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Tenants Who Smoke – A Slightly Dirty Love Affair
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. Tenants Who Smoke – A Slightly Dirty Love Affair. July 17, 2014. Like most landlords, I have a love/hate relationship. With smokers. They’re usually great tenants, pay on time and tend not to move as often as their fresh-air cousins. The hate (really, more of a dislike) comes when they move and it’s time to re-rent or sell. Flooring, paint, washing, ozone, and lots of fresh air. I’ve even had clients scrub walls with the commercial cleaner TSP. New buildings, tho...
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My 2014 Review
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. January 1, 2015. I have to say that 2014 was a year of massive changes. We’re going into 5 years in the business of helping people buy and sell and we’re finally properly conscious of what we know and don’t know. I’ve never been more excited for the future. Here’s the highlights:. 8211; Our move to do more business on the commercial ( multi-family. 8211; We made the RE/MAX Commercial Top 100 in March! If you’re buying your first apartment building he just might j...
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Edmonton Real Estate Prices Since 1962
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. Edmonton Real Estate Prices Since 1962. July 23, 2008. Note: Monthly prices last updated November 22, 2010. Subscribe to RSS or Email updates. To get the latest information. Here’s something a little different and kind of fun if you’re a big dork like me. I took the historical price data from the EREB. To use for your own manipulations. If you’ve surfed here looking for the price of your own home, you can signup for a free market evaluation. On my main site.
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Property Management
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. The Double Edged Sword of New Rental Construction. September 26, 2014. The Rural Alberta Advantage – 2013’s Apartment Vacancy and Rental Cost Survey! August 29, 2014. Tenants Who Smoke – A Slightly Dirty Love Affair. July 17, 2014. Calgary’s Freeman on the Land – Pure Nuts! September 26, 2013. 19 Reasons to Stop Whining About Property Managers. August 30, 2013. Two Secret Weapons for Investors. April 10, 2013. December 20, 2011. My Free Apartment E-Book.
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5 Tips To Sell Tenant Occupied Properties in Alberta
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. 5 Tips To Sell Tenant Occupied Properties in Alberta. April 29, 2014. I’m well known around my office. For knowing quite a bit about landlording and the laws that govern tenancies. For the push to actually get typing.). The essential question is two-fold. First, can I get rid of the tenant so I have a vacant property to market and sell? Second, if I’m selling with a tenant in place, how do I get in and how can I get vacant possession for the buyers? After giving ...
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The Rural Alberta Advantage – 2013’s Apartment Vacancy and Rental Cost Survey!
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. The Rural Alberta Advantage – 2013’s Apartment Vacancy and Rental Cost Survey! August 29, 2014. Ok, the title is a shameless plug for a great band. The Apartment Vacancy and Rental Cost Survey put out by the Alberta government’s Municipal Affairs department is only slightly less awesome. What is it? Here’s a quote from their introduction. A population between 1,000 and 9,999;. Thirty or more rental units; and. Or buyers working in Swan Hills, Tofield, Vegreville,...
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10 Reasons Why Tenants Should Give You Nightmares
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. 10 Reasons Why Tenants Should Give You Nightmares. February 28, 2010. There’s something that you start to learn after 15 years of property management and thousands of tenants. There’s nothing that will surprise or disgust you anymore. I don’t claim to have seen it all, but I’ve seen enough. The Giant TV of Doom. 8211; They’ll bounce the rent cheques. Don’t Pay ‘Till Stardate 2075.364. Slippery and Slimy, Creepy and Crawly. You try and shut a bird up. A tenant...
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Legal
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. February 14, 2006. I have worked for a property management company in a variety of positions, including resident manager and property management assistant. I have been involved with real estate since I was born. I am a third generation Alberta real estate investor. I am a member of the Real Estate Investment Network. My parents are as well. I do not have any financial ties to the property management company. This work by W. Chris Davies. Be Sociable, Share! Learn...
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Real Estate
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. Moshe Safdie: How to reinvent the apartment building in 5 minutes. September 26, 2014. 5 Tips To Sell Tenant Occupied Properties in Alberta. April 29, 2014. February 18, 2014. 5 Thoughts on Critical Mass. December 30, 2013. Three Basement Suite Tips and Free Plans! May 16, 2012. Canadian Condo Investing Book Winners! April 24, 2012. 10 Real Life #YEG Properties Meet the Zoopraisal Value Calculator. November 2, 2011. My Free Apartment E-Book. I'll Take It!
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11 Metrics for Your Real Estate Portfolio
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REIN, Real Estate, Stats, Music and More. 11 Metrics for Your Real Estate Portfolio. April 1, 2015. Pivot tables, pie charts, bubble graphs, colour-coded bar-scales! Ok, that’s just me. I do love data. One of my most read blog posts is really nothing more than a big spreadsheet of real estate values since 1962. NB no, I can’t update that post. The way they collect data has changed too much to have real ongoing numbers). Debt to Value (Book and Market). Operating Expense Ratio (OER). Speaking of lost-rent...
