Hello, We are flying in to attend the coming BC ACRE event. How do members usually travel from the airport? It seems that Coquitlam is quite a distance. Do you rent a car or do you taxi? Is there a shuttle? Thanks in advance. Terry

I am looking for someone to spend a couple of hours with me going over my Quickbooks files . I would prefer someone who will work with me, rather than someone who will take over our bookkeeping. Thank you in advance, Cheers, Terry

A quote from the Calgary Herald was: "The fifth count alleges the landlords failed to ensure a smoke detector in the basement suite had a permanent connection to an alarm in the upstairs dwelling. That regulation requiring interconnected smoke detectors went into effect at the beginning of this...

TD recently rescinded the inactivity fee. I spoke to TD a month ago to see about putting an unsecured line of credit into our secured HELOC (lower interest rates and payments) but rewriting the HELOC would change our interest rate from prime + 1 to their newest rate. We were told that if we...

I took Wade`s course prior to joining REIN. It was hearing from the other REIN members in the course that finally made me see that I should take a better look at what REIN offers. I did learn quite a bit from the course, but now that I have been a REIN member for a couple of years, I am not...

I have a yahoo address for rental ads and have appeared also without signing up. Terry

We recently rented an upper suite of a home in Calgary (1440 square ft) for $1595 plus utilities and the garage was extra. We had it rented in just a few days without a problem. Having a large FOR RENT sign outside only got calls from people that couldn`t afford the rent. The best calls we...

QUOTE (alexh @ Oct 29 2008, 12:48 AM) Hello Terry, I think i will give temporary foreign workers a go. If its not too much to ask, i wonder what kind of lease agreement you use, any special disclosures? Special Forms? Any in house regulations you get the tenants to agree and sign on? I...

We have a 6 month lease with foreign workers (they are here for 2 years) and they seem move out after this time. I did have some wanting to reduce the rent considerably and then they would stay for the full 2 years. A second group were wanting to stay at market rent and were trying to negotiate...

QUOTE (DaveRhydderch @ Oct 23 2008, 05:13 PM) Thanks for the replies. I am just going to go with a basic one that uses a carbon filter and does not need to be vented outside. So my next question is how much should I pay someone? Installation should depend on how complicated the install is and...

Try this website. There is additional landlord tenant information there. Terry http://www.kureshiandcompany.com/

I think we are going to be okay. We did a really thorough pre-move out inspection today and the tenant looks like he wants his damage deposit back. He seems resigned to the move and wanted to know if we had paint left to fix minor damage to a wall. I don`t anticipate any problems. The...

QUOTE (realfortin @ Oct 17 2008, 03:37 PM) I would wait until the tenants are gone, and tread litely without accusations as you may flirt with libel/slander laws. Be very broad. RF I do intend to send the letter to neighbours after the problem tenant is out and I don`t intend to use his name...

The reason I had to evict my tenant before I could use the RTDRS services may not be the difference between Calgary and Edmonton. I think the difference between Rebecca`s situation and mine are the reason for removal. If I had only spoke to one agent then I would think it was a...

Just a note in the regard: I called the RTDRS in Calgary twice (spoke to two different people) and both times they would not allow me file any documents until the tenant decided not to leave after the eviction notice. They were very clear. This might be different in Edmonton as this is new to...

Eviction notice: Done! Letter to lower tenants – you may leave without penalty with 30 day notice: Done! Address on title changed to P.O. Box: Done! Now we`ll just see how this pans out. We have also given a notice to enter both suites, although I have given them to the weekend. Terry

Thank you Shewin and Rebecca. I will phone as soon as they open as I wish this to get done today. You have been so helpful. Terry

I decided that this requires a new topic from: Drug dealer in my rental. I have read a few posts about this but I am still not sure on the procedure. In the Alberta Residential Tenant Act, I can evict a tenant who does something illegal on the premises. They also say: He or she must give the...

QUOTE (RebeccaBryan @ Oct 14 2008, 01:46 PM) Give them a 24 hour notice as well telling them you would like to a regular inspection of your property. Let them know in the letter that you will be taking pictures and that you will be doing a thorough inspection. Let them know that you have had...

Rebecca, I just read your prior post again. Great job and I should have read it again earlier. I am visiting the police station first and I plan I will drop a neighbourhood letter in the mail boxes near my rental. It seems that this neighbourhood has many people that know each other and talk...