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July 27, 2013
Volume 15, Issue 1

Dear Friends and Partners,

I'm inspired by triple-triple.

That's a meme started by a young Edmontonian that decided to pay forward 500 double-doubles at Tim Horton's. He inspired a trend that has seen at least three other people, in three other cities across Canada follow.

I am inspired by Danielle's 1000th blog post that she made last week. I am inspired by the seemingly un-ending fruit supply that my backyard (and ravine) yield.

I am inspired by the truth in the fact that 'people move to Alberta for work; rent for approximately 2 years, 20% move back to home province, 50% continue to rent and 30% buy their own home."

It's a good place to be. Be inspiring today.

Central West Edmonton: Reno-Deal 4-Plex Cashflow Property in Inglewood

Turbo charge your portfolio. This is a larger renovation deal that will add 2 new suites to the existing two units. Upgraded 1977 built legal duplex property with front and rear entrances to suites.

Two 3BD units have been upgraded and two 2 BD suites will be added, using our PPI strategy at purchase time and wrapping renovation costs into mortgage. You'll find 2 X 3BD units upstairs with attached garages and 2 X 2BD units downstairs. Spacious upper units shine with new laminate, fixtures and paint. The lower units to get full kitchen, bathroom, vanity and top of the line flooring.

Each unit to have en-suite laundry. Each unit has its own parking space, plus upper units have attached garages. Excellent location near the developing downtown core and in the sought after, mature area of Inglewood. A short walk to Coronation Park, Telus Centre and minutes to NAIT, Royal Alec and Down Town. Fast access to bus routes and Yellowhead.

Comes complete with great tenants making this a totally turn-key property for you. Convenient west central area with easy access to transit and downtown. Inglewood is an established, sought after neighbourhood. Highly rentable; solid value and increasing rents. HUGE upside potential due to the great purchase price, strong economic fundamentals and the proximity of this property in relation to Edmonton's desirable growing core.

Purchase price: $510K
Total Investment: $141,745K.
Your Estimated 5 Year Profit $88,303K.
Your pre-tax Total ROI is 62% or 12% per year and Cash Flow in Your Pocket Every Month

These 4 suites rent for top dollar and have everything arranged, including financing structure and incredible tenants. Your investment includes: impeccable tenant selection, financial analysis, professional inspection, insurance, financing set-up, legal fees, basic accounting, reserve fund, CMA, bi-annual statements, strategic market planning to ensure successful entry and exit, plus much more!

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The Canadian Economy's Two Great Blessings

By Alex Carrick, Reed Data, July 25th 2013

The Canadian economy has two great blessings: exceptional resource wealth and a relatively strong rate of population growth. The fact they are closely related is easy to overlook. Young immigrant workers needed to support a higher proportion of seniors are attracted by the job opportunities in raw materials and construction.
Alex Carrick, Reed Construction Data's Chief Economist Canada, shares insight into two of the the country's greatest assets. FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE

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What Debate? Canada is Ready for a Clean Energy Future

By Smith, Olewiler and Heintzman, The Globe and Mail, July 23rd 2013

Over the past year energy issues have featured heavily in political and public debate across the country. And Canadians might be forgiven for feeling confused (if they haven’t tuned out) given how polarized things have become:

Are we purveyors of “ethical oil” or “dirty oil?” Are we on track to fulfill our commitments to reduce carbon pollution and tackle climate disruption, or destined to fall short? Are we an emerging energy superpower or a laggard in the accelerating transition to a global low carbon economy?

All this conflict has only served to obscure important signals that should be guiding our leaders as they weigh how best to address Canada’s energy and climate challenges.

When Canada’s premiers met at the Council of the Federation in Halifax a year ago they kick-started the development of a Canadian energy strategy. GRAB THIS STORY

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Premiers Positive About Pipeline From Alberta to New Brunswick

By Adrian Morrow, The Globe and Mail, July 25th, 2013

The premiers promoting a west-east oil pipeline are “bullish” on its prospects after TransCanada Energy, the company behind the proposal, signalled it is moving closer to being able to build it.

The topic, however, had to be dealt with delicately at a Council of the Federation meeting in light of the disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que., in which a train carrying crude oil derailed and blew up.

