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Darren Richards
- Dec 19, 2017
- 3 min
Bare Land Condos: and Surveys
Seriously?! I still need a Real Property Report? In an earlier blog post, we described a bare land condo as a condo unit (or strata...
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Darren Richards
- Dec 16, 2017
- 4 min
Bare Land Condos . . . and windows.
Who owns that window? Second from the right. Top floor. Careful. It's not as simple as you think. This blog and next we will address a...
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Darren Richards
- Nov 16, 2017
- 4 min
Mortgages: you really need to know at least this much.
Unless you’re the co-founder of some cool tech start-up, if you get a bank loan, it usually means you will be granting the bank some sort...
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Darren Richards
- Oct 16, 2017
- 3 min
Real Estate Ownership - a primer
The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. ~Author Unknown. When more than one person wishes...
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Darren Richards
- Sep 16, 2017
- 4 min
Legal Investment Structures
Doing business without any help, assistance, or collaboration is virtually impossible. There will inevitably be someone else involved in...
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Darren Richards
- Aug 16, 2017
- 4 min
To Be or Not To Be (a Corporation)
As a Real Estate Investor: Should you incorporate (or just keep investing personally)? The decision whether to incorporate really...
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Darren Richards
- Jul 16, 2017
- 3 min
Unanimous Shareholder Agreements (an ounce of prevention)
THE HONEYMOON: Everything started out great. The shareholders were optimistic and the business plan was unfolding as it should. During...
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Darren Richards
- Jun 16, 2017
- 4 min
Survey Your Options: Real Property Reports vs Title Insurance (Part 2)
Last blog we introduced some interesting issues that arise in real estate transactions where Title Insurance is offered in lieu of a...
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Darren Richards
- May 16, 2017
- 4 min
Survey Your Options: Title Insurance vs Real Property Reports
You found yourself the perfect house to invest in. Your goal is to hold on to it, rent it out, and then sell when you are ready to retire...
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Darren Richards
- Apr 16, 2017
- 4 min
CAVEAT EMPTOR and LATENT DEFECTS (Ignorance isn't always bliss)
As a real estate lawyer, we see and hear some frustrating and even terrible real estate related stories: A purchaser moved in to a...
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