Investment Real Estate
How cash buyers can capitalize on the current market
When interest rates shoot up, the real estate market inevitably feels the tremor. For many, affording a home becomes a towering challenge. Let's break it...
New Kelowna bylaws offer property investors opportunities
Two new zoning bylaws have opened a rare window of opportunity for investors in Kelowna Heading into 2023, Canadian investors are up against two major economic...
Ways to grow passive income for life
Most baby boomer clients I’ve spoken with lately are feeling very frustrated. They are frustrated because financial planners have been telling them the...
The precarious state of Kelowna real estate in 2022
With a white-hot market and macro signals that point towards a market shift, what strategies and tactics can savvy real estate investors use to make it out on...
2021 predictions for city
As we look to 2021, I think a lot of people are excited to see 2020 in their rear-view mirror — the year that became a meme in and of itself for being...
A BRRRR strategy
Despite its funny name, BRRRR is the hot strategy for the 2020-21 market. It combines the strategies of buy and hold with flipping for profit. But rather...
Sell high and buy low?
Canadian Real Estate 2020: Sell High and Buy Low? The Canadian housing market seems to be defying logic in 2020. COVID-19 is tearing through the global economy....
Why a lease option could be your safest real estate strategy
You don't need to look far to find doom and gloom predictions about the post COVID-19 economy. Such dire forecasts can make entering the housing market seem...
Cardinal rules of real estate
1. Speculation is not investing Speculation is more akin to gambling as you put all your eggs in one basket, home-value appreciation. You have no contingency...
A retirement rescue plan
BOOMERS: EXITING THE RAT RACE: CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK Frustrated Canadian Baby Boomers are now finding themselves staring straight down the barrel of retirement. ...
Open house the right way
Open houses are vital for both buyers and sellers, but are seen as awkward or uncomfortable. Open houses are often what lead to on the spot sales, bidding wars,...
Selling your home sucks
What I learned selling my own house, and why we revamped our client experience Is there anything more agonizing than selling your own home? A home is a...
Investment secrets
10 Real Estate Investment Secrets to Crank Your 2019 ROI Investing in real estate is a fairly simple process – buy a property with positive cash flows,...
Kelowna's real estate reverb
Fortune favours the bold I believe that the next one to two years represents an exciting buying opportunity in Kelowna. I’ve said it before and I’ll...
Investing with $50k
This guide outlines an aggressive real estate investment strategy which maximizes working capital and takes advantage of loan programs available to Canadian...
A chance to make money
This post discusses Canada’s real estate market slowdown from the perspectives of both home sellers and rental housing providers. While home sales are...
Where we're going next
When you talk to most people these days, the prevailing attitude is that our real estate market has shifted from greed to fear. Sellers and developers are...
Want to be a millionaire?
Fill me in Looking for a project that’s both challenging and profitable? AJ Hazzi of Vantage West Realty shares an advanced infill strategy that could...
Great strategy for landlords
The New Tenancy Law Could Mean bump in equity for Landlords OK, it’s a little off topic, but I think the metaphor works: Professional race-car drivers are...
Investing in real estate
I am super excited to invite you to the first ever Real Estate Investment Network member meeting to be held in Kelowna. As a longtime member of REIN, I’ve...