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Author Archives: Benjamin Bach

Vacancy Rate in Kitchener Waterloo Falls

One question many investors ask me before they purchase a rental property in Kitchener Waterloo, especially if the client is from out of town (I work with many investors from Toronto and the West Coast), is what is the local vacancy rate. 
Until this morning, I was providing them with 2006 statistics, since that was […]

Is a Student House a Good Investment for You ?

A probable client just emailed me.  She is from Calgary, Alberta, and she’s looking to invest in the Kitchener-Waterloo Cambridge, Ontario area.   She asks:
"Would you recommend us to purchase properties for student housing?"
Most investors I meet with have a curious interest in student property - although not all purchase student rental houses, lodging houses […]

Entourage Clush Lists California Home for Sale

Anna Farris has put her lower Nichols Canyon (in Los Angeles, California) home on the market for $ 1.995 million USD.  Anna most recently played herself in a 3 episode arc in Season 4 of Entourage where she was Eric’s "clush" - a client crush. 
The virtual tour can be found here.

Investors come from far to hear the Wealth Building Guy

WOW What a great night! 
We just finished our best Millionaire Real Estate Investing workshop yet. 
We had a full room - tightly packed - and people drove into Kitchener Waterloo from all over South Western Ontario - and then some: Sandra Morris and Ken Eaton from Stratford, Jerry and Barb Dwyer from London, several […]

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Why are Canadians investing in American Real Estate?

I was talking with a client of mine recently who is looking to invest some of her equity into the US Real Estate market.
This begs two questions:
1) Why would a Canadian invest in American Real Estate?
2) How can a Canadian start investing in American Real Estate?
Lets look at the first question:
The glaring answer is […]

Free Real Estate Investing Workshop in Kitchener Waterloo

I’m happy to announce that I am opening registration of my upcoming Millionaire Real Estate Investment workshop to the general public. There are only 20 spots, and a little under half of the seats are spoken for already (translation: ACT NOW, SEATS GOING FAST).
If you’ve ever wondered about how you can get […]

Keep your eye on the BIG prize

Yesterday, I sat down with two investors and my mortgage broker (also an investor - read this to see why it’s so important that your professionals are also real estate investors!) to discuss their goals, and how we can help them get there.
What was really cool about these guys is that they get it; they’re […]

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US Sub Prime ‘Meltdown’: How will it affect Kitchener Waterloo?

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking to this year’s MBET class from the University of Waterloo. The MBET program fascinates me - it’s a Masters in Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology - very cool and very applicable; graduates have been known to start companies while they are still in the program.
One of the […]

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