Has anyone in our forum had any experience leasing to a single mother with four children? I am about to conduct a credit check on her and she seems really nice and works at a hospital (seems like a stable job but I will verify with work references), so I am hoping that the credit check comes up...

I have a dilemma that I have analyzed and would appreciate some advice from fellow investors. My first real estate investment property which I purchased 5 years ago, has always been tenanted however it has also never made me a positive cash flow (that`s right it is an alligator) given the...

Hi, I have always done credit checks for all possible tenants however I had always done it through my mortgage broker. I have a completed Rental Application (downloaded from the Ontario Real Estate Association) from a possible tenant but my broker is no longer in the business so I would like to...

Thank you to you both. I will be in touch with at least one of the recommendations,

Hello fellow investors, I am lookng to replace some windows on one of my properties and am looking for a reliable and proven window/door installer in the Greater Toronto area (north east end of the city preferred like Markham, Richmond Hill, Pickering, Scarborough). With all of these "fly by...

QUOTE (fmonaco @ Mar 2 2009, 06:38 PM) Hi. My mortgage broker and I have likely departed company because of differences. Can anyone recommend a mortgage broker within the Greater Toronto area that can appreciate the power of real estate and achieving your personal Belize within a 5 year period...

Hi. My mortgage broker and I have likely departed company because of differences. Can anyone recommend a mortgage broker within the Greater Toronto area that can appreciate the power of real estate and achieving your personal Belize within a 5 year period? If anyone knows of such a broker in...

I have always invested in real estate locally in my area however I have found over the last few years that my area just doesn`t lend itself to purchasing properties that generate a positive cash flow from rentals because the prices are so high. I have found another area and I am very interested...

Hi. Good luck Northern Alex. I have been advised on numerous occassions that you offer the person $500 if you need to, to get them the heck out of your place since this is by far the cheapest and least aggravating option. But in advance of handing over the cash, ensure that the place has been...