May 2019

How To Calculate The Return On A Rental Property!

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Buying Vancouver Real Estate

How To Calculate The Return On A Rental Property!

This week we are going through the numbers behind qualifying an Investment Property. 

Through the four quadrants below (Income / Expenses / Cash Flow / Cash on Cash Return) we break down the numbers for an investment property here in Vancouver. This break down is the easiest & most basic way to break d...

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What's Selling Right Now Vs. What's Not Selling?

Posted on May 23, 2019 in Selling Vancouver Real Estate

What’s Selling Right Now Vs. What’s not selling?
Shout out to Nick!! Yes, we are shouting out Nick as this weeks blog comes to you as per his request. As the title so subtly hints, we’re going to be looking at what is selling, and what is not.

This question is not just a simple answer of “1 bedrooms are selling and 3 bedroom townhouses are not!” Beca...

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Agents - Time to be BETTER!

Posted on May 16, 2019 in Selling Vancouver Real Estate

AGENTS - TIME TO BE BETTER!
We’re not hear bashing agents, just as an FYI if that’s why you’re reading. But we’ve spent weeks, no MONTHS, discussing the various items sellers and buyers should be doing. But in truth, that’s only half of the equation. Because as a Realtor, we are heavily involved in the process ourselves and clients rely upon us for...

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Fear is the reason you're not winning right now!

Posted on May 09, 2019 in Buying Vancouver Real Estate

FEAR IS THE REASON YOU’RE NOT WINNING RIGHT NOW.
A few points to start us off before we get into things here. This topic should be reviewed by all of you out there, regardless of whether you’re currently buying or selling in this market, or you are just keeping an eye on things. Second, this is focused on the buying side of the market, you can see...

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Real Estate Downturn - Fact or Fiction?

Posted on May 02, 2019 in Selling Vancouver Real Estate

REAL ESTATE DOWNTURN - FACT OR FICTION?
Let’s just set the record straight here. What people THINK happens in downtown vs what is actually happening are two very different ideas. If you ask most people, they’ll see a downturn as a burning hell. Probably quite literally on fire.

But wait ...

Believe it or not, our beautiful city of Vancouver is still l...

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