Not sure about Alberta, but in Ontario the same laws apply to inflatable pools as any other pools, fencing etc. w

Yes. Very interesting interview. Thank you. Also a great excuse to put the headphones on and block out my wife and kids for an hour and a half. =) w

I`d rather buy a product that is quality made and lasts for ten years, than pay 30% less and have to replace it in 6 months. It ends up costing you considerably more in the long run. The majority of people these days, however, display shortsighted behaviour. They just see the lower price on the...

and when you lose your job at the local production facility because everybody is buying Chinese crap, you can still aways get a minimum wage job as a greeter at sprawlmart. Buy quality, buy for life. Buy Canadian, buy for livelihood. w

I said to my wife tonight, I`ve never seen a real positive return from my rsp`s. So, the question for me is, is there any way to invest the employer portion (DCPP) in something other than your average mutual fund? w

To me, 25% seems kind of high if you`re assuming all the risk, guaranteeing his investment. 15% year over year is still a very nice return, if your client has risk aversion, and might motivate him to seek the greater rewards by sharing the risk. I wonder how his investments in the stock market...

Seems pretty obvious from whom the banks are trying to recoup the loses of THIER bad investments. 8%

Think it`ll cash flow? www.the11dollarhouse.com

Could be a case of neighbours having a dispute of some sort, and one saying "I`ll get him, I`ll get him evicted, that ****!", which leads to them writing your letter. Anybody that would threaten your family`s safety in an anonymous letter isn`t deserving of much respect or credit, and probably...

Unlike in other countries, they`re not buying up bad mortgages to bail out banks, but good ones to free up capital for the banks. Played right, the government could actually make money on this deal, though, I`m sure they`ll screw it up somehow. w

Here`s a link to an article that came out in January 2008, about Ontario rent control and a building in Sudbury. I don`t know if this has been posted here before, but I don`t remember reading about it. http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/...y=01-11-08-rent I found the comments after the...

sad. should`ve hired a lawyer before signing anything. can i be the first to say it? Due diligence. b

This is an interesting site: http://www.apartment-building-real-estate-....com/index.html though you must keep in mind that it`s written by an americain.

The rate increase in Ontario is set by the government annually and is based on the inflation rate, so if inflation takes off, then you can raise your rents accordingly.

We went to their open house in Waterloo. They wanted $3000ish to join plus an annual fee. There was a lot of pressure to join, which to me sets off alarm bells. If their product was really so fantastic an opportunity, there`d be no need for pressure at all. When we opted not to join, the sales...

I think Thomas could probably give you more information, but I'm not sure it'd be unbiased. =) http://myreinspace.com/members/thomasbeyer/default.aspx

The music on the video is a little hoaky, interesting site though. By the way, you`re missing the "e" on lake in your link. http://www.glennlakeinvestments.com

I saw a show a while back about a new student residence they were building (can`t remember where). As part of their "Green Initiative" they installed all the windows with switches connected to the thermostat. Open a window, the heat shuts off. No idea of the cost of this type of installation or...

QUOTE (cassj @ May 29 2008, 03:37 AM) I told him that I never heard of cable running through an electrical panel and that I would not be giving him access. (am I wrong?) In a lot of houses, cable and phone junctions are in the same location as the electrical panel. I wouldn`t just give them...

Hmmm... makes you think. How is the Manitoba sugar cane crop this year? Don`t have much of a strategy that way except to continue investing in properties where the tenants pay heating costs. I get a little bitter when I see windows open and the furnace running, and I doubt that things will...