We’re going to focus on mortgages, the drastic changes in the interest rate that we’ve seen (which can of course heavily impact your mortgage payments and decisions), what’s happening right now as far as the real estate market is concerned, and if you can take advantage of these lower interest rates by renewing your mortgage.
Author Archives: Sean Cooper
The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: Buying and Selling a Home during COVID-19 with Jas Takhar
In my interview with Jas, we discuss how Coronavirus is affecting the real estate market, steps realtors are taking to protect home buyers and sellers and how homebuyers can still views properties if they aren’t comfortable seeing them in person.
The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: Buying a Home and Getting a Mortgage as a New Canadian with Enoch Omololu
In my interview with Enoch, we discuss buying a home as a new Canadian, getting a mortgage as a new Canadians and top tips to make the mortgage process go smoother as a new Canadian.
The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: The Best Strategies for Achieving and Maintaining a Good Credit Score with Julie Kuzmic of Equifax Canada
In my interview with Julie, we discuss how credit scores are calculated, why there are multiple credit scores and how credit scores are affected by shopping around for a mortgage.
The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: Rich Is a State of Mind: Building Wealth and Happiness with Robert Gignac
In my interview with Robert, we discuss pitfalls to avoid when investing in real estate, the downsizing trend and achieving mortgage-free financial freedom.
Cord Cutting: I Bought an Indoor TV Antenna and I Couldn’t Be Happier
Are you tired of shelling out thousands of dollars to the cable company each year for hundreds of channels you don’t watch? Why not join the growing trend and ditch cable TV? Ditching cable and living cable-free is commonplace these days—“cord cutters” are those people who rely on other methods besides cable to get their entertainment fix.
The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: What the New Real Estate Rules Mean for Homebuyers with Michael Walsh of Exclusively Buyers
In my interview with Michael, we discuss the driving force behind the proposed Trust in Real Estate Services Act 2019, what is multiple representation and why were some industry pundits lobbying for its prohibition.
The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: Everything You Wanted to Know About Being a Successful Landlord with Rachelle Berube of Landlord Rescue
In my interview with Rachelle, we discuss the benefits of being a landlord, avoiding bad tenants and how to determine whether it’s better to manage a rental property on your own or hire a property manager.
The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: Everything You Wanted to Know About Urban Planning with Sean Galbraith of Galbraith & Associates
In my interview with Sean, we discuss how a city’s policies around urban planning influences the type of homes that are built, what could cities be doing better from an urban planning standpoint to help make real estate more affordable and what could all levels of government be doing to help put shovels in the ground faster for new homes.
The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: How to Make Your Money Grow Through Real Estate Investing with Sandy Yong and Albert Ho
In my interview with Sandy and Albert, we discuss what is a good way for first time real estate investors to find their first property, how do you find a good real estate agent and the pros and cons of property managers.