Category Archives: Landlord Advice

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Alberta Eviction Questions and Answers

Can you get evicted in the winter in Alberta? Is it expensive to evict a tenant? How long does an eviction in Alberta take? These questions and more are answered for you. 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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It Begins Again – Evicting a Difficult Tenant in Calgary

The story of SWAT boy carrys on, and it just keeps getting better, fortunately I am trying to take the positive lessons from this. First I screwed up. Everyone take note, don’t fill out eviction forms when you are frustrated … Continue reading

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Why Am I Still Getting Evicted?

Because SWAT showed up you moron and that counts as the final strike! The full SWAT story is available here, Has Police Tactical Visited Your Rental Property Lately? So by the title, you can guess I had an interesting day … 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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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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Bonus Landlord Tips – For After You Filled That Vacancy

I told you I had made some upgrades, so here is a new option, if you want to listen to this bonus tip, it’s available just above, so click on the arrow above (or triangle whatever you think it is) … Continue reading

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Landlord Tips – Filling Vacancies 5 of 5 in a Series of Landlord Tips

The problem with the majority of these tips is that they are all common sense, after the fact. When you are busy rushing to fill a vacancy with everything else going through your mind it’s just natural to miss something. … Continue reading

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Landlord Tip – Filling Vacancies 4 of 5 in a Series of Landlord Tips

This landlord tip seems like common sense, but it is amazing how many times landlords show up just moments before the tenants do, or worse yet after they do. You never know what could be awaiting you and if you … Continue reading

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Landlord Tips – Filling Vacancies 2 of 5 in a Series of Tips

Wondering how to fill vacancies faster? One secret is to book crowds! To find out what this means read the latest Landlord Tip we have for you. Continue reading

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Landlord Tips – Filling Vacancies 1 of 5 in a Series of Tips

I seemed to get a pretty good response with the last series of landlord tips I put together from our own experience and from information we acquired since joining REIN. To extend the series I have put together some specific … Continue reading

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Bonus Landlord Tips For Landlords of Course!

Just to close off my seven Landlord Tips I am throwing in two additional tips for landlords or those thinking about becoming a landlord. I’ve been getting some pretty consistent feedback from readers via email so if you are looking … Continue reading

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Landlord Tips #7, Cash Flow is King

When property values were shooting up like crazy every year, cash flow wasn’t quite as important to investors as simply acquiring properties. Now with flat or even negative markets the realization for many is that without cash flow your business … Continue reading

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Landlord Tips #6, Be Slow to Choose Tenants and Fast to Take Action on Problem Tenants

Many of these tips fit overlap and this one overlaps with Tip #2, Screening Your Tenants and Tip #4 Don’t Re-Act, Pre-Act. As I stated before, the first tenant applicant is not typically the best tenant. While it is often … Continue reading

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