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How To Fit 24 Rooms in 344 sq. ft.

December 15, 2010 Real Estate

Hong Kong architect Gary Chang, is the master of the Domestic Transformer. He’s made a terriffic looking small apartment (in a rather ugly HK apartment building) which uses sliding panels and walls to fit 24 combinations into his 344 sq ft apartment. That’s some great design!

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22 Things I Look For In An Investment Property

November 29, 2010 Real Estate
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When I sit down to find my next piece of investment real estate, there’s a long list of things I’ve learned which are like little ornaments on the Christmas tree of revenue property. Some are more important than others, but here’s my list of things that make me happy. Three bedrooms or more. Half-bathrooms I [...]

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Real Estate Investing (REI) 101 – Part 1: Planning

November 12, 2010 Real Estate
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I always get a million questions about buying and making money from real estate investments. There were a number of thoughtful, curious questions from commentors earlier in the week who honestly wanted to understand what, how and why I’m doing what I’m doing and why I’m such a big fan of real estate over other investment vehicles. [...]

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Bubble Blogging = Masturbation

November 3, 2010 Real Estate
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Well, I may go down in flames for this one, but here we go. It’s easy to tell people when things are going to explode, or at least when you think it’s going to explode. It’s the instant way to sales…prey on people’s fear. Exploit their anxiety and uncertainty. Appeal to the mediocre and enhance the [...]

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The CREA/Competition Bureau Agreement – Status Quo Continues

October 29, 2010 Real Estate
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Well, it’s been about a week since the agreement between CREA and the Commissioner of Competition, and that seemed like enough time to let things settle before posting. Here’s the thing. It changes nothing. Commissions are not fixed, and there’s nothing preventing Realtors from offering discount services. The only catch has been that listings on the MLS [...]

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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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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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