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More Bad News on The US Foreclosure Market – Or another reason why to wait to buy in the US
Morgan Stanley just released a housing finance report detailing their findings on what is called the “Shadow Inventory” of homes. These are the properties that have yet to move into the foreclosure process, but typically haven’t made it there yet … Continue reading
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Mortgages and Rental Properties
Wow, the banks sure have things stacked in their favor. Yet again, we are dealing with another bank who is effectively taking advantage of us in my opinion. So if you are just sitting on the sidelines wondering what’s up, … Continue reading
What a Nightmare!!!
Definitely happier times now! Not sure if anyone noticed, but I haven’t posted anything since April 14th, over three weeks ago. Don’t worry it’s nothing life or death that held me back, it’s just nightmare computer, hosting change and WordPress … Continue reading
Should I Lock In My Variable Rate Mortgage Now?
Should I lock in my variable rate mortgage now? Is it a good time to lock my interest rate in or should I wait until summer to lock my mortgage rate in? To help you understand the best answer for you, you need to understand the two different rates involved. Continue reading
Have You Seen This Man? And Could He Be You?
He had to be in his late fifties, he was reasonably well kept, dressed in the company provided uniform and he wouldn’t have looked out of place in many different service companies. He had greying hair, a full beard with … Continue reading
Why Foreclosures May Not Be a Great Real Estate Investment Strategy
First off, you need to understand if you are searching for a foreclosure property in Alberta on the MLS either to buy as a home for yourself or to flip you will most likely be disappointed with the results. By … Continue reading
Why Tenants Are Not Your Friends
the relationship between tenants and landlords is first and foremost based on business, don’t forget this and allow your tenants to become friends unless your pocketbook and bank account can afford it! Continue reading
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Tagged Landlord Advice, Landlord Tips, Real Estate Investing, Tenant problems
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Money Makes Real Estate Investing Easy
Think about that one for a moment, money makes Real Estate investing easy. When Karen and I started out, we had a small line of credit, a bit of cash saved up and some huge goals. Along the way, we … Continue reading
Do the New Mortgage Rules Help?
With the recent headlines about the new mortgage rules you may have thought there were going to be some sweeping changes, fortunately these changes have only resulted in minor tightening. If you haven’t been paying attention, here are the changes … Continue reading
Are Changes Coming to the MLS?
I originally wrote about some possible pending changes coming to the current MLS system for my Chestermere Anchor Real Estate column back in December and suddenly other folks are starting to get on the bandwagon. I am including it below, … Continue reading
New Investors Coming Out of the Woodwork!
I’ve been off the posting wagon here for the last little bit and haven’t put anything up new for a whole week, don’t worry, I haven’t disappeared, I’ve just been busy. It appears that over the last month, more and … Continue reading
Collecting From Evicted Tenants
Although some people have had success with collecting money from evicted tenants, unless the outstanding amount owed is over a couple thousand dollars you may be better off letting it go.
The time and energy you waste trying to collect could probably better serve you by spending extra time finding and screening for exceptional tenants to replace the less than stellar former inhabitants. For those of you looking to collect, though here is some information to help you with the process of either garnishing a former tenant’s wages, or potentially seizing tenant’s assets to pay outstanding deb. Continue reading
You Gotta Start By Crawling Baby!
Wow, am I ever grateful it’s 2010. 2009 was a pretty brutal year economically, business wise and action wise for us. We still have a few headaches that have followed us over into 2010, but with some strong action and … Continue reading
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Another Tenant (Or Near Tenant) Story
This particular post could have also been titled “Google Knows All”, but it does revolve around tenants, so I thought I would share. Hopefully there are a couple lessons and some laughter for everyone in this. Around mid December I … Continue reading
Calgary Ranked Top Real Estate Investment City in Alberta for 2010 by REIN
I just received my copy of REIN’s Top Investment Towns in Alberta for 2010 and Calgary has been tagged as the Top Town in the province over the next 3-5 years. How exciting! Except that I am selling some of … Continue reading