LIVING & INVESTING

LIVING & INVESTING IN SARASOTA

LIVING & INVESTING IN SARASOTA

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Your future's calling

HE & HELOC spells help

Simplifying the purchase process

Cross Border Trust Means Protection

Tax Guide to Purchasing Real Estate in Florida

L-1A opens doors

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Your Future’s Calling

As the numbers improve and optimism returns to the marketplace and around our own dinner tables, opportunity to cash in on a downturn in real estate diminishes. Bargains remain in the Sunshine State but they probably won’t last for long. So, if you’re thinking of a vacation or investment home in the sunny south, this might well be the best time to do it.
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HE & HELOC spells help

Any Canadian who has gone through the U.S. mortgage process knows that it is significantly more time consuming and certainly feels more complex than in Canada. But is a traditional mortgage necessarily the right option for you?
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Simplifying the purchase process
With foreclosures increasing across the United States, buyers of real property may find a great bargain. For those unfamiliar with the term, foreclosure is a legal action the bank brings against a homeowner who has defaulted in making mortgage payments.
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Cross Border Trust Means Protection
In December of last year I received a call from a client named Tom. Tom, 45, lived in Toronto and twenty years ago, his parents, Susanna and Maurice, purchased their condo in Naples, FL, for $250,000 U.S. Canadian citizens and residents, his parents wintered there religiously. READ MORE

Tax Guide to Purchasing Real Estate in Florida
The purchase of a secondary residence is an important decision, which requires the proper preparation and ownership structure. As such, from the very first stage, it is essential for a non-resident buying real estate in Florida to be properly informed of the applicable U.S. tax and estate laws. READ MORE