Two Sides Of The ‘Pre-Construction’ Coin

26 02 2010

After my experience last week at a few new-condo launches, I immediately came back to my office and put on an impromptu real estate seminar for those of my colleagues who were (un)lucky enough to be present.

I ranted and raved, and they sat and listened.

And then one of them played devil’s advocate and raised a very interesting way of looking at things…

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Take The Stairs…

25 02 2010

I live at 230 King Street.

My buyer-clients live at 230 King Street.

The condo we were offering on is at 230 King Street.

Last night was quite an adventure.  And apparently there was a hockey game on?

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Are You In The Market For A TOWN?

24 02 2010

No, not a townhouse.

An actual town!

Last month, an entire town in the former Soviet Union was sold via auction for over $3 Million US.

What the heck would you do with a whole TOWN?

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Sitting In The Dark…

23 02 2010

Okay, so it’s a bad play on words.  And the picture quality is terrible, but I thought it would be cool to film in the dark under a street lamp…

And as I sat in the dark in my car last night and filmed this video blog, I was completely in the dark as to whether or not my clients would prevail in their multiple offer situation.

There are tougher jobs in the world than being a real estate agent, but it’s not easy to sit around and wait to hear your clients’ fate… 


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Basement Rental Income

22 02 2010

For any first time buyer, the idea of renting out the basement for $800 per month to help pay the mortgage sounds like a fantastic idea!

But when you rent to that long-haul truck driver who won’t pay his rent and won’t leave, then you’re in trouble.

The one thing that buyers never consider: the legal ramifications of the basement apartment…

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Pop The Cork!

19 02 2010

That’s me.  And that’s a bottle of 1998 Dom Perignon.

One of my readers who uses the moniker DaveyTheJ dropped this bottle off at my office last week as payment for a “bet” that we had made on the blog in 2008.

And this explains what my blog is all about…

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What A Joke!

18 02 2010

At the risk of being black-listed by developers in the real estate industry, I’m going to tell you what I think about the “special broker’s preview” that took place on Tuesday at Sync Condos.

It was a freaking joke, and I can’t believe I expected anything different…

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No Sense!

17 02 2010

Egad!  This makes no sense!

This condo down the street from me has been “FOR LEASE” now for a total of three full months and the seller/landlord has yet to reduce the asking price.  The condo is vacant and he is losing money.

Sense.  This situation makes none…

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Sync Condos

15 02 2010

Let’s try this again.

Remember when I wrote about my attempts to purchase a condo at 2 Gladstone in the Queen West area?

Well Streetcar Developments will be launching Sync Condos this week and I’m bringing my cheque book, my patience, and a lot of elbow grease…

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Let The Games Begin!

12 02 2010

For the next seventeen days, I will be working from my home office, aka my couch.

Once every four years, we are treated to the greatest spectacle in all of sports: the Olympic Winter Games.

I truly believe that the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver will help Canada gain more worldwide notoriety than it has ever had before…

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