Francis: Hmmmm. Yup, his track record (and his wife`s) is excellent! PS: No more "pawing" around! ;-) You and J need to get going. My best to the family.

I also must applaud the folks at Rent Check for the services they provide! I have been with them for some 7 years now and have also participated in the development of the site. Access is the best part. It is totally web based, and covers both Credit offices in Canada, an excellent tenant...

First things first. No one can block an entrance or exit, or inhibit access or egress to a unit. This has everything to do with local and provincial fire codes. It is most likely that your local municipal act or provincial tenant act may provide grounds for immediate action to begin exiting...

Gene: Rent Check Corp has the ability to do corporate background checks, along with the more traditional needs of the rental market. RentCheck Corp If this link should not work type in the following to your browser : www.rentcheckcorp.com/ Hope this will help you out. Bob

Your best solution is the one that will satisfy your intentions for the property, and the type of client that you are attracting. As always, unless you are flipping, there will be multiple solutions for a simple need. Bathroom ventilation, be it by an opening window or by an exhaust fan, is...

Here`s an alternative. Windows in shower areas seem to be both a long term water hazard and also a potential privacy issue. If the bathroom does not have a ventilation fan, consider installing one. As to the window, consider installing glass block! It is both a structural element, and...

QUOTE (suzy @ Dec 3 2007, 05:33 PM) I purchased 2 investment condos recently and according to my realtor, I do not need to purchase insurance coverage for these condos since the condo fees already covers insurance for the building. As such, I haven`t purchased insurance yet. My tenants got...

QUOTE (donksky @ Nov 22 2007, 07:30 PM) Anyone here with in favour of the above? I`ve heard/seen horror stories here & elsewhere about buying power of sales from owner-occupants who trash the property & heard that power of sales in Canada are not really too far off market price/value (is this...