Hi Everyone, I would like to share with you a success story of mine as it relates to my real estate business. Recently, I made the decision of focusing a lot of my time and energy into developing my blog, http://www.firstrentalproperty.com I made the decision to blog everyday, and produce...

QUOTE (tahani @ Jan 5 2010, 01:51 PM) Neil, I did not know you had your license before>>>> you brought up a great point and that is you have to differentiate between wanting to be an agent or wanting to be an investor. two totally different things. The average person who sees us show a...

QUOTE (cm24 @ Dec 31 2009, 12:29 PM) I am not yet an investor, but am in the process of learning and paying down my debt so that we can begin purchasing properties. I am currently a truck driver, and would like a job that allows me more time at home on a daily basis, rather than being gone five...

QUOTE (markl @ Jan 4 2010, 11:58 AM) I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped make this book a possibility. I think the real success is we are #1 in all 3 categories we are currently ranked in Check it out http://bit.ly/91JEh8 Mark, You are the man! Congratulations on...

QUOTE (cm24 @ Dec 31 2009, 12:29 PM) I am not yet an investor, but am in the process of learning and paying down my debt so that we can begin purchasing properties. I am currently a truck driver, and would like a job that allows me more time at home on a daily basis, rather than being gone five...

QUOTE (sadie1 @ Dec 28 2009, 10:54 PM) I purchased the property as a buy and hold. But what got my attention in the first place was that the similar units that had been renovated have been selling between 35000 and 40000 more than I paid for mine. So if I take out equity to by another what is...

QUOTE (sadie1 @ Dec 28 2009, 10:35 PM) I just closed a deal on a 1 bedroom condo in Regina, but I`m not sure what to do with it. If I rent it as is it will cash flow, If I reno it the value will jump about $35000 minus reno cost of course. I don`t want to sell it but should I? If I refinance it...

QUOTE (Tootse @ Dec 21 2009, 08:38 PM) Thanks for the advice everyone. Specific question: Is it a good idea, or even possible, to have multiple bank accounts such as ones for emergency savings, vacation savings, seperate chequing accounts for each income property, personal chequing, savings...

QUOTE (JoeRagona @ Nov 20 2009, 08:34 PM) Here is another thing we do when possible...when a tenant moves out, grab their forwarding address and send them a house warming gift in the new house. Again, it's just a good gesture and they may refer someone to you years later. Great Idea Joey...

QUOTE (CarlaJohnson @ Nov 14 2009, 04:26 PM) A "Social Media Marketing Summit" is being organized for REALTORS® for November 30th in Toronto. http://socialmediamarketingsummit.ca/ I believe this is the first year it has been planned. Does anyone know much about this? Are any of you attending...

Congratulations Carla! We are all very proud of you! Keep up the great work!

QUOTE (manojsingh @ Nov 6 2009, 02:29 AM) Welcome to Hamilton Mastermind Group meeting. Once in a month (2nd Sunday after REIN workshop) Hamilton investor meet at Williams Coffee Pub (7pm), Burlington (403 & Appleby). 90% of the members are REIN members. We discuss and share our thoughts. You...

QUOTE (shamile @ Nov 4 2009, 09:37 PM) Hello. I am a long time reader and first time poster. I am screening two applicants for my terrace home. The home is 8 years old and has hardwood in living areas and carpet in the bedrooms. The profiles are A) A recently separated guy in late thirties. He...

QUOTE (RenManlolo @ Oct 23 2009, 09:10 AM) Greetings, I unfortunately missed a great bootcamp in Edmonton and so I was looking to make up for it by going to one of the Quick-Turn Bootcamps in the States. I was wondering if the RL seminar down south mainly reflects The U.S. Real Estate market...

QUOTE (Ian @ Oct 19 2009, 05:06 PM) Hello Rein members, Just spoke with a BC realtor and he said that he can`t provide me with a list of expired listings. If he did, it woudl jeopardize his license. So, does anyone know then how we can acquire expired listings in Bc?? Cheers, Ian The Real...

QUOTE (housingrental @ Oct 19 2009, 09:20 PM) Hi Neil For the those not familiar with Ron LeGrand Which concepts did your realtor and lawyer think wouldn`t work that you think will? Thanks Hi Adam, One of the concepts that Ron taught was Options. Options = Acquiring the right to buy a house...

Hi Everyone, To those of you that attended Ron LeGrand`s training in Edmonton, we are now back to `reality`. As Ron said, don`t be afraid to `whack` those that get in your way. This morning I had to `whack` my real estate lawyer and real estate agent. They both don`t understand the concepts...

QUOTE (sgarner @ Oct 12 2009, 12:18 AM) Thanks Neil. I recieved the link to the 17 cd`s to prep yourself before the course, but did you recieve a link to a script also to follow when contacting FSBO? I have all the "Subject to Deal" information, am I missing anything? Sorry for all the...

QUOTE (sgarner @ Oct 11 2009, 11:08 PM) Hey there, I`m a late sign up for the Ron Legrande workshop on the 15th in Edmonton. Ron wants us to bring in potential "deals" to class to discuss and explain. The problem I`m having is finding the question and forms he has produced to do this. Would...

QUOTE (EdRenkema @ Oct 10 2009, 03:32 PM) Good point I`ve gone on Kijiji and looked at some but which ones to call? Obviously a lot of them are realtors, and its hard to know which ones are suspects not prospects, anyone can give me some pointers? Thanks. Hi Ed, Do a Google search for `for...