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

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
whether:

* You should opt for a sole proprietorship versus a partnership
or corporate ownership strategy.

* There are things you can do to manage the way HST impacts your
real estate investment business.

* You need information about the tax implications of a real
estate disposition.

* You can change your bookkeeping system to better meet your
needs and those of your accountant.

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.