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Investors agree: Use a Realtor when buying an investment property

Eryn, over at Do-It-Yourself Landlord, is a Real Estate Investor who understand the value in having a team of professionals advising you in a transaction (vs going at it alone without brokers). So what can you expect from your agent? Again, remember: time is money. Ideally, your agent will do all the legwork to track [...]

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Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market  Update:  KW Housing Index Up 2.6%

Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market Update: KW Housing Index Up 2.6%

The KW Housing Index gained one point over the last update, rising to .40 The ‘over $600,000′ category has seen a return to single digits (it clocked in with a big donout last time the Index was updated) due to 1 firm and 1 pending sale in the past week. The rest of the categories [...]

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State of the Student Housing (investment) Market

I recently completed a comparative market analysis for a client who will be listing their investment property shortly. The property happens to be in the hot 'student housing' segment, so I thought I'd share some information I learnt on the investment market with y'all. Unlike residential properties, calculating the approximate value of an investment property [...]

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Anyone looking for a Four Plex?

Anyone looking for a Four Plex?

If you're interested in a great investment in the heart of Kitchener, my partner and I will be listing a beautifully restored fourplex in a few weeks. It has been redone top to bottom (basement unit is being finished off now) and is a great deal at it's list price (approx $350,000). For more details [...]

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