Hi I have a client who owns a small house in Summerland. It has been empty for awhile now and he is going to be doing renovations in the fall. It is the only property he owns as he lives with a friend in Vancouver. Because the Summerland house is his only property, can he claim the home...

I have been on the condo board for three years now at one of my condo's because I have wanted to get insuite laundry in my unit since I purchased it. The old board members were dinosaur like and not open to change. It did not pass at the AGM last year - I had to work and could NOT get it off...

We are happy with Trenton Almeida and have just signed him up with another property. Here is his email: [email protected] He is a REIN member as well. Kathi

Hi Joey, thanks for the explination, I have never heard that before. I think based on my personality I would be a 2 - 3. Even before REIN I have always given what I can (mostly in the way of sponsering foster kids ) and contributed where I can (i.e. volunteering) with nothing expected in...

First of all what is level 1,2,3 etc? I haven't heard of this in REIN before. Anyhow, I have always been self employed and make my money in a variety of entrepreneurial ways. I have to say the main reason I am investing in real estate is to provide myself an income through cash flow. Another...

Hi Wade: I concur with you. I took the bus trip because I have a joint venture partner looking to buy some units with me, and although my thought was to invest in Edmonton with him, I wanted to reserve judgement and go on that bus trip. I finished the day thinking that Edmonton was a better...

I need to update the form to fax in showing the properties I have bought in the past year. Where do I find that form on the forum please? Thanks Kathi

We bought the house from the Crown (government), so all the remediation work had been completed, as well as a full pre and post remediation inspection report - right down the measuring spore counts in the house. The pot growers were real dumb - bought the house, completely ignored the...

I just sold (closed yesterday!) a former grow op house that I renovated with another REIN partner. There were too many headaches than it was worth. We had a great private buyer, but they could not get mortgage insurance. Many people walked away when they found out the history, and they can be...

I have always thought these addresses would be great places to receive a Ron Legrand yellow letter! Some of these guys might be motivated sellers. These addresses are always listed in the newspaper the beginning of September, before the actual tax sale. Kathi

And although it might not be the easiest thing because of storage - the best thing to do is keep a couple extra boxes of the laminate in case it happens again. Kathi

So that is the problem, using Firefox. I just downloaded it and wondered why I was having problems. Here is my solution - I save the post without writing anything and then go back, select quick edit, and then you have the curser to use. Not hte best solution, but it works.

If there is one thing I finally figured out after a year and a half of being with REIN is specialize! For me that means stick to one city (Edmonton) and learn it well. I am not going to limit myself to one type of real estate at this point, because opportunities always come up if you don`t have...

I have saved all the MP3 interviews on my ipod and love listening to them. The ones that are in PDF format cannot be saved. When they are converted to MP3 the "save as" option is not available. I have tried using internet explorer and safari (as suggested on a previous thread) with no success...

QUOTE (antay @ Apr 27 2010, 07:40 AM) Actually, it`s in Calgary. Thanks Antay, lucky you - no travelling! Kathi

Anyone interested in going to this course and splitting the cost? I believe it is in Edmonton. You can email me at [email protected] Thanks Kathi

Hi: My JV partner who put money toward a condo I owned has asked about documents for her taxes (asked for by her accountant). She has asked about the interest on the mortgage, rents, expenses, etc. The condo is in my name only. She came on as a partner after purchasing and we have a signed JV...

Can I get some feedback on this one - I am supposed to give the gal an answer by the weekend. 2 bedroom townhouse/1.5 bath. ARV is about $175k repairs about $5000. She wants what she owes on her line of credit - $170k. She paid $112k for the house but refinanced the line of credit to buy...

HI: Thanks to a fellow REIN member we have met a gal very interested in doing an agreement for sale on her townhouse (currently empty). She bought it for $115k in 2005 and the ARV is probably about $175,000. It needs about $3500 in repairs. The mortgage is on a line of credit with an interest...

Hi All: Just thought I would inquire as to who in REIN is planning to attend this course Feb 3 - 6. Thanks, Kathi