It’s January. We’re all just back from vacation and doing our goal-setting for the year. Whether you want to purchase ten more doors or lose ten more pounds, how you approach that goal counts. Here’s what I mean. Progress isn’t linear. Life doesn’t have finish lines. If you set an outcome goal, every day you […]
Life doesn’t have finish lines. When you race, it’s for a specific distance. In a Jiu Jitsu or wrestling or boxing match, there’s a time limit. But in life, very few races come with a defined finish line. You can spend years pushing—giving effort, time, money, sacrifice—and have no guarantee of when or, even if, […]
Hold onto your hats. It’s going to be a long, cold winter for a lot of renters. In our office, we have a higher volume of payment defaults than ever before–and it’s mid-December! Usually, January and February are the months when most of our tenants have payment issues. They load their credit cards during the […]
Rate increases will slow, prices will come down some, and professional investors will start getting antsy in Spring. Jammed up markets will start moving. Is it time to buy? Prices of investment properties will come down a bit, but the interest rates will continue to be a problem for profitability for a while longer. I […]
Interview with Jacques Amzallag: Top Damage Insurance Broker The insurance industry is changing. Premiums are going up, and so are claims-exclusions. It’s a good time to hear from an expert in the field! I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jacques Amzallag, top damage insurance broker at Racine & Chamberland. Here are some of the […]
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? Let’s find out! I had the opportunity to interview Canadian Real Estate personality, Russell Westcott in a recent episode of the Real Estate Investors’ Club Podcast. With twenty plus years experience in investing and in motivating and coaching others, this master of sound-bites and West […]
In Episode 9 of the Real Estate Investor’s Club podcast, we spoke to condo manager and CEO of the up-and-coming management firm Apex Solutions. We probed Alex on the secrets of condo management, getting some inside info on red flags and green lights. Here are Alex’s top 5 pieces of advice. 1. Understand what you’re […]
A year ago, who lived on Zoom meetings, Uber Eats and Amazon? Now we all do. Technological change has reached a fever-pitch, and this isn’t likely to change soon. As Real Estate Investors, we need to be mindful of how we and our businesses interact with technology, to be able to adapt to a chancing […]
Yes, there are wrongs to be righted. Yes, there’s still injustice. Yes, gender roles are a subject of a lot of bad blood. But instead of dwelling there, why not take a moment to celebrate? Let’s do glass half-full. What incredible luck to be born female RIGHT NOW! We can choose who we marry, when […]
In planning for the up-coming rental season, it’s good to know what sort of weather we’re heading into. Are we talking about a flurry of vacancies or scattered showers of good tenants looking to move? The data is wonky right now, and so we need to delve a little deeper to prepare ourselves properly. […]