QUOTE (VicChung @ Apr 14 2009, 07:02 PM) REIN has been promising a presentation on RTOs. REIN staff, do we have a date for a presentation on RTO and Lease to Own? I guess it depends on where you are, Vic. Mark did a good one here in Ontario in March, and he was interviewed in the downloads...

QUOTE (surfermoe @ Apr 11 2009, 10:41 PM) John, I`ll be on the look-out for your "Invest in Ottawa Real Estate" shirt. Good one! Moe I`m a tall, slender blond guy, if that helps. Please come up and introduce yourself, though! Have a good one! JohnS

QUOTE (Itsik @ Apr 11 2009, 09:17 PM) Where is it happening? Mississauga? Toronto? Going by the REIN site, it says that it`s technically in Brampton, but from those of us not from the GTA, it all counts as Toronto, I`m afraid. Have a good one! JohnS

I actually found out that CAA gave me a better rate, so if you have it, you might want to check that rate. Otherwise, the REIN rate is pretty good. Have a good one, all! JohnS

I went with the Marriott Toronto Airport, as that was the one that REIN has the deal with. My whole logic was based on the fact that people would be at the bar after, actually. Chances are I`ll be there both Friday (after the meeting) and Saturday night, wearing a denim shirt that says "Invest...

Hi Moe. I haven`t gone for a while, so I`m planning on heading down to it. I`m sure we can find a way to hook up at some point. Have a good one! JohnS

This is something I don`t know a lot about, but aren`t the vast majority of rent-to-owns done by people trying to buy their own home? Meaning, they`re not real estate investors, but people whose credit is poor so they have problems buying their own home. The fact that he said he was an...

QUOTE (NorthernAlex @ Mar 4 2009, 09:51 AM) Mark, did they take everything with them? I remember reading something, that the landlord has to store for 2 months if they didn`t take everything with them. "HEEEEY, I HAD A $2,000 DIAMOND RING HIDDEN IN THE SHELF!" Maybe someone know more about...

QUOTE (wealthyboomer @ Feb 24 2009, 01:48 AM) Didn`t CMHC buy up some of the bank mortgages that they were insuring? Isn`t that a `form` of Bailout? As I understand it, which very easily could be wrong, that would have counted as "government intervention", but not a bailout. A bailout implies...

Well, it`s not a book, but you might want to check it out anyway. 40 great speeches, condensed into 2 minutes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wRkzCW5qI...feature=related Have a good one, all! JohnS

QUOTE (LeighF @ Feb 7 2009, 08:14 AM) Hi there I was wondering if the folks at REIN considered scheduling some workshops/monthly meetings on the weekends once in a while. I live in Fort Mac and would love to attend a monthly REIN meeting once in a while, but find it very difficult to get to...

QUOTE (GarthChapman @ Jan 28 2009, 11:37 PM) Agreed. Iggy is smart and articulate. He is a lifelong academic and author. And very good at both those noble professions. He has never spent a day making a living in the real world. None of his experience makes him even remotely qualified to lead a...

QUOTE (dannielsen @ Jan 22 2009, 04:07 PM) I always to fit some humor in my day. And there is no funnier cartoon to read than Calvin and Hobbs. A recommend buying one of his many books and reading a few short pages when ever you need a good laugh or after a tough day. Make me laugh every time...

QUOTE (Sarnia @ Jan 17 2009, 08:53 PM) why woul the selling realtor be entitled to anything, the deal fell through, an offer was made - rejected by the seller - the listing taken off the market, there is no contract in place - i am just trying to understand why...can you explain further...if he...

QUOTE (ZanderRobertson @ Dec 18 2008, 07:41 PM) As much as the employees options are limited, aren`t employers options limited to who is knowledgeable enough and willing to do the work just like every other industry? In the case of specialized work, doesn`t their specialization give them even...

QUOTE (stephen @ Dec 18 2008, 02:11 AM) ...you have good arguements which praise the liberals and bash Harper... ...but to point out all his faults and then put on blinders to the faults of the liberals does not give much credibility to your arguements.... Yeah, I just doublechecked my...

QUOTE (stephen @ Dec 18 2008, 02:11 AM) Tough on crime is not ass backwards soft on crime is! let me ask you, How does crime look in singapore where they are tough or mabey in New York where mayor Rudy implimented the 'broken windows theory"? The liberals fared pretty bad on environment not to...

QUOTE (Nukav @ Dec 17 2008, 10:46 PM) I have never figured out why some people as so against Harper. As an open-minded Conservative I seriously listen to Politics with an ear to what makes sense...if I felt any other Party had a better solution they would have my support. I have yet to hear...

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Dec 17 2008, 09:05 PM) They have changed because the FACTS have changed ! At least he is honest .. btw: Apparently KFC has come with a new bucket to support the new coalition: it will consist only of left wings and bums. Honest? I don`t think I`ve ever heard that...

QUOTE (ZanderRobertson @ Dec 14 2008, 11:46 PM) yes the surplus days are over, for a while anyways. how long, i don`t know. do you? my point in bringing it up was to contrast it with what the film shows...i.e., that while the USA has been growing their deficits for 8 years, Canada has been quite...