THE BEST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Liberty Village, like most planned communities, never fully materialized into the neighbourhood its developers expected.

Big-city real estate investment, and especially condo investment, has a bit of a bad rap. But it’s completely undeserved. I’d like to clear the air. We’re going to walk through the numbers and cut through the jargon to show you exactly what you’re getting in a condo investment.

I make no secret of my passion for real estate investment. And it’s not a gimmick or a sales thing. Real estate investment helped me climb out of a debt hole of more than half a million dollars.

Investing in Real Estate can be complicated. Here are 8 things to avoid when investing in pre-construction condos.

Corktown is a neighbourhood that is constantly earning, and then evading, labels. Originally named for the surge of Irish immigrants from County Cork - or maybe for the many breweries in the area more than a hundred years ago - Corktown has been on real estate radars for over a decade as a hot neighbourhood to watch.

At first glance, picking a pre-construction builder might not seem all that important. Buyers rarely, if ever, choose a property because they love the builder. But picking the right builder is key to ensuring you get the property you want on time and on budget, which is especially important for investment properties. Knowing your builders - and choosing a realtor who does too - can lower your prices and improve your product, netting you a stronger investment.

Toronto’s Yonge and Eglinton is a hotbed of development, from transit to real estate to retail and everything in between. The district boasts a famously varied selection of bars, restaurants and cafes that earned it the “Young and Eligible” moniker that nobody seems to use anymore. Instead, it’s a popular zone for young families looking to have their kids attend some of Toronto’s best schools.