Monthly Archives: May 2011

31 05, 2011

RRIF or LRIF: What’s the difference?

RRIF or LRIF: What's the difference? David A. Altro is a frequent contributor to Paul Delean's business column in the Montreal Gazette, scroll down to read David's answer to the third question, about acquiring an apartment building in Florida through an LLC (limited liability company). PAUL DELEAN The Gazette Monday, May 23, 2010 MONTREAL - The [...]

20 05, 2011

Chapter 14: A Real Estate Primer – Part 2

Here is an excerpt from Chapter 14 of Owning U.S. Property - The Canadian Way, by David A. Altro. Click here to read Part 1, where David A. Altro explains the differences between buying property in the U.S. vs Canada, title insurance and buying resale vs. buying from a builder THE FLIP What is the flip? [...]

6 05, 2011

Altro & Associates featured on The Real Estate Talk Show

David Altro and Matt Altro join Simon Giannini and Richard Dolan on The Real Estate Talk Show on Newstalk 1010 AM in Toronto, Ontario. David identifies some main issues that Canadians face when buying property in the U.S. and how the Cross Border Trustâ„  and other solutions can help avoid some of those issues. Matt discusses [...]