David Bach popularized the expression “your latte factor” in his book The Automatic Millionaire. His point was that anyone could find some extra money in their day to day living …
Repairing and Restoring Credit
If you have experienced some credit issues in the past, or even declared personal bankruptcy, you may find this to be of some interest to you. Probably just about everyone …
Alien’s Real Property Rights
Alien’s Real Property Rights You might wonder whether aliens can own property in Ontario. The answer is a quick: “yes they can”. The rules related to aliens, who by the …
The Doctrine of Escheat
Escheat is a really old concept and it arose prior to the concept of private ownership of property. So, that’s awhile back! All land was owned by the King, who …
Real Estate with an Upside
This is the best real estate to buy. You want to acquire something with a positive upside, that is simply not just generally increasing with the market. Consider a property …
Lawyers Who Kill Real Estate Deals!
Just as there are bad realtors, there are also bad lawyers who do kill deals Here, I’m really talking about the naïve, inexperienced lawyer armed with a voluminous list of …
Open it up!
For most of the twentieth century, house designs divided houses up into a number of rooms for specific purposes. In the early 1900’s, in addition to the regular rooms, parlours …
Finders Keepers
This isn’t just a kids’ expression, it’s the law. But, there certainly are some rules when it comes to real estate. There was a controversy involving the “finding” of cartoons …
Fee Simple Ownership ~ The History
It’s actually quite difficult to understand the concept of fee simple ownership when it comes to real property without looking at some of the history. We have to go back …
Unfair Business Practices
Consumer Protection Act The Business Practices Act was a very good piece of legislation, but not too many people knew about it, so in 2007 the Ontario Government replaced it …