GeekEstate

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A full 37% of consumers “are willing to pay a fee for access to enhanced loyalty program benefits,” according to 2018 research from Bond. Viva is using a “rent to invest” model based on earning up to 8% of each rent payment into a “Viva fund.” but why has nothing scaled in the category? There’s no easy route.

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Banks Brokerage Branding Closing 62

Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Unlike the misconception, passive income ideas do require an upfront work to earn, like writing an e-book or building and monetizing a blog. Blogging is often seen as a great way to earn almost passive income. If you run a blog and get decent traffic, you can incorporate ads to your site and get paid per click or per view on each ad.

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Lending Loans Investor Branding 135

Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Thirteen years, four months, and two thousand six hundred eighty-nine blog posts… And after all this time, often the content comes directly to me. 2,689 blog posts, and I always fear the day that I have nothing to write about! From the 2018 CBC story I bookmarked in perpetuity: “What Are Landlords Allowed To Ask?

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Agents Brokerage As-is MLS 71

Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

When it comes to monthly TRREB data, there’s always a stat or two that might not entirely line up with what I had experienced in the previous month, but for a major statistically-backed trend to come as a surprise is quite rare. appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog. Case in point: home ownership rates in Canada are increasing.

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Pre-approval Construction MLS As-is 105

App Folio

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

One way to do this — if financially and physically possible — is by upgrading your HVAC system to meet the CDC’s ventilation guidance , which recommends MERV 13 or even HEPA air filters instead of the MERV 8 filters that are typically found in commercial and residential buildings.

Property Management 104

Property Management Residential Commercial As-is 104

Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

But for myself, my wife, and my 5-year-old and 20-month-old, the experience was beautiful! ” Have you ever seen a 20-month-old child run, full-speed, downhill? I think December 1st is the acceptable date, and if you really want to stretch it out, then November 25th, or one month of lead-up to Christmas, is fine.

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Sales MLS Marketing As-is 91

HomeLight

DECEMBER 31, 2020

He had trouble attracting tenants with decent credit and rental histories, so after the house sat empty for a few months, he relaxed his criteria and got a tenant. Everything seemed OK for three months, and then the problems started: late rent, excuses, and finally, a drawn-out eviction. At the time, he owed around $80,000.

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Equity Investor Closing costs Property Management 84

Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 12, 2020

Back in February, I wrote a blog called “Much Ado About Parking Pads” I was shocked by the response! He died last month, which is rather timely. Last month, I had a tree cut down on my property. The trees have an 8-4-2 record. appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog. ” Matt Elliott. Toronto Star.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Back in 2018, Shaheedah Hill was a real estate agent and a teacher. Shaheedah: So I tried Zillow for about two months. I think I was paying $500 a month, and I wasn’t getting any, like, really good leads from Zillow. I had one lead from the two months. Matt: That was 2018. Begin original episode).

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Agents Principal As-is Marketing 109

HomeLight

JUNE 20, 2022

Back in 2018, Shaheedah Hill was a real estate agent and a teacher. Shaheedah: So I tried Zillow for about two months. I think I was paying $500 a month, and I wasn’t getting any, like, really good leads from Zillow. I had one lead from the two months. Matt: That was 2018. Full Transcript. Shaheedah: It does.

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Agents Principal As-is Marketing 75

Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Last week, we had a listing for a 1-bed, 1-bath condo, priced at $2,395/month, that produced two very competitive offers. They didn’t have the best credit but they offered all twelve months in rent up front. However, let’s not forget that you need that money to actually pay your mortgage every month!

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Marketing Investor As-is Agents 77

Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 7, 2021

Would you read some random real estate agent’s biased blog? This is less than March and April, which were the #1 and #2 months for sales in the history of TRREB. But it’s more than the post-pandemic average, and more than every month since last summer, save for Feb/March/April of this year. Where would go turn to?

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Sales Marketing As-is Agents 96

Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 18, 2022

Not fifty basis points like they did previously, not seventy-five basis points like they teased that they ‘might’ last month, but rather a full one-hundred basis points, the likes of which many of us have never seen. The rate then increased to 1.25% in January of 2018. Full point!!! The rate hit a low of 0.5%

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Banks Lending Land As-is 95

Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

3) From the Government of Canada: $6.5 – $8 Billion in low-cost financing or repayable loans, over seven years. 4) From the Government of Ontario: $6.5 – $8 Billion in low-cost financing or repayable loans, over seven years. That’s $3.5 – $5.6 That’s $3.5 – $5.6 There’s more. That’s it.

