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Buying a property involves a lot of different steps, people and costs. The price of the property is one thing, but what else does it cost to buy a home these days?

Wait, I need how much more money?

While many factors go into what makes a good income property, there’s some simple math you can do to see if it’s worth considering further. Here’s a real-life example of a property for sale that looks to be a great investment.

Simple math on a good income property

If you’re curious as to whether you’ve got what it takes to be a landlord today, you need to understand the role and responsibilities so you can judge for yourself. It’s not all positive but it can be very rewarding!

Are you cut out to be a landlord?

In real estate terms, zoning refers to what’s permitted to be built and the uses allowed for a property. Most of Toronto is zoned for low density housing, like single family homes. That’s about to change.

Zoned out?

If what’s “best” is often subjective, let’s turn it objective by getting specific.  Here’s the best investment area in the GTA, the best value for a home, the best selection when buying and the best place to sell right now.

This is the best.

If you like seeing before and after photos, you’re going to love this collection of properties that have changed dramatically overtime. We’ve compared each of the homes from when it was last sold to what it looks like now that it is back on the market and boy, did they ever change.

Before and After

If you’ve been hearing a lot about Bloomberg’s study on countries that are risk of housing bubbles, you’re probably convinced Canada’s housing market is about to collapse. Hold your horses..and hold on to your houses, because the truth is much more nuanced.

So…bubbly?

If you’re keen on knowing what makes a renovation worth doing and what red flags mean you should run away from the project, then here’s the low down.

Don’t renovate that place.

In the exciting world of real estate, you regularly encounter situations where someone asks you to consider what is important to them. Let’s talk about three times in real estate where something that matters to the other side doesn’t really matter to us.

We understand it matters to you.  To us?  Not really.

One of the best quotes about statistics is from a Scottish poet named Andrew Lang. Naturally, you’re thinking, “But how do you pick the best quote about statistics when there are so many good quotes about statistics?!” It's a hard task for sure, but listen to this one and you'll agree it's one of the best.

He might have meant Realtors rather than politicians.

As we near the end of the decade, it’s interesting to look back and see what things looked like at the start of the decade. Here’s a comparison of 2010 versus how things look now as we head into the latter half of 2019.

Time flies when you’re having fun!

The Toronto Real Estate Board has been arguing for years that sale price information is private and that in order to access that information, you need to go through a licensed Realtor. Here’s what we think.

Private vs. Public

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