QUOTE (EdRenkema @ Aug 6 2009, 11:06 AM) At this point I have contacted the condo board and they are impotent and passing the buck and apparently relieved to not have to deal with this problem guy. Whenever I explain this to someone I get the impression from them like I have inoperable cancer...

QUOTE (kir @ May 4 2009, 08:17 AM) Thanks, I`m located in Edmonton. Terri, what is the name of your window installer? I`m still seeking bids from numerous installers. The purpose of the post was to see what is a reasonable price for windows. I can install inserts, but capping is not...

QUOTE (msather @ May 6 2009, 11:34 AM) What is "normal" wear and tear and what wear and tear constitutes keeping back the damage deposit. I think there are numerous posts around on the site saying that basically NOTHING that is part of your unit has less than a 5 year lifespan, and thus should...

We use ING cashable GIC`s for all of our damage deposits. We match the GIC term to the lease. Their cashable GIC`s have a lower interest rate that they pay if you don`t go the full term, which is nice if the lease needs to be broken for some reason. We automatically roll these into a...

What is the overhead (service charges) for accepting an EFT/PAD?

How many units do you have? I can see this as being cost effective with more units, but there is a breakeven point somewhere. We allocate for property management for our 4 properties but only use a property manager on one unit (furnished unit with higher churn). I am curious as to where...

QUOTE (MikeSunley @ Nov 22 2007, 10:24 AM) I have a Garmin Nuvi and I love the extra confidence it gives me when I`m in a hurry or in a city/area that I`m not very familiar with. I`m not too worried about recording mileage automatically but what I would love would be something that offered a...

QUOTE (PaulPoulsen @ Oct 9 2007, 03:38 PM) Now, that said, when I receive an email in broken English that mentions a money order and some exotic local, those are giant red flags and I delete the message. I like to meet all my tenants as well. But I really like to string along the scammers...

Does REIN qualify for the group member rates? It isn`t clear on the site. Rob QUOTE (jaass @ Aug 31 2007, 07:15 PM) Thanks Grant! I did finally hear back from John and he was great!!! Thanks for your suggestions. Sylvia Wow you guys are amazing. I did finally get a hold of John and is...

It is written in VB6, I had that confirmed. It does use an access database, it took a free utility approximately 2 seconds to tell me the password to the access database (I was trying to figure out why something wasn`t working) so don`t count on the security of the application to keep your data...