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Bill has been investing in Calgary Real Estate since 2003 and has been writing about various Real Estate topics since shortly after he started. With a significant amount of Real Estate transactions and experiences he is able to pass his knowledge on to other investors and partners, and now you through his Real Estate blog. To automatically receive new posts, be sure to sign up on the top right of this page and I will send you a free ebook on Screening Tenants.

What is a MIC?

Well, the more I dig into this topic the more incredible information I seem to run into. Obviously, I have just touched the surface so far, so just to keep the topic flowing I will start with some information about … Continue reading

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Quick Political Rant, and a book plug

Hey, anyone ready for another election? Does it annoy you as much as it does me that Jack Layton has already decided to vote against the Conservative economic plan, before it is completely announced? He says he cannot trust the … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts – Interest Rate Cuts, Stock Market Profits

So many things floating through my head today. Rate cut by the Bank of Canada, Inauguration day South of the border, interviewing potential tenants for a vacant property today, youngest daughter’s birthday tomorrow, learning more about the Tax Free Savings … Continue reading

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Tax Free Savings Accounts or TFSA as They are Becoming Known

There seems to be lot’s of buzz around the Tax Free Savings Accounts which is the norm when it can involve saving someone taxes. I am meeting with Rick Unrau of Global Real Estate Investments to learn a bit more … Continue reading

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2009 Schedule for Key Policy Interest Rate Announcements

Richard Anderson just forwarded me an update on 2009’s Interest Rate Announcement days, so I thought I would update everyone who is interested. The government Key Policy Interest Rate Announcements are the updates on whether interest rates are going up, … Continue reading

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Could 2009 Be the Best Year Ever?

I just finished reading an article about the possibilities of 2009 and it really does come down to how you look at your surroundings. In December’s Newsletter, I talked about how much of the current financial crisis and economic downturn … Continue reading

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Start Your New Year Prepared – Goal Setting Techniques

The New Year is coming soon, so don’t sit down and make a list of haphazard resolutions.  Take a bit of time to do some planning.  If you have a significant other, this is a great time for you to … Continue reading

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Are the Politicians Spinning Us Out of Control?

Wow, what an “interesting” last seven days we have gone through. I’ve talked to quite a few people about the coalition, the effect on Canada’s future it would have and how Stephen Harper has been handling this situation and as … Continue reading

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Email plugin seems to be misfunctioning

It appears ever since our host had to reload an backup my outbound email program to update people on new posts has been not working. From my end it shows everything is fine, but I just checked my visitor traffic … Continue reading

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The Eviction Process – Hearing Day – Updated- Nov 24th, again!

Today is the day I find out how the hearing phase of the RTDRS works. I have a hearing this afternoon where my Affidavit of Service is sworn in (this is confirming I served the tenant with the information I … Continue reading

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The Eviction Process

At some point it happens to most landlords. They end up with a “problem” tenant. When you deal in shared accommodation/weekly room rentals as we do, it becomes a bit more common unfortunately.Fortunately a new process has started in Alberta … Continue reading

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How Long will the Financial Crisis Continue?

Thanks to Stephen for sending me this clip the other day, it is an interview with Don Cox, Global Portfolio Strategist for BMO Financial Group, from Business News Network. He provides some insights into how long the turbulent stock markets … Continue reading

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Wall Street’s Shadow Market

Here is a link to a video from 60 Minutes covering some aspects of the financial crisis in the US and the debt instruments that Wall Street. brokered.   =====>>>> 60 Minutes, Wall Street’s Shadow Market   All of this … Continue reading

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An Eye Opener about the US Foreclosure Situation

People just don’t seem to have an idea of what is going on down in the US regarding the Real Estate Foreclosures. For some families it is a complete nightmare as will see in the video from the link below. … Continue reading

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Central Banks Lower Rates to Spur Economy

In an effort to keep the economies moving the Central Banks in many countries are announcing rate decreases today. By lowering the cost of borrowing this helps spur peoples incentives to purchase items with credit. This in turn keeps the … Continue reading

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