Stephen Fried - Realtor

04/11/2017

Here is my most recent article about the importance of understanding the list price of a home. It is important in such a face paced market like Guelph to not be wasting time looking at houses that you won't be able to afford. Go in with a strategy.

The list price of a house is often the front line of marketing that potential buyers are influenced by. So as a potential buyer it is definitely beneficial to understand how the list price is used as a marketing strategy. Hopefully after this blog you will be able to use the list price as a way to h...

04/11/2017

MoneySense names Guelph the #1 place to invest in Real Estate in Canada. Diverse economy, low vacancy rate, and house prices that continue to rise go a long way.

The best city to buy Canadian real estate certainly isn’t cheap, but in the shadow of Toronto, it's what passes as affordable.

12/10/2016

Open House today at 37 Hall Crescent in Brampton from 12-4PM. Come see what this family home has to offer! http://www.trilliumwest.com/listings/residential/418/37-hall-cres/

11/04/2016

The final part to my talking to students series. Awesome numbers giving insight to what the average student tenant is like. Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey making this blog possible!

So, you like the idea of purchasing a student rental,  I can’t argue with that call. A student investment property in Guelph has long proven to be a terrific long-term investment. A major component in the success of any investment property, is of course, the attainable monthly rents. With a vacancy…

09/28/2016

Chapter 2 of 3 in my blog series on student housing! Let me know what you think!

We now know where the students want to live, so let’s find out what kind of house they want to live in. Part two of this series focuses on the house layout. First, it is important to note that there are two different groups of student renters; the group of friends that are looking for a house togeth...

09/08/2016

Chapter 1 of my three part series coming out over the next couple of months!
Thanks to all the students that gave me feedback on how they search or houses!

Wouldn’t it be nice if, as an investor in student properties, you could know exactly what a student looked for in a house? Well, with that goal in mind, I went straight to the source and asked the students themselves. I asked male students, female students, past students, present student, students f...