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Densification: Unlocking Real Estate Investors Cash Flow Potential

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Real estate investing is an enticing field for those seeking to generate passive income and build long-term wealth. While traditional methods have their merits, savvy investors are increasingly turning to densification as a strategy to maximize cash flow. In this blog post, we will explore how real estate investors can harness the power of densification to unlock their property’s full potential and boost their financial returns.

Understanding Densification

Densification refers to the process of increasing the number of residential or commercial units within an existing property or land. It involves renovating or repurposing existing structures or adding new ones to optimize space utilization. By making the most of available square footage, real estate investors can significantly enhance their cash flow. Densification strategies range from converting single-family homes into multi-unit properties to repurposing underutilized spaces within commercial buildings for new businesses or rental units.

Increased Rental Income

One of the most significant advantages of densification is the potential to significantly increase rental income. By transforming a single-family home into a multi-unit property, investors can multiply their revenue streams by renting out each unit individually. Additionally, densification enables investors to target different market segments. For instance, a property that once catered exclusively to families can be adapted to attract young professionals or students by creating smaller, more affordable units. This versatility expands the investor’s pool of potential tenants, ensuring a steady stream of rental income.

Improved Return on Investment

Densification can also lead to a higher return on investment (ROI) for real estate investors. By leveraging existing properties, investors can minimize acquisition costs compared to purchasing new properties from scratch. The cost per unit decreases as additional units are added, making densification an economically viable option. Moreover, the increased rental income generated from densification helps investors recoup their investment more quickly, accelerating the ROI timeline. Ultimately, the combination of reduced costs and enhanced rental income yields a more lucrative investment opportunity for real estate investors.

Mitigating Market Risks

Densification offers real estate investors a level of risk mitigation in uncertain markets. By expanding the number of rental units within a property, investors can diversify their income sources. This diversification helps offset potential vacancies or fluctuations in rental demand. Even if one unit remains unoccupied, the remaining units continue to generate income, minimizing the impact on the investor’s cash flow. Furthermore, densification strategies allow investors to adapt to changing market trends and demands, ensuring long-term viability and stability in their real estate portfolios.

Conclusion: Cashflow Isn’t Found…It’s Created!

Densification presents an attractive opportunity for real estate investors looking to increase their cash flow and maximize returns. By optimizing space utilization, increasing rental income, and mitigating market risks, investors can unlock the full potential of their properties. As the real estate market evolves, embracing densification can be a game-changer in achieving long-term financial success.

There’s nothing worse than owning real estate that’s supposed to make you money…yet every single month you’re losing money, and real estate isn’t working for you.

If you have a property that isn’t cashflow positive you have two options:

Option 1: Put down more cash flow deposit ☹️

Option 2: Densify by increasing your rental unit

New! Get instant access to Visture Property Group’s mini-course on how to create cashflow properties using Densification here. 

In The Trenches: Outdoor Space Renovation = Increased Property Values

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Improving outdoor living spaces are a great way to increase your property value right now and for the years to come. Not only are tenants and buyers looking for updated indoor space, but they’re also willing to stretch their budget when properties are beautifully landscaped, and they can see themselves entertaining guests, relaxing outside or playing with their kids.

Come behind the scenes with us and take a look at one of our in-process outdoor space renovations here in Orillia Ontario.  So far, we’ve created a retaining wall to prevent future sloping, landscaped the yard and have plans to add an outdoor fire pit and a meditation area for tenants.

Here’s the work we’ve done so far… 

  • Removed trees and scrubbed the landscape of tree roots, stumps and weeds
  • Levelled the land and filled low spots
  • Re-sloped the grade away from the foundation for water management
  • Created a limestone base for the retaining wall
  • Added topsoil across the property, along with fresh sod
  • Built patio stones for an outdoor sitting area

Coming soon…

An outdoor fire pit and meditation spot that will take your breath away. The best part about these types of projects is they don’t require extensive expertise, most owners can do these projects themselves keeping the budgets low and the ROI high!

Stay tuned for the final reveal of our in-the-trenches landscaping project.

Visture Property Management is an industry leader at completing rent-ready-renovations for our clients that are fast, efficient and provide the best return on investment for our clients. We also specialize in creating outdoor landscaping solutions, accessory apartments, secondary dwelling units (SDU), duplex, triplex and additional residential units (ARU). Contact us for all details and to get in touch.

Rent-Ready Renovations: You Won’t Believe The Before & After! 👀

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Are you a rental housing provider who has an outdated property or isn’t maximizing your return on investment? You shouldn’t have to feel embarrassed about a property that’s below your standards. As a real estate investor, you should be getting the most out of your portfolio and your investments.

 The #1 way to improve your rental profile and increase cash flow on your rental properties is through renovation. 

So, how can you take your existing property and make it rent-ready? Higher rents mean higher property values, but there are some important considerations to watch out for before you get started. That’s why we’ve created a free Rent-Ready Renovation Masterclass (>>CLICK HERE<<) for investors like you who are ready to take their portfolios to the next level…

We’re going to show you exactly how we were able to take a property that was only generating $1100 per month to $2100 per month in rental revenue.

