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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