Hi all, I am looking for a handy man to take care of minor repairs and upgrades at my Calgary properties. If you have anyone you would highly recommend I would be very appreciative. Happy investing. Wade

Hey REIN team. I am trying to update my signature but it never saves. Any fix or reason? Be well

2012 Predictions for Calgary WRITTEN BY WADE GRAHAM | Well, 2012 is just around the corner! Man that year FLEW by! It was a good year for real estate investors in Calgary. Prices were up and rents were up. That means happy investors for the most part! But what does 2012 have in store...

Need a little more traffic back to your website? Got some great real estate content you would like to share with the world? I am looking for experts to guest blog on my web site. I am looking to release a post a week for the next several months. If you are interested please send a note...

From my most recent blog post which you can find in its entirety here. City Average Home Price (CMHC 2011 Q2) Average Rent (CMHC 2 Bedroom) Ratio Vancouver $808,867.00 $1,195.00 0.148%...

Has anyone gone through this process? http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?mode=preview&pageId=239 Up to $5000 back when you perform certain upgrades! I have a few hot water tanks and furnaces that need upgrading and this could be a great way to get them done for cheap.

This afternoon I have the pleasure of interviewing a gentleman who has helped me completely re-invent my business and take it to a whole new level! I work less, make more and spend more time doing the things I love! Greg Habstritt will be speaking at the upcoming Canadian Real Estate...

I dare say that this message board has become predictable, repetitive and boring! We get the same 4 cats (Invest4profit, rickson9, bizzaro86 and Thomasbeyer) bantering back and forth on almost every topic. Nothing personal against any of these contributors but its like watching same sitcom...

Hi All! This November Canadian Real Estate Magazine is hosting it's annual Investor Forum in Vancouver. They have put together an outstanding list of speakers yet again with the likes of REIN's very own Don Campbell and Russell Westcott, prolific forum member and president of Prestigious...

Hi all, a friend of mine is looking for a PM in the lethbridge area. Can anyone make a recommendation for him? All the best, W

HomeblogWade's wordDebt, Death and Taxes = Opportunity Debt, Death and Taxes = Opportunity WRITTEN BY WADE GRAHAM /span>| 09 AUGUST 2011 It is an understatement to say that the US has some major problems right now. The lack of political leadership is, to me, very disheartening and...

http://www.atb.com/Economic%20Comment/Interprovincial%20migration%20report.pdf This document says it all....in-migration, employment, salaries etc....UP

There come times in your life that you think you know it all....been there, seen that and got the tattoo... And then life reminds you that you are still blissfully ignorant for the most part :) And heck, I consider myself a veteran! Like most investors who have been around awhile this...

Does anyone have a graph of average home prices in Calgary or Canada for roughly the past 50 years or so? Thank you in advance!

Here is a document that every voter needs to read by KPMG that clearly and without spin outlines where each party stands on Taxes (corporate and personal), Family Care, Education and the Environment. I would suggest you take a look and vote for the party/candidate that most aligns with your...

The 6 Must Have Investor Virtues WRITTEN BY WADE GRAHAM | 28 MARCH 2011 By no means is Investment Real Estate the quick and easy road to financial freedom. In fact, truth be told it might be one the most difficult. I don't think it is as purly an investment but I think of it more as a...

I Want To Quit My Job WRITTEN BY WADE GRAHAM | 23 MARCH 2011 I have been talking with a lot of people lately about real estate as it seams to be sexy once again. Some people are possible joint venture partners, others are wanna be full time real estate investors and others are just people...

For a couple of years now the Canmore housing market has been in a marked correction. How much of a correction can be argued depending on what subset of the market you are actually talking about: Condos, recration, single family homes, land, etc. Certainly the condo and vacation rental market...

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There has been some good discussion about the secondary suites lately. If you are on twitter, I encourage you to check out the #suiteyyc feed. Lots of REIN members (especially Cody Ellis @codyellis) being very vocal and objective about the issues. I would love to see more people putting...