Ah-Ha. Found the options under Settings -> Site Settings to turn off avatars and signatures.

QUOTE (ontariolandlord @ Dec 14 2010, 10:48 PM) Barrie is a horrible place to invest. Could you please elaborate? I'm interested to know why your analysis differs from that given by REIN. Not challenging you on it (I don't know the area and don't invest there, so no skin in the game for me)...

QUOTE (smmcguire @ Dec 10 2010, 11:30 AM) Jim, I`m back East in ON.. How do you do this and what is it do you say in the add. I have about 40 different ad variants in several themed groups targeting foreclosures, quick sale, ugly houses, tired landlords and some with specific city/town names...

QUOTE (rseiler @ Dec 14 2010, 08:43 AM) Who did you use for your yellow letters and how did you decide on what list to use? I used yellowletter.com to print the letters and address and stuff the envelopes. I paid one of my kids to stick stamps on. If I were doing it again, I`d get them done at...

QUOTE (larolargo @ Dec 9 2010, 12:43 AM) Hi Jim! Are you using the yellow letter? Would you mind share what type of marketing is bringing you the best results? I did run a yellow letter campaign, but I wasn`t thrilled with the results. I won`t go so far as to say "it doesn`t work" but it...

I think you`ll find that most sellers on FSBO sites are like that. Not usually much motivation or unrealistic ideas about what the house is worth. I don`t do any FSBO prospecting, I use my own website mrhousebuyer.ca and my own marketing to have sellers contact me. They are usually quite highly...

You can charge the late fines/fees, but they aren`t enforceable and RTDRS won`t give you a judgement for them. The $75 fee is enforceable and is part of your judgement. You can deduct it from the security deposit refund (if any). Yes, an eviction is a breech of the lease agreement and you`re...

Hi Cam, First off, best wishes and congratulations on taking some positive action. I have some comments about the website: Plus: - Nice clean professional looking design. - Scrolling info graphics on the home page. - Simple step by step explanation of the LTO process. - Free report...

Lease to own & rent to own ARE the same thing. What are you perceiving as the difference?

If you can attend either of Barry McGuire`s Deal-Ready Documents or Tony Peters` Lease To Own workshops, they both provide sample RTO documents that are suitable for use in Alberta. Joseph makes a good point, RTO does get abused a lot because the tenant/buyers can be at a bit of a...

Here`s some text from our lease: QUOTE The Tenant will be responsible to keep the sidewalk, entrance or parking space clean, tidy and free of objectionable material including dirt, debris, snow and ice. The Tenant will also keep any public sidewalk adjacent to the Premises clean, tidy and...

Thanks Wade, there`s some useful tools there. As for not using other sites, I think what really matters is which sites generate interest in our rentals. Stats are cool, but they don`t pay the rent.

I`ve had good experience dealing with Lloyd Troppmann of Knight Heating. (780) 434-7395

Average vacancy rates in a city, like national real estate averages, can be misleading. There can be large variances from one area/neighborhood to another. Kijiji & rentboard.ca have always worked best for me, although I heard from some Calgary investors this past weekend that rentfaster.ca was...

What province? What`s an SPIS? Some kind of defect disclosure document?

I`m concerned about the limited exit options as well. It sounds appealing to get some properties for well below "market value", but if you can`t actually access that market, then the discount/profit can`t be realized. It`s a fictional discount... If you want to try without risk, get an option...

Yes, it will play a factor, but she will also have additional income from you offsetting the payments. Whether that prevents her from qualifying will depend on the lender. Perhaps you can set her up with a good broker that can assess her situation for her.

I will echo Brett`s advice. I think you`re on the right track and a suited property that you own and can also rent part of it out is really smart. I would also avoid the rooming-house route. I have two such properties available that I think would suit your needs. I`m open to JV on them or...