Category Archives: Blogs Posts

The Flood Gates Have Opened

I know, third post in as many days, what’s going on? Well as the New Year has started, the flood gates of information have started as well. I have been getting inundated with all types of information regarding what 2010 … Continue reading

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Don Campbell on BNN Talks About The Canadian Housing Market for 2010

As a REIN member and an investor I am a big fan of Don Campbell and here is a clip for an excellent interview Don just had regarding Real Estate and what is coming up for 2010. Looks like BNN … Continue reading

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Investment Properties For Sale – Get Your Jump on 2010 Now!

Let’s start 2010 off with a bang. For you investors reading this I have two properties I need to sell. One is a traditional rental with an upper suite and a non-conforming lower suite along with a detached garage. It … Continue reading

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If You Aren’t Familiar With Jim Rohn

You missed out on an incredible person. Jim Rohn recently passed away and I managed to stumble across this watched this video on Frank Kern’s blog. I enjoyed it so much as it made such sense, as much of his … Continue reading

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Alberta Eviction Questions and Answers

Can you get evicted in the winter in Alberta? Is it expensive to evict a tenant? How long does an eviction in Alberta take? These questions and more are answered for you. Continue reading

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Do You Need to Revisit The Big Picture?

As we are on the back end of what has been termed the worst economic situation since the Great Depression, do we need to re-establish the Big Picture of what is happening in the world? Sure it’s fun lamenting about … Continue reading

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SWAT Boy is Finally Moving On – Evicting a Tenant In Calgary

What an anticlimactic day. After all the drama, all the issues, all the problems, this latest eviction seems to be winding down with barely a whimper. I ended up meeting with the bailiff today and we posted the notice, changed … Continue reading

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Arrrrrggggh – Tenant Eviction Drags On

A small village must be very upset my tenant hasn’t come home in a while. He doesn’t seem to get it, I have even tried using little words, but apparently to no avail. The Villagers patiently await the return of … Continue reading

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SWAT Boy Is a No Show – Another Tenant Eviction Win On Record

So after all the drama, SWAT boy couldn’t attend his own eviction hearing. Guess when you are busy you have other priorities in life! Apparently he had to work, he even called into the hearing office today to tell them … Continue reading

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SWAT Boy – The Saga Continues

How refreshing, every day my thoughts about people and helping out get dragged further down. Case in point, SWAT boy caused a bit more stress Sunday. Here I am sitting at home when the neighbour to the house calls. When … Continue reading

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It Begins Again – Evicting a Difficult Tenant in Calgary

The story of SWAT boy carrys on, and it just keeps getting better, fortunately I am trying to take the positive lessons from this. First I screwed up. Everyone take note, don’t fill out eviction forms when you are frustrated … Continue reading

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Why Am I Still Getting Evicted?

Because SWAT showed up you moron and that counts as the final strike! The full SWAT story is available here, Has Police Tactical Visited Your Rental Property Lately? So by the title, you can guess I had an interesting day … Continue reading

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Stats From October 21st

Sorry for the delay on these, but here are the stats for single family and condo sales and new listings from October 21st. Calgary Metro – Single Family Sales Oct. 1-21st, 2009 Year 2009                             2008 Sales                        877                               537 New Listings      … Continue reading

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If It’s Thursday It Must Be Blog Post Day!

If it’s Thursday it must be blog post day! I just wanted to touch on what’s happening with the Real Estate market right now. We are continuing to see a trend where the gap between number of sales and number … Continue reading

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Police Tactical – The Aftermath

First off, thanks to everyone who emailed or commented on yesterday’s frustration post. We received plenty of incredibly positive replies and it has helped Karen and I create a much clearer picture of what we are currently doing, what we … Continue reading

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