Welcome to the Edmonton Revenue
Property Investors Monthly Newsletter
It's
time again and the
monthly association meeting of our group has arrived. For
those of you new to this e-mailing here are the particulars.
Once
a month on the second Tuesday of each month a
like-minded group of real estate investors meet on the
second floor at Rosie’s Restaurant. Located at the corner
of 105 St. and 80 Ave. Networking starts at 6:00 and the
meeting starts at 7:00 pm. You are cordially being invited to
attend. Attendees are required to pay
$10 at the door. There is no annual membership charge yet. All
attendees and visitors are asked to buy
$6 worth
of food to support the use of Rosie’s Restaurant
2nd floor meeting room, and please generously tip your
server, this helps to support our free use of the meeting
room. Please
bring a few of your used real estate or self help books that
you no longer require to donate to our library or door
prizes. If you park to the east of Rosie’s in the strip mall
parking lot, please pick up a free parking pass from the bar
to put on your windshield.
Each meeting is different as we may bring in special
guest speakers for each meeting. Each speaker is uniquely
qualified in his or her own specific field of expertise.
Even a seasoned investor will be pleasantly surprised with
the knowledge gained from attending our meetings. We
encourage all attendees to participate at the meetings by
asking our speakers your pertinent questions. We need and
appreciate your input at all meetings. Like-minded investors
can and do learn and help each other to achieve success.
We really do look forward to seeing you and please bring a friend to our
next meeting. If you have a friend that you feel would
like to be put on our e-mail list send their e-mail to me.
Our guest speaker
this month will be:
Michelle Macdonald
Owner/Operator
PropertyGuys.com Edmonton
Phone: 780-416-7653
www.PropertyGuys.com
Who
we are Nationally:
PropertyGuys.com
is Canada's Largest & Leading Private Sale Network
helping clients sell their properties across Canada for the
past 10 years! With our industry leading "No
Commission" System, our clients have enjoyed the
benefits of a program which is affordable, effective and
designed to eliminate the high cost of commission based
sales, saving millions of dollars for our clients in the
process. We
have over 100 franchise locations and are represented in
over 600 communities from coast to coast.
PropertyGuys.com has won the prestigious 2008 Award
of Excellence from the Canadian Franchise Association making
it one of the most sought after and appealing franchises to
own today. Corporately,
they are committed to having private sale professionals
educating and supporting Canadians in every market which is
creating a system for buyers and sellers to connect.
Who
we are Locally:
Locally,
PropertyGuys.com has been in operation since June 14 of
2007. Tanya and Thomas Hurley and Michelle and Bill
Macdonald own the Edmonton and Area Franchise which services
Edmonton and the counties of Strathcona, Sturgeon, Parkland,
Leduc and Wetaskawin.
Michelle
and Bill:
We
are real estate investors ourselves and have always had a
keen interest in real estate and self employment.
With a background in sales and after researching
opportunities to begin ourown business in property
management, Michelle heard of PropertyGuys.com through her
friend Tanya who had bought the franchise locally.
Keenly interested in purchasing our own franchise
location initially, Tanya called Michelle in September of
2007 asking if the Macdonald’s would be interested in
joining them in their local franchise operation.
Tanya
& Tom Hurley:
We
purchased the PropertyGuys.com Franchise in May of 2007
after years of searching for a business that was in line
with ourstrong interests in real estate and photography.
After having sold three of our own properties
privately in the past, we whole-heartedly believe in
“private sale” and in the strong system that
PropertyGuys.com offers nationally.
After reading about PropertyGuys.com featured in
Canadian Franchise Magazine,we knew that this business was a
perfect fit for us.
What
we offer:
In
the Edmonton and area market, we pride ourselves on the
quality of our product and service in the private sale
industry marketing people’s homes until sold.
Included in a basic package, we include but it is not
limited to the following: a detailed consultation on
"what it takes" to sell yourself, unlimited number
of photos, write up about the property highlighting its
features, professional lawn signage, audio-tour and ongoing
support and guidance to our clients through the whole
private sale process.
