Are you allowed to rent out your home or cottage to visitors on a short term basis in a residentially zoned area? The answer is no. Should you be allowed to? That appears to be a matter of opinion. The issue is making the news here in the Georgian Triangle over two particular cases: one [...]
I’ve been toying with an idea in my head and am hoping you’ll give me some input. Please don’t tell hubby John though because I need my facts straight first. You may think this a very odd thing for a REALTOR to say, but is it possible that there is actually a leveraged investment out [...]
I’m not sure if you will consider this good news or bad news. I guess it depends what side of the fence you are sitting on. In a recent report released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, it stated that the vacancy rate for rental accommodations in Collingwood has dropped below 1%. The Ontario average [...]
If you are a real estate investor, you don’t want to miss reading today’s post. I subscribe to a blog feed that includes posts written by Mortgage Planner, Dave Larock. His points are generally brilliant and always present concepts in ways that are easy to understand. Dave has kindly given me permission to repost his [...]
Not just Collingwood, but perhaps, anywhere in the country. Did you know that that approximately 18% of Canadians live in housing they cannot afford or in substandard accommodation? It’s a disheartening statistic and even more so when you consider that many of these people are seniors, people with disabilities or people leaving abusive situations. Most [...]
Handing down the cottage is a challenge facing many families in the South Georgian Bay area where many properties are secondary homes for their owners. Recently, I had the privilege of spending some time with Geoff Parker of Stonehaven Financial Group Inc. discussing some of the various issues surrounding succession planning for such properties. Geoff [...]
Handing down the cottage is a challenge facing many families in the South Georgian Bay area where many properties are secondary homes for their owners. Recently, I had the privilege of spending some time with Geoff Parker of Stonehaven Financial Group Inc. discussing some of the various issues surrounding succession planning for such properties. Geoff [...]
I just read about a recent legal case on the Lang Michener website that scared the heck out of me and thought all my readers need to be aware of it. The case demonstrates the importance of carefully reading an insurance policy and ensuring that the insurance policy remains in force. Failing to do so [...]
Handing down the cottage is a challenge facing many families in the South Georgian Bay area where many properties are secondary homes for their owners. Recently, I had the privilege of spending some time with Geoff Parker of Stonehaven Financial Group Inc. discussing some of the various issues surrounding succession planning for such properties. Geoff [...]
Handing down the cottage is a challenge facing many families in the South Georgian Bay area where many properties are secondary homes for their owners. Recently, I had the privilege of spending some time with Geoff Parker of Stonehaven Financial Group Inc. discussing some of the various issues surrounding succession planning for such properties. Geoff [...]
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