Category Archives: Blogs Posts

My Foreclosure Story

I had written an article a while ago outlining some of the difficulties I was experiencing with banks not renewing mortgages and I actually ended up with some calls and emails from various readers and investors telling me they had … Continue reading

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Town & Country Sales Fall, Luxury Home Sales Boom

It’s rather ironic to see the two headlines show up within a few days of each other and to realize both are occurring at the same time, but this is the current reality. It’s been explained that the slowdown in … Continue reading

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The US Foreclosure Market – Opportunity or Minefield?

It was only a couple of weeks ago that it was announced that Alberta is leading Canada with the dubious distinction of having more mortgages in arrears per capita than any other province.  The announcement stated that a whopping .74% … Continue reading

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Alberta Mortgage Arrears Increase By a Factor of Five!

If you missed the headlines the other day, Alberta is now leading the nation in mortgage arrears with .74 percent of the mortgages in the province in arrears. Just to put that in perspective that means out of every 10,000 … Continue reading

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Rising Interest Rates Indicate a Solid Canadian Economy?

With the current state of the US economy, the fragile state of several European countries and the general malaise of the world economy, the Bank of Canada is sending a strong signal out about how solid the Canadian economy is … Continue reading

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Canada Housing Bubble – Really?

Will it ever end? The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives just came out with their report that states ”Canada is experiencing, for the first time in the last 30 years, a synchronized housing bubble across the six largest residential real … Continue reading

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Canada’s Housing Bubble To Burst – What a Great Panic Headline!

It sounds like this headline is showing up all across Canada. Variations of this headline have been triggered by a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. In the report they talk about six major centers (two in … Continue reading

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Courthouse – Part 2

Want to know how to waste two hours of your time? Get subpoenaed as a witness and then discover that the officer neglected to update you that the court date changed, that’s how. What a pisser as I had things … Continue reading

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Bad Tenant – Off to The Courthouse!

OK, just so you know, this isn’t even an eviction. I had a tenant “allegedly” steal a vehicle from another tenant last year at knife point. I know, I get to deal with great people. Worse yet, this was part … Continue reading

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To Keep Receiving Updates Please See Below

In further efforts to streamline the process and to ensure I can get posts out more efficiently I am making a few changes again to the way I send out the posts. Unfortunately it does require everyone to re-register, fortunately … Continue reading

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Revelations

Revelations – Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized. Definition from Answers.com I was talking with a friend this morning (you know who you are and thank you!) about how angry I am with … Continue reading

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Have You Noticed All the For Sale Signs, Again?

Here it comes again! It seems as if every street you drive down lately has another house listed for sale with the big shiny Real Estate companies sign out front. Aren’t we supposed to be recovering and home prices were … Continue reading

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Am I Biased? Would You Rent to Them?

It seems like wingnuts are flying off the shelf these days and I am receiving even more content for a potential book about tenant stories. Here is the email I received the other day in response to one of my … Continue reading

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Negotiating Tips & Advice When Selling a Property

With the recent mortgage rule changes and then following that the slight increase in the Bank of Canada’s prime rate, more and more people are sitting back and waiting to see how the Real Estate market will be affected. While … Continue reading

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A Cautionary Tale From A Calgary Real Estate Investor

What better experience for a cautionary tale than to experience it yourself and then to tell others. Hopefully by sharing some of our experiences with you, it better prepares you if you also invest, or are thinking about it. So … Continue reading

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