Contemplating if COVID will increase or decrease demand for residential real estate. I have some senior executives hopeful it will in that people want more distance.I am not as optimistic. -Boomers are downsizing rapidly -Massively inverted demography across Canada -Millenials entering their...

I second that. With 3 legally suited homes, it’s clear they are winners. One secret sauce I discovered after living in and testing out some basement suites was to pay particularly close to heat source as well as insulation. I found I, and nearly every other tenant, that runs into the $600...

@Matt Crowley Thank you for the course correction. Can you confirm BOMA is Buiding Owner and Managers Association with a number of sub groups across the world? http://www.boma.org. And I agree on the non-infomercial type content, I just wasn't aware of any other authorities. Thanks again!

Howdy from Calgary! I have several duplexes in Saskatchewan. I have no apartment experience but because apartments are in my long term plan, a few key people have been on my radar. I know many REIN members might back me up when I say Pierre Paul Turgeon is the leading authority on this topic...

Same question as Mario's but for Saskatchewan :) Thanks Barry!

Hi there, just slightly confused about this act and whether it states AFS is no longer permitted in SASK or that this is just the details for cancelling them if need be. http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Statutes/Statutes/A7.pdf Regards, Victor

So I understand that there is the critical Tenant Interview Questions for available in the downloads section... But is there any questions the REIN community would suggest for screening on the phone before deciding on whether or not to proceed to show the property? Also when showing the...

QUOTE (invst4profit @ Dec 13 2010, 04:36 PM) There is not much point in spending the time and definitely not the money in pre screening applicants before they even decide they want the rental. Best to hand the application to the individuals after the showing while explaining your requirements...

QUOTE (JoeRagona @ Dec 11 2010, 12:52 PM) Michael I personally filter tenants out from my advertising which only fields calls from quality tenants. Although it may still attract the odd one I would never consider, most of the filtering is done before I even get a call. From there I ask very...

QUOTE (bizaro86 @ Dec 10 2010, 09:19 AM) I would assume he is talking about managing properties for other investors as a property manager, or maybe buying properties with a parter, and checking the applicant with them. As an aside, how many of you get a full application from someone before...

We plan on getting married within a year and having someone else as committed is wonderful! Tested new watrs for our relationship but has brought us closer. I dont want to steal from the origianl posters question, which was it wise to figure out his current rental situation or to just plunge...

So iv just fiished listening to Jared Hope`s wonderful presetation for about the 9th time now. I am just starting out renting and want a tight system. Jared came into my life at the right time. So what Im trying to understand is his exact system. He talked about the key qustions to ask. I think...

Well, I couldn`t have been in a more common position. Im earning 40k annually and Im 20. My Girlfriend is still in University here in Regina, SK. We were renting but decided that we needed a better solution and also wanted to immediately get going on investing. What we did was spend 2-3 months...