I am thinking of buying a Hotel-condo in Downtown Toronto, such as 1 King West or Four Season etc.. If you own one now or you used to have one, Can you tell me the pros and cons? Not sure if I am not joining the "hotel pool", can I still rent it out in airbnb?TIA
Jun 1st, 2016 10:45 pm
... and had a chance to see the units today with price lists. What the condo is offering is amazing.....BUT it's hard to tell if this would be a good investment or not. Average unit is a 1 bedroom + den approximately 500-600 square feet. Pricing for these range anywhere between $220-$250K. If you ...
Apr 30th, 2016 9:17 pm
Hi, any thoughts on the future growth of Property (detached, or freehold townhouse) in Ajax? say, buying a detached house (at 500k range) and rent it out? It'll be for future capital gain on the properyt value and hope able to get a positive cash flow. i was told that Ajax is attracting more poeple ...
Mar 20th, 2016 6:55 pm
If you invested in two newly built condos (one near North York Centre station, one near College station) but decided to sell one immediately, which would you rather choose? I think in the long term, the price of a condo near College station which is near Eaton Centre, would go much higher, due to it...
Mar 20th, 2016 12:51 pm
Has anyone invested in waybetter i.e dietbet shares? It looks like a good investment to start with but i am ameture invester. I want to know your review or any insight you can give? Thanks
Hi all, I am a newbie to investment. I have worked for one year already but only have a little above 3000 in my RRSP and DCP. Since I just changed my job and my new employer does not provide any retirement plans, I decided to take this ...
Through my current employer, I have a balance in a DC pension plan as well as a group RRSP. I'm leaving the company and will probably not keep the money in the group fund as the management fees will no longer be discounted. Assuming I'll transfer these funds out of the company plan, what are my opti...
Jan 12th, 2016 11:18 pm
... for Ontario Hydro, police and fire department with good pensions. They are there year round. We are not cottage people but would be interested in investment real estate in that area. Would we make money or is it a stagnant market? Thx.
Jul 29th, 2015 3:39 pm
I'm pretty new at this thing and want to pick your brain, what is your trading or investment strategies. Please post your high level strategy and explain why. I understand that there is two side on a coin, but based on your experience what work and what doesn't? ...
First time RE investor (not really ;) ), pls help. My situation: I bought a new development townhouse in my area. I intended to downsize and move in, but plans had changed. So I will need to sell. Here I see different scenarios, hope someone can discuss all cons and pros and help me to make the righ...
May 4th, 2015 10:38 am
I did a brief search in RFD and did not find anyone talk about it. National Bank offer 2.25% GIC for 60 months. min investment:$2500 https://promonbc.ca/canadiensgic/#intro Offer in effect as long as the Montreal Canadiens are not eliminated from the 2015 Spring tournament. Applies ...
May 1st, 2015 11:15 pm
Hi everyone. I am a new investor and a university's international student. My parents give me around 70000 dollars to save in the bank. However, the rate is too low for me. So I want to invest mutual funds in TD bank.I want to invest all money around 13000 in my TFSA account, and the length of inves...
Mar 13th, 2015 1:25 pm
Just curious on what everyone's opinion is on the new pre-construction condos at the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (expo city) as a potential investment property. Completion date for the condos would be fall 2016. Pros: - 3 min walk to the new subway terminal (stated completion: fall 2016) --> ...
Mar 10th, 2015 9:29 am
Hi everyone, Quick question regarding using line of credit to fund investments. I got secured TD loc based on my investments with them. I need it for the next few months to pay off some large expenses but after that I will just have it sitting there. The ...
Feb 2nd, 2015 9:00 am
The idea [/color] This thread can be used for discussion in regards to this strategy, as well as to track a dividend growing portfolio that I'll start today, as per challenge suggested by ksgill. My objective is dividend growth, so that I can live off the perpetual growing income without harvesting...
... go up which i have no control over, which is a huge disappointment. This is why i don't mind paying the extra 200 for the tentant to live on my investment property since i can sell it for more in the later years if i were to keep it more than 10years. What do you guys think? What is the best ...
Oct 20th, 2014 1:12 pm
I've been offered a position at both Investors group and Freedom 55 Financial and wanted a second opinion on which to take? I am 23 and I am fine with both jobs being completely commission based jobs. I don't mind the steep learning curve as long I get the right training, compensation, and employmen...
Oct 17th, 2014 1:35 pm
... I have been working at this company for 7 months now and I have no intention to leave unless I find a better opportunity elsewhere. Now onto the investment part. I have done a fair share of research and have enlisted the help of a real estate agent to assist me with my purchase however I am still ...
Sep 8th, 2014 10:59 pm
... Caretaker, Snow Removal, Grass Cutting". What is not included? I thought condo fees include things such as windows, roof, etc. Is this a good investment? The above numbers suggest I will have a monthly positive return of $159.06/month. I can guarantee 100% rate in regards to having it always ...
Aug 7th, 2014 1:54 am
... code on the following webpage: http://investorpos-cibc-fundfacts.ca/index.aspx While TD e-series has virtually no requirement for minimum initial investment, the CIBC premium class funds require a minimum initial investment of $50,000 each. But suppose the above constraint is not a problem for ...
Jun 10th, 2014 7:44 pm