Hi all! I happened to be looking through the forms download section for a BC RTO contract, as we happen to be doing one right now. The thing is that I have specifically been told by several people that it is good to separate the lease agreement from the option agreement (in BC). It then dawned...

Hi Brit Let me start of by a little disclaimer: by no means do I claim to be an "expert", but I just had a very relevant conversation with our realtor in Squamish, who is on of the top realtors here locally, but also works with the North Van office. He currently has our house listed, and has...

Hi In BC, the roommates fall under the same category as hotel renters (that can be asked to leave with NO notice. They are technically called licensed occupants. Of course, you have to deal with them in person, which makes it important to have a courteous relationship with them... ask me how I...

Hi Moe, Just one suggestion/question... Did you think of putting your agreement with the them with regards to their responsibility to pay for utes in an addendum? Serge QUOTE (surfermoe @ Apr 6 2010, 05:11 PM) Hi folks, Five months ago, my wife and I made an unusual arrangement in order to...

QUOTE (housingrental @ Feb 25 2010, 07:11 PM) Yes You should have this in almost all or all of your properties Good tenants want on-site laundry and will not settle on not having it As posted above guard appropriately against over use Really good common sense... So, the trick is how do you...

QUOTE (ThomasBeyer @ Dec 9 2009, 08:04 PM) hey .. 26 lessons learned .. and still learning after a decade doing it !! Thomas, Great common sense list! Do you have a specific concern with balconies? Serge Merckx

QUOTE (richardkp @ Jan 31 2010, 05:42 PM) Hi Serge,I invest in Saint John and used the realtor recommended by Kay and have nothing but good things to say about him. If you need any specific advice from an investor in Saint John then you can send me a PM and ask me anything. St John still has...

QUOTE (terri @ Jul 15 2009, 01:49 PM) Greg,I calculate my cash flow based on 100% financing because I use my LOC as my downpayment so I have to pay interest on it monthly. For me I won`t buy anything that doesn`t cash flow when I factor in the interest on the downpayment. Now, I do do my own...

QUOTE (kay @ Jan 26 2009, 05:39 PM) I have recently met a few investors that purchased in St. John, NB. They both used the same agent and were very happy with his service. Let me know if you`d be interested in getting this contact and i can email it to you. Hello Kay We thought it was really...