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Is 2018 Your Year to Invest in Real Estate or REITs?

Tamila McDonald / March 19th, 2018 / No Comments

When most think of investment vehicles for growing wealth, stocks are usually the first thing that comes to mind. While stocks should certainly be part of your portfolio, investing in real estate or REITs can be a great method for diversification. If you’re wondering whether 2018 is your year to invest in real estate or REITs, here’s what you need to know. jQuery(window).load(function(){ ...

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Why Get a Home Appraised Before Making a Purchase Offer?

James Hendrickson / September 28th, 2017 / No Comments

Buying property is one of the most significant purchases that you will ever make, which is the reason why you need to ensure that you do not screw things over. One thing you need to do is get a real estate agent. They have intimate know-how, so you can imagine that they know where the best houses are. Another thing you need to do is get the home appraised. As a matter of fact, you should not buy property...

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Should You Become an Absentee Landlord?

James Hendrickson / November 15th, 2016 / No Comments

Today we have a guest post for you from Listen Money Matters about whether or not you should consider becoming an absentee landlord to create another stream of income. The idea of investing in real estate in order to turn it into a rental property and gain a steady income might sound appealing, but there can be both positive and negative effects of following through on that idea. In addition, if any...

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2 Cats and one dumb realtor

realtor, experience with realtors, bylaws, house contract

CF / June 13th, 2013 / 19 Comments

Recently, a 2 bedroom and den unit in my condo building sold. After the sale, the realtor left notices at every unit boasting of how he sold the unit for “more than any other unit” had ever sold for and that he would be happy to “assess” any other units that were thinking of selling. Photo credit: barbourians via flickr I wasn’t very impressed – there aren’t...

Posted in: Real Estate Tagged with: buying a condo, buying a condo in vancouver, pet bylaws, strata bylaws, two bedroom condo