Owner resources
Short, practical guides drawn from managing residential and commercial buildings across Ontario. No theory — the checklists and numbers our managers use daily.
Owner economics · 6 min read
A plain breakdown of management fees, leasing fees and the charges Ontario owners should question before signing a management agreement.
Leasing · 5 min read
Credit, employment, references and identity — the verification sequence that keeps arrears and evictions rare.
Operations · 4 min read
Vacancy is the most expensive line in a rental portfolio. The fix is scheduling, not marketing spend.
Compliance · 6 min read
Notices, entry rules, maintenance duties and rent increases under the Residential Tenancies Act — the essentials owners must get right.
Where to start
Start with what management actually costs and how fees are structured, then read the screening guide. The two together tell you what your net operating income realistically looks like in year one — before an agent's pro forma tells you something rosier.
Read the vacancy guide and the landlord obligations guide. Most owners who switch to us are not losing money on fees — they are losing it to slow turnovers, under-priced renewals and paperwork that does not survive a hearing.
Review the obligations guide, then the reporting standards on the owners page. Ask any incumbent for a rent roll, arrears ageing and trust-account reconciliation; how quickly those arrive tells you most of what you need to know.
Every guide is written and reviewed by managers who run Ontario buildings day to day, and revised whenever legislation, the provincial rent-increase guideline or municipal requirements change. Nothing here is legal advice — for a dispute before the Landlord and Tenant Board, or anything with a filing deadline attached, speak with a paralegal or lawyer, and call us if you would like a referral.
