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I wish you and your family a Happy (belated) New Year!
Buying homes during the winter season provide some advantages for buyers. During the winter season, where there is less demand for homes that are currently on the market, buyers are less likely to compete against many buyers in a bidding war situation. As such, buyers have a better chance to be in a stronger bargaining position to negotiate with motivated sellers to purchase homes at lower prices than what they were originally listed for sale in the market. This has been my experience working with home buyers and investors whom I have educated and advised to take action on this proven strategy.
Myself and Anita had an enjoyable vacation in Cuba over the Christmas holidays to celebrate and welcome 2019. Apart from the beautiful beaches, we travelled to many exotic and unique tourist sites throughout the country, ranging from seeing Hotel Ambos Mundos, in Havana, where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote his famous novels to experiencing Cuban history, art, food and culture in the towns of Santa Clara, Cienfuegos and Trinidad.
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Best regards,
Michael B. Arthur
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– Robert T. Kiyosaki
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A Laugh or Two for Good Measure!
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No. 1 on Our List — Literally!
My father was completely lost in the kitchen and never ate
unless someone prepared a meal for him. When Mother was ill,
however, he volunteered to go to the supermarket for her.
She sent him off with a carefully numbered list of seven items.
Dad returned shortly, very proud of himself, and proceeded to unpack
the grocery bags. He had one bag of sugar, two dozen eggs, three hams,
four boxes of detergent, five boxes of crackers, six eggplants,
and seven green peppers.
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MSW?!
(Mom say what?!)
Mom: What do IDK, LY & TTYL mean?
Son: I don’t know, love you, talk to you later.
Mom: OK, I will ask your sister.
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An old guy walks into a bar
An old guy walks into a bar and the bartender asks for ID.
“You’ve got to be kidding,” he said. “I’m almost 60 years old.”
The bartender apologized, but said he had to see the license.
The guy showed his ID, then paid and told the bartender to keep the change.
“The tip’s for carding me,” he said. The bartender put the change in the tip cup.
“Thanks,” he said. “Works every time.”
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Helpful Life Hacks and Cartoon of the Month
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| One of the reasons I like real estate as an investment (as opposed to mutual funds, stocks, bonds, GIC’s, etc.) is that it is something that I can exercise much more CONTROL over. When buying a revenue property, I can choose the market I want to invest in (right down to the neighborhood, or even the street I want to buy in). I can choose the type of property I want to buy (i.e. single family home, multi-family property, etc.). I choose the condition of the property I want to buy. I have some control over how much I pay for the property (prices and/or terms are negotiable). I then choose what I want to do with the property once I own it. While I own it, I exercise control over how the property is managed and maintained. And last, but not least, I can choose from a variety of different exit strategies when I am ready to sell it. With traditional investments, the only control you exercise is when you buy and when you sell. |
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About Michael Arthur:
Who are we? Creative Real Estate Ventures is a real estate investment company. We have been actively involved in Ottawa area real estate investing for a number of years. Our mission is to provide quality housing for quality tenants, while at the same time providing an above average return on investment (R.O.I) for our investor partners and ourselves. It is truly a win-win-win way of investing!
And if you are ready to find out more about our investment program, I invite you to contact me directly, and I will be happy to show you exactly how it works, either in person, by phone, or on-line.
You can email me at:
michael@michaelbarthur.com
or give me a call at 1-613-618-4082
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