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Now that you setup your PREC, should you pay yourself a salary or a dividend? As we all know, Personal Real Estate Corporation is considered a … Continue reading →

Hello to all you real estate investors and real estate professionals, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their families this past weekend. Robin and … Continue reading →

I had an excellent week up north at a friend’s cottage. She recently bought a cottage so that her kids, raised in the city, could get … Continue reading →

Kids are cute and unpredictable. But they’re kids only once. I am not perfect.  I am far from perfect. A client of mine and I were … Continue reading →

Many people asked me how I did it – writing blog posts every single week for the last 3.5 years, accumulating over 150 blog posts today.  … Continue reading →

I’ve learned a few real estate investment tips from my mum that I would like to share with you, whether you’re working in property development finance … Continue reading →

Canada Revenue Agency recently released its latest statistics on their effort cracking down on unreported tax liability in the real estate sector (unpaid real estate taxes). … Continue reading →

Setting up a new corporation has many benefits but can also be complicated. Here are 7 steps you need to take to simplify this process. 1. … Continue reading →

Taxation of Rental income is not the same as how regular income is taxed. But before I go into more details, did you see this headline … Continue reading →

There are many dangers of reporting losses from the rental business… I’ll explain with this story. A couple of years back, I advised a real estate … Continue reading →

As a Canadian real estate investor, whether you own your businesses or have a rental portfolio, systems and processes are the keys. I had a rare … Continue reading →

It was a lot of fun doing a presentation on Airbnb.  I spent half a day doing my own research confirming the HST impact on the … Continue reading →

Many real estate investors invest for the reason of providing a legacy to the next generation.  They want to use the money they earn to finance … Continue reading →

Have you ever heard of the term Fear of missing out (aka FOMO)? FOMO is part of the reason why most of us are so addicted … Continue reading →

As Canadian Real Estate Investors, there are two things you need to pay attention to about 2019’s Federal budget. Though, this year’s budget was a bit … Continue reading →

Here’s the first half of the two-part series on the best practice Real estate investors can use to set up their back office to audit shield … Continue reading →

It was Erwin’s birthday the past weekend.  He just turned 40. His big 40th birthday reminded me that how young we were when we first met … Continue reading →

It’s the end of 2019 Canadian real estate tax season.  This is also the end of my 16th tax season.  I’ve learned a few things along … Continue reading →

I am re-reading the legendary book Rich Dad Poor Dad now. This was the bible that got me started in real estate investing. The idea is … Continue reading →

I have met many real estate investors and real estate agents at various events. Many of them have expressed the frustration that they have over their … Continue reading →