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Condo Documents Checklist

Condo Documents Checklist

One of the best things about buying a condominium is that we don’t have to worry about anything outside the walls of our unit – sort of. Exterior maintenance, including big ticket items like roofs, windows, doors, parking lots, etc., are all typically covered by our...

ZERO VACANCY: How to Maximize Rental Revenue

ZERO VACANCY: How to Maximize Rental Revenue

If you own a few rental properties, having zero vacancy can feel really good. Knowing your happy tenants are snugly tucked away in their homes makes it much easier for you to sleep well at night too. But did you know that zero vacancy is never really the goal for...

What’s This House Worth?

What’s This House Worth?

Would you like to know what any given house will sell for? The simple answer is: All houses sell for the highest price a qualified buyer will pay, and the lowest price a seller will accept. ... and, figuring out in advance where that point might be is actually not...

Understanding Economic Cycles (Part II): Generational WEALTH Shift

Understanding Economic Cycles (Part II): Generational WEALTH Shift

Billionaire investor and champion of capitalism, Ray Dalio, has been sounding an alarm, for some time now, about a coming cataclysmic shift in our monetary system. We’re living in an era of near zero interest rates, wealth and political gaps, and rising powers...

Understanding Economic Cycles (Part I)

Understanding Economic Cycles (Part I)

If we’re going to invest in real estate, wouldn't it be great if we could predict the future? Well we can, sort of. Our economy is made up of remarkably predictable patterns that regularly repeat themselves over time. These patterns, called cycles, can give us clues...

Mortgage Renewal Intel

Mortgage Renewal Intel

renew?   I've coordinated renewal of several mortgages over the past few months (you may recall we sometimes try to time renewals for US election years because of typically coinciding rate dips), and here's what I've learned: Existing variable rates are crazy-low (as...