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    Buying First home with basement suite. Seeking advice!

    I agree with "a suite that stands a good chance of being legalized". Leaves your options open. When it rains, it pours, so assume it will be the worst time in your life/economy when suite decisions need to be made. In addition to legal requirements (windows, parking, fire proofing) I would...
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    Tax Time!

    I suggest you go to the CRA website and start reading if you haven't already. There are several bulletins that can help although some take more thought than others! I'm not sure if your property is suited or if you are renting out rooms. I believe CRA wants you to separate out personal vs...
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    2012 Real Estate Predictions-- Winner Announced

    Good idea, this has made me decide if/how these economic issues will affect me! 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. b tiebreaker-4.2 % Thanks,
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    not rendering properly on firefox...

    The new posts and logout buttons overlap on Google Chrome.
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    Major Policy Change from Scotiabank this morning

    Thanks for the info Rob. Not something I would like to be surprised about! Do you think the same rules apply when renewing at end of term? Thanks,
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    Maintenance budgets for single family / suited properties!

    we use 8 % for our older yet renovated suited properties.
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    Illegal Suites

    I second Brett's thoughts. I have survived the process in Red Deer and it has been time consuming and has required persistence. I think Red Deer's process is more onerous than Edmonton's, but less so than Calgary's. It took us 1.5 years to get through it all, and only because we were...
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    Variable or Fixed

    According to Peter Kinch, variable is cheaper 88% of the time.** By deduction, that implies that fixed is cheaper 12% of the time. Michael I'd say by deduction if variable is cheaper 88 % of the time, then fixed is equal to or less than 12 % of the time. :) I think we all agree that...
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    Olympic Village Condos in Vancouver

    Thanks, Thomas. I'll pass it along.
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    Olympic Village Condos in Vancouver

    Hi everyone, I have a friend who is asking about the Olympic Village housing that the city is selling next week? Does anyone know anything about this or a possible contact? Thanks,
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    Gov`t of Alberta Housing and Urban Affairs Monthly Report

    Hi all, I recently found this report. You can go to the website and subscribe to it if you are interested. Attached files Housing Bulletin December2010.pdf (1.4 MB)Â
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    Is there a sophisticated Real estate investor who would share some feedback?

    Hi Dave, I have a friend in Lethbridge who has the same kind of rental properties that I do in Red Deer, so we compare notes. I think she has had less vacancy issues than I have this year. I think Lethbridge is a bit more of an even market than Red Deer and Lethbridge seems to have a delay...
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    How to upload pictures?

    Thanks to both of you. I'll give each a try.
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    How to upload pictures?

    Hi there, What is the best way to upload a picture for a classified ad? When posting the ad, under options it will only allow a picture of 64kb, and my picture is so microscopic that most viewers won't even notice it. The help section wants you to upload a picture in the media gallery...
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