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10 Aug Five Creative Uses for That Condo Den

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It's more common right now to see a Toronto condo listing for a one bedroom-plus-den than a regular one-bedroom. While there can be a lot of cynicism around why den spaces are included when a condo building is designed, those compact rooms are full of potential to be more than...

05 Aug Renting With Pets: A Quick Guide

Posted at 09:30h in Condo Rentals Featured Story, Moving Tips by Del Condominium Rentals 2 Comments

Condo renting means making a few allowances about how we live—white curtains facing the street if the building rules require it, not having skee-ball tournaments on your landlord's nice wooden floors—but it doesn't have to mean living without a pet. If you're making a move with your best fuzzy friend in...

31 Jul Get to Know a Neighbourhood: Yonge and Finch

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Right at the edge of the TTC, Yonge and Finch has bloomed from a suburban neighbourhood into a highly diverse hub for urban life. While it's still eagerly growing, the conveniences of downtown are growing in fast—making it a great option for city lovers who appreciate condo living at a...

17 Jul Greening Your Move

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Moving means a lot of work, and it also usually means a lot of waste: cardboard boxes, tape, newspaper—and that's on top of all the things we throw out. But moving green doesn't have to take a lot of work. Here are a few ways to keep your move carbon-low,...

06 Jul Get Outside: Mel Lastman Square

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To way too many Torontonians, Mel Lastman Square doesn't mean much more than our former mayor and his current furniture commercials. But since it opened more than twenty-five years ago, it's been a hub for the arts, cultural fairs, reading, lounging, and laid-back—usually free!—community activities. So for the second installment of...

03 Jul Meet Dave at Del Condominium Rentals

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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTRtvxR4QKk[/embed] Meet Dave! Dave is a busy guy and his time is important! But Dave has problem as he wants to move out of his current apartment and find a new nicer place to live! The Dave goes online to look for condos available for rent in Toronto area and discovers...

26 Jun Making the Most of Your Toronto Condo Balcony

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It's spring! Well, it's above freezing, which is good enough right now, and absolutely everyone wants to be outside again. Now that the weather's turning, using your condo balcony's starting to look great again. So here are some tips for taking another look at your condo balcony—the notorious "additional room"...

18 Jun The Toronto Condo-Dweller’s Guide to the 2015 Pan Am Games

Posted at 16:20h in Condo Rentals Featured Story, Investing by Del Condominium Rentals 0 Comments

The first international sports do in years is coming to Toronto this July 10th: the 2015 Parapan and Pan Am Games. With over 250,000 tourists and 8,000 athletes converging on the city, tourism is most definitely going to be a thing this summer—and if you're enjoying condo life, that might...

16 Jun How to Detect—and Avoid—Rental Scams

Posted at 15:57h in Condo Rentals Featured Story, Investing, Moving Tips, Property Management by Del Condominium Rentals 0 Comments

Rental vacancy rates in Toronto are low—and even lower for Toronto condominiums, where just 1.2% of units are ready to be someone's new home. With the urge to jump on that excellent rental before someone else snags it away comes an unfortunate side effect: a rise in rental apartment and...

12 Jun When Renting a Condo Makes Sense

Posted at 12:08h in Condo Rentals Featured Story, Investing, Property Management by Del Condominium Rentals 0 Comments

Toronto real estate is having its hottest—and most reported on—spring and summer in approximately forever. With the argument between purpose-built rental, private rental, and putting down that money to buy a place right this second raging in the papers, it's harder to get a sense of when renting a condo—or...

03 Jun Self-Managing a Condominium Rental: Is It For You?

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There's a lot more information out there about what it's like to be a good Toronto tenant than there is about being a good landlord. Which explains why, when looking at renting out that investment property, it's easy to assume that there can't be much to it—and run into a...

29 May Five Ways to Maintain Your Investment Condo’s Value

Posted at 13:26h in Condo Rentals Featured Story, Investing, Property Management by Del Condominium Rentals 0 Comments

So, life is good: You've bought a nice investment condo in a great Toronto neighbourhood, lined up some conscientious, friendly tenants to live there, signed the lease, handed over the keys, and everything is going according to plan. But since you're in this for the long haul, how do you make...

25 May Condominium Rules: A Primer

Posted at 20:11h in Condo Rentals Featured Story, Property Management by Del Condominium Rentals 0 Comments

We're all used to a few rules in a newly rented Toronto home: no smoking, being mindful about pets, keeping the noise down in multi-unit buildings if it's after ten or eleven at night. But renting a Toronto condominium unit can come with a few more rules than you're expecting:...

20 May Small Space Living for Beginners

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[caption id="attachment_108" align="alignnone" width="700"] Image of small space living[/caption] You love the look, you love the location—but you're not sure about the size. With micro condos—condos under 500 square feet—making up five percent of new Toronto condos for 2014 and minimalist living so trendy whole apartment blogs are devoted to it, renters...

12 May Moving Day Tips: How to Have a Seamless Moving Day

Posted at 19:52h in Condo Rentals Featured Story, Moving Tips by Del Condominium Rentals 0 Comments

Moving house is commonly called the third-most stressful event we experience in a happy, healthy, day-to-day life. However, a smooth move is achievable with a little planning and organization. Have a seamless moving day with these easy advance moving day tips: 1) Don't get mad, get organized The earlier you start organizing...