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Renovation Land Loans Pre-approval 79

HomeLight

OCTOBER 20, 2020

8-6: Real Estate Sales Disclosures. Disclosure statement requires owner to disclose human death by homicide or suicide onsite, as well as felonies committed on the property; that occurred within the past 12 months, per statute 43-4-44. Information in this blog post is meant to be used as a helpful guide, not legal advice.

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Marketing Agents As-is Probate sale 109

Boom Town

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In August 2018, the YoY increase in median home price dropped below 6% for the first time of the year, and rate-of-increase decelerated for the 5th month in a row. Existing home sales increased slightly in October 2018 after 6 months in a row of decreases. month-over-month, however year-over-year it was a 5.1%

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Agents Marketing Staging Sales 58

Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Not only are my fingers tired from writing Monday’s blog, but also from hand-writing three-hundred Christmas cards! Top Five: Real Estate Stories of 2018 : 5) TREB vs. the Competition Bureau. And lots of links to blog posts in each section too. I sell real estate in Toronto and I write the TORONTO Realty Blog.

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Purchase and sale agreement As-is Marketing Banks 83

Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

If I get fined, I’ll post a copy here on Toronto Realty Blog for all to see. After Three Months, I Came Back To Toronto” Toronto Life. A colleague pitched me a development site two months ago, and in his email, he oddly disclosed who had already passed on the project and for what reasons. December 13th, 2022.

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Development Land As-is Construction 87

Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

properties which were unoccupied for six months or more during the previous calendar year). 5 months owner occupied plus 2 months vacant plus 5 months being renovated, would still be classified as a vacant dwelling and require a tax payment since no single use lasts the minimum six months).

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Purchase and sale agreement Residential Land Renovation 98

App Folio

MARCH 8, 2021

Then, early April, when I realized this is here to stay, this isn’t going to go away in a week, in a month, in a year, as we speak today. What do I need to do today to plan for three months from now, six months from now, a year from now, knowing that this was going to stay. During a pandemic, it’s an essential resource.

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Property Management Commercial Industrial Technology 104

Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

March 9th, 2020, I wrote this blog: “February TREB Stats: Chaos Is A Ladder” The market did feel, by definition, chaotic. Offers due at 7:00pm and by 8:15pm, I heard from the agent. We saw problems with appraisals quite a bit in 2017 and 2018, so could we see this happen again in 2021? ” Everybody?

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Marketing Pre-approval Agents As-is 103

Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

Of course, somewhere therein lays topics for blog posts, and today is an example of exactly that. Some of the blog posts I’ve written this month were in response to emails from readers, who often just want to chat about a topic, or point out something they saw that could be of interest to myself and the readers.

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Investor Development Residential Finance 105

Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But as I’ve written about as recently as last month, I’m logical, rational, and I believe in function over form. My wife and I purchased a home in May of 2018 and moved in August that summer. Our 8-year-old, cream-coloured sectional couch from the condo? ” “We Bought A House! Complete fantasy.

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Design As-is Renovation Sales 65

Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Having commandeered the entire lower-level board room for an office, back in 2018, I was pretty darn comfortable at 290 Merton Street! it’s IKEA’s fault for having drawn up poor diagrams, rather than mine for working on steps 8 and 9 when my colleagues outside were trying to ensure steps 5 and 6 were done properly.

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Brokerage Inspection Agents Closing 59

Norada Real Estate

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

For example, the only allowable situation is when it is your primary residence, but less than 2 percent of Las Vegas rental properties met that definition when the law was passed in 2018. Average Rental Property Income: $1,259/month. Rental rates in Pioneer Park are around 1300 dollars a month. Average Rent: $1,326.

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Investor Industrial As-is Commercial 66

HomeLight

MARCH 21, 2022

With Simple Sale, you can get an all-cash offer in as few as 48 hours and sell your home in as little as 10 days, skipping the months it takes to sell the traditional way. Founded in 2018, HomeGo provides cash offers to homeowners in three easy steps. Locations: Nationwide. Individual investor fees may vary. 866-953-2042. 855-935-9466.

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Closing costs Home sale contingency Investor Closing 103

Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 29, 2023

I wonder… A couple of months ago, I dropped the hammer on BlogTo for their incredibly misleading headlines, which I suggested were strategic in nature as they try to win over the coveted Generation-Z demographic, specifically those who are disenfranchised with life, Toronto, and everything in between. Guess where?

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As-is Development Construction Marketing 68