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New Real Estate Investment blog!
Posted in Misc, tagged benjamin bach, investment property, kitchener waterloo, Real Estate, rental home, video on May 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Real Estate Investment Tip: Raising Rent in Ontario
Posted in Misc, tagged benjamin bach, cash flow, invest, kitchener waterloo, Real Estate, Wealth Building on November 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Real Estate Investors in Ontario know there is a cap on an annual rent increase. This is governed by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
Did you know that not all rental properties are subject to this ? Our clients are investing in Kitchener Waterloo properties with an important piece of knowledge – Do you know it [...]
Great Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Investment Opportunity
Posted in Misc, tagged Add new tag, Investing in Real Estate, kitchener waterloo, real estaet investment on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Great Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Investment Opportunity
Great Investment Opportunity – Legal Licensed Student Lodging House for 5
Moneymaking Student House
When Investing in Real Estate, the sage advice is Location Location Location!
Well, location doesn’t get any better than this for a student rental property.
268 Hemlock is a legal licensed house for 5, so close to WLU you [...]
Free Workshop on Investing in Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate
Posted in Misc, tagged benjamin bach, building wealth, investing, investment real estate, kitchener waterloo, millionaire, Real Estate on November 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
As I just mentioned over at my Real Estate Investing blog, I’m happy to announce that I am opening registration of my upcoming Millionaire Real Estate Investment workshop to the general public. There are only 20 spots, and a little under half of the seats are spoken for already (translation: ACT NOW, SEATS GOING [...]
The Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Investments blog has moved!
Posted in Misc on November 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m proud to announce that the Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Investment blog has moved to a new home @ http://www.Kitchener-Waterloo-Real-Estate-Investments.com\
Please update your links, and enjoy the information at the new site!
Want to invest in a great real estate opportunity ?
Posted in Misc on October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted at the new blog, http://www.Kitchener-Waterloo-Real-Estate-Investments.com
This morning I toured a two bedroom condominium unit with an identical layout to a unit we just purchased. The condo is vacant, and needs new flooring in most of the unit (maybe 600 sq ft of flooring) and could use a paint job and some updated lighting.
It has [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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)
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, [...]
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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
