It is interesting to see the replies about PPG. They do have a capital expense fund that they tell you in advance needs to be added to every few years so that no one owner has to cover reno/repair costs on their own - it is part of being in a co-op. When we look at repair/improvement expenses on...

We have a few of their properties in our portfolio, (ie. we have more individually-owned places than with PPG) and have been happy thus far. They buy a less than perfect building or complex, and make significant improvements then sell individual units at fair market value. Management fees are...

Anyone recommend a pest control company in Calgary for mice? We aren`t having any luck with bait...

We would value Tony Peters` comments on this discussion as he`s done so many RTOs. Thanks.

Hi. Considering a rent-to-own arrangement with one of our a lovely homes in Edmonton through our current management company who have located new tenants who would like to option the house on a four year lease/option-to-purchase arrangement. Advantage is that this house has been hard to...

I`m sure many of you will have seen this on the news - hopefully no REIN members are involved! www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/05/04/mortgage-fraud-bank.html

The postlets site does look interesting, Jim - but is it more of a US site?

This is a sad situation for sure, Dan. One that could happen to anyone from the sounds of it. But what you are saying about incorporation isn`t what we`ve heard. Ron Le Grand teaches it along with asset protection, but I don`t think it is the case here - we understood that if you own something...

Does anyone recommend an answering system that will interface well with a mac? It looks like ringcentral beats grasshopper in the write-up but has anyone experience with it? Thanks.

Thanks for the replies and the techie information! Good to know. Anyone else love their system?

Chris, could you post a follow up about how you find your voip answering system working, now that you`ve had it operational for a while? Thanks!

Gold or bust attitude - this has to be a great example of a whole-hearted approach to life. Not trampling over anyone or going into the grey zone in pursuit, but rather focusing on being single-minded, committed and enthusiastic while remembering those who helped and inspired along the journey.

I`ll publish the detailed data on my yellow letter campaign once I`ve completed my first batch of 1000. I`m tracking 7 different types of responses and comparing weekly mailings. Bottom line for me at this point is that I think my effort and marketing $$ is better spent online. I`m not saying...

We are not in the masters program, but did tune in on the call. The highlights were ugly signs work well (we buy houses, cash etc) although realtors don`t like these signs. Goffn.com (FFN) has a section with Canadian forms on it (although I am not yet registered with them so haven`t checked this...

There is NO question, the "BANDIT" signs will definitely provide you with the "BIGGEST" bang for your marketing dollar, so if you can utilize them without drawing direct attention to you or your company, they will serve you very well! Tony, what is a bandit sign? Are those the pointer signs...

We experienced another type of scam on Kijiji - our ad of a house for rent got "hijacked" by a scammer who posted the same ad with a much lower rent offered. A savvy person who phoned him up was told to send an initial deposit before he would set up a viewing "to show the potential renter was...

Any more updates on yellow letter campaigns? In particular, are any of the responders calling you up personally (ie. finding your personal phone) like one previous post mentioned happening? On listening to "getting to the next level" CDs that RLG gave out after the event, he does indeed suggest...

Quite likely depending on dates etc

QUOTE (WJW @ Oct 22 2009, 11:00 AM) Terry, I`m waiting for a local number from PatLive too, but they can give you an 800# and switch it over to the local number when its available. Then you can go to www.freephoneline.ca and get a local number for free and have that number forward to the 800#...

QUOTE (DavidB @ Oct 25 2009, 01:57 PM) Hi Tony I`d also be grateful for a copy of your scripts. My e-mail is [email protected]. Thank you! I also appreciated your response to the RLG bootcamp about taking time to consolidate, understand, re-listen to, etc all the contents of the course. This...