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May 2008

Real Estate Makes me Laugh

May 31, 2008

  I was in a bad mood earlier this evening. I’ve found an entertaining way to cheer myself up though. I go look at Edmonton for-sale-by-owner-listings, and do a search for assumable mortgages.   $238,000 for a 453 sq ft one bedroom near NAIT. Cash to mortgage is ~$10,000. You’ve got to be joking. That [...]

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A Scottish-Albertan Tune of the Week

May 30, 2008

This has been an exceptionally busy week. I enjoyed the real estate teleconference yesterday. Today’s song of the week is about some property a little further away though. Some of you may know that I’ve played drums in a variety of pipe bands since I was 12. Alberta Caledonia is one of my favorite bands, [...]

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A Canadian Housing Market Webcast and some News

May 27, 2008

First, if you haven’t seen it already: R.E.I.N. is hosting a free Webcast and Teleconference on Thursday about the Canadian Real Estate Market. I’m planning on listening in. Don and the rest of the crew at REIN do some great research and analysis and I value their opinion. I’m also looking forward to the new [...]

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Is Gas too Expensive?

May 24, 2008

Danielle Millar from the Oil Sands Investor Abroad  blog posted a great clip from 20/20 about the price of gas in the US. I should also point out that gas is cheaper in the US than here in Canada, and much cheaper than in the UK, EU or a lot of other places on the [...]

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A Very Important Day & The Song of The Week

May 23, 2008

Today’s an important day. It’s May 23rd, 2008, which is one year until Megan and I get married. I love Megan more than I can express, and I’m excited as all get out to be married to her. She’s the reason I do everything I do, and my best friend. I love you Meg! (She’s [...]

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Got Real Estate? Here’s your Homework

May 20, 2008

If you own real estate and you’re not a professional real estate developer you most likely have to deal with tenants. In finding and purchasing your property you likely spent hours and several thousand dollars checking the place out, having it inspected, financed and doing all of your due diligence. For those of us who [...]

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Need a Property Manager? 10 Tips to Land the Best!

May 19, 2008

Real Estate Investment Questions? The number one question I hear from investors after they’ve bought a couple of investment properties is ‘do you self-manage?’ followed quickly by ‘who is your property manager?’ I have an excellent property manager, and a great management team, and business advisory panel. Having the right people is absolutely essential to [...]

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Quickstart Live! and the Song of the Week!

May 16, 2008

Happy Friday! First, I’ve confirmed my registration at Real Estate Investment Network’s Quickstart Live! in Calgary, June 7th and 8th. I’ll be posting from Calgary, and taking some video (assuming my new camera arrives in time). If you see me around there, stop by and say hi.  I’ve been up to my butt in work [...]

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