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Your House Is NOT A Damn ATM (and 5 Other Things We Agree On)

November 10, 2010 Investing
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Inspired by this weeks’s entertainment, I got thinking about the commonalities of real estate, economics and investment blogs, whatever their slant. I think there’s a lot we can agree on. Your house is not a damn ATM If you put a HELOC (home equity line of credit) on your home, be damn careful what you [...]

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How To Pick A Edmonton Real Estate Brokerage

November 8, 2010 Realtor
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I’m starting my hunt for the right brokerage for me to work with. Picking a real estate brokerage is even more complex than picking a realtor when you’re going out to buy a property because I’ll likely be tied to them for at least a year or two. Some brokerages take as much as half [...]

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3 Ways To List Properties on WordPress Sites

October 8, 2010 Marketing
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It’s been a common question at my workshops and when I run into people at events like REIN meetings. People love the simplicity and flexibility of WordPress, but want to list their current properties on their site. There’s a couple ways to do it, and I’ll cover some of them here. Categorized or Tagged Posts [...]

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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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My Destiny – Part Deux

August 29, 2010 Personal
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The last few weeks have been very busy both personally and professionally. I’m no longer working at Enquiro. It was part of a long realization that search marketing, while interesting, isn’t what I want to do, nor do I think it’s what I’m meant to do with my life. Working remotely since I got back [...]

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Six Shockingly Simple Tips to Prevent Rental Fraud

August 25, 2010 Property Management
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There’s a scam that comes around every few years. You put an ad up for one of your units. Someone copies it, drops the price and ends up suckering someone out of a damage deposit or a month’s rent and running away. It’s the oldest trick in the book – sell something you don’t own. [...]

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Idiot-Proofing Home Appliances – Some Funny Pictures

December 23, 2009 Real Estate
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Yesterday Megan and I went looking at houses for a new principal residence. It’s always fun to look at houses, and I always seem to find something really entertaining. This time I found it in the laundry room. On the washing machine: (The stickies say stuff like ‘cheer normal to medium line’, ‘Fleecy use about [...]

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