David Bitton made aliyah from Toronto and has bought, renovated and managed property across Israel for more than 20 years, in Tel Aviv, Ra'anana, Netanya, Modiin, Beit Shemesh and Mazkeret Batya, where he built his own home from permits to keys. He is the founder of Keys to Israel, which helps buyers in Israel and abroad find the right property, check it before they commit, and renovate and manage it afterward. He writes about Israel's housing market and what buying and owning property here really takes. He speaks English, Hebrew, French and Spanish.