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June 2010

64 Photos of a Screwed Up House

June 27, 2010 Real Estate

I could have named this post 64 reasons I can buy for 30% below market in Edmonton, but it’s not sold yet. It’s a house we bought from a distressed seller who needed to move very quickly. I’ll go into details about how to find, fund and close on places like this. This is the [...]

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Improv Piano – Chat Roulette Style

June 25, 2010 Song of the Week

If you haven’t seen Ben Folds before or heard of Chat Roulette before, this is worth checking out for a good laugh. Random, yes. Awesome, double yes. It’s best if you check out the video full screen. Enjoy your weekend!

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Next Door to Edmonton’s House Explosion

June 24, 2010 For Real Estate Investors
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You may have already seen in the news that a massive explosion leveled a north Edmonton house and damaged several others last weekend. One woman was removed from the rubble tied up and police are now saying that three of the four deaths are homicides. This was only about 5 minutes from my own house, [...]

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My Weekend Wrap-up and More Workshops

June 22, 2010 Personal
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This weekend’s marketing workshop was a resounding success. I had 6 fantastic individuals who brought a ton of questions, some great work they’ve already done and a willingness to be challenged, support the other students and learn as much as possible. It was drinking from the firehose of knowledge, but I think we kept it [...]

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Presenting at the Edmonton Revenue Property Investors Association

June 19, 2010 For Real Estate Investors
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I’m going to be doing a presentation at the Edmonton Revenue Property Investors Association Monthly Meetup on July 13th about online marketing and how it relates to investors. It starts with networking at 6pm, then the meeting gets going around 7. It’ll be at the Rosies Restaurant on 105 St & 80 Ave (2nd Floor). The meetings are dinner [...]

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Marketing Workshop – New Venue

June 18, 2010 Marketing
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I’ve had to move the June 20th Internet Marketing Workshop from the Davies Management offices to the Quality Inn West Harvest (17803 Stony Plain Road). We’ll be starting at 9am and wrapping up right around 4pm. Lunch is provided and the cost is $297, with a $50 discount for REIN members or multiple people registering together. [...]

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6 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About CMHC’s Alberta Rental Market Report

June 16, 2010 Statistics
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CMHC (the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) is one of the few organizations with the resources to publish meaningful and comprehensive statistics on regional real estate. Their Spring 2010 Rental Market Report came out the other day (you can the Alberta Highlights here, PDF, opens in a new window) and it makes for interesting, if dry, reading. [...]

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