Do you view your home as a work of art to be admired or a tool to be used to generate wealth and secure your financial future? Too many people make the mistake of viewing their principal residence as some kind of object to be acquired, then admired, all the while accumulating massive amounts of [...]
When you’re buying your first condo, there is no shortage of decisions to make. Much of the decision-making attention may go towards factors such as location, finishes and price point. But there is another important consideration, one not all homebuyers—even the most experienced among them—agree on. Do you buy a principal residence or an investment […]
Resale condos have obvious appeal. They are available right now, right? There’s no waiting around for years like with a pre-construction unit, and most of the latter aren’t solid investments anyways. Well, it’s more complicated than that. These six factors will demonstrate that. Condos are commodities In Toronto, condos are the future of housing as […]
The title of this blog post probably makes no sense to you. Isn’t rent control a bad thing? Is this article just click bait? No. Rent control is honestly going to be a great thing in the long run for condo investors and I want to explain 4 reasons why this is true, but […]
When the high profile developer Brad Lamb predicted this week that condo prices would rise by 20% this year, it caused a lot of raised eyebrows and disbelief. By now most people have heard that the condo market is hot, but the “normal” price appreciation rate for condos over the last 5-10 years is about [...]
Until about 3 years ago, if you were a condo investor, you really only had 2 choices of what to do with your unit: 1) Rent it out on a standard 12-month unfurnished lease. Under this option you might get somewhere around $1600/month for a typical junior 1 bedroom downtown. With this strategy your […]
What if I told you I had a condo investment opportunity that was so good that it could actually generate you a positive return even if you put down $0 of your own money? I know it sounds like a scam, but it’s not. Let me explain… One of my tools that I use for […]
Soon I will have in my hands the floor plans and prices for one of the most anticipated new condo projects of 2015: Daniels Waterfront. As a Platinum agent for Daniels, on October 7th I will get all the details for the building and I will begin accepting worksheets (suite request forms) immediately. Demand is already […]
1. The Condo Market is Bigger and Hotter Than Ever Before The media is so obsessed with the skyrocketing prices and bidding wars taking place across the GTA in the low rise housing market that people are missing the fact that the condo market is booming once again after a relatively slow last couple of […]
Is your home a piece of art or a money making tool
January 23, 2018 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
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4 reasons to buy your principal residence first, and investment property later
January 9, 2018 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
When you’re buying your first condo, there is no shortage of decisions to make. Much of the decision-making attention may go towards factors such as location, finishes and price point. But there is another important consideration, one not all homebuyers—even the most experienced among them—agree on. Do you buy a principal residence or an investment […]
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6 factors that make pre-construction condos a better investment than buying resale
November 15, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Resale condos have obvious appeal. They are available right now, right? There’s no waiting around for years like with a pre-construction unit, and most of the latter aren’t solid investments anyways. Well, it’s more complicated than that. These six factors will demonstrate that. Condos are commodities In Toronto, condos are the future of housing as […]
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4 Reasons Why Rent Control Will Be a Good Thing for Condo Investors
May 14, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The title of this blog post probably makes no sense to you. Isn’t rent control a bad thing? Is this article just click bait? No. Rent control is honestly going to be a great thing in the long run for condo investors and I want to explain 4 reasons why this is true, but […]
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4 Reasons Why Toronto Condo Prices Will Rise 20% in 2017
February 13, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
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The Risks and Rewards of Renting your Condo on Airbnb
February 5, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Until about 3 years ago, if you were a condo investor, you really only had 2 choices of what to do with your unit: 1) Rent it out on a standard 12-month unfurnished lease. Under this option you might get somewhere around $1600/month for a typical junior 1 bedroom downtown. With this strategy your […]
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Investing In Condos With No Money Down
September 8, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
What if I told you I had a condo investment opportunity that was so good that it could actually generate you a positive return even if you put down $0 of your own money? I know it sounds like a scam, but it’s not. Let me explain… One of my tools that I use for […]
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Why Invest In Daniels Waterfront?
October 6, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Soon I will have in my hands the floor plans and prices for one of the most anticipated new condo projects of 2015: Daniels Waterfront. As a Platinum agent for Daniels, on October 7th I will get all the details for the building and I will begin accepting worksheets (suite request forms) immediately. Demand is already […]
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5 Shocking Truths About The Toronto Condo Market That No One Is Talking About
October 16, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
1. The Condo Market is Bigger and Hotter Than Ever Before The media is so obsessed with the skyrocketing prices and bidding wars taking place across the GTA in the low rise housing market that people are missing the fact that the condo market is booming once again after a relatively slow last couple of […]
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