Hmm Interesting. I think with thise house, there is such a high concrete foundation that goes well above the roof of the bathroom downstairs so im not sure how else to do it. Do you have any ideas? I can send you an email. Mine is mattbailey84@hotmail.com Matt QUOTE (craigw @ Nov 15 2009...

Hey, I have a suited house in Cambrian Heights. There are no Ceiling fans in both bathrooms. Upstairs has a high ceiling though and both have windows so for upstairs im not to worried. Its also 50 years old and still standing so it cant be that bad. In the basement bathroom though, I have...

I got a variable at 2.25% so Im laughing right now. I noticed though some 10 year rates at 5.4%. Not bad! If you think things will go insane to double digits in coming years. Whats some thoughts on these. I guess if you sell, the penalty would be huge. Unless you assume. Could look good as an...

After reading this report, it seems as though if you bought anytime in the last 2-3 years, you should consider selling while the market is a little hot? insights? QUOTE (ThomasBeyer @ Nov 11 2009, 12:14 PM) TORONTO, Nov. 11 /CNW/ - While conservative banking practices and stricter regulation...

QUOTE (Millions @ Oct 31 2009, 11:04 AM) Actually I have been trying to sell the condo creatively on kijiji but get mostly flakes. I`m thinking of listing it with a friend whos a realor and see what the MLS can do. Ofcourse the price would have to be a tad higher for commissions though Matt I...

QUOTE (Millions @ Oct 31 2009, 12:02 PM) Well due to a short leave of my last tenants, I moved in. haha. So I am getting $1000 (including utils) for the bsmt, and $1200 for 2 roommates on my floor. The garage is vacant as of now. So not to bad while rates are low! I have a condo in killarney as...

QUOTE (RedlineBrett @ Oct 24 2009, 01:51 PM) Well you can put creative financing terms in the listing to try and attract a buyer. Buyers without a lot of cash love terms like that. If you`re under water then you have to look at it another way... like if you did take a loss is there a better...

I have a r-C2 lot, suited house, in cambrian heights. I would sell but without a creative solution like assuming or VTB, etc - The equity lost for the last year would not be made up I dont believe. Never know though I suppose. Matt QUOTE (RedlineBrett @ Oct 22 2009, 12:02 PM) Hey guys, Here...

QUOTE (gwasser @ Oct 17 2009, 10:52 AM) Joe, I could not have said it better. A supplementary comment: Real estate is not safer than the stock market. A real estate investment is as safe as you make it. Both real estate and stock markets experience price fluctuations over the short term. This...

haha, yes lots to think about...I always loved the notion of investing and learning all about it but maybe its just the market but its got me thinking a little differently lately. I bought a couple properties in 2007 and 2008. I put a total of 75K down all together plus on going costs, and with...

Are many investments a safe bet at 10%? I know many older boomers who invested in mutual funds and rrsp`s and have lost everything....$100,000 or more some of them are out because if faulty investors throwing at real estate projects, stocks, etc... I invested in real etate instead of RRSP`s but...

Hey Everyone, I just got a mortgage through scotiabank and noticed that you can double up a payment and skip a payment. Im thinking you can do this once a year. Since I dont intend on keeping the property for 35 years until its paid off, do you recommend once in awhile (maybe once a year...

I bought a suited house a year ago. There is a few semi-minor things that I could fix now or possibly in the future, depending on severity and cost. 1) Garage needs new roofing (im guessing $1000 to repair), has some little holes that can probably be temporarily filled with silicone or tar...