As I was leaning forward on my bike, pushing my way up a trail filled with loose rocks on the side of Seymour Mountain (in North Vancouver), all I could think about was how good this would feel when I was done. Little did I know that the long and painful climb we were doing [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 26, 2009
Furnished Rental Property – How To’s
With the Vancouver Olympics less than a year away, Dave and I started wondering if we should rent out our home in Burnaby to some Olympic visitors. As we started considering that as an option, it suddenly occurred to us that we didn’t have to wait until the Olympics to do short term furnished rentals. [...]
July 19, 2009
Not All Real Estate Goes Up in Value
The UK Telegraph recently ran a story stating the only way for certain cities in the US to survive was to bulldoze down big sections of the city’s homes. Flint, Michigan was the main target of the article, but they referenced many areas in the North East States.
It was not a feel good kind of [...]
July 10, 2009
How to Have Someone Else Put $1900/Month Into YOUR Retirement Savings
If you’ve been checking out our blog lately, you’ve likely seen that both of my brothers are carpenters. They were really helpful with our recent rental property renovation!
All three of us are pretty close in age. And, my youngest brother bought his first house last year. But my other brother hasn’t yet taken the plunge [...]
