Limor Markman is a Real Estate Investor & Money Expert. She worked for over a decade marketing financial products for some of Canada’s largest banks and has always had a deep curiosity for how money works. Limor began educating herself in real estate and always kept a keen eye on growing money faster and […]

I had a week off this summer from training for my new career (to be revealed in the coming months) and I had so much fun in New York City and Boston, so I decided to book another trip. I hadn’t been to Quebec in a while (it had been 10 years since I visited […]

Jelani Smith is the founder of Bay Street Blog, a financial hub that aims to help Millennials expand their knowledge on personal finance, real estate, and self-directed investing related topics. Jelani bought his first home at the young age of 21, in his third year at University of Toronto, which he occupied shortly after graduation. […]

If you haven’t read my post on Part 1 of my trip, be sure to check that out first. Day 5: Wednesday, June 6 In the morning I headed to the bus terminal in New York City with my luggage. When planning my trip, I looked at flying from New York City to Boston versus […]

Are you a baby boomer who plans to stay put in the family home? You’re not alone. It was first thought that baby boomers would downsize en masse, but that simply isn’t happening. My mother and father are the perfect example. They live in an oversized house in the trendy beach area in Toronto. The […]

Anthony Molinaro is a young, aspiring entrepreneur and real estate investor with a business degree and diploma in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management from the University of Guelph Humber. He is also the founder and former President of the Guelph Humber Real Estate Investing Club. You may be familiar with Anthony’s story. He made the […]

After quitting my job of 8 years, I had some time before my new job started, so I decided to book a trip. New York City and Boston are two places I’ve always wanted to visit and at only about an hour away by airplane, visiting them was a no-brainer. I decided to visit both […]

Prakash Amarasooriya is the 20 something year old who led the charge to revamp the grade 10 career studies course in Ontario to incorporate financial literacy. Prakash and his colleagues at the Toronto Youth Council launched an online petition in the fall 2016 that got picked up by the mainstream media. Prakash met with then […]

This is a guest post written by Susan Melony. There are many reasons you may need or want to increase your home’s value. If you’re planning on selling your home in the near future, for instance, then taking steps to increase its value on the market as much as possible would definitely be preferable. But […]

Owning a home can be tough these days, especially in high-priced real estate markets like Toronto and Vancouver. Luckily, you aren’t alone. The government sees homeownership as a good investment for most Canadians. To help encourage more Canadians to buy homes, there are government programs and tax credits and deductions you can claim when buying […]