When was the last time your bank balance made you feel warm and fuzzy? Can you think of a moment when one of your buildings created meaning in your life? As investors and people who are pushing our limits in terms of our professional and financial development, it’s easy to spend tons of time chasing […]
In our daily lives, many of us feel stuck in patterns that don’t serve us well. The desire to change is often overwhelmed by the comfort of the familiar, and breaking free requires more than just a fleeting wish for something different. Whether it’s a job that feels like a treadmill or a personal habit […]
What’s THE thing that suffered most during COVID, but that is THE biggest contributor to human happiness? One word: community. I could go on about how the lack of community in modern life is the root-cause of a lot of mental health issues (and I’d be right!) but this is a Real Estate post, so […]
From Poker Tables to Real Estate Deals I’ve always had a hunch that really good poker players know something I don’t. Not that I play a lot of poker! Still, if poker were just a game of luck, how come some people consistently win and others lose big? Invest Like A World-Class Poker Player Where […]
Is Owning Rental Units a Risky Lifestyle? People often tell me that the financial aspect of my life as a Real Estate investor sounds risky. I totally disagree! In my opinion, what’s risky is to have all your eggs in one basket so to speak… the basket of your employment income. This is especially true […]
Worried that the housing ladder is broken? Whether you’re afraid for yourself or for what this means for your friends and community, this issue is growing in importance in the following years. In many urban centers across North America, it’s becoming increasingly hard for folks to afford living space. I see this with my tenants […]
Are you ready to learn the secret to making more money? Most of us become interested in Real Estate at least partially for the money. But before we can let our investing make us rich, we need to examine the role money plays in our lives or we will find ourselves drowning under the weight […]
What’s the one factor behind plateaus, stagnation and analysis-paralysis? If you said, fear, you’re right! Fear is the most common barrier from converting real estate plans into real world actions. While we may think potential financial loss, market instability, or bad tenants are stopping us, what’s under the surface is a much more personal hurdle. […]
With today’s property markets, single-family-homes in most urban centers are increasingly becoming luxury items. In this episode Terrie interviews Real Estate Agent David Dippong. David has developed a training program to help educate buyers on how to enter the property market in unaffordable markets. In this episode, David and Terrie zero in on the challenges […]
Tailor-trash. It’s the first thing that comes to mind when most people think about mobile homes. Franco Perez, mobile home expert, sees something else. Franco believes mobile home ownership can become the first step onto the property ladder. As property prices in many urban centers rise beyond the capacity of many middle-class families, we urgently […]