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Files Of The Broker: Tax Arrears, Wolves & The Oak Ridges Morraine

Tweet The failure to pay property taxes and resulting consequences are not always well appreciated. Earlier I reported how we saved a homeowner from falling into the hands of the municipality through the Sheriff. The legal action, initiated by a municipality, was over failure to pay property taxes. The owner of this very attractive rural [...]

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Tax Sales & Judicial Sales, Golden Opportunities

Tweet In previous blog entries I expanded on the term Judicial Sale with examples from our files and my own experiences. The term Judicial Sale is a court order by a Writ of Execution and presided over by a Sheriff, to satisfy an unpaid debt in an auction environment, known as a Sheriff Sale. It [...]

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3 Ways To Invest In Private Mortgages

Tweet I sat down with my Dad to talk about how an investor can invest in private mortgages. As president of a Mortgage Investment Corporation (MIC) and over 35 years of experience he has a lot of insight into the world of mortgage investments. Essentially there are 3 ways that an investor interested in mortgages [...]

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Investing In Private Mortgages

Tweet Investing in mortgages is a great opportunity that is overlooked by many investors.  There are many methods and ways to invest in mortgages.  The following is the skinny on investing in mortgages: Why Should Someone Consider Investing In A Private Mortgage? A mortgage is a unique investment that provides the investor with a predetermined [...]

What Is A Second Mortgage?

Tweet A second mortgage is a loan secured against real estate, that is subordinate or subsequent to a first mortgage on the same property. If you own a home there can be multiple mortgages secured against it. The order of the mortgages is determined by who registers the mortgage first with the land registry office.  [...]

What Is A VTB or Vendor Take Back Mortgage?

Tweet This generation of first time borrowers are spoiled rotten. Imagine their shock 5 years from now when their ultra low 3.59% fixed rate mortgage is renewed into a more realistic 6% mortgage? When I speak to older borrowers who have been around the block a few times I am constantly reminded by them of [...]

Files Of The Broker: Property Tax Arrears & Judicial Sale

Tweet The consequences of not paying property taxes are not well appreciated. In my last blog entry I explained the term Judicial Sale and highlighted that this legal process is a great opportunity to acquire undervauled properties in cottage country. More often than not the cause is the non-payment of property taxes. The other day [...]

Files Of The Broker: What Is A Judicial Sale?

Tweet In my last post I wrote about an astute investor who exploited the opportunity of a Judicial Sale when he bought a unique, mixed-use property, for a bargain price of under $100,000. Such opportunities come up frequently but are missed by most people because they don’t know where to look specifically. In addition, the [...]

Toronto Works For Haiti – Mortgage Services

Tweet I have joined a group of Toronto volunteers who have committed themselves to offering their professional services in exchange for donations to the Haiti relief effort. www.TorontoWorksForHaiti.com Our group includes professionals and entrepreneurs offering a wide range of services all the way from Artists, to Japanese translation services, to Style Consultants and Social Media [...]