It might have benefited greatly by the rising value of houses around it. 

I think the only con would be to not spread yourself too thin and then both ventures will suffer.Up in Nanaimo the market is heating up and you'll start to see a lot more flips being performed as the rising market makes up for a lot of mistakes.I work with my wife as agents in Nanaimo and we are both REI as well.

And LOC are subject to rising interest rates.

@David G, perhaps you might be experiencing a growth due to the rise of silicon beach?

However, when the market rises - both property values rise and you end up ahead on both.

By how much do interest rates rise at that point?

Translated, this means that the credit allowed by a seller and thought to be earned by a buyer are not the same amounts that ANY lender will be considering to establish the down payment.In most cases, rents rise over the term of the option or sale contract.

The number of homeowning immigrant households is projected to rise by 2.8m in the decade ending 2020, compared with a 2.4m gain in the previous 10 years."

Warmer weather means that you don't have to fight snow, ice, and frigid temperature to go outside and look at houses.3.

It was flooded during Hurricane Isaac last year and there is mold that rises from the baseboards up about 4-5 feet on the walls all throughout the home.