Is Renting to Hamilton Students Your Next Investment? Things are looking up for Hamilton landlords in 2014. Many landlords seeing some very sweet appreciation of our rental properties. Since so many of us focus on cash-flow, seeing our rental properties go up in price is amazing news in case we want to sell or […]
Renting to Students in Hamilton (Part 1)
March 17th, 2014 · Comments Off on Renting to Students in Hamilton (Part 1) · Hamilton District and Apartment Association, Rent to Students Hamilton
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Hamilton Landlords: Tenant Screening
December 18th, 2013 · Comments Off on Hamilton Landlords: Tenant Screening · Hamilton Landlords, Tenant Screening
Tenant Credit Checks Are a Key Part Of Good Tenant Screening So Make Sure The Checks Aren’t Faked by Tricky Bad Tenants! It was a challenging year for Hamilton landlords in 2013. Fortunately we stuck together and made our voices heard and as the year ends we have lots of optimism for 2014. As the […]
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Invest in Hamilton: New Hamilton Landlords (and good news for existing landlords)
November 4th, 2013 · Comments Off on Invest in Hamilton: New Hamilton Landlords (and good news for existing landlords) · New Landlords
We’ve had lots of good news for Hamilton landlords in the past month. One of the most important things is that landlords licensing has been put on hold. It looked like residential landlords would certainly need to get a license back in September. Due to good organization, clear logical facts behind our case against licensing, […]
Hamilton Landlords Win! Licensing Won’t Be Happening (For Now)
October 7th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Hamilton Landlord Licensing
We reported our concerns regarding licensing Hamilton landlords in September. At that time Hamilton City Council was considering a plan to license small residential landlords (while ignoring larger landlords and buildings). We made it clear we opposed the plan. We want our government to be an agent for promoting growth and success for our city […]
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Keep Our City Firing On All Cylinders – Hamilton Landlords Say No to Licensing
September 17th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Hamilton Landlord Licensing
Hamilton real estate is on a roll these days. Prices are healthy and going up and we are becoming an increasingly attractive place for people around the province, the country, and the world to invest. Hamilton ranked as Canada’s top investment areas for the second straight year by Site Selection Magazine. The article was […]
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Hamilton Landlords – How to Find Good Tenants (With Landlord Licensing Looming!)
September 2nd, 2013 · 2 Comments · Hamilton Landlord Licensing, Tenant Screening
Good tenants. They are the life blood for the success and prosperity for Hamilton landlords. If you rent to good tenants your mortgage gets paid and business life is good. On the other hand, renting to bad tenants can lead to not only financial problems but also stress, sleepless nights and a long and […]
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Hamilton Landlords Say NO to the City Landlord Licensing Scheme (Because it’s not the right way to go forward!)
August 17th, 2013 · 14 Comments · Hamilton Landlord Licensing
Do We Really Need A Tax On Tenants Or Are There Better Solutions to Help Our City? According to a report from CBC news the city of Hamilton will soon come up with a new draft of a bylaw to license some Hamilton residential landlords. The government wants this bylaw to apply to owners […]
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Hamilton Landlord and Tenant Problems: Floods, Skunks, Coachroaches and More!
August 11th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Landlord and Tenant Problems, Landlord legal issues
Neighbours noticed a large amount of abandoned belongings, including furniture and clothes on a Hamilton road this month. Along with the junk were signs reading: Danger Due to Cockroaches and Landlord Refuses to Restore our Hydro. According to a story in the Hamilton Spectator, the belongings were owned by tenants living in the two-story […]
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