A person looking to jump into the real estate market might think doing it alone is the easiest way. If a homeowner or buyer deals with buying or selling property alone, they won’t lose any money on a commission to the real estate agents, but they also don’t know idea how much pressure they will be under. It will also be more difficult to negotiate […]

I have been involved in Real Estate for over 20 years. During that time I have been a Salesperson, Broker, Investor and owner of an office. At one time I have had 256 units under my management while renovating and flipping single family homes. With this experience I thought about going into the seminar business. I could teach people how to purchase property with no […]

A lot of rich foreigners have been increasingly emigrating to the United Kingdom over the last decade. A significant number of the people coming into this county are rich people who are applying for the investor (Tier 1) visa, which requires an investment in excess of 1 million pounds sterling. This visa can usually be turned around within weeks. Even though Russians have traditionally dominated […]

Once you have made the decision that you want a holiday home, there is nothing left really for you to decide. You just have to find the right estate agent for you, in the country that you want to have the home in. Many people choose hot countries to have the home in because they want to get away from the bad weather of their […]

Nearly one million inhabitants, a large number of suburbs, increased level of civilisation and a prosperous economy compared to the rest of North America – these are the main statistics that most people know about Ottawa and the National Capital Region. However, more research is needed if you really want to invest in a property here. The real estate market and the current mortgage rates […]

“Tell the tenants we never used that room to watch television…” One of the big mistakes that home owners make when they rent out their house is that they feel like they are trying to “rent my home”. This creates huge problems from an emotional perspective. More often than not, the trap for the home occupier become landlord is that they expect a new tenant […]

Having your own house is a dream in itself of a lot of people, but having your own beach resort or beach house seems like a far-fetched and unreachable dream for most people. But is this really the case? Can an average person really not have his or her own private beach resort? If there is any place where this idea is possible, that would […]

If you have been in the real estate business for long, you know it’s not that complicated. Not. This article is for those people who want to start venturing in property management. This is for those starters who want to engage themselves in profit schemes involving space and lots. There’s a great deal of determination and spunk needed to come up with a business strategy […]

Young families and even some single buyers are now looking towards the outskirts of Vancouver for permanent residences. What gives? Sales through real estate boards are showing an increase in condos home sales in Burnaby, New Westminster and in the west side of Vancouver. Condos are simply more approachable for certain budget types and it seems as though those budgets are quickly becoming the determining […]

Have you ever wondered why some buildings are clad with terracotta instead of more conventionally used materials? It is not just residential buildings that are given terracotta panel exteriors; many commercial buildings also feature this unusual material. It is one of the most ancient building materials known to man but it is now available in a modern form. The reason for the popularity of this […]