Are there any good websites or books to learn about mortgages and taxation in Canada? Most of the articles and threads I read online are for the U.S. and I suppose they are very different than in Canada e.g. ARMs.

Thanks,
David

I have a broker friend who maybe able to help you. I'll ask him.

Thanks Sheldon for the help! Keep up the good work on this forum!

Sheldon,

I was wondering whether you had a chance to ask your friend yet.

Thanks,
David

Thanks David. I got sidetracked with other things. I've just sent him an email.

Hi David,

That's an excellent question. Do you want to learn about mortgages and taxation in combination, or as separate articles?

The best book that I've found on the subject of mortgages and taxation together is the Smith Manoeuvre. It's actually a strategy we've been promoting quite heavily lately and is an excellent way to accomplish three things:

1) Pay your mortgage (bad debt) off faster
2) Grow your networth faster and higher
3) Earn free money in the form of tax refunds from the CRA.

http://www.smithman.net/Gordon_McCallum.html

I hope this is helpful...let me know if you are looking for something different.

There you go David. The man himself replied. His information on the smith manoeuvre has me very intrigued.

David, there is another little ditty here from Garth Turner who many people have heard of:

http://www.garth.ca/columns/010709.shtml

and an article on the Smith Manoeuvre:

http://db.inman.com/inman/content/subscribers/inman/column.cfm?StoryId=030404FB&columnistid=obrien

I hope this is what you're looking for.

Gord, thank you for your help. I really appreciate it. I was looking more along the lines of resources such as your Garth Turner link and not something too specific such as the Smith Manoeuvre. But I'll definitely take a good look at it!

Much appreciated,
David