Monthly Archives: March 2009

Setting Goals for Real Estate Investing

Dave and I are practicing our video creation skills for a video series we’re going to start recording in April. As part of that, we’ve been recording lots of different videos. This video is all about setting goals for real … Continue reading

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Finding Rental Property Locations

We’re slowly learning how to record, edit and post videos. We will continue to get better – we promise! In the meantime, here’s a video filmed in Nanaimo, on what makes a good rental property area. And, specifically, I talk … Continue reading

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Why Real Estate Investing Partnerships can be like Chocolate Bars

The main reason my husband and I were able to build a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio in less than eight years is because we found a few trustworthy partners. After we made two purchases, one of our partners became preoccupied … Continue reading

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Upgrades to Negotiate with a Builder when buying a New Home in Today’s Market

Last week Dave wrote about our friends that just purchased a new house in Toronto. They did a fantastic job of negotiating the best price AND a ton of upgrades into their deal. Dave didn’t take the credit for the … Continue reading

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Video On Potential Redevelopment Land in Nanaimo’s Departure Bay Area

We were in Nanaimo, B.C. last weekend meeting with our property manager and checking out a few of our properties. While we were there we shot a few videos around town. This video is of a 1 acre site just … Continue reading

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Scared of Real Estate Deals on Friday the 13th?

Well, here we are Friday the 13th and wouldn’t you know it, almost everyone is scared to do almost anything – especially buy real estate! “Prices forecasted to drop 10% this year”, yells the newspaper! It is a scary time! … Continue reading

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Read This Before You Sign Up for Any Real Estate Investing Course

We felt swindled. We’d spent nearly $20,000 on several instructional programs, on a mentor for our real estate investments, and to incorporate. Despite all of that, my husband and I found ourselves in court trying to defend fire code violation … Continue reading

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New Article in Early to Rise: The First Step to Becoming a Millionaire Real Estate Investor

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat “I don’t much care where…” said Alice “Then it doesn’t matter which … Continue reading

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Guest Article at Must Know Investing: Finding Real Estate Investing Bargains

The Stanley Cup winner of the  Carnival of Real Estate #131 was an article by Dan Melson called “Confusing Past Performance and the Present Situation with Future Planning“. The article ended with a fabulous summary: You can always find a … Continue reading

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Carnival of Real Estate #131 – Hockey Night in Canada Style!

Today is Dr. Seuss’s birthday. If he were still alive he would be turning 105 today. So, Dr. Seuss was going to be the theme for this carnival – except my husband Dave thought not a lot of people would … Continue reading

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