QUOTE (GarthChapman @ Oct 13 2008, 10:35 PM) Terry, great to see you have quickly taken action. You do not need to give any notice at all that you will not be renewing a fixed term lease. You can, but you are not required to. Next go read the Landlord Tenant Act - you may find something in...

We had a similar situation with an inspector not finding a couple of major mold problems. One on each side of a duplex. We had the previous owner sign a disclosure sheet but he was a landlord and I can`t prove he would know about the "covered up problem". We have fixed both properties...

QUOTE (wealthyboomer @ Oct 13 2008, 05:57 PM) You can post an ad on Kijiji & Craigslist, in the wanted sections Also keep an eye on there in the FREE section. This summer there were some cabinets that were in fantastic shape that people were just giving away. Thanks. Along with REIN, I put an...

The bargain finder is a great place to start for furniture and Habitat`s REstore. Terry

I went to the local police station and they are closed today. A few months ago the police were at the home. We were notified a couple of days later by the downstairs tenant (the one the letter writer said is in on the drug dealing). When I tried to get information on why they were at the home...

QUOTE (Dan_Eisenhauer @ Oct 13 2008, 10:04 AM) Don Campbell told us at a recent REIN meeting that Habitat for Humanity has a "Restore" store in most cities, a place that sells used and recycled building materials. Give Habitat a call to see if there is such a store in Calgary. If not, I am...

This issue has two parts to it. We received a threatening letter this morning taped to our personal house door. The letter tells us that our rental home is inhabited by drug dealers and if we don`t evict them right away (both the upper and lower suite) that the letter writers will be forced...

I am LOOKING FOR A GOOD set of kitchen cupboards for a small basement kitchen/laundry room. If anyone is renovating and throwing away somewhat good upper/lower cabinets, I would love to look at them (Calgary area). I have a maximum 60" on a back wall with about 48" on the left hand side (when...

We spent about $30k on mentoring and courses before we joined REIN. While there was a lot of information that was good, we also had to "re-learn" a lot of the information we were given. Buy the Rich Dad Books. We read them and the principles in them are great for personal development. Think...

I was the one who recommended Peter from the resource directory. He is an electrician but he also does plumbing and is gold when it comes to a contractor. MCJ Contracting (Peter Hildahl) - 403-370-9180 - Calgary I have also used S & R Siding Inc - Natalie Viklund, President: [email protected] -...

QUOTE (craigw @ Sep 10 2008, 07:06 AM) Hi Terry, I am a contractor in Calgary. I can be reached at 403-818-2868. Craig Williams WrenCorp Developments Thanks a bunch. Craig is going to help us out. Terry

I am looking for someone to excavate around a foundation, install weeping tile (if not there all ready), repair and seal the existing foundation. We have discovered that the property we bought in February has an addition with that looks like the foundation is pressure treated wood with a...

BECOME A GRADER Quoted from the website: We invite informed, interested and involved Calgarians to be citizen graders for the 2008 Vital Signs Report. Calgary’s Vital Signs was launched in 2007 by The Calgary Foundation as a catalyst for community awareness, dialogue and action. Part of this...

We are happy that we convinced friends of ours to rent out their house when they bought before selling their existing house. They listed the house and saw no activity but the house rented within days when they put it on one of the online rental sites. They had a lot of equity that they used...

I am not saying you should always do things this way but I bought a property I saw in a MLS listing a couple of years ago and we did fantastic. The property was listed for a long time and the person really wanted to sell. Fortunately (in this case) we did not have a realtor at the time and we...

My husband and I spent a lot of money on real estate seminars and mentorships (even one with a Calgary guru) before joining REIN and it always seemed that we weren`t getting enough information to go forward. We are sooo happy that we joined REIN. The biggest indicator that REIN was a good...

QUOTE (brentmatheson @ Mar 6 2008, 10:50 PM) Just wondering if sellers are having any luck selling through Comfree or other private methods. MLS sales seem to be normal, but Comfree sales have significantly dropped off over the last few months. Comfree seemed to be real popular last winter when...

QUOTE (kenko @ Mar 5 2008, 11:59 PM) I have been there before. I would say it`s a good program overall. However, must keep your mind open. And it`s pretty good idea to leave your credit card at home, as they still do quite a bit of selling. Overall, the course is good for discover yourself...

QUOTE (wgraham @ Feb 29 2008, 08:17 AM) I am currently looking at a property and have an accepted offer. After having the inspection done we discovered that it has a wood foundation (it was not noted in the mls listing) We believe the foundation is structurally sound but I am more concerned...

I get a new property on Friday (in Calgary). The property is 2 sides of a duplex that I have a commitment to house foreign workers (furnished). In this I will be paying utilities and they will not need the 4 car garage. I also have a commitment to rent out the garage heated. This is where my...