I have just sent an e-mail to the referral forum monitor to put some wonderful renovation fellows to the list. We have been trying to get some renovations done in our Hamilton 4-plex (rebuilding a tricky bathtub area, minor carpentry repairs in the unit and outside). Many contractors visited...

I have just sent an e-mail to the referral forum monitor asking for an entry of some wonderful renovation fellows in the Hamilton area. We had been trying to get some renovations done in our Hamilton 4-plex (rebuilding a tricky bathtub area, minor carpentry repairs in the unit and outside)...

I am in the process of buying a townhouse in London, Ontario and need to find a property inspector. Can anyone recommend a local inspector there? (I did check the referral section in the members resource area of myREINspace, but it only has Alberta and Toronto.) Thanks!

As I type this from my new winter home in Arizona (closed 4 days ago), I feel the need to express my thanks to Don, Russell and the REIN team for their huge part in my real estate investing success. With their support and the training/mentoring they have provided, my wife and I are a giant step...

I am looking to get some cross Canada real estate investing experts to share their expertise on a cruise from Miami to Bahamas November 21-24, 2008. Topics of interest will include: investment strategies, local real estate market knowledge, financing, legal, property management, tenant...

I opened up a hydro and water bill for my 4 plex in Hamilton and am quite shocked at the amounts. It seems that the water bill for the past 2 months has jumped from 1.7 cubic metres a day last year to 8.66 cubic metres. My water and sewer charge for 2 months (Aug/Sep) is almost $1,000! I have...

Our "tenant from hell" played the game very well and managed to stay in one of our properties for 6 months without paying rent. It was a lease option deal where she was clearly trying to use up her initial (non refundable) deposit as she knew she would not get it back just walking away from the...