Welcome! I am Oseye-Patricia Cohen, the author of the upcoming book; The Vulnerability of a Naked Property - How to Protect Your Real Estate Asset As It Sits Vacant for 30 Days or Longer. I am an Associate Member of the Institute of Municipal Assessors, and Toronto's Expert on Vacant Properties, where I help prevent deterioration, mitigate risk and maintain property values with restoration and preservation.

Having graduated from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, from the Real Property Administration Program, along with a certificate in Real Property Assessment from the University of British Columbia, I am a Real Property Administrator and Project Manager by trade. At 12 Gates Property Services, we provide property management, preservation, and renovation services. I work with independent contractors who are the best at their trade, and together we manage, maintain, and restore properties as they are waiting to be sold or tenanted.

As a Property Administration Strategist, I work with real estate investors, landlords, Realtors, and private lending institutions, providing a wide range of support services designed to minimize financial loss and maximize cash flow performance of residential property investments.

My goal as an entrepreneur is to build positive relationships and partnerships with other like-minded investors and entrepreneurs in the Toronto and Greater Area to encourage abundant growth and prosperity in real estate.

Contact me to request a free strategy call to discuss the needs of your investment property:

I was in my twenties when I first began investing in Real Estate. Watching infomercials late at night got me excited of the thought of using "Other Peoples Money" to build my wealth and be financially free! I eagerly got out there and searched for properties to flip, hold, and rent. I was making offers left, right, and center!

The good part of it was that I took immediate action and gained a lot of experience. The problem, however, was that I didn’t have the patience that is required when investing in real estate. Instead, I took short cuts and didn't do careful due diligence on every potential investment. I made the mistake of only relying on what real estate agents and mortgage brokers told me, rather than analyzing the numbers for myself. Don't get me wrong, Realtors and brokers could be key players when it comes to purchasing property, however, as a business owner in real estate the onus is on you to make sure the numbers are right. 

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During my start in real estate investing, I didn’t have a mentor or adequate support and I struck out with my third investment property. I experienced a Power of Sale that completely devastated me. I had a student housing rental that had a good location, nice layout, however, the numbers were off...way off. I purchased it based on inaccurate information and during the purchasing process, I was forced to follow through on possession after the agreement was already accepted. A few years passed and when I needed to sell, the Current Market Value (at that time) did not jive with my outstanding Mortgage Balance and the result was a Short Fall Sale.

Although the situation was both devastating and humiliating for me, it was an experience that changed my life for the better. Instead of living in defeat, it became my motivation to keep going. I decided to study and learn real estate from many different perspectives. When I went through my Power of Sale experience, I was introduced to the flip side of Real Estate investing; The Recovery Process.  The Property Management company that handled my case did a terrible job; they came a day early to change the locks and clear out all my tenants leftover debris. I didn't expect them until the following day, and they showed up banging on the door as though they were trying to knock it down. The worker was very rude and somewhat intimidating. I had already felt defeated and his presence only made matters worse. I told them that I didn't expect them until the next day, because I needed more time to move furniture out. Grudgingly, they left.

I had already had the property listed for more than 5 months, and it was several months later after losing possession that I learned that the house finally sold...having a significant shortfall. It was then that I realised very little effort on behalf of the Property Management company to clean and fix my 5-bedroom student house to be able to show well, instead, they sold it “as is”, which was below Fair Market Value and a significant loss to me.  No effort was made on their part to improve its marketability what-so-ever. Later I discovered that in the Mortgage Act. that a mortgage lender has a duty to the borrower to accept an offer that provides the highest value possible. That didn't happen in my case, and instead, there was a shortfall that was a gain for the Property Management Company, Legal Team, Realtor and the Homebuyer who scored with a 10-15% property below market value! And nothing left over for me.

After this experience and I had a new awareness about the process that occurs after a mortgage default, and I made a decision to gain a formal education in real estate; more than just late-night tv infomercial real estate investment tricks and methods, I wanted to learn how to go deeper and analyze property values, cash flow strategies. I studied and obtained certificates in; Property Management; Mortgage Financing, Real Property Assessment, and Administration. All of this, combined with my previous training in Real Estate Investing, and Cash Flow Financing, I got the behind the scene picture of real estate investing.  

It is true what they say about hindsight being 20/20. I was able to understand the role of the property management company that evicted me from my investment property, and I knew that I could do better than them, by providing better services in my own property management company. Today I am a Property Administration Strategist at 12 Gates Property Services. What we do is protect properties while they sit vacant due to Power of Sale, evictions, abandonment, while in probate, or simply in between tenancies or new ownership. I work with local independent contractors in various trades and with specialized skills and as a team, we provide vacant property management services designed to minimize loss. We provide real estate support services with integrity and care, for both the mortgage lender and borrower. As a strategist, I analyze, manage, and increase the value of properties with improvements that will help you to sell or rent much faster in any market.

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Do you have an investment property that is sitting vacant? Request a free strategy session with me to see how I can help!

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