QUOTE (EdRenkema @ Nov 22 2008, 08:13 PM) I don`t even have a freakin TV, every one of my tenants lives better than me - even the students and I`m not kidding. For now they APPEAR to live better than you. Work the system and it will pay off hugely for you. Hang in there!

Hi Lucius, Rents are still good here. Good units are still going extremely fast. I posted a vacancy for a very nice one-bedroom basement suite a block from NAIT and I got it rented for $800 plus 1/2 the utilities in six days. (To a non-student by the way) And just as a point of non-scientific...

My two cents on oil prices is that $147 was an overshoot on the high side. $50 or $40 or $30 will be an overshoot on the downside. If it costs x amount to produce a barrel of oil the price will rebound to x plus profit margin sooner or later, especially if companies and OPEC scale back...

I don`t put my phone number in my ads. They email me and I control who phones whom and when. I learned that lesson after a couple of 7 am calls. I did try an open house once. I even baked chocolate chip cookies in the suite to give it a nice homey feel. Alas, the only person who showed up was a...

Has the ink even dried on the original legislation?

What`s very interesting is one of the big five banks has their four year mortgage at a lower rate than two year terms.

If you can`t sleep at night because you are worried about fixed rates rocketing up then lock in. If you smile at the thought of how cheap your variable rate mortgages are right now stay in the variable. It truly is a personal decision regarding your tolerance to risk versus reward.

Talk to these guys to: Terra Realty has a new property management division. The manager is Don Gray Phone number is 780.437.3709 Cell is 780.974.8427

You might consider selling rather than refinancing if the equity still tied up in the property post refi was greater than your proceeds after taxes and other costs. Refinancing and still having a large number of dollars tied up is still a drag on your potential return. On the other hand, you...

Kitchen + carpet = a really, really bad idea. Gross!

Edwards is not exactly an unbiased commentator.

QUOTE (MatzoB @ Nov 11 2008, 01:31 PM) I`ve never had to deal with a furnace before. I`m curious to know what how one would know when the furnace needs to be cleaned? And how often do they need to be cleaned? You should probably do it every two or three years or if you`ve had major or dusty...

Here`s a new company worth checking out. I have no experience with them so do your diligence. Don Gray - Division Manager Terra Realty. phone number is 780.437.3709

Best place I know of is Fort Road Appliances. They have great prices and a good selection of appliances. They provide free delivery and charge $15 to haul your old clunker away. Phone number is 780.473.0682

Nice pix! Did you shoot them, hire someone or are they stock? Great lighting in all of them.

Manitoba (read Winnipeg) has had steady low double digit property value growth for the last few years. According to my friends who live there the market stalled last spring. Winnipeg`s economy is very diversified. However, there are large parts of the city that are rough in terms of housing and...

Fort Road Appliances all the way. Great prices. Free delivery. They pick the old appliance up for $15.

Hi Wade, Interesting information. Thank you for sharing. I noticed there seemed to be a significant increase in foreclosures in Edmonton between late November 07 and late March 08 that doesn`t look like a seasonal thing when compared with past years. Any thoughts on why that had occurred and why...

While I`m pretty sure we`re seeing evidence of a large scale climate change the cause is certainly up for debate. But, as a kid, I distinctly remember looking at a copy of my dad`s National Geographic from the early 80s that had a cover story about an impending ice age. It seems we`ve gone 180...

I use AM/PM plumbing. I get really quick service.My properties are all on the north side near where the fellow lives so that probably helps in him getting to where I need him quickly. Phone number is 780-444-9293