Pair facing drug charges
'Eat the rich' vandals strike
Trapped orca eats seal meat
Searching landfill for woman
Poland urges more spending
Cutting rates at own pace
Israeli strike played down
Full Trump jury seated
World's largest election 
Investigating pipeline blast
TikTok testing new app
Body Shop explores sale
Warriors ready for Round 2
Kalamalka Bowl cancelled
Rockets live to fight on
Hilton teams up with Sia
Swift still 'can't forgive' Kim
Grimes to ‘cap the disarray’
Investment Real Estate
Investing in real estate
I am super excited to invite you to the first ever Real Estate Investment Network member meeting to be held in Kelowna. As a longtime member of REIN, I’ve...
The last affordability in city
With Kelowna’s average single-family home price hovering over $700,000 during a time when household incomes hover around $75,000 per year, it has many...
Mid-summer update
With the first half of the year on the books, I wanted to summarize where we are during these interesting times. As you might expect with two years in a row of...
Real estate is worth it
I like to tell war stories. You know, the really gritty, tough moments of being a Kelowna real estate investor — the nightmare tenants who are three...
Real estate fear and greed
I recently had the privilege of speaking at the mayor's state of the city address. Amid the optimism and seemingly endless growth and opportunity, I wanted...
3 is the magic number
As the landscape of investment real estate continues to get more and more competitive, and as we move through the boom phase of the cycle, I find myself in hot...
Do not get caught
The difference between speculation and Investing Like clock work, every time the market cycle heats up, the opportunist in us comes out to play. The...
Sun, beaches and cash flow
Most vacation-property owners will tell you that breaking even off their seasonal tenants is a pipe dream and unattainable. The negative cash flow of beachfront...
5 trade secrets, free
I've been writing for Castanet since 2013 and I have written only about strategies for acquiring property. But now that we are in the full throes of a boom...
Hot market mayhem -secret
Hot market mayhem - and how to escape the insanity All we hear about these days is that the Kelowna real estate market is on fire, houses are selling in...
Don't go it alone
A personal story of joint venturing and how you can prosper People often ask me to share the secret to building a multi-million dollar portfolio when not...
Investors hot for Kelowna
Seven reasons investors are drooling over Kelowna in 2016 We’re back, baby! These are exciting times for Kelowna homeowners and investors. We are going...
8 things you need to know
Eight things you need to know about suites, so you can PROFIT in 2016 There have been some interesting changes in the world of secondary suites of late. And it...
15 years - in the clear!
Many of you know that I have a fairly aggressive investing style when it comes to use of leverage to build a portfolio. Not everyone who reads this column wants...
Right strategy for this market
The phone as of late has been ringing off the hook with investors looking to claim their piece of the inclining real estate market that we are experiencing. On...
Where are all the deals?
With a returned confidence in the market due to record low borrowing rates and prices trending upward, many people are turning to real estate investment once...
Like an RESP... only better
Since I’m at the age now that starting a family has become a frequent topic of conversation, having a sound financial plan to make sure one’s child...
Retirement rescue 911
What you are about to read is a true story about a frustrated investor, who for the sake of privacy I will change his name to Tom. Tom had always been very risk...
Apartment buildings: absolute gold mine
Anyone that has been reading my articles knows I love a regular home with a suite or a duplex property, and for over a decade I've been pretty faithful to...
Become a millionaire in 7 years...this time
We all know someone who became a first generation millionaire during the last market cycle from 2001 through 2008. It doesn’t take impeccable timing,...
