We are in the process of purchasing a small multi-family building (8 units) just outside of Calgary and need to get an inspection done on the 2 buildings. Does anyone know of a good inspector that will do inspections on buildings that have boiler systems for heat? Anything you can provide...

Over the past few weeks, I have gotten tax increase notices from 3 cities in Alberta showing huge jumps in property taxes for the properties that we own. Some of the increases are as high as 50% to 100% (Edmonton taxes rose 100%). It strikes me that while the cities talk of mill rate and an...

I may have missed the "how to`s" for this subject on previous posts and was wondering how do you do a criminal record check? I contacted the Calgary Police Service and they told me that I can`t get a form for someone else to fill out (e.g. a prospective tenant) but rather the prospective tenant...

I just about got tripped up on this one so I thought I would let others know about it and also ask if anyone knows anything about the bylaw. I went to the City of Calgary website and downloaded the new bylaw that apparently takes effect on June 1, 2008 which deals with, among other things...

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Where can I find the "Property Intention Form" that Don has previously referred to? This is the one that helps us show that we are holding a property long-term so that we have a better chance of claiming it as a Capital Gain. I tried going into the "download" section and typing in "intention...

I echo the sentiments! We are BLESSED to live in such a prosperous province. Stelmach may have a lot to learn but I can`t imagine letting another political party mess with our prosperity (and even consider ridiculous ideas such as rent controls). I know some of my `knee-jerk-reacting` friends...

I have been using Manulife One but I may be moving to Scotia Bank.Manulife Pros: - no income verification - interest at prime - no cost to set it up (neither legal nor appraisal of house) Cons: - if you use the "no income verification" component, they only go to 65% LTV (I don`t know what the...

Thanks for the feedback folks! Garth, does Landlord 911 charge the $100 after the judgement has been received or are they (or can they be) part of the court process to get the judgement? I suppose that whatever Landlord 911 charges or whatever other costs are associated with the collection...

Has anyone had any experience in having a court judgement against a tenant and having that appear on their credit report? I was speaking with someone yesterday who said that, while we can`t directly affect a bad tenant`s credit score for not paying rent, etc., we can take the tenant to Alberta...