Karen Boies

Mortgage Planner

  • Total Costs – How much you can afford?

    The total costs of buying a house or condo goes beyond the price of the property.  The following is a list of the what you can expect to pay when you are buying a home.  Some lenders require that you to have from your own personal resources (i.e. savings) 1.5% of the purchase price to

  • Radio Real Estate Interview

    On the weekend of January 9, 2010 I had the privilege of being invited to appear on the Radio Real Estate Show. This is a weekly radio show that airs on AM650 in Vancouver that covers all real estate matters. It was a fairly wide ranging talk we had that covered my forecast of future rates, the importance

  • Commercial or Residential – Multiple Suites in a Property

    There are a lot of properties, especially in East Vancouver, where the home has a main floor, and 3 or 4 or MORE basement suites (or carriage house). The clients often go to their bank, and are told the lender will only use 2 suites for rental income, or won’t give them ANY credit for