Tell this to AIG QUOTE (housingrental @ Mar 31 2010, 10:48 AM) Insurance is a great business to be in

I think that he wants to know if it is easier to evict someone if he was to say his Mom was moving into the rental. QUOTE (housingrental @ Mar 29 2010, 07:19 AM) To clarify you`re worried about having to evict your mom in the future?

Just because you can`t find trends doesn`t mean that others can`t forecast a little bit better than you or I . I am just stating what I would like to see, which for the record is access to advertising on MLS and access to their database. Both of which may or may not come true one day, but it is...

Posting the house sales for a month or the average sales for the month is not really what I was thinking of doing. I would be much more detailed and if I would like to do an analysis of house prices for a 2 Bed/2 Bath condo in Calgary vs the historic prices of a SFH in Sudbury then I should be...

I am not saying that it should be free. I would be happy to pay a reasonable amount for the information I require, but why would the house I am buying have any effect on the cost of me accessing the information? Why would it cost more for me to have access to info when I am selling a $1 million...

This is exactly my point. A buyer with access to all the info that a Realtor has will be better off than those without. If I was a Realtor I would show the house that best fits the needs of my customers as living with my self is much more important than making money. Since there is this gray...

Where do you guys get your documents for the late payment, leases etc? I see you can buy them online but was wondering where you guys got them from. I don`t need them right now just curious to look at them since I always see people on here say "you should use a N9" and I have no idea what your...

I don`t know where in Europe you are talking about but in England and Wales (I believe the rest of the UK also) they do not have a MLS and there houses have a high value. The only reason for houses staying on the market for "months or years" (which is untrue in England and Wales) is because of...

LOL I totally agree. I have met a ton of Realtors and for the CREA president to say that all Realtors are more capable to learn that I am is just ridiculous. All of the Realtors that are complaining on here are obviously afraid that the monopoly is over. If Realtors thought that this was not...

One house vs every house in Canada is a little different. When you become that large you become a target, just look at Google, and Microsoft. QUOTE (Cargren @ Mar 23 2010, 12:23 PM) I would like this info too, Aiden. But tell me one thing. If you approached a home owner, say using Ron Legrand`s...

So you are saying the Realtors will look out for themselves...... Same thing for a buyer paying more for a house then. When a buyer agent makes money on how much you spend it feels a little bit of a gray area for some people. Again a good Realtor I would have no issue with but it is all the...

I believe there is a huge hole in the market when it comes to information access in regards to RE in Canada. If the Competition Bureau is going to help remove any of this dependency on Realtors then I welcome it. Even if this means that the buyer pays for the services they require. Also needing...

I would love to be able to see all of the information that the Realtors have access too, as I believe I would be more proactive in research then any Realtor who would help me find a house. Realtors have access to DOM, past sales prices, lot description, and a ton of other info which I would love...

This is kind of the point. Does it really take more work to sell a house at $450K vs $400? Then why would they charge more. They should sell for a flat rate depending on the house price (ie. $2000 for prices under $200K, $3000 for house between $200K-500K etc). By allowing people to place an ad...

I just couldn`t use the stock peices as they were 3" too short for my cabinets. You could order the custom cut counters for a good price (and they only charge about $100 for deliv and install) but for me it was just easier to go elsewhere. Ikea does have some nice solid surface counters for a...

I was just wondering if a 3.69% 5 yr fixed is a good rate or not? Seems good compared to posted but wondering what you guys think. Also a prime -.4 is on offer for variable is what you guys are seeing too?

I ended up buying the ikea cabinets and they have turned out great. The counter top is not very good from ikea but the cabinets are very good so far.

QUOTE (retiredby50 @ Mar 15 2010, 09:12 AM) Background: I found a foreclosure in Marlborough, NE Calgary at a decent price. It's a 4 level split, 3 beds up, enough room to park 5 cars, plus a large heated double garage out back, and an illegal suite in the basement. The cash flow would be...

QUOTE (benho2006 @ Mar 11 2010, 03:16 PM) So what mortgage products are available at the end of term when you don't want to sell the property but want to purchase another primary residence? Alternative scenario, you want to hold onto the property but need to move from say, vancouver to ottawa...

QUOTE (LeighF @ Mar 11 2010, 06:44 AM) I have 4 condos right now, (planning on more) that I am holding long term. This is going to be our retirement nest egg. I cannot (and do not want to) rely on stocks and mutual funds to supplement our retirement. I could care less if I ever invested in...