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October 2009

Me and West Jasper Place – In The Press

October 19, 2009 News
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Back in the spring I was contacted by  friend and an Editor for Canadian Real Estate Magazine who was writing a column on the Edmonton neighbourhood of West Jasper Place. that’s a neighborhood I’m very familar with, and between Brent and I, we were able to answer her questions. I’d mentioned this before, but CRE [...]

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Manly Bike for Sale

October 18, 2009 Marketing
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There’s an ad that Mike Sunley mentioned on myREINspace that’s so funny I had to share. Mike’s right, I’d like to test this style out on some of my own ads. best of craigslist > SF bay area > Manly Bike for Sale Originally Posted: Tue, 22 Jul 10:18 PDT Manly Bike for Sale Date: [...]

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My Only Love – Matt Maher on the Song of the Week

October 16, 2009 Song of the Week

I’ve been a little lax on getting the SOW up on time, so here we go. I’m not really sure if this will show up at 6 a.m. Irish time or MST, but I’ve scheduled it for then. It’s actually Thursday night, but I’m on a roll. This is Matt Maher, one of my favorite [...]

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Five Ways To Get Screwed By Tenants

October 15, 2009 Property Management
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There’s no excuse for a real estate investor not to know the Law. In Alberta you can read it for free online, download it or get it shipped to you for anywhere between $2 and $6. In Alberta there’s five documents you need to be aware of, the Residential Tenancies Act (the RTA) and four [...]

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Time to Winterize Your Trees

October 13, 2009 Real Estate
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It’s been an interesting couple of weeks in Edmonton, from +30 to -10, all in 4 weeks. The one think you can be sure of is that snow and ice will soon be here for good. Brent posted a great reminder on myREINspace. A short reminder for Alberta this weekend with a couple of inches [...]

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Get Used to Scum

October 2, 2009 Real Estate
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Buying real estate in an up and coming area is one of the best ways to make money on your investment. Areas of renewal or gentrification will appreciate faster and higher than other more genteel areas. C-Class Area + Renewal = B-Class Area The one part of this equation that everyone fails to grasp is [...]

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