You’ll also learn how to plan your renovation properly so you don’t waste time, or blow your budget so you can successfully generate a higher ROI immediately.

Come behind the scenes with us and see some of our recent Rent-Ready Renovation projects for yourself. You won’t believe the before and after!

Rent-Ready Renovation #1: Alymer – Increased profit by $135,000

Rent-Ready Renovation Project #2: Duplex Conversion in Lindsey, ON – Increased rental income by $42,000 per year

Rent-Ready Renovation Project #3: Downie – Increased rental income by $15,000 per year

Rent-Ready Renovation Project #4: Parkhill Rebuild – Increased rental income by 51,000 per year

Ready to get started?  Get free instant access to Visture’s Rent-Ready Renovation Masterclass here.

Visture Property Management is an industry leader at completing rent-ready-renovations for our clients that are fast, efficient and provide the best return on investment for our clients. We also specialize in creating accessory apartments, secondary dwelling units (SDU), duplex, triplex and additional residential units (ARU). Contact us for all details and to get in touch.

 

Why Coach & Laneway Houses are Completely Changing the Game for Real Estate Investors

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A new type of affordable housing is on the rise across Canada and it’s not old school basement suites, tiny condos or repurposed shipping containers.

A coach house, or laneway home is an accessory residential unit (ARU) on an existing property, usually built in the backyards of single-family homes, or duplexes. Most coach houses average 700 square feet per floor and can be 1-2 stories, some with garages and without.

Although municipal bylaws can vary depending on the location, you can usually avoid time-consuming and costly zoning challenges like you would with a brand-new build on a vacant property.

Here’s an example coach house project Visture is currently building here in Peterborough!


So, why is this such a game-changer for real estate investors? The emergence of coach houses or laneway homes is making it easier for people to balance the high cost of living in popular suburban areas, and for real estate investors to add supply to the marketplace, while generating additional rental income. Coach houses are a great way to completely level up your real estate portfolio and secure your financial future without having to overhaul your investing strategy. You can reap the benefits of a multi-family rental income without having to actually venture into multi-family, commercial or industrial investing.

In some instances, where investors are struggling to create cash flow, leveraging a coach house can be the catalyst to generate positive cash flow and even bigger  returns on their investment while adding supply to the rental marketplace. 

Check out these numbers and see for yourself how adding an accessory residential unit such as coach house can create HUGE cashflow!



We can help maximize your real estate portfolio with turnkey rent-ready renovations, duplex conversion, intensification projects, coach houses and complete new builds.

Click here and see how Visture can help you as a property owner.

 

We’re Expanding Our Client Service

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At Visture Property Group we always strive to innovate and add more value and service to our clients. Our mission is to enrich lives whether as property development or property management and with today’s technology focused world, there are a multitude of ways to enrich lives. As we enter 2019, Visture will now be offering our clients the ability to use Buildium.

What is Buildium and how exactly will it help you as a client? Tune in to the next video to find out…

Visture only invests in to VIBRANT communities

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For Visture Property Group it’s not just about renting you an apartment, it’s about the community and you being involved in a vibrant community. What do we mean by vibrant communities? We mean communities that care about their friends and their family. Communities that take the time to get out and shake hands. The type of people that give others a hand up instead of a hand out.

Recently Peterborough hosted an exceptional car show and we capture the moments in this short video (1 min 32 sec). Like us on Facebook.

New listing engine launched

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You know us at Visture, we’re always growing and expanding. We just upgraded and re-launched our listing engine so now when we have properties for rent, they are neatly organized and you can sort them easily. Check it out, visit https://www.visture.ca/rental/

304 Barrie Rd. community BBQ was a huge hit!

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Our Visture Community BBQ in Orillia Ontario was a huge hit and we want to thank everyone who came. We served 3 dozen burgers and 2 dozen sausages. Everyone had a great time, thank you! The new property is now officially open and clients are loving their new home! Thank you Orillia for another great build!

FREE BBQ October 27th

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On October 27th from 12pm to 2pm, Visture Property Group is hosting a FREE BBQ for the community to thank everyone who contributed to building such a beautiful property @ 304 Barrie Rd.

You will meet the neighbours, the trades people, the builders, the owners of Visture Property Group and the new clients who will make this their new home. It will be a great time! It’s all FREE and FUN!

You do not need to bring anything, just your warm smile and willingness to say hi 🙂

We ask that you register (click here) so that we can accurately forecast how many people will be attending. If you plan to bring friend and family (the more the merrier!) we just ask that you register each person individually with a unique phone number and unique email address.

I’ll be on the grill so drop in and come say Hi 🙂

Sincerely,
Jean-Guy Francoeur
Managing Partner, Visture Property Group

You can now fly from Barrie to Toronto, WHAT??

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Personally, I never thought I’d see the day where you can fly from Barrie to Toronto. They seem to be so close for a flight but with that traffic on Hwy400 I can see the value. Here’s the full write up.

You’ll soon be able to take a round-trip flight from Oro-Medonte to Toronto for leisure and business travel.

The 19-minute direct flights will run between Lake Simcoe Regional Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport daily from Monday to Friday.

Chris Nowrouzi, CEO of FLYGTA, made the announcement Oct. 10 at Billy Bishop airport.

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