Hi Craig, It might be a good idea to add an addendum to your residential tenancy agreement that states this: Breaking lease term – If the Tenant terminates the tenancy before the end of the lease term, the Landlord would not return to the Tenant any portion of the damage/security deposit...

I bank with BMO and if I`m planning to go away, I simply bring the cheques into the branch and they cash them on the date I request. It works really well.

REINation, As you know we do renovations in Hamilton Ontario. We do a lot of work with landlords and multi residential. There is a grant program available in many cities that is supported by CMHC. CMHC will provide large grants for improvements on single family homes and multi-residential...

Hi Amadeus, I am Catherine Brooker. I am both a REIN member and a Realtor. I believe that Realtors should be low key at REIN and not be solicitous, so my presence at REIN is soley as an investor. I have had considerable success as an investor and I now use my realty licence as a means to...

I highly recommend Malcolm Fast in Edmonton. He is very thorough and well-versed in real estate accounting. He`s not cheap, but that shouldn`t matter. A good accountant can save you money. Malcolm saves me lots and he even saved my hide during an audit! I knew Malcolm personally for many...

Hi REINation, I have received many calls and emails on this subject. I thought I would give the low down on the forum so we can all share ideas. This is the breakdown of how we have set up managing our own properties and working with our PM`s. This is not for everyone, so do your homework...

Hi REINation, We are looking for any "Gotta Rent" window signs. We have run out and Gotta Rent doesn`t provide them anymore. We are looking to make our own signs for our PM company but have yet to find an affordable sign company so if you have any ideas, that would be greatly appreciated...

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Attention Penny Pinchers: For those of you attending the ACRE Program in Coquitlam, I thought I`d let you know that the Executive Plaza has a deal right now. When you`re booking online with the hotel`s website, enter the promo code "hot" and voila...the rate is only $108/night. Website...

QUOTE (Chaps @ Oct 18 2007, 02:41 PM) Way to go Francis! We need a bit more info so we can provide a detailed solutionfor all our Mac Users - hoping you can provide for us: 1) Is your Mac on OS10? If not, which OS? 2) Is your Mac running the Intel chip? If not, which chip? Thanks, Has anyone...

Keep it civil, guys . I`ve removed the posts in question - just remember to keep things relatively on topic and try not to be offensive.

QUOTE (caglah @ Oct 13 2008, 01:10 AM) There seems to be upsurge in spam on the REIN site recently. What are you doing about them? There was a Viagra and credit card and some windows stuffs on this site which are spams. We have implemented captcha (the verification with the distorted letters...

Hi Ed, I did not personally move this topic but I think that in general we assume that a lot of these groups are intended for REIN members only. I will find out if posting such things in the general discussion forums is contrary to any rules or regulations and get back to you once I know!

QUOTE (rahimdream @ Sep 29 2008, 01:32 AM) What management company is good to use in Hamilton? Does anyone have 1 yr or more experience using a company that they could recommend? Please, no "I`ve heard about so and so...". I am looking for people who actually are using a management company...

In BC, I add an addendum to the Residental Tenancy Agreement that states a number of additional rules including... Breaking lease term – If the Tenant terminates the tenancy before the end of the lease term, the Landlord would not return to the Tenant any portion of the damage/security deposit...

I tried a few things but nothing seems to be wrong... if you could upload your image on http://www.imageshack.us/ or another image uploading website and send me the link to the image, I could add it to your profile myself if you`d like.

Quickstart events will have more current information. If you join REIN, you will receive the home study program and may attend Quickstart without any additional cost. Your decision on which to purchase will depend on whether you are seeking long term education.

QUOTE (C2Ventures @ Sep 15 2008, 02:32 PM) Are you purchasing this condo in Hawaii as an investment, or as a get away during the winter months and hope to rent out to other tourists during the busy season?? At $600K you will need a minimum of $5000/month in rental income to cover expenses. I`m...

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Sep 14 2008, 07:34 PM) keep it professional .. it will get noticed if you state the facts (and not emotions or half-truths) Where in Hawaii ? Thank you- if you have any suggestions, I am a sponge. I am interested in Maui. (I have stayed in a suite in the building...

Thomas, I have found many of your posts helpful and insightful and I enjoy reading them. I didn`t see one of your replies to my post until I was searching for something last night. Thank you for another great link.