Be A Private Mortgage Lender (Profit Like The Banks)
Becoming a private mortgage lender is a dream for many investors, but surprisingly, it’s so much more attainable than people...
Top 6 Reasons To Use A Mortgage Broker To Finance Property
When I bought my first investment property back in 2002, I went directly to a bank mortgage specialist. However, over...
Buy Property Creatively With A Vendor Take Back Mortgage
A Vendor Take Back (VTB) mortgage is one of the best ways to buy and sell real estate creatively, including...
Can You Earn 18% With Private Mortgage Lending?
Everyone has a brother, cousin or uncle  who says he makes 12%, 16%, or even 18% interest on his money...
88-Year Old Woman Victim of Illegal Mortgage and Power of Sale
Canada, being a kinder gentler version of America, has its own remedy for mortgage default (a type of foreclosure) called...
How To Keep More Money From Your Mortgage
For the majority of investors, financing real estate using mortgages is a fact of life. Most people don’t have the...
Registering A Mortgage Without Someone’s Knowledge
Question “I have a client who thinks her husband may have placed another mortgage on their home without her knowledge....
Stay Away From BMO’s New Low-Interest Mortgages
Check out this RANT I just received from my mortgage broker. It’s so good, I just had to put it...
Interview: Using RRSP Mortgages To Invest In Real Estate
Arm’s Length Mortgages (also called RRSP Mortgages) are Canada’s best kept real estate investing secret. In part 2 of this...
How To Avoid Huge Mortgage Penalties
You bought an investment property with the plan to hold it for 5 years. The cheapest rate you found was...
Why Investor Financing Can Be A Challenge
Have you ever had trouble getting financing for an investment property? If so, you’re not alone. Investor Mortgages Are...
Can I Invest In RRSP Mortgages Using My Own RRSPs, RRIFs, LIRAs, RESPs, or TFSAs?
Question I’m of the understanding, you and a like-minded friend could fund each others’ property investments using RRSP money –...
Real Estate Debt Is Safer Than Equity
This article is something I’ve been wanting to write about for a long time. I’ve never taught it to my...
Using RRSP Mortgages To Invest – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, I discussed how you can borrow other people’s RRSP money in the form of...
Difference Between Home Buyer’s Plan and RRSP Mortgages
Question I already know how to use my RRSP money with the Home Buyer’s Plan to buy my own property....
Using RRSP Mortgages To Invest – Part 1
Have you ever been turned down for a mortgage? Have you ever run out of down payment funds to buy...