Here are some things that are good to know for the next time that someone starts talking to you about the real estate market, you’re going to look real good. You can say things like, “Did you know that 40% of all residential properties sold in Collingwood are condominiums?” I’m happy to report that the [...]
Somewhere in the back of your mind, you may think that investing in real estate is a good idea but it seems too darn complicated and you just don’t want to really think about it. If so, you may be missing out on one of the most solid strategies for creating personal wealth. After all, [...]
Recently, there was a situation in Collingwood where a tenant in a townhome kept 54 animals as pets! An inspection found the following: 3 Dogs 4 Cats 17 Female Rats 12 Male Rats 1 Corn Snake i Bearded Dragon 1 Fish 2 Newts 1 Hedgehog 3 Rabbits 4 Degus 1 Chinchilla 1 Mouse 1 Ferret [...]
Last week, the Ontario Municipal Board decision finally was handed down in regard to the Blue Mountain, short term accommodation by-law. The OMB approved the Town of The Blue Mountains’ planning regulations which means that short term acommodation rental units in the municipality will be regulated to control and reduce negative impact on nearby low [...]
This is Part 3 in a series of our journey to installing a roof top solar system on our home. If you wish to read from the beginning, start with this link. We are now the proud owners of the largest, residential roof top solar system in Collingwood. For now, anyway. Since the last post, [...]
Read Part 1 here. If, as mentioned in Part 1, a house had an accessory suite in existence during the Rae years (1994 to 1996), the suite MAY automatically have legal, non-confirming by-law status however, the onus is on the owner to prove it. In addition, fire code regulations must be met. In making an [...]
On May 2nd, Collingwood council passed a by-law bringing in new fees and service charges for things such as building, signage and swimming pool permits. You can see the new rates on the Town website by clicking here. Also, council will be adopting the new tax rates later this month. Here are links to the [...]
So you want to buy a house in Collingwood with a basement apartment that you can rent out. The income will help pay the mortgage and carry costs. Easy plan, right? Not so fast. Recently, I attended an excellent seminar put on by Collingwood planning officials that pointed out the considerations that buyers, renovators and [...]
This is the second part of our journey to installing solar panels on our roof in Collingwood, Ontario. Read part 1 here. After making the decision to proceed, we needed to hear back from OPA (Ontario Power Authority) to the application we had submitted. It took 9 weeks at which point we were told we [...]
Let the sun shine in, we’ll take it with a grin… Funny how life unfolds. For the purpose of research for this blog, a few months ago I wrote a post about the Ontario microFIT solar program. The more I read, the more excited I got about the opportunity this program could offer. We decided [...]
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