BENEFITS
OF OUR SYSTEM
·
Statistics show that 90% of people are using the
internet to search for their new property
·
PropertyGuys.com has over 100 franchises from coast
to coast in over 600 communities, giving your property both
local & nation-wide exposure
·
Over 56 million hits on our website every month
totalling 1.8 million hits per day
·
The "Make an Offer" link on each listing
allows potential buyers to make an initial connection with
the seller and open negotiations
·
Unlimited photographs taken on site
·
Clients have access to our website and their
listings through our client portal, allowing for unlimited
additions, omissions and price changes
·
Audio-tours are on every sign post, allowing
potential buyers to phone the number and receive information
regarding the property on site
In
closing, over the last year it has been a pleasure to offer
buyers and sellers a service and website that is refreshing,
thorough and unmatched. March of 2008 was a very exciting month for us at
PropertyGuys.com as we launched a state-of-the-art website
with industry leading web functions and outstanding eye
catching signage (round and profound!).
We look forward to servicing you and your members in
the future!
New Website
Read about the
daily musings on the stock market with interesting finds
newsletters and more from your friend and a stock capitalist
in his own right Simon Katherien at:
www.StockCapitalist.com
We will also be talking about the real estate market, landlording,
present housing prices and trends for Edmonton real estate, and
many more topics. If you have any real estate for rent or
for sale please make up some hand outs to give to any
attendees and be prepared to stand up and tell us about your
handouts. Please network and socialize with the other
members and guests before and after the meeting. If you want
to list your for rent or for
sale real estate online please visit Rentex
Homes and Buy
Sell Rent Ads ...register and post your properties. Please visit
our approved contractors site
Bookmark this list as it is not easy to navigate to it from our
home page. If you know good contractors email me and I will
add them to the site. I am still looking for good
south side apartment and commercial buildings, if you hear
of any please contact me ASAP!!
If you have any questions at all please e-mail me at admin@rentexhomes.com
or call me at 780-433-1481 regarding any of the above.
See you all at the next meeting,
Your cordial President, Les
Michaelson
About the
Author: Les Michaelson has been an Edmonton Real
investor since 1978. His interests are in the hands on
operation of acquiring managing and selling of revenue
properties of all types.
HIGHLIGHTS
FROM OUR LAST MEETING
Edmonton
Revenue Property Investors Association.
July
8, 2008
Karen opened the meeting at
7:15. Our new guests introduced themselves, with some
stories and goals. Les gave us new information on the
economy.
Our first guest speaker was
Dave from AMRE Supply. He handed out catalogues and
explained the large range of products that they carry at
Amre.
Our second guest speaker was
MARTY from Martin Shurek Environmental Consulting. Thy
handle the various phases of Environmental checks and
reports.
Gail thinks the city is
now promoting more basement suites.
Les explained the 4 RAPP
programs. Landlords get financial assistance, but must take
low rental housing tenants. The tenants have a ceiling on
their income. Les avoids partner situations.
Michael Lefebre gave us a
flashlight demo.
Les warned us about some of
the problems when purchasing a home south of the border. You
may not be allowed to fix up the home or even cut the grass
yourself. In some cases, you must hire a USA citizen.
At 10:20 draws completed the
evening.
Katherine Callfas
This months Real Estate News Articles
And Links
Ex Landlord Now Jail Tenant
By IAN MCDOUGALL, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA
The former owner of two southside properties that were
taken over by drug addicts and prostitutes had more woes to
deal with yesterday in provincial court.
Mario Seccafien, whose properties at 10414 77 Ave. and
10735 78 Ave. were targets of the city police Report A Drug
House campaign, pleaded guilty yesterday to breach of
probation, uttering threats and failing to comply to
recognizance.
One count was related to violating a condition that he
abstain from alcohol and drugs, but he was spotted wandering
a hallway apparently high.
On July 7 there was a disturbance behind the 104 Avenue
property where Seccafien was screaming and swearing and
throwing property around.
At one point he threatened one of his former tenants.
Seccafien was sentenced to 60 days in jail plus a $1,100
fine shortly after entering his guilty pleas.
He was given credit for time spent in pretrial custody
and will not have to spend any additional time in jail.
Control of the properties has been returned to
Seccafien's ex-wife by a judge's order.
The courts took control of the dwellings after they
became centres of drug abuse and prostitution under
Seccafien's watch.
Lawful tenants began leaving as the conditions inside the
properties deteriorated.
At one point a University of Alberta law student returned
to one of Seccafien's properties to find a man sleeping in
her bed.
The judge's order given at the beginning of July also
ordered all the squatters off the property and gave the
police the power to remove them.
Thanks for
reading our entire newsletter...see you at our next meeting!!!
Copyright
- Edmonton Revenue Property Investors Association 2008
