Thanks for the advice everyone, after doing a bunch of reading on the topic last night and this morning, the ads will come down. It was fun to see if I could get them to work, but since my site is more for providing information rather than selling anything, I have to agree with you guys...

Hi Chris, Quentin had some very similar feedback... thank you. I`m going to post a similar response to the email I sent him in response to your message and request everyone`s thoughts... QUOTE (ChrisDavies @ Nov 5 2008, 09:26 PM) I like the top-nav too. Only issue might be with a very large...

On one mortgage I had, it seemed like the bank was taking too much for property taxes as well. When I sold that property, I ended up getting a large chunk of it back... I never did talk to them though... For what it`s worth...

Our website is: http://www.ipinvestments.ca It`s still a work in progress, but we come up with some real slick techniques to add a lot of our "research" to the pages with minimal effort, similarly we can add new potential deals we see and in future have our rentals advertised. Anyways, let me...

Worried about your investment portfolio? Wondering how to make reasonable gains in a low risk environment? We have the solution for you. We are currently seeking joint venture partners who: have the ability to provide 25% of the purchase price for a unit, want a hands free investment, require...

We`ve had neighbours with inflatable pools and never did they ever drain them properly. Our house flooded once, and on other occassions it was lapping at the door... If it was up to me I wouldn`t allow an inflatable pool.

The cashflow from our properties sit in the accounts set up for those properties. They aren`t huge right now but over time will become large enough so that any repairs, maintenance etc. will be able to happen with that money from that account for that property. None of the money will come out...

It is definitely a great idea to backup your data and there are lots of ways to do it. For the nerds out there, backuppc works great and can back up data from multiple computers onto a single source and it`ll only backup the incremental changes, thus not copying everything over every...

Hey everyone, Hopefully Bryon will be able to post more details but he completed the Ironman World Championship race in Hawaii in 10 hours and 41 minutes. Completing any Ironman is certainly a great feat but to be able to qualify for the World Championships and compete against the best in the...

Not that this will help your situation - sorry - but I think it will definitely help any future transaction: Always get an inspector who does moisture testing EVERYWHERE, especially all bathroom walls and all basement walls/floors. I`ve run into a similar problem as you and just had to bite the...

If you are filing your taxes as a corporation then they will charge more as there is more work. As an individual with all of your paperwork done up nicely it should be around the $500-$750 range or less in my experience.

Great story Byron - go hard in Hawaii!

Hello Gerhardt, I have been training my book keeper for the past little while and he is learning the REIN way of keeping records. He uses quickbooks and is quite good at it. If you`re interested in getting his name and number please message me. Thanks Sean

Has anyone done this in Grande Prairie? We`ve had a similar situation present itself to us and we`re wondering about pretty much all the same questions as markbrad asked. If anyone out there is doing this - could I see a copy of your lease? What are you charging? Does anyone know what the...

Has anyone taken advantage of this program yet in Edmonton?

Hi Catherine, Good post. It was my understanding that the city would only reimburse up of 75% of your costs as well - right? So to $24,000, you`d have to spend $32,000. I don`t have the article in front of me, nor have I called the city - but I do intend to. Sean

Two of the biggest things with basement suites you`ll have to deal with is noise (between up and down) and parking. The less people downstairs the better. With two bedrooms, you`ll typically get a couple or two room mates. With three bedrooms, you`re looking at students, sometimes all with...

That`s an awesome story Kevin, way to go!

If I have assumed a mortgage wihtout qualifying (and I did this on purpose, like many people assuming mortgages do) - what are the chances that when the mortgage comes do I may not qualify and if so what happens?

Does anyone else have opinions on the new quarters area and whether or not this area East of Edmonton`s downtown core might be a good place to invest in? I am also looking at a couple of condos in this area. Any advice would be great... Thanks