Neil, I concur. Your blog is awesome! And this is a great post! Thank you for sharing. Erwin

Many of us REIN members use George and his team. He`s local to you and once the initial consult - scanning, faxing and email is another option right from your office. Best of luck!

QUOTE (JohnnyH @ Nov 14 2010, 12:55 PM) ... Please add me to the invitation list.... Hello JohnnyH, The Nov 7th meeting was a pretty big one! Lots of new faces and old friends made it out. Total number had to be over 20 investors or so. The next meeting should be Nov 28th at the same...

Hi Caesar, Haven`t seen you at the REIN meetings or Hamilton Investor meetings in a while! We (Melissa and I) also invest in Hamilton and we too have done significant renovations all of them: New bathrooms, new kitchens, new roofs, new doors, fire rated drywall, new porches and we even jacked...

Quick update folks, the next meeting is: Nov 7th @ 7pm @ the Williams Coffee Pub - 2070 Appleby Line, Burlington See you all there! Erwin

QUOTE (TonyMandrique @ Oct 11 2010, 04:55 PM) Hey Andy, Congratulations my friend!!! Kudos also to Erwin!!! Well done guys. Cheers, TonyM Thanks Tony but all the credit goes to Andy. Andy, good luck on the next property, you never know, you might find it sooner than you think Cheers, Erwin

QUOTE (Violinfather @ Oct 11 2010, 10:50 PM) I would also be interested in hearing what others have to say. It seems like buy in is very low at $99,000 compared with Waterloo where it will cost at least $300,000. Mark Hey folks, I don`t have personal experience in this area but I met a REIN...

Hello Real Estate Investors, I'd like to share with you my client Andy's story and he just so happens to be a Rock Star of an investor. Why is he a Rock Star? Because he just gets it. He knows his stuff, he gets educated by being a REIN member, he's committed, he's implementing systems...

Hi Everyone, With all these excellent must read books out there my to read list is longer than my arm. My question to everyone is has anyone had success learning to speed read (and speed comprehension would be good too)? If yes would you please recommend the program? The popular author and...

Me too. Super annoying. Glad to hear the problem isn`t isolated to just me. Just keep clicking cancel as it doesn`t seem to affect anything. QUOTE (RebeccaBryan @ Sep 24 2010, 09:31 AM) It popped up for me. I`m sure they will rectify the issue.

QUOTE (Pheenix @ Sep 22 2010, 11:07 PM) Will be my first too, so I think the question bears repeating - other than open minds, a big smile and an extended hand, what to bring and what is the format? If you plan on networking, bring business cards. Plus its a long day so drinks and snacks would...

Hi Coco, I`m in the same boat and have done hours of research into this. I guess that`s what they call due diligence!! I`m in Ontario so my knowledge is specific to Ontario and here`s a few things. You buy a new house, you`re subject to HST and normally the builder includes it in the price...

@Manoj, will do! I`ll check with Kevin if he needs a hand managing the invite list. @Thyrone, I tried sending you a personal message but you`re not setup. please email me your address so I can add you to the list @Sumit, you should have received an invite by now, if no, please email me...

Hi Eddy, Hamilton is an excellent choice due to the job growth, inmigration, immigration, the gentrification and renewal of the downtown and waterfront, Red Hill Expressway, Light Rail Transit etc... I write about all these topics in my blog... I sent you and George a meeting invite with all...

Hello Hamilton Investors, In case anyone didn`t already know, a group of about 10-20 REIN members and non-REIN members get together the Sunday of the week following the Monthly REIN meeting at the Williams Cafe in Burlington at 7pm. This is an informal networking meeting where old and new...

QUOTE (Ian @ Apr 21 2009, 04:07 PM) I live in BC and have a rental house in Red Deer. How many times a year should I go out there to "visit" the house? Ian Hi Ian, We send someone to inspect every three months even though our four properties are within walking distance. That`s the same as...

QUOTE (EdRenkema @ Apr 8 2009, 07:10 PM) Dead link, could you resend the article? Thanks Hi Ed, The link worked for me. Try searching the site for this article: "Newtonville home all but destroyed by tenants" Cheers, Erwin

QUOTE (EdRenkema @ Nov 22 2008, 10:13 PM) Free 40 inch flat screen TV - I like that!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. Don`t get me wrong, I like your suggestions, the irony and the humour in this is unavoidable...

QUOTE (DarrylFlint @ Aug 13 2008, 09:50 PM) I`ve just sold a rental a property for a profit. I know that Capital Gains Taxes will be due in the spring so I need to put away enough money from the sale to make sure that I will have these covered. My dilema is what to do with the money short term...

Hello there, I know you fellow REIN members out there can impart some wisdom on a relative noob. I have come across an opportunity to acquire a duplex with tenants who would like to stay. Problem is the rents are 15-20% below market so the question is, how do I raise the rent? Are the rules...