Taxes are not the liveliest of topics but its one area that you must learn if you hope to achieve financial independence. I’m amazed at how many people have never taken the time to at least learn the basics of Canadian Taxation. In my new book I dedicate half a chapter on taxes and how to properly structure your assets. In this video I’m going to walk you thru how various assets are taxed as well as how to properly structure your Real Estate and investment portfolio to take advantage of all the tax breaks the Government gives us. Again all you need to learn here are the basics and I would strongly recommend you hire a tax planning pro once you achieve a certain level of success.

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 203 55 ALEXANDER STREET, Vancouver East, BCTHE ULTIMATE IN GASTOWN WATER FRONT LIVING! Experience the very best Gastown has to offer with this 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom open plan suite in renown 55 Alexander Building. Water, mountain and city views from every window with flexible layout, which allows easily conversion into a large 1 bedroom or 2 bedroom. Featuring open kitchen, gas stove, gas fireplace, Juliette, underground parking and ample storage including storage locker, in suite walk in storage and huge master bedroom walk in closet. Shared roof top deck with fabulous views and BBQ for entertaining. Rentals Allowed. Sneak peak Wed July 26, 6pm-7pm. Open house Sat/Sun July 20/30 2pm-4pm.

Just finished reading for the second or maybe third time a book called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", by Stephen Covey. In the book he talks about the circle of concern vs. the circle of control and how most people focus on the wrong one. Successful people tend to focus on the circle of control and ignore most of the circle of concern.

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In Chapter 4 of my new book "Along for the Ride", we move into buying your first investment property. By this time you have purchased your principal residence, you're contributing to both your RRSP and your TFSA and you're now looking at diversifying your assets further and creating another source of passive income. In this chapter I walk you thru the steps and qualifications you're going to need in order to purchase an investment property. I also talk about how to properly find and screen good tenants and how to reinvest the cash flows.

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Time for an update on the current state of the Vancouver condo market now that Summer has arrived.  Also wanted to set the record straight and give you my unbiased opinion on several real estate topics that have been in the news recently.