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September 2010

Kicking Out Deadbeat Tenants

September 30, 2010 Property Management
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There comes a point in every landlord’s life where you have a tenant who: Doesn’t pay on time Damages their own unit Damages the common property Fights with other tenants Does something illegal on the property Threatens or attacks you Is paying old and very low rents Doesn’t play well with others Hasn’t paid in [...]

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A Commercial Song of the Week

September 24, 2010 Song of the Week

Ok, so this isn’t a song, but it’s still pretty darn funny. Here’s the EDS Cat Cowboys commercial. It’s a great example of good story-telling and does a good job of making something boring/corporate/b2b into something interesting. Enjoy your weekend!

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Learning to Be A Realtor

September 18, 2010 Personal
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It’s been nearly a month since I decided to become a Realtor, and Dad suggested that I blog a bit about the process and what I’ve learned about it thus far. Hurry Up and Wait After my time with Enquiro ended, I has some stuff to do, like finish the renovations on a house we’re [...]

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It’s A New Album! Jesse Crowley – Ampersand

September 17, 2010 Song of the Week
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This is an exciting Song of the Week for me. My friend Jesse (who has been on the Song of the Week before here and here) released an album with 10 of his fantastic songs! It’s called Ampersand, and here’s a video he did of the title track back last winter. You can download the [...]

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Mortgage Default Rates and Assumables

September 16, 2010 Real Estate
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Sara had a great post over at the Edmonton Real Estate Blog about Mario Toneguzzi’s article Mortgage arrears soar in Alberta. What made the post really fantastic was the discussion (still ongoing three days later) which followed in the comments. I pointed out that one thing which is likely contributing to higher arrears is the [...]

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Email, RSS or more Email?

September 12, 2010 Personal
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Several people have asked if I have another internet marketing workshop coming up, and I’ve heard some others mention going to a site several times a week to check for updates. There’s three or four easy ways to get what I write about, or to just find out about my workshops and other interesting info. [...]

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Song of the Week via iPhone

September 10, 2010 Song of the Week

This week’s Song of the Week comes to you via my iPhone. This is Matt Maher’s tune Set Me As A Seal, done by a band I play with called Anaphora (with guests). We were rehearsing for Trevor and Deanna’s wedding a couple weeks ago, and I decided to grab a video. Pretty decent quality! [...]

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