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was looking at tightening up mortgage regulations, specifically increasing the minimum down payments and reducing the maximum amortization periods (currently 5% and 35 years). This morning Bloomberg has more from Flaherty (but still no specific proposals): ...
- Ottawa hints at tighter mortgage regulationsFrom the Globe & Mail today: Hints by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty that Ottawa may tighten mortgage eligibility rules to avert a possible housing bubble sent ripples through the industry Monday, with analysts urging a cautious approach to avoid damaging the economy. Mr. Flaherty told CTV's Question Period that one thing the ...
- Illegal Real Estate Investments in Kitchener WaterlooWhat they are and how to avoid buying them & losing money By and large, most of the investors we talk to about real estate opportunities in Waterloo Region want to invest in quality properties that they can own and profit from for the long term. They don’t ...
- Report: Waterloo Vacancy Rate Falls to 1%Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) just released their Rental Market Report for the Kitchener and Guelph CMAs. This report outlines the vacancy rates, average rents, availability rates etc., and breaks the information down by category – i.e. vacancy rate for 2 bedroom apartment vs 1 bedroom apartments, or ...
- Commercial Real Estate news heard on TwitterNot familiar with Twitter? Twitter is a communication platform where posts are limited to 140 characters; it’s like ‘micro-blogging.’ In case you are not following me on twitter (you can go to twitter.com/BenjaminBach to sign up and ‘follow’ me), here are some commercial real estate news stories you will find interesting, ...
- High Volume and Sales Prices seen in Kitchener WaterlooSome interesting reports about the national real estate market in Canada Via Learning from Canada by Richard Florida I read this report by the Cleveland Fed: Despite their many points of similarity, housing markets in the United States and Canada have fared quite differently since ...
- Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market Update: October 2009Busy busy month! The summer and fall of 2009 has been very busy in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario. Real Estate sales are almost at the same level as last year, and volume is up dramatically from the same time last year. Here is what the press release from the Kitchener Waterloo ...
- 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 ...
- Waterloo Vacancy Among Canada’s Lowest
