Buy, Hold, Rent - A Great Plan!
Thursday, August 18
If you're looking to purchase U.S. real estate to develop cash flow through rentals, the opportunity just got a lot sweeter very quickly. Yesterday, I wrote about a CNN news story reporting that it was now less expensive to buy a single family home than it was to rent one. Today, another repor...
Amazing Story On CNN Today!
Thursday, August 18
So I just had to share this with you. If nothing you have read over the past couple of years has had an impact on your perception or decision to purchase US real estate, news from CNN today really sums up the opportunity for Canadians in just a few very short words: "Home prices have taken such...
Housing Shortage Crisis? Yep!
Monday, August 15
I've been telling everyone that I can get to listen that the U.S. is going to be in a full blown housing shortage crisis for several years now and have faced some serious pushback over my opinion. Now, major news outlets and very credible economists are saying that very same thing. So are home...
Renter's Revenge!
Sunday, August 14
Great article in the Wall Street Journal this past week. We've been saying for about four years now that "America Has Become A Nation of Renters". We've been telling everyone that the housing crash effectively stole the American Dream and US residents by the millions have just plain given up....
Effective Partnering
Tuesday, August 09
What we do is a team sport! Acquiring U.S. real estate by Canadians requires a variety of skill sets from great 'eyes' at the pre-anlysis stage to legal, accounting and acquisition skills. Bottom line is you can't do everything well yourself and you can't do it alone. A good portion of your s...
Credit Downgrade Good For Canadians
Monday, August 08
Hey team, there has been much speculation about what the credit downgrade in the U.S. may do to real estate prices, investment and the overall real estate picture.The experts have had some time to think about it and are beginning to weigh in.In a nutshell, pretty much no impact is the consensus...