• Unsexy Preparation Is What Will Sell Your Home – Part 1

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    I recently had my ensuite washroom renovated. Each evening, after the contractor left, I would go in and take photos to document the process. The first couple of times, the changes were immediate and, dare I say it, exciting. But on the third to fifth day, progress seemed to slow down, and there appeared to…

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  • Who Do You Blame For Not Being Able To Buy A Home?

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    I get it; everyone wants a bad guy to blame all their problems on. For people who think they’re entitled to own a home yet have complained about home prices in Toronto, even when they could have bought a house in 2006 in the East End, Leslieville, and the Junction for $500,000, they blame everyone…

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  • Houses That Sold in West Rouge February 2024

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    Hey everyone, it’s Mike Lind here, back with another exciting episode diving into the houses that sold in West Rouge and Centennial for February 2024. Today, I’m sporting my Thievery Corporation shirt, a souvenir from a concert my wife attended at Drake’s club. Yes, I missed out on the concert, but I’ve got some interesting…

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  • Ineffective Open Houses Are Done By Ineffective Agents

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    When you’re grocery shopping and you see a person handing out food samples, do you automatically go over and get a sample? Maybe you’re like me and look it over first to see if it’s something you’d be interested in trying. Most times, it’s something that I’m not interested in eating either because it’s junk…

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  • Can a Thermostat Blow Up a Deal?

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    This post was originally written for my newsletter, May 2019. How have you been? Did you hibernate through that deep freeze of winter? If you’re like me, you still haven’t seen your shadow; too gloomy outside to feel like it’s spring. As I write this, Maria is asking telling me to turn the furnace on.…

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