http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Julie+Broad Advice Julie Broad Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=318120&ca=Advice Real Estate is a fantastic way to make money and build your personal wealth. It is also an easy way to find yourself being called greedy, lazy or unkind. Landlords often are quickly judged, and seen as the villain in any landlord tenant dispute. I just read an article from the Edmonton Journal, by J... Real Estate Julie Broad Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=314618&ca=Real+Estate One of the first questions you'll ask yourself when you are looking at a new property to purchase is: What is this property worth? That is a different question then: How much can I pay? And it's still different then: What can I get this property for? But all of those questions need answers before yo... Real Estate Julie Broad Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=311250&ca=Real+Estate Last night, as our dog Bram was drooling over my husband Dave eating crackers and cheese, my Mom said: If we all could focus on making money like dogs focus on food we would all be millionaires by the time we turned five. Ok, five years old is a stretch but my Mom is definitely onto something. When... Real Estate Julie Broad Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=302088&ca=Real+Estate Like a bad cold spreads around a school, the listing virus is hitting my neighbourhood. Every month another one of the 32 units in our townhome complex goes on the market. And every month, it's just another sign to add to the post because nothing has sold in our complex for months! Now we have four... Real Estate Julie Broad Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=302096&ca=Real+Estate Why is it so important to know what your real estate investing goals are? In order to figure out what type of property you are looking for you will need to know what exactly you want to get from real estate investing. Are you looking for monthly positive cashflow, long term appreciation and equity b... Real Estate Julie Broad Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=276763&ca=Real+Estate Location impacts the rents you can get, the tenants you attract, and the problems you can encounter. It also impacts the appreciation of your property and the opportunities you may have in the future. Ozzie Jurock wrote a book called Forget about Location, Location, Location and said that it's actua... Real Estate Julie Broad Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=253339&ca=Real+Estate It's fun to read stories about wins and losses in the real estate game. It's motivational and entertaining, but sometimes it's more important to learn some very practical information every real estate investor (or even a home buyer) should know. Here are ten essential terms to know. Types of Interes... Real Estate Julie Broad Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=246686&ca=Real+Estate Part One: My Dad's accountant always tells him that it's not a bad thing to have to pay taxes because it means you are making money. I have no problem paying what's owed to the government, but I will do everything I can to make sure I am paying ONLY what is owed. After nearly eight years of building... Real Estate Julie Broad Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=240935&ca=Real+Estate How many properties can you afford if each one costs you $400/month? When we moved to Toronto seven years ago we bought a small condo in North York. Rents were higher than a mortgage at the time, and we thought we would live there for awhile and then rent it out. It wasn't a bad plan, but market ren... Real Estate Julie Broad Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=239690&ca=Real+Estate Flipping real estate is essentially when you buy a property, and turn around and sell it within a very short period of time for a profit. Usually between the time you buy it and sell it, you put in sweat and money to make the property better than before. Not always though. In an area where prices ar...