The improvements have wheels. The value does not. I have never owned a mobile home park. However, I grew up in one. Guernsey, Saskatchewan. Small rural town. First thirteen years of my life, in a mobile home, in a park, in a place most Canadians have never heard of...
The most important act in real estate is the one you will fight hardest to avoid. I spent an hour trying to name the one property I analyzed and never made an offer on. I cannot do it. Not because there isn't one. Because there are too many. I still have the file...
Nobody asks if you should build. Only how. I can still get hypnotized by a number. Twenty-six years in, and a clean appraisal on a nice PDF still tugs at me for half a second. Big number. Bold font. A discount off the top, just for me. The number wants to be believed....
The 2026 Alberta Verdict for Canadian Real Estate Investors Here’s an embarrassing confession. The best performing analysis I’ve ever published was my Calgary vs Edmonton breakdown. People shared it, quoted it, built decisions on it. And then I let it sit for four...
Everyone Reports the Unemployment Rate. Almost Nobody Reads the Four Numbers Underneath It. Let me climb up on my soapbox for a minute. Every month the job numbers drop, and every month the same thing happens. The Globe and Mail, the Financial Post, the CBC… every...
Canada Just Lost 103,000 People. Here's Why I've Never Been More Focused. Growing up on the prairies, there was exactly one hour a day my mom got any peace. The Sesame Street hour. Little Russell, glued to the screen, finally quiet. If you asked her, she'd tell you...
Canada Just Entered a Recession. I Just Got More Bullish. Stay with me here... Three negative quarters. The R word is now official. The political footballs are flying in every direction. And everybody you talk to is doing one of three things... justifying it,...
Happy Rent Day... Yikes, September 1st, where has this year gone already? You should be receiving this email on the first of the month. If you have the honour and privilege of being a Rental Housing Provider, I salute and celebrate YOU 👊 on this special day of the...
Start Messy. Start Today... Quick reminder, Sometimes when you start, it isn't going to be pretty. You can't master something by standing on the sidelines. Perhaps you need to 'jump into the pool' and figure it out along the way. I remember writing my first offer. I...
What & Where ... Two of the most pressing questions people ask me daily are: What's going on in the Real Estate Market & What & where do I invest? In an upcoming video, I'll tackle what's going on in the market question. This blog post will provide a list...
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