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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 […]

Seperated at Birth?


5 things to read if this is your first time here

This morning my good friend Phil Gerbyshak published an interview we did together. I highly recommend you check it out at Phil’s site.
If you clicked over here from Phil’s site, or you’re a new reader to the Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Investment blog, here are a few articles I recommend you read:
My interview with […]

Great Real Estate Investment Opportunity

Looking for a great investment property in a growth region? A two bedroom condominium in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario came across my desk this morning, listed for a shade under $110,000.
The last unit listed in the building sold conditionally in one day, and was listed at $119,000. The condominium complex is well managed and centrally […]

Investor Alert: Real Estate Opportunity

This morning I toured a two bedroom condominium unit with an identical layout to a unit we just purchased. The condo is vacant, and needs new flooring in most of the unit (maybe 600 sq ft of flooring) and could use a paint job and some updated lighting.
It has all the characteristics of an […]

Bach on Business Networking

Speaker and Author Josh Hinds recently interviewed me for his excellent site BusinessNetworkingAdvice.com.
He asked me some great questions, including what ‘networking’ means to me, why I feel it’s so important, and even my thoughts on body language when approaching someone for the first time.
Here’s a little tidbit. 
Josh: Benjamin, how do you define Business Networking […]

Leverage in Real Estate

Last month I was speaking with someone who is looking for an income producing investment property in Kitchener Waterloo. She has $250,000 in equity, and wanted to buy a multi unit property for cash - i.e. without a mortgage. She felt, ‘why take on debt if you don’t have to?’
My answer: to make […]

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