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Recent content by Don Leggett

  1. Don Leggett

    Looking for contractor to replace lino in kitchen

    Hi Mat, Thanks for your tip as well. I did watch your video and it looks like a fairly simple product to install. May have to try it on the next project. Regards, Don
  2. Don Leggett

    Looking for contractor to replace lino in kitchen

    Thanks Sherilynn, We've set up an appointment for the installer from Carpet Superstore to come and quote us for the work. Based on the average cost per square foot he gave us when we went in to pick out the product (in this case it will be lino; $3/sq ft on sale for $0.99/sq ft) it sounds like...
  3. Don Leggett

    Looking for contractor to replace lino in kitchen

    Hello, We are in need of someone to replace lino in one of our basement suite kitchen areas in Edmonton. It's a fairly small job around 300 - 400 sq ft and we were planning to use either laminate or tile but would also consider lino again if it was a good quality. We have one quote to do...
  4. Don Leggett

    Painters and flooring installers

    Hello, We have been presented with an opportunity to do some upgrades to a basement suite we have in Edmonton. We are going to replace the flooring, re-paint the walls and do some tile work in the shower area. The REIN resource directory as well as some of the threads on this web site have...
  5. Don Leggett

    Has anyone herd of Wainright Alberta?

    QUOTE (mzaurrini @ Feb 27 2008, 10:30 PM) I was offered to buy some apartments hear I dont know too much about the area except its about 1 hour and 30 minutes from south east Edmonton. Would this town fell the ripple from edmonton? Feed back please. Hi there, I`m originally from there (many...
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    Garage rentals in Central NE Edmonton

    Thanks Jason, Do you manage your own garage rental? Should I presume it isn`t rented to the tenant? Or if it is would you have done up a separate lease? ... or add the cost onto the rental rate? That`s the way ours is right now ... added onto the rent. It`s just that it was an exisiting lease...
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    Garage rentals in Central NE Edmonton

    Thanks John. I like the way you`re thinking. Sometimes the set of eyes that has no subjective context of the area has the clearest view. Instead of asking "why?" ... ask "why not?" Perhaps a review of the soundness of the garages, beef them up a bit where necessary and we just might be able...
  8. Don Leggett

    Income verification of self-employed applicants

    Excellent advice. Thanks a lot. We`ve in fact asked for their NOAs and/or a letter from their accountant stating income. The NOA is packed up in boxes and their uncle does their accounting. And an added tidbit of info we learned as we asked them a few more questions was they won`t have much of...
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    Garage rentals in Central NE Edmonton

    Hi, We are wondering if anyone out there has some experience (past or present) with renting out their garage(s) in the Delton/Balwin/Killarney areas of Edmonton? If you have, do you rent them separately or as part of the residence? We have one that is coming up in the next few months that is...
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    Income verification of self-employed applicants

    Good afternoon, We are looking for advice about how to go about verifying the income of possible tenants who are self-employed (they are a photographer and a painter). Since they don`t have an "employer" in the traditional sense how would you verify their past (and chances for future) income...
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    Lower yields in current market

    Greetings, We are new members as of the June `07 Quickstart in Calgary. We`ve hooked up with a great realtor who is also a member and so far we`ve viewed twenty or so properties around Calgary and area with him and a few with his colleague in Edmonton. We are finding that the majority of these...
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