There are only two serious crowdfunding platforms in Canada for Real Estate right now, but both of them are focusing on prime lending opportunities, because they feel that if a project they raise funds for now, goes bad, then it would kill their brand.

Our concern with traditional financing is that we will be a brand new company with only our individual assets, the time required to actually get the funds and the high rates involved with it being a company and not an individual.

He hasn't been out there as long as some of the better known brands, so that might explain it.

I'm not familiar with that term, is it a brand?

I realize that getting a mortgage as a brand new self employed person will be tough.

I'm Kira and I'm brand new to Real Estate Investing.

I am sure there are some here on BP that owe it all to BP.. but just as many or more owe it to who ever they paid to get them off their butt and get going.. if that cost you 1k for Ben's course or a little more for a year of hands on training by someone like Brian or you paid 40k for a national brand training it is that step that made most take the next step.Along with the I want it now attitude of our current brand of RE investor and the age of the internet getting in front of people and enticing them with the idea that RE is the way to rich's and quit their job and spend time with the kiddos etc.  

I am brand new to investing!

"Freon" is a brand name for DuPont's line of halogenated hydrocarbon refrigerants.

A new roof, every 15-30 (almost no real estate rental is going to be built brand new unless its from a builder.)A generic roofing job will run you anywhere from 9k upwards to 20-30k depending on the size of the property, type, and slant.Thats anywhere from 10% to 18% of your income gone, and to a single repair that MUST occur, and that will most likely occur during the note duration.Always calculate for one roofing job, for 2 water heaters, and for at least 3 10k repairs in addition to your normal math.Thats why I always say simply keep 8% in reserves of the property value in cash for repairs only.