Busy week here at MSB with posts every day. Next week will be a bit lighter since Monday is a holiday, however I will be publishing the last post from the “tenant from hell” trilogy. The last post is very much on the disgusting side and I’ve changed my mind several times about [...]

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Buying Vs Renting A House

by Mr. Cheap on July 28, 2010

This post was originally published on Mr. Cheap’s original blog. When he brought over all his posts, some of them didn’t make it so I’m planning to publish a few of them over time. These were written almost 3 years ago in case some of the references seem dated.
As much as I like [...]

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Finding New Tenants: Part 2

by Mr. Cheap on July 27, 2010

This series of posts is about my previous tenants leaving my investment condo and getting new tenants in place.  In Part 1 I wrote about why my tenants left and the official notice to vacate.
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I’ve touched on this in previous posts, and on comments on other blogs, but I’m a big believer in free advertising [...]

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Work Kills a Piece of my Soul Every Day

by Mr. Cheap on July 25, 2010

This post was originally published on Mr. Cheap’s original blog. When he brought over all his posts, some of them didn’t make it so I’m planning to publish a few of them over time. These were written almost 3 years ago in case some of the references seem dated.
Every so often I have [...]

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LinkStuff – Tour de France Edition

by Mike

Any cycling fans out there? I’ve managed to convert my wife to an avid fan.   This year’s Tour de France was quite exciting and you just can’t beat the scenery and interesting historic buildings along the route.
It looks like Contador will win this year. I am cheering for Schleck, but I always [...]

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Finding New Tenants: Part 1

by Mr. Cheap

I recently had my tenants give me notice and had to go through the process of finding tenants for the second time. I initially expected that it would quite straightforward, seeing as I’d gone through the process before and put quite a bit of thought into it at the time. Surprisingly, I found [...]

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Great book for Canadian Investors – Rob Carrick’s Guide to What’s Good, Bad and Downright Awful in Canadian Investments Review

by Mike

I recently picked up Rob Carrick’s new book “Rob Carricks’s Guide to What’s Good, Bad and Downright Awful in Canadian Investments Today“.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with Rob Carrick, he is the top personal finance journalist in Canada.  You can read his articles in the business section of the Globe and Mail.
This [...]

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Evicting A Senile Old Lady – A Tenant From Hell Story

by Mike

Most “tenant from hell” stories involve bad people who don’t pay their rent.  This one is a bit different…
This article was written by Rachelle: a real estate guru who works as a property manager and helps investors find rental properties in Toronto and surrounding areas.  She has recently started a very interesting [...]

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