QUOTE (Dan_Eisenhauer @ Jan 22 2010, 10:42 PM) At the Vancouver meeting last evening I was awarded the Michael Milenaar Leadership Award. During his introduction Don Campbell mentioned that several people nominated me. Since I do not know who my nominators are, I just want to publicly thank...

QUOTE (GaryMcGowan @ Jan 20 2010, 06:14 PM) If this was Facebook, I would hit the "Like Button" Good post. Fortunately it is not facebook and more often than not we get to read good stuff like that. Thank you.

QUOTE (gwasser @ Jan 17 2010, 02:00 PM) Thanks for the tips and your time to write it all down. I called the police back today after they had left a message with PatLive. Had a nice conversation with them, assuring that I am a real person and this is a marketing technique and not a scam in any...

Good job Ed.

QUOTE (gwasser @ Jan 14 2010, 07:10 PM) Not that I know a lot about marketing, but I can tell you what I think if I get a sloppy yellow note in the mail. A note that in handwriting claims someone I never met wants to buy my house. That screams "Crook, rip-off artist and e-mail from Nigeria" I...

QUOTE (JimWhitelaw @ Jan 15 2010, 12:41 AM) Zander, you`re welcome. I`m glad to know they are useful. I`ve learned a tremendous amount from the information that others have shared here. It`s nice to be able to give something back. Jim the time you`ve spent to collect, analyze and report on your...

QUOTE (JimWhitelaw @ Jan 13 2010, 10:03 PM) I`ve sent out about 600 yellow letters so far. Today I got a call from a Constable with EPS. Someone that got a letter called and somehow the call was dropped or something and he was suspicious, so he went to the police. I actually had a good talk with...

QUOTE (ZanderRobertson @ Jan 8 2010, 04:46 PM) Hi Terry, I think we`re going to make the same switch, but I just wanted to clarify. So you kept your Patlive account and now callers have the option of giving their information to patlive or leaving a message with you? Is that correct? Also, does...

I had my suspicions early one when I made my first "test" call to Pat Live. The deep south accent was quite obvious and when I asked where the operator was from , she attempted to say Mississauga and completely miss-pronounced it. Well my letters are send to Mississauga. They can`t even...

QUOTE (BarryMcGuire @ Dec 8 2009, 07:35 PM) "the seller`s damages for any breach of the contract including failure to close are limited to the deposit ". I also remember Ron talking about the above clause and it is a must in your offer.

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This is not a case study! Find a property and start working with some real numbers. Only than will you see what is possible and what is out of reach. I.E. your friend pays $1200 now, but why assume that he will be paying $1200 in your property. Will his accommodation be the same, worse, better...

QUOTE (MikeMcC874 @ Nov 30 2009, 05:28 PM) I am taking possession of my first rental property this Friday. It is a 75-100 year old Victorian that has been converted into a triplex. I bought it knowing it needed a fair bit of work. Needs a new roof, downspouts, windows etc. It is fully...

Thanks Wade for your post. Incidentally I am half-way through his book "loosing my Virginity" . Very interesting book that gives you a ll of the insights of how he operates and makes his decisions, starting from a very early age. lots of lessons in the book and it is a easy read.

QUOTE (ChrisDavies @ Nov 30 2009, 04:42 AM) Toastmasters is a great program. It`s more focused on public speaking, but there`s a lot of social networking with it. I`ve been planning to get involved in the new year. One piece of advise on Toastmasters: Go to few clubs as a guest once and pick...

QUOTE (invst4profit @ Nov 29 2009, 07:00 PM) Cash flow, at best, is no more than a rough estimate and unless two investors discussing the subject have the same perspective on the subject they might as well be discussing the length of a string they have never seen. Cash flow can only truly be...

QUOTE (invst4profit @ Nov 29 2009, 09:04 AM) Todor The numbers you have posted show a positive cash flow. That is based only on actual numbers you have posted. Obviously two possible answers can be presented. From the perspective of an accountant cash flow would be based only on actual...

QUOTE (Cam @ Nov 28 2009, 06:56 PM) To answer the question posed by Todor, property cashflows: $219 per month $469 per month when reserve met. I have a couple townhouses just like these. I`m having no problem finding good cashflow in Hamilton. Multi`s cashflow even better. Thanks Cam. But...

I posted some real numbers to stimulate the cash-flow discussion and base it on some factual data, instead on arguments and general assumtions. I see no real interest / takers to tell me how much cash flow this property makes. I wonder...