#renting

25 articles

25 articles on realmilitaryflix tagged "renting."

25 articles

  • Flat illustration of two people seated across a small table with papers between them

    How to split rent with roommates without falling out

    Equal shares are simple, but they are rarely fair when one room has the ensuite and another has a window onto a brick wall. Here is how to set a split everyone can live with, and put it in writing.

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    Can paying rent build your credit?

    For most Canadian renters, years of on-time rent leave no trace on a credit report, but that is slowly changing, and it helps to know how the reporting actually works.

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    Cash back or travel points: which card suits a renter

    Renters usually can’t put their biggest bill on a card without paying a fee, which changes the maths on rewards, so here is how cash back, flexible points and airline or hotel cards compare.

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    When your landlord wants the unit back

    A notice that your landlord or a family member is moving in is not the end of the conversation, and what happens next depends heavily on your province.

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    How to claim home-office expenses when you rent

    If you work from a rented home, part of your rent may be deductible, but the rules for self-employed people and employees are different, and both are stricter than many people assume.

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    Stop chasing points on your rent

    Paying rent by credit card sounds like free rewards on your biggest bill, but once you add the fee, the risk and the effort, most renters come out behind.

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    Rental deposits, province by province

    How much a landlord can ask for up front, what it can be used for and how you get it back depends almost entirely on which province you rent in.

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    Running a business from a rented apartment

    Your lease, your city’s bylaws, your insurance and the CRA all have something to say about the business on your kitchen table, and most of it is manageable once you know where to look.

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    Your credit score in Canada, explained

    Two bureaus, a scale from 300 to 900 and a handful of habits that move the number: here is how credit scores actually work in Canada.