"...but the neighbour will not allow access to her side..." Got to wonder about the mentality of people like this. They *really* thought they would never have to interact with neighbors when they bought a structure that physically attached them to their neighbors?

Thank you Thomas. I have read a few of those posts already and found them quite illuminating. For now, I am indeed playing the role of Real Estate Philosopher, but as early as springtime next year I expect to be ready (downpayment-wise) to pull the trigger on something so the timing may...

First, thanks to all for taking the time. As a background I am looking into Real Estate as an investment because I got turned on to some of the Rich Dad ideas about using other people's money to get control of assets that provide cash flow. I also like their idea of being a business owner...

Me too please!

I'm more than halfway through Don Campell's book on the ACRE system and I really like the systematic approach he advocates. Before starting the book I made some effort to discover some price-to-rent ratios for properties in areas of Calgary that I thought might be up-and-coming. The first...

In a scenario where the utilities are part of rent, how does a landlord protect themselves from people who mine bitcoins or somehow otherwise consume oversized amounts of resources? Do you just put kWh limitations right into the lease?

Hey Thomas, this may be off topic but since Calgary is part of Alberta, do you have thoughts about the new council possibly solving the Secondary Suites issue? I'm wondering what a simplified or streamlined process would to to rent levels. Obviously the econ-101 answer is that rents will fall...