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How to Avoid the Tenant from Hell

Published July 26, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Real Estate / For the HomeTagged landlord, rental property, find great tenants, tenant selection, success as a landlord, selecting the right tenant for your rental property, types of prospective tenants, The Seven Types of Tenants, selecting a tenant, rental property showing
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Ah, the tenant selection process… it’s where you are made or played as a landlord. Almost your entire success as a landlord hinges upon selecting the right tenant for your rental property. I just went through the process again this July for one of my …

The One Thing Every Great Office Needs

Published July 13, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Real Estate / For the Home, StartupsTagged Your office space, inspire, customize your office, every entrepreneur needs in their office, lower back, hip flexors became very tight, sitting at a desk all day, office furniture, back and hip pain from sitting at a desk all day, better health, makes me more productive, adjust the height of your work area so you can sit or stand, productivity hack, Varidesk
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Your office space… It needs to be perfect, for you. It should inspire and be a place you enjoy going to. It should empower. The sunlight that comes in through the window, the pictures on the wall, it all matters. You need to customize your …

Why Tenants Should Live Better than Landlords

Published June 30, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Real Estate / For the HomeTagged landlord, tenants, investment property, rental property, tenant turnover, landlord’s success, rental suites, find great tenants, well maintained rental properties, keeping your tenants happy
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Ask the kitchen staff of a fine restaurant who eats better, them or the patrons… same goes for car dealers; often the clients drive better cars than the sales staff. Hotels too – guests sleep in nicer suites than the workers live. At the end …

Landlord Etiquette – How to Build Rapport with Tenants

Published June 20, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Real Estate / For the HomeTagged landlord, investment property, business partner, tenant, rental property, The 6 Keys of Landlord Etiquette, replace the locks for new tenants, rent increases, great tenant, legal rent increase limit, how to find a great tenant, landlord-tenant relationship, value your investment property
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A tenant is a landlord’s business partner, and they should be treated accordingly. This means they should be shown respect, but also held accountable. Essentially, they are watching over one of your most expensive assets – therefor it is imperative your relationship with them is …

Soccer Moms Buying Used Clothes, Shoes and More via Facebook

Published June 8, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: The Web, Startups, Our PicksTagged entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, tech startup founders, sharing economy, collaborative consumption, Facebook Creating a Sharing Economy, communal commerce
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We can do it better as a collective… screw ‘the man!’ That’s the message from Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and tech startup founders for the last five years. And the gargantuan sharing economy (led by Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and many more) has awoken the populous, which …

Property Managers Take Landlords’ Money and Provide No Value

Published June 7, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Real Estate / For the HomeTagged tenants, rental property, landlords, property manager, rental income, property managers are a waste of money, listing a rental property, landlords hire property managers, managing a rental property, Why hire a property manager?
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Thinking about hiring a property manager for your rental property? I have a comparable idea: Take 10% of your rental income and light it on fire… Unless you live in a different city than your rental property, or you’re just so busy you can’t take …

How to Sell Your House in a Weekend for Top Dollar

Published June 2, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Real Estate / For the HomeTagged housing market, Calgary, selling our family home, selling your home, problem with selling our house, real estate, realtor, MLS, renovation budget, Refinished hardwood floors, description of the house for the MLS listing, pictures for our MLS listing, home sold, home resale market, listing your home, move-in ready, Home buyers, How to Write a Great MLS House Description, How to Sell Your House Fast, Renovations That Add Value to Your House
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You may have read a recent blog of mine, which mentioned the fact we were selling our family home. With a growing young family, my wife and I decided we need more land for the kids to play on, so we committed to build a …

The 5 Biggest Mistakes Landlords Make

Published May 29, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Real Estate / For the HomeTagged landlord, rental properties, investment properties, best ways to generate passive income, Mistakes Landlords Make, find the perfect tenant for your rental property, lease agreements with tenants, inexperienced landlords, common mistakes made by landlords, pick the right investment properties
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Investment properties are simple to run when you’ve done your homework or have experience – it’s not rocket science and being a landlord is one of the best ways to generate passive income. However, rental properties can be disastrous for haphazard first-time landlords. In light …

Everyone Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth

Published May 23, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: StartupsTagged entrepreneurs, perseverance, business plan, Stress, entrepreneurial plans, risk mitigations strategies, adapt and innovate, rebrand, prepare for a worst-case scenario with your business, all businesses are cyclical, recessions, great mindset for entrepreneurs, deflation, Ways to Prepare Your Business for the Worst-Case Scenario
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Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson famously said, “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Entrepreneurs are among the best at planning, but never has any business plan gone exactly according to a script. In fact, many businesses start out with a …

Apple Invests $1 Billion in Uber’s Chinese Competitor

Published May 12, 2016 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: TransportTagged Uber, investors, Apple, Tesla, Tech companies are becoming car companies, tech gadget, automobile and transportation industries, iCar, Didi’s largest investor, Didi, Apple has invested $1 billion into Didi, tech company is looking to disrupt the automobile industry
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Tech companies are becoming car companies and vice versa. What does that tell investors? The industry is setting up for some serious consolidation and M&A. As Apple has struggled to come up with a new tech gadget the world ‘must have’ for five years and …

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