Investor Education
The Multi Family Deals journal.
Straight answers on CMHC MLI Select, Edmonton's rental market, and how serious investors build portfolios at scale.
Straight answers on CMHC MLI Select, Edmonton's rental market, and how serious investors build portfolios at scale.
Alberta's 2025 GDP hit $361.5B, growing 2.7% vs Canada's 1.6% — with non-residential capital investment 61% above the country. What an economy outgrowing the rest of Canada means for Edmonton rental demand.
Eight purpose-built units in south Edmonton — a complete build now pre-leasing before closing, refined from the Inglewood standard, and appraised +$100,000 above purchase price. What a finished, pre-leasing 8-plex looks like.
Every completed project has appraised above its purchase price at completion — AACI-verified deltas from +$20,000 to +$200,000. What that means for day-one equity, and the honest caveats.
Alberta added ~80,000 of Canada's 99,000 net new jobs in 12 months — with 12% of the population — while Quebec and BC shed 67,000 combined. The rental-demand analysis behind the data.
Meta broke ground on Canada's largest data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton — 3,000 construction workers at peak, 300+ permanent roles. What it means for multi-family investors.
Alberta hit ~4% year-over-year employment growth mid-2026 — highest of any major province — while Ontario and BC turned negative. What the data means for Edmonton rental investors.
How the points system works, what each category scores, and why Edmonton new builds reach 100+ points through Energy Efficiency alone — without charging below-market rents.
Enter a purchase price, unit mix, and interest rate. Instantly model your deposit, mortgage payment with CMHC premium, NOI, DSCR, cash flow, cash-on-cash, and a 5-year projection.
The complete breakdown of how MLI Select works — Social Outcomes points, DSCR requirements, amortization math, and why Edmonton is the only market where the numbers consistently qualify.
We scored Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montréal, and Edmonton across DSCR viability, entry cost, tax friction, population growth, and capital efficiency. One city sweeps every metric.
Same $1.8M Edmonton 6-plex, two financing structures. Real numbers on down payment, cash flow, DSCR, and cash-on-cash — and why the same capital buys four MLI Select properties vs one conventional.
An unfiltered breakdown of what MLI Select offers, who qualifies, and where the real limitations are — including the 25% net-worth requirement, 90-day approval, and why new-build pricing is an advantage.
The 4-year roadmap: capital recycling, refinancing, DSCR stacking, and the compounding portfolio strategy that makes 50 doors achievable on a working professional’s capital.