Becoming a successful real estate investor Becoming a successful real estate investor requires being able to find good real estate investment deals and put them together. Your job is not to become an closing attorney, a management expert, or a repair person. Use professionals! You must learn how to appraise and find the true value of real estate this information will help you make better investment decisions. Realtors, appraisers, and banks determine what a property is worth by looking at comparable sales usually three to five sales of similar property that has recently sold in the same neighborhood. You must be able to do the same. Getting a list of comparable prices of properties bought or sold (and when it sold) for the neighborhood you need information about, and asking active real estate investors in your area what the market is like will be helpful and making a better investment […]

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Steveston’s ‘London Station’ Reinforced concrete & steel construction. 2bed/2bath 1064 sq.ft. Elegance & Style is everywhere. Take a look at this elegant 2 Bedroom 1080 sq.ft. Condo for Sale…. Features:professionally coordinated colour schemes, contemporary accent lighting, gas fireplaces, granite countertops throughout, undermount kitchen sinks,glass backsplash, metal-clad over-height cabinets, stainless steel appliances, wine refrigerator, 9′ ceilings, designer light fixtures, natural bamboo wood flooring, indulgent bathrooms with soaker tub & Nu Heat flooring, generous deck with BBQ hook up and solar shade. Plus Custom Cabinets. Bonus: This condo also comes with 2 parking spots and 2 storage units To take a Virtual Open House Tour of this property follow this link: http://302-6233londonroad.com/

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With oil and natural gas prices rocketing, stoking terror of long, cold and and expensive winters, a renewed interest in keeping heating costs under control has has been sparked. Homeowner’s have an ignited passion in understanding energy saving methods. If you’re in this boat, stuck in cold waters, here are some tips for energy saving tricks of the trade. If you’re living in a home with a furnace that’s more than 20 years old, you may have already attempted the “buy a sweater” method of keeping warm. This is certainly one approach, but these days upgrading your home’s conditioning system is a much better option, and will bode well for you in the here and now, and in the long term, should you decide sell your home. More and more, homebuyers are looking for homes with energy efficient systems already in place. So, think of these upgrades as a long […]

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Vancouver Food Scene Hungry and super stoked on our food scene but a little strapped for cash after the holidays? Never fear, because the 10th annual Dine Out Vancouver restaurant festival – the largest of its kind in Canada – is coming up quickly. From January 20 through to February 5 (17 days!) 2012 Dine Out Vancouver Festival from Barbershop Films on Vimeo.

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These are my personal tips that you should consider when buying a property. 1) Research is the key Always do research. You can never do enough research. A lot of people dive into the property market head first and blind folded, and that’s when people make bad purchases. If you like a property, find out about the surrounding area; find out the local crime rate, find out how much properties in the area recently sold for. Find out EVERYTHING. There are tonnes of websites out there that will give you all these details at no cost. Start with my website https://vancouvercanadahomes.com 2) Prepare yourself financially Financially prepare yourself before you make any offers- get financially sorted. Make sure you can afford the property. Make sure you have taken every cost into consideration, like conveyancing solicitors, stamp duty, survery fees, Real Estate Agent fees etc. Most importantly, make sure you can […]

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