Create a buzz around yourself and your exclusive niche. Always have deals ready to sell but don't neccessarily be promoting yourself all the time. The best money partners are the ones that come to you.

I use Mark Felzman at country hills co-operators. He does a great job and is familiar with all asset classes. Give them a call and tell them you heard of them through me and you'll get to Mark quicker. Country Hills Co-operators (P) 403-216-7888 (F) 403-216-7864 (E)...

Lots of people invest in Calgary while living elsewhere. We are the #1 market and attract lots of investors as a result. Cash flow is not easy to get here, and it is also not easy to find good deals, although in the single family home market there will always be decent selection. You need...

Thanks guys. Some good insight here. Appreciate the replies.

Does anyone know a good resource that outlines common practices for small business evaluation? I would like to put a value on my business outside of my real estate assets with an eye to either raising funds based on its performance or securing debt corporately. I also need it for my personal...

To purchase an investment property with only 10% down requires you to owner occupy. That's the way it works with all major banks. I think if you dug into the dirty details with your bank you would see the conditions on the loan and you'd learn about their true guidelines. You aren't a REIN...

Show them bank transaction histories on both ends (buyer's, and yours). That will give them proof of the deposit. They aren't likely to care about a quickbooks ledger.

It's not showing up the macro-economic city wide stats... but I've noticed a scarcity of good product out there for investors. Year Month Property Class Average Sold Price Number Sold Added List Inventory Median Average DOM Average...

Now is a good time to sell in Calgary - very little supply out there. If you have a clean, suited property and you don't need more than $400k for it you shouldn't have too much trouble selling. But it's a price-sensitive market segment given that it's mostly investors shopping. So if you...