Can we avoid capital gains tax?
A reader’s question highlights the implication of timing and disposition when it comes to how tax is calculated on an inherited property.
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Perfect home and still no offers
In the world of real estate, a comparison house is a property used to extol the benefits of other, more moderately priced homes. It’s the housing equivalent to lobster, while the rest of your neighbourhood serves prime rib.
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Should we all become landlords?
Being a landlord is not for the faint of heart. Missed rent payments, snow removal, and, if you’re really unlucky, vermin-killing expeditions. So should you do it? Should you become a landlord?
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Finding market rent: an art, not a science
Spending hours online, researching market rent, put more than $4,000 in my pocket.
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Strong dollar brings investment opportunities
Rise of the loonie means big savings in U.S. market.
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The new way to make money in real estate
Anyone can make money while property prices are surging, but what if the market turns?
