When it comes to real estate trends in Montreal and its varied suburban neighborhoods, Ami Reiss is uniquely positioned to provide spot-on guidance to landlords, investors, building managers and tenants alike.
Ami Reiss (Amichai Reiss) is the founder of Reiss Management, which specializes in high-quality apartment rentals in Montreal and the suburb of Laval.
A successful real estate investor himself, he is the founder of Reiss Management, an industry leader known for its portfolio of top-quality apartment rentals in Montreal and the suburb of Laval. As leader of Reiss Management, Ami seeks out extraordinary real estate opportunities and manages multiple rental properties throughout Quebec.
He understands trends in Montreal real estate from every perspective, and a transaction from each signature line on a lease.
For investors like himself, he provides insights and guidance on emerging opportunities, including properties that may have been overlooked by other investors. He understands what makes a real estate investment profitable, from the initial appraisal of a property to renovations and remodeling.
He is also an expert on best practices for building managers. He knows what makes a rental complex successful and desirable. He understands the fine details of building management, and the importance of a proactive approach to the role that anticipates issues and addresses them with efficiency and precision.
Ami is also a go-to resource for tenants in the Montreal area, helping individuals and families navigate the high-rent, low-supply reality that exists in many of Montreal’s popular neighborhoods.
He is an expert in municipal and provincial regulations, lessee and lessor disputes, and tenants rights. He provides insights on what to look for when apartment-hunting, as well as advice on common pitfalls a prospective tenant should seek to avoid. He helps tenants evaluate rental units in terms of value and the key question all renters ask themselves: Am I going to be happy here?
Ami helps tenants understand the elements of a lease, including how to spot red flags in the fine print. He provides information that gives tenants the tools to protect their interests and ensure that their stay in a rental unit will be a happy one.
With such a broad base of knowledge about the needs and expectations of tenants, Ami is also a rich information source for landlords. He knows that not every tenant will be ideal, and that landlords need accurate advice on how to navigate the complex legal and regulatory requirements involved in the landlord-tenant relationship.
Ami understands that even the slightest deviation from what the law requires can be costly for a landlord. He knows where the minefields are located, and how to defuse each potential explosive issue.
One reason that Ami’s Montreal real estate knowledge is so extensive is that he grew up here, and has direct experience with all facets of the experience, from renting to investing. He knows what it’s like to apartment-hunt in a variety of market conditions. He knows what makes a rental complex great, from the perspective of a tenant and investor. And he knows that maximizing an investment requires a focus on superior building management.
Above all, Ami knows Montreal’s neighborhoods well, and its people. He sees a bright future for the region, and wants every tenant, landlord and investor to share in the prosperity and quality of life each deserves.
The Ami Reiss Charitable Foundation
Just as Ami Reiss values what makes Montreal a wonderful place to live, he also knows the challenges that many people and communities face in the metropolitan area.
Beyond knowing, he is doing something about it.
Working through the Ami Reiss Charitable Foundation, he supports a wide range of philanthropic organizations in Montreal and throughout Quebec. He focuses his energy, skill and resources on six pillars of philanthropy: schools, medical organizations, synagogues, federations, food banks and special needs organizations.
For a community leader who deals with property and people on a daily basis, the importance of lending a helping hand is clear. And as someone deeply involved in the life of the city, he sees the hardships, the desperation, and the opportunities for uplifting people in need. He has learned throughout this professional career how to leverage talent and resources to make a positive impact.
As a devout Orthodox Jew, he knows that education and faith provide strong support to individuals and families, giving people the skills and inspiration to rise from their circumstances. He knows that food and medicine are basic rights for all people. No one in Canada should ever go hungry, or lack the medicine and care they need. And Ami Reiss knows that some children need a higher level of assistance and attention to achieve a secure, comfortable life and pursue happiness.
As a direct result of his efforts, students at Hebrew Academy and Yeshiva Aderes are today benefiting from the resources, guidance and generosity of the Ami Reiss Charitable Foundation. Hatzolo Vefuah and V’Chesed are receiving the support they need to treat the sick, research cures and improve the overall health of Montreal’s diverse communities. The Family Store in Montreal is distributing food to hundreds of desperate people in need, in part because of donations from Ami’s Foundation.
Ami Reiss is also a major contributor to the Combined Jewish Appeal, the Montreal Torah Center, Kollel Keser Torar, Biet Chabbad, Cabad TMR and the Chai Center. In addition, The Friendship Circle and Camp HASC are two organizations providing critical assistance to special needs children which are enthusiastically supported by Ami and his Foundation.
Ami Reiss knows that philanthropy is a special kind of obligation and responsibility — one that is richly rewarded in so many ways. Knowing you have made a difference in the world, or in a life, provides tremendous satisfaction.
As Winston Churchill once noted: “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
Through charity, we help each other and improve ourselves. Charity is even more rewarding when it is anchored in our own core beliefs, especially the principles we derive from faith. Ami has seen how every charitable act can bring joy into the life of another person; and that such happiness is never one-sided or one-dimensional — it reflects back into your own life with greater brilliance.