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    • Debt Servicing – What is it and How to Calculate it?
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      Debt Servicing – What is it and How to Calculate it?

      We get questions frequently with people trying to do debt servicing calculations for themselves using their bank’s online mortgage approval tools. While helpful, these tools are set up to be wildly conservative, and to use, in many cases, rates and guidelines that are out of date, or not a true reflection of what is available

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      Basement Suite Income – How To Get it Used By the Bank

      We take calls all the time from clients who want to buy a home with substantial basement suite income, but their bank is either ignoring it, or not treating it seriously. This video blog explains the difference between authorized and un-authorized suites, and how the various banks will treat that income. It also explains how

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