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  1. PaulPoulsen

    Condo board charge back (Edmonton).

    Can a condominium property manager, on behalf of the condo board, force access to a unit for maintenance and charge back any expense associated with forcing that access to the unit owner? For example, each owner in the complex receives a notice from the PM stating that a contractor will be...
  2. PaulPoulsen

    Condo board in Alberta - policy vs bylaw

    I own a condo in west Edmonton and for just about as long as I can remember, the board has collected a security deposit to protect against damage done to common areas during move-ins and move-outs. No problem. Now the board has informed owners that effective immediately, on top of the...
  3. PaulPoulsen

    Edmonton PM for short-term/executive rental?

    An acquaintance asked me for a referral for a property manager in Edmonton that specializes in short-term and/or executive rentals and I've come up blank. Is there anyone you can recommend?
  4. PaulPoulsen

    Uncooperative board members.

    I'm the president of a small, three member condo board here in Edmonton. The complex is currently in the process of moving from one property manager to another and as such, there are a few little tasks that the board needs to complete as we make this change. The current challenge is getting...
  5. PaulPoulsen

    Multi-family sign?

    I sit on a condo board that would like to tidy up the Realtor signs in front of the complex. Right now, Realtors are putting up their own signs when they have a listing and the yard is looking more than a little cluttered. We'd like to provide one of the large posts that allow sellers to use...
  6. PaulPoulsen

    Condominium law in Edmonton.

    One of the condo boards I sit on is looking to revised its bylaws. Part of this process will include passing a special resolution (or a series of special resolutions) where 75% of 75% of all owners will need to agree that these new bylaws will replace the old bylaws. It`s a fairly large complex...
  7. PaulPoulsen

    How far should I bend?

    I had a couple that were long-term tenants (3+ years). Rent was always on time, very friendly, just generally good people that I was happy to have as tenants. They started renting a 1 bedroom unit from us and later decided they`d like something bigger. We had a 2 bedroom suite come available...
  8. PaulPoulsen

    Effectiveness of letter writing

    Many moons ago at a REIN meeting, Don referenced the effectiveness of writing letters to elected officials. It seems to me that he mentioned each letter a politician receives is considered to represent 10 or 100 or however many other people that couldn`t be bothered to put pen to paper. Does...
  9. PaulPoulsen

    Question about the responsibility of the person actually paying the rent.

    Last fall, we rented a suite to a young girl that was a client of Chimo Youth Retreat here in Edmonton. The tenant was attending school and also working part-time. As long as she kept her grades up and was employed, Chimo would pay her rent. She was a quiet girl that took relatively good care...
  10. PaulPoulsen

    For those that missed it...

    http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=1065289434
  11. PaulPoulsen

    Common area smells like marijuana.

    I had one of my tenants call me tonight and complain about a strong smell of marijuana in the common area. She tells me that the smell has been prevalent for some time and is now getting stronger and is becoming a problem as she`s beginning to smell it in the suite. I`ve never noticed the...
  12. PaulPoulsen

    GREAT article in the Journal today...

    The guy in the picture looks pretty familiar but I almost didn`t recognize him without a tie! http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Ed...2987/story.html
  13. PaulPoulsen

    The Crisis of Credit Visualized

    http://www.crisisofcredit.com/ Kind of a cool video.
  14. PaulPoulsen

    Edmonton Vacancy Rates Rise

    http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Edmonton+ap...2473/story.html I love the tone of this story. "Vacancies are rising! Rents are moderating!" When the uninitiated and unsophisticated start freaking about about Edmonton`s soaring vacancy rate, remind them that 2.4% is very, very low. Rents also...
  15. PaulPoulsen

    Ignore list?

    Is there an option to build an ignore list at MyREINSpace? Some forums have an option where I can automatically block topics or posts by certain users but I haven`t been able to find such a feature here.
  16. PaulPoulsen

    The often discussed VTB.

    I`m hoping to use a VTB to purchase our next property. MyREINSpace has tons of great info but there`s one question I can`t seem to find anywhere: Should I be prepared to pay a premium for the VTB? I`m not talking about the money that the vendor will be carrying; I`m referring to the first...
  17. PaulPoulsen

    Canceled condo project in Calgary.

    When I was in Calgary for the Western Conference, I remember hearing something about a downtown condo project that was canceled or postponed. Being from Edmonton, I didn`t really pay attention to the story but now I`ve got a buddy from Cowtown that`s emailed me asking what, if anything, this...
  18. PaulPoulsen

    Buy one, get one free.

    I suspect there`s more to it than is mentioned in the article but still kind of a neat idea. http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNew...20080603?rpc=92
  19. PaulPoulsen

    First Time I`ve Seen This Scam...

    We`ve got a house for rent in the southwest part of Edmonton. Since we`ve been advertising, we`ve received more than our fair share of bogus emails. All of these emails usually are targeted at us landlords but tonight I ran into something different that I thought I should share with all of you...
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