Hello! I was on this forum years ago, and then had a big location and career change so I haven't been around. Now I am in financial planning. One of the things that I have built into my practice is offering free educational workshops to the public, on any topics related to finance, planning...

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Mar 3 2009, 03:41 PM) indeed .. smoking pot is not illegal to my knowledge .. just the dealing .. there maybe a condo by-law that mentions "non disturbance of neighbors" .. or "odour" .. so phone the condo board president or the management firm and ask them to look into...

QUOTE (Jason77 @ Feb 12 2009, 06:30 PM) Hi klewlis, my email is [email protected] Thanks! lol apparently I was half-asleep when I read it the first time, since your email addy was obviously there! Sorry about that.

Hi Jason, A few of us got together a couple of weeks ago and are planning another meet. But I can't pm you the details since neither of us are allowed to pm. If you want to post your email address in some sort of spam-proofed way, we can add you to the email list. QUOTE (Jason77 @...

QUOTE ("MichaelBradfield")3) Realty Canada (Don King)- XXXXX - never ever use this joker. Cost us thousands to repair the damage his welfare tenants caused. He never answers the phone, never calls back, and left us with numerous months with no tenants. Bad all around. I have...

Thanks to everyone who replied in the thread and via pm. For those of you who I was conversing with via pm, apparently I am no longer allowed to use pm`s since I am not a REIN member (they have turned off the feature altogether) so I cannot continue our conversations.

The book is finally showing up in stores here in Edmonton... I`m going to pick it up tonight!

QUOTE (LizHaywardRealEstate @ Jan 29 2009, 08:53 PM) I don`t really understand the purpose of a 1 year, 6 month or any length of term for that matter if the contract cannot be enforced? I have just recently been through a civil claims situation with tenants. They agreed to pay the 2.5 months in...

Ignatieff has been party leader for what... two months? Less than that? And here is what he has already demonstrated: - he is not afraid of Harper or of keeping him accountable - he wants to evaluate things before making rash/big decisions (unlike Layton!) - he can be constructive as the...

I have some questions about a potential career path and am seeking info/advice from people who are currently working as investment advisers or financial advisers. Please pm me if you have advice. Thanks!

I`d like to know about the interplay between establishing a career and investing in RE. How did you balance the two, or did you place primary focus on one? Did your career goals fit in with your RE goals, or did they conflict? etc.

Canadian Real Estate magazine usually does a mortgage rate table each month, which I find helpful--it outlines different types of mortgages, different banks, and their rates.

QUOTE (devc @ Jan 25 2009, 11:23 PM) Has anyone else met up in direct result of this thread? Share! Looks like a few Edmontonians will meet up tomorrow. Hopefully a few can come!

QUOTE (Bungee @ Jan 24 2009, 08:25 PM) For sure, let do it, How does this Wednesday night sound, say around 7pm? If your interested please email me and I will work out a place. Somewhere on the southside works best for me, as I live in Leduc area. This Wednesday night conflicts with...

QUOTE (Courtenay @ Jan 24 2009, 11:24 AM) Hey guys, I`m interested in knowing more about investing in the US housing market. Has anyone done this? Does anyone have links to good information? I can`t seem to get a handle on the foreclosure situation. With so many homes vacant where are all...