I've recently had some issues with an unauthorized basement suite in Edmonton. Long story short, we had a bad apple tenant, she filed a complaint with the City, and we are now faced with the decision to either decomission the suite, or to obtain the proper permits and legalize it. Can anyone...

I was curious to know if anyone else had any tips or tricks for me pertaining to advertising on Kijiji? I was informed last week that I could no longer post rental ads for free on their site. They advised me that as of about a year ago, anyone renting out properties as a "business", regardless...

Can anyone recommend a solid Calgary based Property Management company that could take care of a small portfolio consisting of 3-4 single family homes? Thanks!

I just wanted to share a personal story here and give kudos to my mortgage broker who was very patient and persistent with me throughout the entire time on this deal. I removed conditions on a suited single family home back in mid- May, with a closing date of August 1st. As I have done this many...

I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this subject for me? I was told through the grapevine that the landlord MUST supply utilities (hydro, gas, electrical) in Ontario, and that this was legislated through the Residential Tenancy Act. I could not find any record of this online, and...

I was curious to know if anyone has purchased any rental property in Texas? I have been looking at some single family dwellings in Dallas. Houses in the Northern suburbs can go from $100,000 to $200,000 for 3 BR, 2 bath 1500 sqft-2000 sqft bungalows in good neighborhoods. Rents are decent, and...

Does anyone out there know of a good, reputable, service oriented collections agency that operates in BC`s lower mainland? I am looking for a company that handles residential property management debt collections, and not strictly commercial as a lot of them see to do. Thank you! Chris

Can anyone out there recommend a good realtor in Montreal that has experience dealing with investors? I know that la belle province has some major hurdles (poor manufacturing based economy, tough landlording laws, language issues, political issues, etc.), but I`ve heard stories of major cash...

I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience removing spray enamel grafitti from a steel overhead garage door? The garage at our place near 118 ave in Edmonton was lucky enough receive an "extreme makeover" . It would seem that many of the homes in the neighborhood have received the...

I was wondering if anyone else out there had noticed if their mortgages were being reported on their credit bureau? For years now there has been talk of lenders reporting as is the case in the US, but I had not personally experienced this until just a few months ago. My mortgages with Citizens...

Was wondering if anyone out there has purchased rental property in Mission, BC? There are tremendous amount of "BC boxes" with 3 bedrooms up and 2 bedroom suites for sale out there right now. Based on my analysis they should be able to cash flow with as little as 10% on the downstroke, but I...

Can anyone out there recommend a good realtor in Calgary that has experience working with out of province investors? I`m looking for someone that understands the rental market and the neccessity of being cash-flow positive. Thanks

Looking for anyone that might be able to give me some advice here. We recently purchased a SFD in Edmonton with a mother in law suite in the basement. Over the past 5 years of investing, we have about added about 15 very similar properties to our portfolio. The suite, like most in the City of...

I was wondering if anyone out there has purchased any rental property in the US? With our high dollar and the plummeting values in select US markets, some of these areas suddenly warrant further study in my opinion. I would love to hear from anyone that has purchased investment properties in the...