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Recent content by alaas1977

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    Mortgage Deferral

    Atb (as of yesterday)is making the interest that was deferred due at the end of your term ie renewal, so if you have a 4 years left on term at renewal you would pay the interest you skipped. Regarding LOC's you can defer the payments but they are due at the end of the six months so definately...
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    12-Unit in Edmonton

    My two cents: Mccauley is not for the faint of heart or newbie investors, I've owned a house in Mccauley for over 12 years, I see this area changing for the good, however the tenant profile is very rough, it was my first house and I have kept it only because I see the potential and the changes...
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    Lease does not matter any more with the RTDRS

    I fully agree, I have found that the RTDRS is not following the Act, I had a tenant three times to the RTDRS for non payment of rent and they kept giving them court ordered payments to catch up. My stupidity is that I had them on a month to month as I had forgotten to do the new lease so I...
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    SF vs Suited house

    Hello, which models of the Ouellete forced heaters are you using? ouellete forced fan heaters on digital thermostats if you don’t have options for natural gas.
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    Leasing mechanical equipment for rentals in AB ??

    Hello Which area of Alberta is this in? In Edmonton its much cheaper to purchase than to finance with a company such as Reliance. What prices ahem you been quoted for furnaces and hwt etc? Lisa
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    Property Management Software?

    I use property ware, I love it, it was a bit confusing at first but once I got the hang of it I rocked it. Its great because it also has tenant portals so tenants can email in work orders and then the work order can be sent to the handyman etc, makes things easier to keep track of. Lisa
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    Illegal off market four plex yay or nay?

    I agree with the above comments, ensure it cash flows if the other suites get shut down and also budget for repairs should you need to decommission the suite. Lisa
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    SF vs Suited house

    Hi Derek You should have the tenants pay the utilities, in our suited properties we do a flat rate for each suite, we usually add a bit extra to cover excess usage etc. This has worked really well for us, suited properties have more cash flow hence you can weather the storms of up and down...
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    Anyone own a 6plex in Alberta?

    I own a 4 flex with separate furnaces hwt's etc and I love it. If I was to build I would install separate, just for the fact that in the end its more money in your pocket, less utility costs etc, plus this would be a lot easier to sell each unit, perhaps sell a few and keep a couple with the...
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    Insurance company insisting on (unnecessary) sump pump installation

    Hello Nicola I'm with SMI also, they are getting tighter on sewer back up coverage, you may want to ask what the premium will be and what the coverage amount will be. Many are capping the coverage at $10,000 and some and $50,000. If they are at $10,000 then the premium may not be worth it when...
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    New apartment/Funky smell

    Is a ozonator safe to use when there is adjacent apartments that share the same air and those occupants are in the building while its being ozonated? Just curious Lisa
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    Where would you put 100k for best cash flow?

    Hey Ryan If you wont be near the property for active management you may be better off doing the loans as it would be a lot less work and from what it sounds like, you would have $1500 cashflow. Edmonton the vacancy rate is up and if you have a tenant leave who would show your suites or overlook...
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    Alberta - Where is the opportunity ?

    I completely disagree, if you know your market, there is always opportunity, you may not make as much money on appreciation but there is always properties to make money on the buy and mortgage pay down (this is huge with todays interest rates) and if you're lucky cashflow depending on the...
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    Alberta - Where is the opportunity ?

    "Wow, that's a little harsh especially when someone such as Thomas is stating his well earned opinions. I'd like to say that no one can predict the market, the market will do what it wants and often without warning, history does lend a hand in possible predictions but one must find their own...
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