The pipeline would run from Alberta’s oil sands to refineries in Saint John, N.B., traversing six provinces. TransCanada has been working to secure commitments on oil shipments that would make the project viable, which it indicated is going well.

New Brunswick Premier David Alward was similarly optimistic, and said he has had good signs from the other provinces. READ MORE HERE

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I appreciate all your calls and emails. I'm looking forward to helping you with your next step towards building real wealth.
Your success continues EVERYDAY, let me help you build for tomorrow.

"Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy." -Sigmund Freud

Warm Regards,

Todd and Danielle Millar

===SPECIAL NOTICE: NO CASH, BUT GOOD CREDIT? CALL US TODAY TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN OWN INVESTMENT PROPERTY===P.S. Stay ahead by checking out Danielle's blog at Edmonton Real Estate Investor for all your cutting edge market news and information.

P.P.S. Don’t forget to visit our website and take advantage of the Resource Tools and product section including REIN's #1 real estate books and Quick Start homestudy sets at a discount. Get your copy of the Canadian Success Stories book and the 2010-2014 Top Ten Investment Towns of Alberta and Ontario.

I wrote about the man who donated coffee at Tim Hortons to the next few hundred patrons. Since then it has happened three other times.

The comments on this article range from gratitude to disdain calling it a publicity stunt. Since most of the donors remain anonymous it seems a horribly ill thought out publicity plan....

A quick aside I'm sure everyone is waiting to find out of Michael Dunahee has indeed been found, after 22 years, living in Surrey. It would be such a wonderful ending to a terrible story. I keep checking google but no news yet.

A man (angel on earth) walked into Tim Horton's and paid for the next 1000 coffees - what a great gesture and that means a lot to Canadians - free double double? Nice.

I think this is a great story. I initially heard about it on the radio and I am surprised it made print amongst all the 'bad' news. Paying it forward is cool. Do it with action, money or intention.

Another neat thing I learned was that my neighbourhood has a Facebook page, that's just plain awesome. It list community events, businesses and mainly interaction and activities for our 'hood. If your neighbourhood doesn't yet do this, why not start it?

I posted my 1000th blog and only noticed after I was at 1002. It's been about 7 years of blogging - I started in 2006. I remember my first post.

I've been a lax blogger and prodigious at times over the years 2007 was my peak with 248 blogs. Then came children....

Since I've started blogging we've been in a few books, numerous magazines, become a regular contributor to real estate sites so it's certainly paid off.

We did a three part series for NuWire Investor - it's a really good read full of crucial information for new and even experienced investors.

When you start anything there are always moments when you say "Why didn't anyone tell me about that?" These articles cover THAT stuff (some of it anyways).

Take a look

Reach your real estate goals with filters that clarify your targets Jump

Devil is in the Details - The Numbers Go

Devil is in the Details - Finding the perfect tenant - Read

We took a day off on Sunday and went to the lake with our sons. Todd and Ronan went out in our 300lb (not exact weight just very heavy) canoe.

It was beautiful. Pristine lake, nice weather, not crowded and a great clean site.

This was all about 1 hour from my door. Usually we would try and tackle K-Days but none of us seem into it this year.

I'm always so happy to go to the River Valley. It's minutes from our house and amazing but was it ever nice to go a bit further and see another part of Alberta.

Every few months I got to the Edmonton Stories site. I love reading about people moving to Edmonton and what brought them here.

Recently we've seen a huge transition of tenants moving to home owners. I've had about 8 vacancies this month half of which are tenants moving into their own home.

It proves the transition that you'll hope to see in your rental property. People come to the city and rent your home, then they move and buy a home. That means that your property has two sources of income either as a rental or at sale. It's a natural transition.

