August 2018 - My Mortgage Newsletter

David Monteith - Mortgage Advisor

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August Foreclosure Lists

 

Attached - Burnaby
Attached - Langley Cloverdale
Attached - North Delta
Attached - Richmond
Attached - South Surrey White Rock
Attached - Surrey
Attached - Tri Cities
Attached - Vancouver East
Attached - Vancouver West
Detached - Burnaby
Detached - Fraser Valley East
Detached - Langley
Detached - North Delta
Detached - North Shore
Detached - Richmond
Detached - Ridge Meadows
Detached - Squamish Whistler
Detached - Tri Cities
Detached - Tsawwassen Ladner
Detached - Vancouver East
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Foreclosure properties are always popular. Contrary to US television shows, these properties do NOT sell for pennies on the dollar here in Canada. 

Contact me if you are interested in these , or any other type of real estate. I will help connect you with a Realtor experienced in what you are looking for.



5 Smart Ways to Start Investing in Rentals Later in Life

 

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.” —Chinese Proverb

Think you missed the boat on real estate investing? That it’s somehow “too late” because you’ve reached your 40s, 50s, 60s, or even 70s?

Think again.

Real estate investing is not the exclusive domain of the young, hip, and unattached. In fact, middle-aged and senior investors bring some unique experiences and advantages to the table.

Sure, you might have kids. A spouse. A demanding job. So what? You think you’re the first parent who works full-time to buy a rental property?

You probably have a lot more savings than the 23-year-old who’s trying to buy their first property. For that matter, you probably have experience buying real estate—in the form of a home. You’ve been through the mortgage financing process before and know some of the pitfalls to watch out for.

Here are a few pointers for older adults, to buy their first rental property in middle age or later.

5 Smart Ways to Start Investing in Rentals Later in Life

1. Leverage (and build!) your network.

Take advantage of your superior network and double down on building an even stronger one. Start assembling your dream team. After all, real estate investing is a team sport, and you have several more decades’ worth of contacts to draw on to fill out your roster!

2. Capitalize on your existing capital.

After being employed for several decades, you should have far more money set aside.

That extra capital is a competitive advantage!

3. Take another look at house hacking.

Don’t discount them just because your experiences with smaller properties have been less than thrilling. Even if you are committed to living in a single-family home, there are many ways to creatively house hack and create income out of it.

4. Keep your eyes on the prize: income for retirement.

People invest in real estate for many reasons and in many ways. As an older adult, consider putting “passive income” at the top of your priority list.

One of the things I love the most about rental investing is you can forecast your returns incredibly accurately, before ever putting a single dollar down as a deposit. You know the market rent, the neighborhood vacancy rate, the local property management costs, property taxes, insurance. You can accurately forecast CapEx and repair costs.

5. Snowball your extra income.

Re-invest all the extra income generated from the cash flow.

Set it aside and put it in the stock market. Or in private notes. Or best of all, in more rental properties. Because ultimately, you’re on a mission. Your mission, whether you choose to accept it or not, is to retire with more wealth, because more wealth brings more options. As you build streams of rental income, you can retire young, or keep working and building more wealth.

It’s never too late to start buying rental properties. If you invest strategically, you can accelerate your retirement saving and build a stable and permanent base of passive income.



Education - it does a mind good ..

 

I am a big proponent of education, self-improvement, and giving back. One way I accomplish all 3 is through a Meetup that I co-organize - the Synergy Real Estate Network.

We meet each month in Surrey, and help people to be able to chart their course in real estate ownership / investment.

Are you a home owner and considering another purchase ? Are you planning to make your very first real estate purchase ? Of , are you a life long renter who has given up on the dream of owning real estate ?

If you fall into any of these categories , let's chat and discuss what options are available for YOU ! 



Eating my way through the North Okanagan

 

I love getting away for the weekend. Especially when I can combine it with good food & great company. This past weekend I explored a couple of new places in the (North) Okanagan - a coffee shop in Vernon, and a new Cider farm in Armstrong.

1. Ratio Coffee ( ratiocoffee.ca ) in downtown Vernon. It was mildly challenging to find parking due to all the road construction in the area, but well worth it. Delicious coffee, and perhaps even better cinnamon sticky bun - yum !

2. Farmstong Cider Company ( farmstrongcider.com ) in beautiful Armstrong. Just a short country road drive from downtown Armstrong, Farmstrong is definitely worth checking out. Great views, delicious pizza, and amazing fresh Cider.

Please share - what are your favourite spots to get away to ?



11 ‘Back To School’ Parent Tips

 

Where did the summer go? Fall is just around the corner and “back to school” is on many parent’s minds. The challenge is getting school back on the mind of your “live-in” student. If you want your child to hit the ground running academically this school year, then it’s time to retrain their brain.

Schools around the globe provide a system of routines for maximizing learning that is specific to each student’s age and ability. Unfortunately, these routines have been breached with approximately 90-days of vacation and they need to be re-established prior to the first day of class. Here are 11 tips to help your student establish routines for a successful school year.

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NEWS - CMHC Makes It Easier For Self-Employed Canadians to Get a Mortgage

 

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is making changes intended to make it easier for the self-employed to qualify for a mortgage.

The national housing agency says it’s giving lenders more guidance and flexibility to help self-employed borrowers qualify for home mortgages.

Self-employed Canadians may have a harder time qualifying for a mortgage as their incomes may vary or be less predictable and CMHC is now working on correcting some of the impacts the recent qualifying changes have had on the self employed.

There are still great Mortgage Rates available, for details contact me today at: 604 336-6575 or email at david@mortgageslab.ca 

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