Category: About Furnished Apartments

Guide to Furnished Apartment Rentals: Step 1

Guide to Furnished Apartment Rentals- Step 1 What are you going to get out of your unit? Do you own an apartment or are thinking about buying one to rent out on a shorter-term basis? There are a lot of things to take into consideration and questions to ask yourself when deciding to rent out […]

Furnished rental agreements

Agreeing to stay at a furnished rental is no different than anything else. With any kind of service you request you are more than likely going to have to sign a contract. This is needed to protect the renter and the owner. Before you sign a furnished rental agreement, it is crucial to be knowledgeable […]

Immigration to Canada and Temporary Housing in Toronto

Canada has 250,000 immigrants per year. In fact, Canada’s immigrant intake is the highest per capita in the world. This large intake of immigrants is directly related to a shortage of skilled workers in several professions – including doctors, nurses and engineers. It has been estimated by the Conference Board of Canada that there will […]

How furnished rentals can save you money on business trips

Masses of business executives travel across the world each day on work trips. Plenty of them resort to motels or hotels because they think it’s their only choice. What they don’t know is that furnished rentals can save them more money and they can be relaxed at the same time. Companies will most likely have […]

Unfurnished Apartments: Pros and Cons

Starting what it seems to be a simple search: “unfurnished apartments” on Google can produce billions of results. You may find yourself wandering off into cyber space, clicking on links to furnished apartments and maybe even trying to convince yourself to stray off your original idea. Apartments that are listed as unfurnished usually do not […]

Upping the Rent on Your Furnished Apartment

Are you the owner of an investment property? Is your asset making or costing you money? Think the “right” tenant is going to come knocking on your door, and ask if they can move all their furniture in and pay you rent? Think again. Renting out an unfurnished apartment is a lot more difficult than […]

The Dreaded Toronto Real Estate Condo Bubble

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if I’m worried about a bubble in Toronto condo prices, I’d probably have enough to buy another investment condo. I wish the term “bubble” was never associated with unsustainable property value. Bubbles used to be associated with good things: chewing gum, soap bubbles and […]

Why Choose Corporate Housing Over Extended Stay Hotels?

Business travelers may have a routine already, book the flight and check into an extended stay hotel. Then there are those who prefer corporate housing. Corporate housing is an industry that is based on renting out vacant apartments, houses, lofts, and condos when the unit owners listing them are either landlords, property managers, or individual […]