Category Archives: Home Ownership

How to squeeze a whole apartment into a very small room.

This little apartment in Paris was squeezed into just under 100 square feet.  If you thought you couldn’t do anything with that basement or strange space, check out this video and see what you can do with some ingenuity. Click here to … Continue reading

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Carbon Monoxide Detectors are Now Mandatory in all Ontario Homes

As of October 15, 2014, carbon monoxide detectors are now mandatory in all Ontario homes. Continue reading

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RBC article on where most home buyers want to live…

By giving up one car, it is possible for a household to save $200,000 over a 25-year period. When provided with this information, 60 per cent of respondents said they would choose to live in an area with easy access to rapid transit — even if they can only afford a smaller home there. Continue reading

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Bahamas – vacation rental properties

I have just returned from visiting a friend’s vacation condo in Bell Harbour, West Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.  This island isn’t like Nassau, which is what everyone seems to imagine nowadays.  GBI is far less commercial and, arguably, less … Continue reading

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Controlling utility costs

Do you have tenants in all-inclusive apartments? You need to read this.
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