Even if you borrow to carve out rental space, you can get ahead financially

With Canadian housing prices now skyrocketing – and single-family dwellings the hottest commodity of all – it’s little wonder new and existing homeowners are eyeing basements, attics and garages as sources of income and a means to slash a whopper of a mortgage.
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