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: [...]
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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 started investing [...]
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; [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
5 Skills That Will Make You Rich
The great Jim Rohn (he’s the one on the left in this picture) says “don’t wish things were easier, wish you were better.” Life is no walk in the park. We are all presented with challenges that we must overcome. Winter always comes. In order to succeed at a very high level you must develop [...]
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 [...]
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 more [...]
