Blog #19: Real Estate: Stabler than Stocks

  You’re probably familiar with the concept of investing in stocks, but here’s a quick overview.  The “stocks” you buy are small investments in a company- a share of ownership. These can cost more or less depending on the value of the company at the time of your...

Blog #18: Appreciate that Appreciation!

All markets fluctuate based on external factors such as supply and demand. Your gold is worth one sum now, but in a few months might be worth much less or much more. It’s a little tricky to anticipate and keep track of where that value is going.  The real estate...

Blog #17: Get Your Mortgage Down, and Your Profit Up!

Real estate has a few things going for it that other types of investments don’t. You’ll recall that we’ve already talked about some of them, like the neat way that banks will help you out in investing in real estate by financing you via a mortgage.  But mortgages...

Blog #16: Watch the Cash Flow

Cash flow is one of the simplest profit centers of real estate- it’s just straight-up profit. Cash flow refers to the money left over after all the expenses on the property are paid. The expenses associated with a property vary depending on what sort of property it...

Vlog# 11: On Sale

     Liezel Layacan is actively involved in the GTA area real estate investing for a number of years. Her mission is to provide quality housing for quality tenants, while at the same time providing an above-average return on investment (R.O.I) for her...