Entries from August 2008

August 30, 2008

Looking to the 2010 Olympics: Buying a Condo in Whistler

We spent last weekend in Whistler, the future site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. And, despite ugly weather, and a tough slog of a running race around the peak of Whistler Mountain, we found ourselves once again longing for a place to call our own nestled amongst the mountains, the lake and the village.
Whistler has [...]

August 22, 2008

The Housing Market in Canada: The Sky Is Falling!

The sky is obviously falling – every paper is filled with doom and gloom headlines! Job cuts, house prices falling, and the increase in foreclosures. And the blogging world is full of doom and gloom for the real estate market.
But, is the sky falling? And more importantly – does it REALLY matter? I’m not going [...]

August 18, 2008

Buying a Home in 2015

Home buying is going to get a lot more interesting in the future. Just imagine typing in the address of the home you are considering purchasing and in one single website learning:

There are three houses on that block that have been flagged as rotten neighbours because of trash in their yard, loud parties or regular [...]

August 12, 2008

Real Estate Write Offs: Taxes and Weekends

Think that real estate investing is the quick and easy way to become super rich? Have visions of shopping at Holt Renfrew and sipping the finest wines the minute you begin investing? Well, I’m sure there are a few people in the world who claim this is their experience, but it’s not the norm. Expect [...]

August 5, 2008

Real Estate Investing in Windsor, Ontario

It’s never happened to us before! But, it was bound to happen eventually… Dave and I have three e-mail addresses for our Real Estate Investing website Rev N You with Real Estate. One is a general account that we both check, and the other two are our own where the other one doesn’t access it. [...]