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Owning and refinancing a rental property in the US

rental property in the US, rentals, renting, rental properties

CF / February 27th, 2013 / 17 Comments

While working in academia in the past, I have had the chance to work with people from many different parts of the world. At my previous position as a software developer at a university, I had the opportunity to meet a young graduate student from Arizona. She was appalled at the cost and quality of rental units in Vancouver and regaled me with stories of cheap property and rental possibilities...

Posted in: Real Estate Tagged with: Arizona, Flagstaff, landlord tips, owning foreign property, Rental income, Rental propery, renting vs buying, university rentals, US rental property

Hey, we bought another condo!

condo buying market, buying a condo, condo properties

CF / November 14th, 2012 / 52 Comments

Regular readers might recall that Brian and I were in the condo buying market. We had been saving up money for a while and with current interest rates and prices, we wanted to add a second condo to our burgeoning collection. We did announce it on one of our weekly updates, but I never wrote a blog about it. We just finished signing the mortgage papers this week, so it seemed like as good a time...

Posted in: Real Estate Tagged with: buying a condo, buying a condo in vancouver, first condo, first home purchase, hipster central, things to look for when buying a home, Vancouver condo prices

5 Questions to ask when buying a condo

buying a condo, purchasing a property, questions to ask when buying a property, buying a property

CF / October 1st, 2012 / 21 Comments

As you guys might have noticed, Brian and I are in the condo buying market again. So I’ve had real estate on my mind and I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I’m looking for in our next condo. Photo Credit: Keoni Cabral via Flickr Why do I want to live here? For me at least, it’s easy to be distracted by a beautiful, well decorated condo. I often have to remind...

Posted in: Real Estate Tagged with: condo, investment property, Rental income, Rental propery, renting vs buying

Dealing with condo emergencies

condo emergencies, emergencies, property emergency, broken pipe

CF / March 2nd, 2012 / 6 Comments

It’s Friday and I’m miserable because my leg is in pain and gimped up, its damn cold and now, my condo is leaking. Yep. Of course it’s leaking, what else would it do on a Friday afternoon? I received the email shortly after 1pm. My helpful tenant remarked that “several litres” of water came out of the ceiling. All sorts of horror scenarios ran through my head...

Posted in: Home, Real Estate Tagged with: dealing with emergencies, Emergency fund, home emergencies, homeowner insurance, pipe leaks, tenant insurance