Here comes the SUN .... I see it now! May 2017

Anthony Ibhahe PREC, Associate Broker - Real Estate Agent

Royal LePage West Real Estate Services

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7 Cheap Landscaping Ideas That'll Rake in Cash Later

 

A home with a gorgeous yard isn't just easy on the eyes: Well-landscaped homes also sell for 5.5% to 12.7% more, according to research at Virginia Tech. Only problem is, professional landscaping costs an average of $3,219, according to HomeAdvisor.com. But pros aren't the only way to go. Here's proof: seven cheap landscaping ideas that provide all the lush greenery you need without your gushing greenbacks.

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10 Tips to Systemize Your Tenant Screening Process

 

Screening tenants is probably one of the most important topics for buy and hold investors who self-manage their portfolios. It really does not matter if you have 5 or 50 units. Screening tenants and choosing the best qualified tenants from the beginning is critically important to the long term success of your rental units and portfolio.

Being a landlord, if you don't learn this business, you just can't stay in this business. It is not fun when your tenant is teaching you the Landlord & Tenant rules.

Here are the top 10 tips to systematize your tenant screening process.

1. Have a strong and detailed rental application.  

2. Call previous and current landlords. (Previous landlords are better) - ask them about late payments, if they would ever rent to them again, and if they were ever involved in any disagreements.  Find out as much as you can.

3. Call to verify employment - A lender or bank will call the employer 100% of the time to verify income for a mortgage  This is a best practice that you can take from the lending world.

4. Use a third party screening system that runs credit and criminal checks. Check out  https://www.tenantverification.ca/

5. Once you accept a tenant, get the deposit or last month's rent immediately

6. Get emergency contact info on the Application - Go a step further and save it into your phone on the tenant's contact card.  If it's an emergency, the last thing you want to do is dig through all of your papers in your filing cabinet looking for it.

7. Have a written rental standard form to avoid any discrimination issues if it arises. 

8. If no previous landlord, ask for three references and call them

9. Have a scoring system based on written rental standards

10. Call the new tenant a week after move-in to check in with them

www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant

http://www.housing.gov.bc.ca/rtb/bc_laws/RTR.html   http://www.tenantsbc.ca/ 

https://www.thelpa.com/free/landlord-law-british-columbia.pdf 

http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/forms/rtb1.pdf



Thank you for your Referrals!

 

Good business is built on referrals!  

When people take the time to appreciate good service it is tremendously valued and appreciated.  Your testimonial can be as short or long as you like - feel free to send them to me directly as it enables me to better serve you.

Please reach out if we can be of assistance. We want to add the referrals, comments or kudos to our new website which is currently under construction.

Thank you again!

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"WE'RE ALL DOING IT": Lies and Deception the BIG 5 Banks Train Their Employees to TELL YOU.

 

These are three of the most common fibs I've been exposed to around mortgages:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/banks-upselling-go-public-1.4023575

1. "Mortgage insurance is required to get the mortgage". 

This is false; It's not required at all and is generally way more expensive than broker quoted insurance if you actually need it. 

Get quotes on line at; http://www.lowestrates.ca/insurance/home

Check your existing insurances, you may already have the same coverage.

2. "Our mortgages only have 3 month interest penalty break fees"

This is false; Fixed rate Mortgages typically have HUGE interest rate differential penalties. 

For a quick overview of Break fees by Bank and Mortgage type click here; https://www.ratehub.ca/penalty-calculator

Remember to read the break fee terms before you sign.

3. "We can easily transfer your mortgage to another property"

This is false;  Most of the time you have to re-qualify for the transfer. 

Again find the Transfer Terms in your mortgage and ask them to change the terms to; "Transfer without re-qualification".

Lesson here is, if you don't like any specific terms, ask for them to be changed, sometimes it works,,,

Some great advise from the Mortgage Pro's at Robert Klein Mortgage Group regarding the above three deceptions: 

1. BANK Mortgage insurance is crap. Get it just to bridge over while you apply for a term policy direct from an insurance company. Once approved cancel the BANK's mortgage insurance. 

2. Use a NON BIG BANK lender with cheap interest rate differential penalties or go variable as its typically just a 3 month interest penalty. Avoid all big bank fixed rate mortgages like the plague.  

3. Generally Banks want you to re-qualify to transfer a Mortgage to another property so don't sell your property until you're approved for you're new mortgage. 

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Anthony Ibhahe PREC*

Associate Broker /Chemical Process Engineer, M.Eng., EIT., CFBMB

Royal LePage West Real Estate Services



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