This current Carnival of Real Estate Investing (CoREI) is now up at Fliperati. There is some awesome content this week. TheLandLordBlog.com took top honours, and this blog earned honours as the first runner up (just ignore the words that precede the link: ‘in no particular order’) for this post on the cost of $70,000. Also [...]
Archive | November, 2006
How much does $70,000 cost?
Investment real estate is all about the numbers. A property is valued based on it’s revenue and expenses, and how much it will cost to buy the property. Some factors in this are renovation costs, deferred maintenance, legal fees, inspection (structural, engineering etc) fees etc. Since you are most likely using a fairly substantial amount [...]
10 Questions to Ask Your Realtor about Selling a House
1. Are you a full-time professional real estate agent? How long have you worked full time in real estate? How long have you been representing buyers? What professional designations do you have? Knowing whether or not your agent practices full time can help you determine potential scheduling conflicts and his or her commitment to your [...]
Preparing your home to sell fast and for top dollar
In preparing your house to sell, ask yourself over and over if your house looks like someone else’s dream house. Houses in move-in condition tend to be inviting to buyers; houses that are like new typically sell the fastest and procure the best price. With that in mind, here are a few things to consider [...]
Sweet Marketing
Always on the look out for excellence in branding, Scott Ginsberg endulges his sweet tooth: I recently sat down to dinner with my girlfirend at the famous Forest Park Boathouse. As usual, we checked out the design of the sugar packets on the table. <——And this is what we saw Ladies and gentlemen, I’m about [...]
Spotlight on Kitchener Waterloo
Turning our attention to local issues for a moment, I’m in the paper again! This time I appear with Brynn Varey, local entrepreneur extraordinaire. Brynn is the owner of Seniors Move and is an operating principle behind the newly formed corporation Age Wise Solutions Inc. Brynn and I were down at Conestoga College, Kitchener Waterloo [...]
What true Chutzpah looks like
I’ve always wanted a Porsche, since I was a little kid. I always thought that my first car would be a 911 or 928s, but alas today I drive one of these Swedish beauties I still have grand ambitions to acquire a Porsche, and I even have a friendly competition with Josiah Mackenzie and Jesse [...]
Always Remember
Today is Remembrance Day. I defer to my old friend Mark Graham, who reminds us why we remember: There is much for us to be proud of. During the First World War, Canadian soldiers were exemplary members of the Allied Forces. Having given lives loyally in the battle at the Somme and elsewhere, Canada came [...]
It’s Not About You!
Scott Ginsberg aka That Guy with the Name Tag of www.hellomynameisscott.com is the world’s foremost expert on nametags. He has worn one for 2200 days straight, and even has a nametag tattooed on his chest (true story). Today he pontificates on a few excuses people give for not wearing a nametag. I’m definately guilty of [...]
5 (x2) awesome ways to be GREAT!
Josiah Mackenzie, a young tycoon and good friend of mine, sent me an email this morning with some insights he gained in the past month * Make a conscious effort to keep in touch with your core group of friends and colleagues. It’s far too easy to let an important relationship fade away by being [...]
