The Pros and Cons of Renting...

Posted by on Mar 18, 2012

For many tenants the biggest advantage of renting a basement suite is the cost. Convention tells us that a basement suite should cost less to rent than a purpose built apartment, though to be honest this isn’t always...

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Spending a Little Extra Befo...

Posted by on Nov 27, 2011

If you spend money on your rental apartment to make it look nice, and more appealing, you’re going to be able to charge more rent, and hence attract a more desirable tenant, who hopefully is the ‘right’ tenant for...

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How Do You Choose The Perfec...

Posted by on Nov 18, 2011

They say that nobody’s perfect, but when it comes to selecting the right tenants for your rental apartment you want to come close to finding the perfect tenant! Tenants who pay their rent on time and take care of your...

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Temporary Wallpaper for Apar...

Posted by on Nov 14, 2011

As a tenant you’re quite often limited to decorating restrictions.  Landlords regularly prohibit tenants from painting or modifying their properties.  The restrictions are understandable as apartments need to...

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Is it Wise to Make Home Impr...

Posted by on Nov 11, 2011

Is it wise to make home improvements to a rental property? Well, this depends on who you’re asking! The answer will be different for landlords compared to tenants, as both have a different kind of investment in the...

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When Does a Rental Apartment...

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011

It can be frustrating when you’re living in a rental apartment as you know the space isn’t quite your own, and you’re limited with what you can do to it. Living with boring white or cream coloured walls can be...

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Rental Rates in Calgary Can ...

Posted by on Aug 19, 2011

With inflation rising you would expect the cost of renting an apartment in Calgary to be rising too, however, over the last year this hasn’t been the case. The average apartment rental in Calgary actually got cheaper...

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Something for Nothing and Ad...

Posted by on Nov 30, 2010

I wanted to share an interesting bit of information about people’s sensitivity to the use of the word “Free”.   After launching our site we began an ad campaign hoping to start drawing some preliminary...

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