Climbing on Borrowed Time
As the other young adults make a career out of chasing young dumb girls or looking for the attention and affection of lonely men, eating…
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Investment Condos: Edmonton vs. Lower Mainland, BC
My original idea was to keep expanding the real estate portion of my portfolio with Edmonton properties, due to the following: (1) Low entry cost.…
October 2017: 4 Years + 5 Months in Alberta
Sudden $2,460 dental bill. Sudden $1,000 vehicle bill. Selected for a CRA 2016 Tax Review. Further tightening mortgage rules by OSFI. The ending of the…
Return on Equity of Real Estate
For things like real estate, most dream about increasing cashflow as the mortgage is paid down, and the ultimate dream is paid off properties that…
Quick Briefing of Investing
There’s no true financial advisor; most are just salespeople. People who are actually “good” at making money are busy doing it amongst themselves and don’t…
Summer and Year 5 In Alberta: Strategic Implications
A new piece of real estate every year. Ferrari by 30. My decision to pack my bags and drive here with only my belongings in…
Self-Sufficient Investment Property Portfolio Growth
“5 is the magic number. Eventually, [investment properties you acquire will] pay for more of themselves.” At a dinner with a good colleague of mine…
Conspiracy Theory of Competition
The usual accepted social norm is to party, make a side (or complete) career out of chasing dumb girls thirsting and daydreaming for lonely men…
Tears From Vancouver to Alberta
It has been almost 4.5 years since I threw all my stuff in my car and drove away from Vancouver to Alberta, not looking back.…
“Maybe at the End of your Career”
Once I was taking a walk with a woman (one who went to university for a traditional white-collar career) and I casually showed her an…