What follows is an excerpt from Real Estate Investing for Dummies. The joy of this book is that it is targeted towards Canadian investors. I recommend the book strongly and it is available at Amazon.ca
Vancouver real estate is the topic of most conversations in BC. Duncan’s Vancouver mortgage business is gives him the insight to provide topical articles on the state of Vancouver real estate.
If you’ve ever bought a home, you’ve invested in Vancouver real estate, even if you didn’t plan to use the property to finance your retirement. Chances are, like many people, you may not even have considered real estate from an investment perspective – it’s simply been your own patch of ground, somewhere you can relax and call home.
But real estate is an important part of the personal investment strategies pursued by many people – and not just the Donald Trumps of the world. If you’ve picked up this book, you probably think real estate might be for you.
Congratulations! No matter where you are in your journey, this book can get you started and see you through to the close of your first deal – and the beginning of your second!
Foolish Assumptions
This book is reader-focused, so by definition we’ve had to make a few assumptions about you. Although we’ve never had the pleasure of meeting, we expect that you’re most likely a novice when it comes to investing in real estate. Perhaps you’ve never bought a property; perhaps you’ve bought only your own home. This book will be a primer for you.
We also want to make sure that you enjoy a fresh take on the art of investing in real estate, particularly if you do have some experience in the market.
Although we can’t offer an in-depth analysis of each topic, we do provide an excellent overview and some pointers for honing your strategy (watch for sidebars, vignettes drawn from real-life examples, and so forth).
Because you may be interested in more than just buying a property, we haven’t neglected to track down other ways in which you can understand, participate in, and benefit from the real estate market even if you don’t want to own your own acreage – yet.
About the Reviewer
Vancouver mortgage insights is provided by Duncan Seward a registered Vancouver mortgage broker with TMG. He helps clients in North Vancouver, Surrey, Vancouver, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Burnaby and Langley with their mortgage questions. He is an expert in
BC mortgage matters. You can check out regular mortgage updates at his blog page
Vancouver Mortgage Rates.