Category Archives: General

Socialnomics – What the heck is social media?

I just finished a very interesting book called Socialnomics by Erik Qualman that covers how social media is transforming everything we do these days. If you haven’t been paying attention social media (or Web 2.0 as it is also known) … Continue reading

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Calgary Ranks as 23rd Most Affordable City in Canada

The Winnipeg based Frontier Centre released it’s report on housing affordability recently and proclaimed Calgary was ranked 23rd out of the 28 cities in their affordability index. The number one cities for affordability were Windsor and Thunder Bay. Can anyone … Continue reading

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Foreclosures in the US Continue to Rise in 2010

In previous articles, I have mentioned it is too early to jump into the US housing market unless you have a very long term plan. This latest article in Business Week seems to concur with my thoughts. 2009 was a … Continue reading

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No I’m Not Giving Up On Real Estate!

I had a few inquiries yesterday whether I was packing it in, this is far from what is happening. We are actually simplifying and this involves getting rid of quite a few of our current properties. Most of them are … Continue reading

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My Biggest Mistake of 2009

Another year has flown by and this particular year has had its share of headaches, heartache and economic impact virtually everywhere on the planet. Although hindsight is 20/20, reflecting back on this past year I have become mindfully aware of … Continue reading

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If You Are Following The Climate Talks

You probably heard Ontario and Quebec have started to gang up on Alberta. Ontario’s Environment Minister even called Alberta’s oil sands “an embarrassment”. Here’s a great story from the Financial Post that spills a bit more information that Ontario and … Continue reading

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Christmas Shopping Done Yet?

Back to the self promoting stage again. For those of you living in Calgary you have a great opportunity to check out an art show in the district of Tuscany that my wife Karen’s art group, the Riverview Artists are … Continue reading

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What Were They Thinking?

The capacity for people to continually astound me never seems to end. Here is an email I received today from someone looking for a room. Hello! The following is a reply to your “Rentals For Women, Short Term Shared Accommodation” … Continue reading

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Evicting Tenants – Drunks, Deadbeats and Problem Tenants Look Out

Do you realize the number one search string that brings people to this site is hinged around the word eviction? Ironically for the last three or four months my entire life has revolved around evicting problem tenants who believe they … Continue reading

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Obsession – And No It’s Not About Evictions Right Now!

We all tend to get a big caught up in our work and at times become obsessive about what we do. I think what we all have to remember is there is a between difference between being obsessive and being … Continue reading

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Gratuitous Self Promotion!

And it’s not even about me today! Once again my wife is downtown promoting here artwork at the TransCanada Pipeline building on the Plus 15 level along with the art group she belongs to. If you work downtown in Calgary, … Continue reading

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For People Looking For Change in Their Life

I get exposed to many different programs and events every month and I had a friend approach me about a venture he is involved in. In fact, it’s a joint venture, not just a venture. It’s a program to teach … Continue reading

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Has Police Tactical Visited Your Rental Lately?

Wow, what an interesting couple of days I’ve had. Would you like to hear some of it? It all started early Monday afternoon when I went to drop off a receipt to one of my shared accommodation tenants. Just to … Continue reading

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Tag: problem tenant

I’m trying out posterous, here’s the dark side of being a landlord. A tenant left this behind Posted via email from Investors Housez posterous Social Bookmarking

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Random Landlord Tips

Just so you know, you the readers are my best source of topics and posts. So if you have a question about Real Estate, being a landlord or wondering what the hell I do, send me an email or post … Continue reading

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