Hi Don, Russell and staff: I just wanted you to know that I have just finally acquired a property in Barrie, Ontario. It closes on August 28th. I also want to tell you if I had not been connected to REIN I might have thrown the towel in before I even got started. Receiving cds of meetings I...

QUOTE (eddyb1978 @ Jun 17 2009, 08:52 PM) Thomas, I could not agree more!! Property Management lasts the lifetime of the real estate property! I am learning this right now as I grew from 2 rentals to 11! I am trying very hard to hire the right ppty mgmt firm in Barrie/Newmarket without paying...

QUOTE (melissas @ Mar 27 2009, 02:07 PM) My husband and I have been a REIN Member for 5 months now, and have been "getting all of our ducks in order" so to speak and, are now ready to buy our first investment property. We are very committed to our vision of what we want real estate to "do" for...

I have been trying to figure out what amount to factor in for closing costs in doing my analysis without success. I got some numbers from a real estate office but not really sure about them since I am sure part of it (LTT has a formula). Should I just be using the REMA software in trying to...