Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor

by Steve Cohen, George Dube

Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor begins and ends with the premise that buying property in Canada can be a smart, safe and successful way to invest your money. However, like most things in life, success requires hard work. You need to do your homework, understand what you are buying, and know the pros and cons of various decisions. Most importantly, you also need to know how to structure and maintain your investment. That's where we come in. Experience is a good teacher-but its lessons can be nasty and, in the real estate business, mistakes can cost you big bucks. Our goal with this book is to help you do it right-the first time. Rest assured that this book covers a vast range of topics and you're going to appreciate its breadth and depth if you're wondering about things like Who Are We? This book was written by two individuals whose collective experience in helping Canadians make wise property investment decisions spans several decades. Steve Cohen is a securities lawyer with a great deal of experience in the real estate sector. George Dube is a chartered accountant whose knowledge is based on many years of helping clients with their property buying needs. Both Steve and George are real estate investors themselves. Working from this foundation, we have put together the definitive guide on how to build a successful real estate portfolio in Canada from a legal, tax and accounting perspective.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published August 17, 2010

Reviews

[Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read. I'm certain that the tips and tricks are valuable, but for me it was a solid introduction to the mechanics of the Canadian real estate environment. The biggest downfall was that the authors did do a fair bit of self-promotion.

[Joe Nour · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provide a great overview of the various factor to consider in Real estate investing from a tax, legal and accounting perspective.

[Anthony Therrien Bernard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite dry to read but really useful information

[Jacqueline Fahey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Comprehensive Manual

Excellent information. I appreciate the specific advice directed to us newbies to start us off simply. Perfect book to grow into business with.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super informative. I'm new to the real estate world, but Cohen makes a less than riveting topic as digestible and interesting as possible given the subject matter. Highly recommend

[Mark Sylvester · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed how specific this book was to the Canadian market, but it was difficult to get through. Much more technical than expected, and not super accessible for the average reader. Would recommend other books before this one, unless you were an experienced real estate investor looking to brush up on some tax and legal strategies.

[L · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty tough to get through all the parts. Seems comprehensive but seems to lack a bit of practical advice. This may be the only time where I have appreciated taking tax courses in university.

[Matt Reynaud]

This book is well written and full of information. Because of the nature of the book it was fairly tedious to read however that is just personal experience.