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Top ten landlord tips

May 11, 2013 / 5:00 am

1. Take Pets - It always amazes me how few landlords are willing to take tenants with pets. There are two main reasons why ALL my rentals are pet friendly and full for that matter. For starters, tenants with pets have very few choices so not only does your phone ring off the hook from a...

The 'L' word

Mar 26, 2013 / 5:00 am

What is Leverage? By definition it is; A method of financing an investment by which an investor pays only a small percentage of the purchase price in cash, with the balance supplemented by borrowed funds, in order to generate a greater rate of return than would be produced by paying primarily...

Rent to own, good or bad?

Feb 22, 2013 / 10:57 am

I recently saw an article by CBC that hit close to home the other day regarding rent to own and it was referred to as a “scheme”.  They were exposing a deal gone bad involving an unlicensed person who makes his living doing a well-known US strategy called sandwich leasing. ...

Waking the Dead...Equity

Jan 15, 2013 / 5:00 am

Photo: Contributed Contributed by AJ Hazzi OK so were in a flat market, this isn’t good or bad news; it just is what it is.   We are well into the recovery on the road back to the next boom but the next few years are predicted to perform at the regular...

Real estate - listen to the pros!

Oct 19, 2012 / 5:00 am

It seems like everyone I bump into these days has an opinion on the real estate market.  I hear an assortment of declarations like “It’s another bubble”, “the interest rates are going to spike”,  “The US is going back into a double dip...

How does today's 30 year old retire at 55?

Aug 13, 2012 / 1:54 pm

  How does today's 30 yr. old ensure he retires rich at 55? After just turning 30 this summer I've had this overwhelming feeling that it's time to get serious about the future.  Time for Dreams to become plans and plans into action.  At the top of any 30 year...

Flipping 101 - Is it time to quit your day job?

Jul 20, 2012 / 3:35 pm

  Contributed by Team Hazzi For my very first article I felt it made sense to write about something that has had the biggest impact on my own life financially and that’s the fine art of flipping houses. Many of you have seen those “Flip This House” shows on the...
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About the Author

AJ is the owner of Kelowna’s downtown boutique firm, Vantage West Realty. The firm prides itself in breaking the mold when it comes to how they practice real estate. Taking a consultants approach rather than the tired, old-fashioned sales approach of selling kitchens and baths, they pride themselves in having a level of expertise not found in a class room.

Having been a student of real estate through 2 market cycles, AJ has come to realize the absence of truly qualified professionals specializing in investment real estate. This has become AJ’s role within the firm and the community, to consult clients on Foreclosure sales, Flipping, Positive cash-flow, the benefits of lease option and other creative avenues that most agents completely ignore.

AJ is a firm believer that the current market is rich with opportunity and that there is a real need for a consultant who “speaks the language" of the investor large and small, and understands their wants and needs. For example, many realtors would squirm from having to make low-ball offers, worried about insulting sellers and tarnishing their own reputation. AJ consults his clients to make the offer that makes sense to them based on their goals; if it’s a flip then the mathematics on the firm’s handy “profitable project work sheet” sets the max dollar. The same for cash-flow, if a client has a rate of return in mind, then that dictates the price!

With a well-deserved reputation as a real estate renegade, Hazzi is definitely an out of the box thinker; a proactive agent willing to get creative and produce a solution during challenging transactions. He is very excited about the market we will see in the next 10 years and feels that it will lend itself very well to his unconventional style.

AJ is an agent who practices what he preaches. He has built his own real estate portfolio up to include development property, resort property, rentals, fix and flips and cash flow properties. Arming his clients with the knowledge and confidence to invest has enabled many of them to build impressive net worth and passive income. His goal is to impart on people especially of the the X and Y generation, that depending on RRSP’s and Government Pension Plans to look after us down the road is risky business. Most people don’t realize that as little as 1 or 2 properties added to your real estate portfolio now can provide a safe, cushy retirement in the future and the sky really is the limit.

AJ's past clients and business relationships are his largest asset. His business has been grown almost exclusively by referral. To hear what AJ Hazzi's clients have to say about his service view the testimonials.

Cell: 250.864.6433
Email: info@ajhazzi.com







The views expressed are strictly those of the author and not necessarily those of Castanet. Castanet presents its columns "as is" and does not warrant the contents.



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