A poem about the property market in 2023 Hear now, dear listeners, heed this tale of truth, For age approaches, stealthy, swift, uncouth. Though preparation may seem far away, To start late is to falter, come what may. In property, we build our wealth with glee, Yet tremors shake foundations, we foresee. A correction looms,
A house sale is a major life decision, and it's not always one we get to make voluntarily. Life can happen to us sometimes, and in many cases, our only option is to sell in a down market. In this article, my goal is to reduce the added stress that often occurs when we make
Now before you freak out and turn off, I'm not talking about replacing your kitchen or bathroom or even painting and doing the floors. I'm talking about full-blown renovations with council approvals, with big, wordy contracts from your builder, and all sorts of reports for things you've never even heard of. In most cases, renovations
Who wants to listen to a cheesy show about making money and showing off about how much they know? Well if it’s going to be that kind of party I’ll go stick my face in some mashed potatoes - it’s high time that someone starts getting real about how they talk about financial literacy. The
You could be smoking crack or selling babies on eBay, but no this is way, waaaaaaaay worse - you're a property investor! All your non-property investor friends think you’ve run off and joined a cult, your uncle thinks you’re insane for borrowing that amount of money, and the only one excited is your mortgage adviser!!
Imagine you're dying of cancer - would you be willing to do almost anything to win back good health? In a battle for life and death, what would you do to win? There are 3 traps that snare many home buyers - here they are, and you won't hear this anywhere else! 1 - The
Possibly every first-time property investor has asked me this question. Understandably, if you’re making the call to buy an investment property, you’re comfortable with exceedingly large amounts of debt and taking a risk, for the promise of return down the line. If you’ve read the article on the MRTMAD method and tomorrow’s you, then you’ll
I really do pity the fool who hasn’t heard of the MRTMAD method. Here’s my dirty secret though: Just made it up. Mortgage Reduction Through More Accumulation of Debt - yip, that’s a thing now as I have an acronym. The typical mortgage comes out of the box on a 30 year loan term. You’ll
I grew up in a small Canadian town a lot like Queenstown - very beautiful, loads of outdoor fun like skiing and hiking, but imagine more bacon. Like Queenstown, the seasons never failed, and no matter how much you tried to wiggle your way out of winter, summer always came of its own volition. Seasons
I’m a mortgage adviser - I sell mortgages like a hot dog vendor cruising central park in summer, but this election, like a prolonged summer, has made my wieners go off in a bad way. Even the crack whore property investors who’ve helped fund my children's shoes for the last few years, have gone into
