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Three ways to earn more money after a financial setback

Everyone experiences financial challenges or setbacks at some point in their lives.

You may have lost a job, are going through a divorce, are facing an illness, or the loss of a loved one. These things are devastating on a personal level and can also wreak havoc on your finances.

Even joyful events such as welcoming a new baby, planning a wedding, or sending a child to university can place strain on your wallet.

If your financial life is a source of frustration, we at BG Wealth Group can help by discussing financial solutions that will help you improve your situation.

In this article, we offer ideas for earning more money in a smarter way, mindset shifts that will enable you to save more money that you can use to invest, and strategies to make the most of your income and grow wealth.

Let’s start by finding ways to bring more money into your bank account month after month.

The first suggestion is simple, but have you done it yet?

1. Review your expenses to find things you don’t need

At BG Wealth Group, we’re big believers that you should live within your means and simultaneously create wealth that grows so that you can have the life you dream of.

When economic times may change, you should look over your life expenses and always re-evaluate what you need. Some tips:

  • Set aside some time to go over your payroll deductions to make sure you have made the choices that make sense for you,
  • Look over your insurance policies,
  • You may be able to refinance your home and use the excess to make money for yourself in a private lender,
  • Cancel subscriptions and recurring expenses that you don’t need.

If you need it, keep it. If it is not helping you, get rid of it.

2. Start a business

If you have an interest or a talent that you would like to explore, or you notice a problem that you think you can solve, now is the perfect time to turn it into a business.

Why now?

One of the reasons that you might be struggling financially is that so much of your income disappears in the form of taxes.

But when you own a business, many of the expenses that you incur while starting the business can be deducted from your taxes. Expenses like advertising, start-up costs, home expenses when you work from home, maintenance, and repairs can all be deducted from your taxes and your money can be returned to you.

3. Create passive income

The landscape of earning money is changing rapidly. There are more ways than ever to make passive income through affiliate marketing, creating books and courses that people buy over and over again, and investing.

Even with all the modern tactics of creating passive income, at BG Wealth Group we favor buying real estate as our most trusted method of earning passive income. You can earn income through rent, growth in the value of the property, or using the property in a way that generates income.

At BG Wealth Group we have created a passive way to reap the rewards without having to do all the hard work. Our BG Wealth Group Real Estate Fund allows our clients to take advantage of all the research we’ve already done and takes the risk away by buying into a multi-property portfolio.

Click here to make an appointment to find out more and we are happy to help you facilitate your wealth goals.

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950-956 2nd Ave. Street East, Owen Sound, ON

Owen Sound

261-281 9th Street East, Owen Sound, ON

Value
Purchase Price
$1,055,000
Rents upon acquisition
$127,000
Fully rented
$235,290
Fully rented Building Value
$2,256,000
5-year ROI annualized
15.99%

The Story
261-281 9th Street East is a mixed-use (commercial/residential) building located in the heart of the downtown River District of Owen Sound. The building consists of 9 residential units (7-1 bedrooms, 1-2 bedroom & 1 studio apartment) and six commercial units. BG Wealth Properties purchased the building in March 2019 for $1,055,000 and immediately started employing its value-add model by renovating units and attracting high-quality tenants at attractive rental rates.

At the time of acquisition, one-bedroom residential units were renting anywhere from $550-$800 per month, and the two-bedroom unit was renting for $700/month. Through our value-add program, BG dramatically improved the condition of these units while successfully increasing rents on one-bedroom units to $1,300 per month, and $1,400 per month for the two-bedroom unit.

Similarly, commercial tenants were paying anywhere from $8.50-$10.00 per square foot at the time of acquisition (inclusive of taxes, maintenance, and insurance). Within the first 6 months, BG successfully started renovating commercial units and had new tenants sign long term leases at an average rate of $14.00 per square foot + $4.00/foot TMI (taxes, maintenance, and insurance) – for a total average rate of $18.00 per square foot.

Fully rented, the building carries a value of $2.2 Million based on rents we have achieved through our value-add business model.

This property still has more upside potential.

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Owen Sound

950-956 2nd Ave. Street East, Owen Sound, ON

Value
Purchase Price
$555,000
Rents upon acquisition
$28,800
Fully rented
$187,692
Fully rented Building Value
$1,600,000
5-year ROI annualized
17.38%

The Story
950-956 2nd Avenue East is a mixed-use (commercial/residential) building located in the heart of downtown’s River District of Owen Sound. The building consists of 6 residential units (2-2 bedrooms, 3-1 bedroom & 1 studio apartment) and two commercial units. BG Wealth Properties purchased the building in March 2019 for $555,000. The five upstairs vacant residential units were gutted with no tenants, while the downstairs had a high-end spa and a furniture store as commercial tenants.

In March 2021, BG Wealth Group partnered with an institutional lender and secured funding to renovate all residential units. In addition, given the shortage of high-end vacation rentals in the City of Owen Sound, BG has converted all six units to short-term vacation rentals, which will launch at the end of 2021.

In June 2021, BGWP attracted an up-and-coming Flame ‘N Bricks pizzeria franchise located in the commercial space beside the high-end spa. The culmination of high-end vacation rentals on the upper level, a spa and a pizzeria on the lower level will make this building one of the most attractive buildings in the downtown River District.

BG received a post-renovation appraisal of $1.3 Million on the building – more than 2X the original purchase price. Fully rented, the building carries a value of $1.6 Million based on typical short-term rental rates of the area.