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31 October 2023 | 7 replies
Build up the capital to begin the BRRRR strategy to ultimately replace my W2 income with passive income.About me - I’m an immigrant to the US originally from Australia.
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20 September 2023 | 147 replies
But we do have an almost unlimited supply of fresh water from the Great Lakes.The housing market is so tight and we have very little new construction (again, financially conservative builders) that a slight uptick in immigration causes a shortage.
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4 November 2023 | 4 replies
You also have population growth (at least in Canada it is insane as a result of immigration and we've added 4 million people in 5 years (for a country that now has 40 million this is not sustainable).
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14 October 2023 | 15 replies
Based on what I read in this report, Saskatoon still seems to have great potential as the landing city for new immigrants: https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites...A few questions for those who invest there or live there:1.
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1 March 2020 | 2 replies
How do you start in real estate with no money down, no credit history and as an immigrant still in school?
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5 September 2014 | 245 replies
Jobs, availability, immigration, culture… prosperity for all (sorta).
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4 August 2021 | 109 replies
If you want to rent a house you will have to rent a room in a house in a neighborhood where the illegal immigrants live.My wife and I work because we are so organized and streamlined with no snags and we love what we do.
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2 October 2023 | 3 replies
I haven't found any solid legal advice on doing such only that NC law allows immigrants to lease.
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26 May 2022 | 17 replies
As a Texan, can you comment on what changes you’ve seen in the past decade with the large influx of immigrants and in-migrants?
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22 May 2017 | 31 replies
However, prices are still at an all time high.Canada, and particularly cities like Toronto & Vancouver seem to have a number of factors at play that are increasing prices: (a) low interest rates, (b) steady flow of new immigrants, (c) foreign investors, (d) lower supply than prior years and (e) sought-after country to move to.Although your question was BC/AL, hope this gives you some added perspective on ON (Ontario) as well.All the best.