Using the Smith Manoeuvre to Accelerate Your Real Estate Wealth
SavvyInvestor
October 29, 2025
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Vacancies Are Rising—Here’s How Smart Landlords Are Keeping Their Rentals Full Without Cutting Rent
It’s been a long time since landlords had to work this hard to fill a vacancy. For the last few years, it felt like every half-decent rental would get snapped up within days—sometimes hours. You’d post...
Using the Smith Manoeuvre to Accelerate Your Real Estate Wealth
For most Canadians, the family home represents stability, comfort, and the cornerstone of financial security. But what many homeowners don’t realize is that the very same property sitting under their feet...
The Early Signs of a Market Shift That Most Investors Miss
Every real estate cycle has a rhythm. Prices climb, investors flood in, demand pushes higher… then slowly, often quietly, momentum shifts. Listings start sitting a bit longer. Appraisers turn conservative....
The Early Signs of a Market Shift That Most Investors Miss
SavvyInvestor
October 29, 2025
Finding Off-Market Deals: How Savvy Investors Stay One Step Ahead
SavvyInvestor
October 21, 2025
Rents Are Sliding Across Canada—Here’s What the Numbers Say
SavvyInvestor
October 9, 2025
Canada’s Housing Market: What’s Actually Going On Right Now?
SavvyInvestor
September 25, 2025
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Every fall, it’s the same scene in every university town: students moving in by the dozens, carrying...
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There’s a moment in every investor’s journey when the idea of selling creeps in. Maybe the property isn’t...
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It’s easy to look at real estate investing from the outside and assume it’s all about freedom. Passive...
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Before diving headfirst into the official screening process, it’s worth gathering some basic details...
Real Estate Rewards Action — Not Overthinking. Here’s How to Move Smarter.
Stuck on the Sidelines? How to Beat Paralysis by Analysis and Start Building Real Wealth Through Real Estate For many aspiring real estate investors, the ...
The Rise of End Users: How Toronto’s Condo Market Is Changing
Toronto’s condo market, long dominated by investors, is experiencing a seismic shift. End users, a term used to describe homebuyers who intend to live in ...
Canadian Real Estate Has a Generational Twist—Are You Paying Attention?
The housing market in Canada has always been influenced by who’s buying, who’s renting, and what stage of life people are in — but lately, ...
Bad Tenants Are Expensive—Here’s How to Avoid Them
Just one bad tenant could cost you thousands of dollars in unpaid rent, property damages, and eviction fees. And for many landlords who only have ...
Is Capital Gains Relief on the Table for Investors? Here’s How It Could Work
With the federal election heating up, politicians are tossing out promises like candy—but one policy proposal from Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has real estate investors ...
What to Do When Your Real Estate Investment Doesn’t Go as Planned
Every real estate investor starts a project with a plan—a vision of how things will unfold, when rental income will start rolling in, and what ...
Dreading Tax Season? Here’s How to Turn It Into an Advantage for Your Real Estate Investing Business
Tax season has a way of sneaking up on real estate investors, turning what should be a routine process into a last-minute scramble to pull ...
CMHC’s Latest Rule Change: Is This the End of Multi-Property Bundling?
If you’ve been leveraging the CMHC MLI Select program to finance multi-unit residential properties, you need to sit up and pay attention. As of February 27, ...
When to Walk Away from a Real Estate Deal—Even If It Looks Good on Paper
Every real estate investor, whether new or experienced, has faced this dilemma: a deal that looks solid on paper, with promising numbers and a seemingly ...