I`ve had good experience with Brett Turner and Redline Real Estate. Brett owns several rental rental property aswell so he has a good idea what a RE investor is looking for.

Go scratch and dent. You`ll save a bundle, I got a stove and compact stacker front loading washer/dryer for $1000. Work beautifully.

So today is the last day for the public to give input on the draft plan for next 25-35 years of growth in Calgary. You can do it here: Plan-it Calgary feedback Apparently only 250 people have commented at the open houses and 50 online. So if you`re interested in seeing more high density...

Google "Calgary rental" "apartments for rent calgary" or something else along those lines and go with your top three results.

QUOTE (adamturner @ Apr 16 2009, 09:40 PM) Dont hesitate to ask a well respected carpenter his/her advise on what is going on. Having the HANDS ON knowledge of how exactly the house in question is built (probably having done it hundreds of times) and what it would take to do the repairs, and...

QUOTE (nickek @ Apr 7 2009, 10:20 PM) Hey, I`m scoping out some neighbourhoods/towns in/around Calgary for some Goldmine Score card analysis. Any recommendations of what to add on my list, preferably in the NW area? Who do you want to rent too?

QUOTE (ahusain60 @ Apr 5 2009, 02:35 PM) Is Housing Affordability index info available at the neighborhood level? (i.e. Lawrence Park, Toronto). If so, where? I don`t think its avaliable at an individual neighboorhood level but you could calculate it by taking the average family income in your...

http://research.cibcwm.com/economic_public...ities_mar09.pdf

You`ll find an interesting gem buried at the end of this article. http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Cana...1948/story.html Would be nice to know if that is true.

QUOTE (KevinMatwichuk @ Mar 26 2009, 04:58 PM) Hi everyone. I am trying to set up a pre-authorized debit account so that I can collect rent through electronic fund transfer EFT. Do anyone have a sample authorization form that I can use as a template? If you do, can you please email me a copy...

QUOTE (Hammock @ Mar 23 2009, 07:58 AM) I thought in Calgary an R-1 can be amended for a basement suite (as per the city of calgary`s website) - is this what you are referring to as a "highly political process"? Yes, it can be amended but you`re changing the zoning to either R-C1s or R-C2. It...

If your basement apartment is feed off a sub-panel you can easily split the metering. otherwise its going to be a lot more complicated.

I have to say when i bought my first property i didn`t follow all the rein buying steps. I bought a property zoned for a single dwelling unit, naively thinking it would be a simple process to go through to change this. Let me be very clear, its not. You`re dealing with a highly political...

I thought I would bring this everyones attention. As your all aware this is now the second landlord in calgary who will be facing charges related to fatalities in their rental property. I`m not sure if many of you have delt with the development and permitting department but if you are working on...

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/0...90206a4-eng.htm and janurary, Alberta has only lost 200 jobs in jan remarkable.