THE SLEEP-AT-NIGHT FUND As we head into Round 3 of the boxing matching between Humans and Covid, we are re-visiting one of our favourite risk-mitigation tools: the Reserve Fund. What keeps real estate investors awake at night? Tenant issues Ri$ing bills, Unexpected...
COLLECTING DOORS Did you collect hockey cards as a kid? Maybe you still do! Do your kids collect pokemon cards? These days, many real estate investors are out there collecting doors. Notice we are...
WHEN HOUSES FLY ?!?! If you’re following the news these days, it’s almost impossible to miss the real estate headlines. Recent media articles make it seem like “houses are flying off the shelves” and for astronomical prices! But you know that old...
TIME IN THE MARKET, OR TIMING THE MARKET? Are we playing checkers, chess or a game of semantics? We’re not really playing at all; the image is simply to provide a visual. The truth is that we’re really pursuing our financial freedom, and inviting friends and family...
ARE YOU HALLUCINATING A BETTER FUTURE? Can you feel it? Is it real? Do you hear it – quietly, and only in certain circles? Have you seen some of the signs of change? Look carefully, they can be subtle. It’s almost a year since Canada woke up in a Covid world: ...
INVESTOR IDENTITY With 2 teenagers in our house, we talk A LOT about identity. Who are you today? What do you stand for? Who are you becoming? Who are you online? We have some surprisingly deep conversations! But then we realized, real estate investors all...
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