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Five tips to fast-track your first (or fiftieth) investment purchase 16 Apr 2013 | 10:02 pm
Five tips to fast-track your first (or fiftieth) investment purchase Several hundred investors, from complete novices to people with hundreds of doors, attended REIN’s most recent ACRE Live event in T...
Two Secret Weapons for Investors 10 Apr 2013 | 10:55 pm
Every real estate investor should own one of these. It’s a portable pump, an extension cord and a garden hose. I’m spending part of my Tuesday morning at a client’s house. The buyers did their inspect...
Five mildly destructive changes of use for apartment buildings. 9 Apr 2013 | 12:08 am
Highest and best use is an interesting phrase when it comes to apartment buildings. The idea that you should be maximizing the use of the land and structure makes sense for a lot of things but there’s...
Awesome, Epic and Attractive Mortgages 3 Nov 2012 | 11:14 pm
Ok, over the top headline, but something caught my eye on twitter this past week. Erwin from Hamilton tweeted a question I’m hearing more and more often. I love buildings that I can keep forever, or a...
Real Estate Anniversaries Make Me Think 2 Oct 2012 | 08:35 pm
Every fall I have to renew my real estate associate’s license with the Real Estate Council of Alberta. It’s a funny coincidence that it’s the same time of year when I made the move from doing full-tim...
I’m New Here! (6 pics) 31 Aug 2012 | 09:07 am
I’ve shared a lot of stuff on this blog over the years and I’m thrilled to be able to share that Megan and I welcomed our second son into the world last Friday evening. Sam showed up just a hare under...
Debt Limit – A Guide to US Debt 7 Jun 2012 | 01:09 am
I stumbled on this short film thanks to David Sandbrand on Facebook. It’s hilarious, honest, and very insightful. Sure, countries aren’t people but this puts the US budget deficit and debt numbers in ...
Buying Multi-Family Sucks 6 Jun 2012 | 11:17 pm
It’s a relaxing Tuesday night. My son is in bed, the shopping is done, cleaning is done, lunches are packed and I’ve got a cup of tea with a couple biscuits. I’m thinking about the 4 multi-family buye...
Three Basement Suite Tips and Free Plans! 17 May 2012 | 03:18 am
There’s few entry-level real estate investments that will cashflow better than a single family home with a basement suite. There’s also few better ways to learn how to be a landlord than owning a suit...
Canadian Condo Investing Book Winners! 25 Apr 2012 | 03:34 am
As promised last week, we have two winners for copies of Brian Persuad’s book on Condo Investing. The two winners are Shadi from Calgary (via Facebook) and G Young (via a couple great questions on the...
