As a fellow investor that started with little experience (bought my first property before joining REIN) I can appreciate how easy it is to underestimate "property management". After all, there is not one particular thing about property management that is very difficult. Managing rental ads...

QUOTE (ThomasBeyer @ Sep 28 2010, 11:42 PM) Why ? Can you delegate more ? Fire some (unprofitable) properties ? charge higher fees to some others that are marginal ? Hi Thomas, That is all very good advice and is much appreciated. If I could just fire all the tenants and have the owners pay me...

QUOTE (housingrental @ Sep 26 2010, 02:30 PM) Jeff - Didn`t realize you did much management... Yep! Sure do... I also started a contracting division to service those properties and anyone else that needs a la carte services. I figure it`s hard to build an empire without a solid foundation so I...

QUOTE (harland @ Sep 25 2010, 02:50 AM) I often think that if you are having your property managed by a company that owns property themselves, their properties won`t be the ones that are ever vacant. Has anyone else ever considered this? Hi Delanee - I can`t speak for every management company...

Ooops... I forgot the point of my last post. Congratulations Carrie -- Nice Work!!!

QUOTE (CarrieKoch @ Aug 12 2010, 10:38 AM) As someone how was very, very frustrated after the Quick Turn School I would say that we NOW very pleased with the results. We had to be patient, tweak the system to our budget, and work our butts off to get a good team in place. It wasn`t easy at...

QUOTE I agree about everyone getting along, but I would not class this type of discussion as an `argument` but rather as an educational session. I couldn`t agree more... if I wanted an argument I would`ve asked my wife if she could take out the garbage for a change. When great minds speak...

Hi Guys, You both offer great insight and I enjoy the posts. However, I am forced to question your calculations. Godfried - In your last example you state that the "Real Estate Canada Market long term appreciation" is 6.60% and your LTV is 75% which equates to 10% ROI (based on a 50/50 JV...

Hmmm... I like the VoiceMailTel for Blackberry (http://www.voicemailtel.com/services/vmt-berry-overview.html). That is definitely a feature I am looking for to reduce my cell phone bills. The rest of the plan appears to be more expensive than Grasshopper but I guess you just have to decide what...

Thanks for your reply Gary. I thought this might be the answer to centralize my Live Answer (PATLive), 1-800# (Grasshopper) and local #`s (tollfreeforwarding.com) plus home and cell phone (and soon to follow, home business line) into one neat little bundle. The rates for most Virtual PBX...

Hi Chris, I second David`s request. I am very interested in setting up a VOIP system for my home & home office. I am envisioning one single phone # with very low rates that can ring my home office or cell phone simultaneously. I am also thinking that the VOIP # and cell phone # will be local...

QUOTE (tonypeters @ Jan 14 2010, 07:58 PM) If the forum would like to hear my "personal" opinion of what adjustments are required in order to attract more "positive" and less "negative" attention, I would be happy to provide it. With this in mind, can I have a show of hands please? Ohhhhh...

QUOTE (Dejavu @ Jan 14 2010, 08:13 PM) According to the owner it appraised for $290,000 in November 09. (To be verified). 1st Mortgage $142,000 – monthly payment $1150 (3.5% up for renewal in July 2010) – payments are current. 2nd Mortgage $95,000 Line of Credit – Monthly payment $1,000. 18%...

QUOTE (WJW @ Nov 25 2009, 01:22 PM) If we can get 20 ppl at 1000 cards each the cost would be $90.11 taxes included/person. If you`re interested let me know on this forum or pm me. Hi Walter, I`d be interested if we can get enough people together in the next week or two. I am in the process of...

QUOTE (jvarcoe @ Nov 19 2009, 07:53 PM) The best I have found (so far) is the supplier suggested by Ron... http://www.planitpromo.com/Custom.cfm?. They are still the cheapest at $128 for 1,000 cards plus shipping. Another option is RaisedConnection.com. Unfortunately the are not Canadian but...

QUOTE (JessHunt @ Nov 18 2009, 10:20 PM) Ron is adamant that not only are fluorescent orange cards most effective, but that they must be the correct shade of fluorescent orange and raised on one side. Has anyone found a source in Canada that provides the ones he recommends? Thanks, Jess Hi...

QUOTE (MKBridge @ Nov 13 2009, 12:50 AM) I tried a custom font as suggested earlier when this RLG section started. The letters were so spread out it looked very poor. What company do you suggest to get a custom font? Any tips when setting it up? Thanks Kathi Hi Kathi, For just the hand-written...

QUOTE (tcarlson @ Nov 8 2009, 08:01 PM) ...Is there a legal way to buy his house with owner financing and protect his asset? Specifically, if I take over payments with an Agreement for Sale, can the house still be taken in a Bankruptcy? How am I protected then?QUOTE (tonypeters @ Nov 9 2009...

QUOTE (SC2007 @ Nov 5 2009, 06:40 PM) ... I am trying to figure out how to apply the lease option strategy to my case. ... Is it realistic to expect a monthly payment of $2610 for a tenant buyer in the current market? In addition to the monthly payment, will the tenant buyer also pay tax...

QUOTE (TodorYordanov @ Nov 4 2009, 01:27 PM) I am thinking about creating a support group for Ontario REIN members that recently took Ron Legrand`s training in Edmonton. You can count me in!!! But I think you already knew that.