Seniors as a Tenant Profile
SENIORS AS A TENANT PROFILE Great real estate investors often acquire and manage their properties for a specific tenant profile. We’re thinking about student rentals, Rent-to-Own (often first-time home buyers), inner city (possibly working professionals), or suburbs...
Hanging In
HANGING IN? When I showed a colleague this photo, she laughed. “Oh that’s the story of many real estate investors these days.” Hmmm, that wasn’t the purpose we had planned for the photo, but if that’s an instant reaction, then let’s chat. So for all our highly...
The Case for Garage Suites
THE CASE FOR GARAGE SUITES? For a long time in Calgary, Garage Suites or Backyards Suites have been rare unicorns. The financial expense didn’t justify the rental income – only in a few cases did the business plan make sense. But, like everything else, that is...
Should I, or Shouldn’t I?
SHOULD I, OR SHOULDN’T I? To invest in real estate, or not? This is a much more complicated question in 2023 than it was in the previous decade. Experienced investors systematize their answer and go back to the fundamentals each time they consider a new property, or...