Time line on rate hike is long -
The rate debate is forefront when you are considering a new mortgage or readjusting your current. For longer holds, locking into a 10 year flat rate offers excellent value right now. If you are contemplating selling, choose to ride the fickle variable rate; still low, but watch keep an eye on the bond market to anticipate increases. Read Here

Canadian banks get ready to lend -
Relaxed mortgage criteria, LOC, business loans? Maybe, maybe not. But when a group of banks is sitting on a pot of money and your credit is good and you have a solid investment property lined up - the lights are green! Read More

Labour shortage costs Alberta Billions
I'm torn on this. Ideally the province (or arguably, the country) should first draw from its own labour pool before outsourcing. If it involves more training and extending the opportunity for employment to other provinces, than that is fantastic. But, if you have a complacent work force that isn't willing to do the work available - then hiring, training and providing an opportunity for those abroad is proactive. My comment is simplistic and assumes that salaries are balanced and workload equal based upon experience. JUMP

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www.glennsimoninc.com email: info@glennsimoninc.com

July 13th., 2013
Volume 14, Issue 10

Dear Friends and Partners,

Danielle and I were talking about the need, want and habit of complaining. Danielle read in Gaye Hendricks' The Most Important 14 Pages You'll Ever Read In Your Life, that if you complain more than three times about anything then it is something that you are inviting into your life that you need to 'clean up'. And how true that is.

I look at my simple annoyances and am often pushed to put them off rather than 'fix' them; it could be the need to organize the cupboard to caulk the tub. If the recurring complaint is BIG, tackle it faster and 'eat that frog'.

Some things take more time to complete but when they are approached quickly, can save a lot of pain; after all that is what we (people) are trying to avoid.

South West Edmonton: Tri-Plex Cash Flow Property in Ekota
Turbo charge your portfolio. This is a renovation deal that will add a new suite to the existing two units. Upgraded 1975 built legal duplex property with front and rear entrances to suites. Two units have been upgraded and a third 2 BD suite will be added, using our PPI strategy at purchase time and wrapping renovation costs into mortgage. You'll find 2 X 3BD units and 1 X 2BD unit. Spacious upper units boat new laminate, fixtures and paint. The lower unit to get full kitchen, bathroom, vanity and top of the line flooring. Each unit has en-suite laundry. Each unit has its own parking space. Excellent location in the South West with a short walk to Millwoods Park, malls and minutes to the Anthony Henday and Whitemud highway, Grey Nuns hospital is less than 5 minutes away. Fast access to to all bus routes.

Comes complete with great tenants making this a totally turn-key property for you. Convenient south west area with easy access to transit and downtown. Ekota is an established, sought after neighbourhood in the Millwoods community. Highly rentable; solid value and increasing rents. HUGE upside potential due to the great purchase price, strong economic fundamentals and the proximity of this property in relation to Edmonton's desirable Southend.

Purchase price: $545K
Total Investment: $126,611.47K
Your Estimated 5 Year Profit $73,877.93K
Your pre-tax Total ROI is 58% or 12% per year

These 3 suites rent for top dollar and have everything arranged, including financing structure and incredible tenants. Your investment includes: impeccable tenant selection, financial analysis, professional inspection, insurance, financing set-up, legal fees, basic accounting, reserve fund, CMA, bi-annual statements, strategic market planning to ensure successful entry and exit, plus much more!
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Alberta to Lead Canadian Economic Growth 2014

By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald, July 10th 2013

CALGARY — Alberta is expected to lead the country in economic growth next year, according to a new report released Wednesday by TD Economics.

The report said Alberta’s Real GDP growth will be 3.6 per cent in 2014 following a 2.8 per cent hike this year. Economic growth in the province in 2013 will be behind only Newfoundland & Labrador’s nation-leading 4.5 per cent increase.

“Despite the recent flooding, Alberta will be one strongest economies in Canada in 2013. Total energy sector revenue and reinvestment is expected to be higher than in 2012, when provincial GDP growth was four per cent,” said Ben Brunnen, a Calgary economic consultant and former chief economist of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

“Our unemployment rate is low, net interprovincial migration is high, and May residential building permits are the highest they’ve been since 2007. While the recent flooding will take some of the wind out the economic sails for southern Alberta, particularly in the retail sector, major project announcements such as the Brookfield Herald block and the Telus Sky demonstrate long-term confidence in Calgary and Alberta’s fundamentals.” FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE

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Oil Rises Near US $106 a Barrel for 3rd Weekly Increase, Gasoline Futures Soar

By The Associated Press, July 12th 2013

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil rose to near US$106 a barrel Friday, supported by continuing tensions in Egypt and a sharp drop of U.S. crude stockpiles.

Benchmark crude oil for August delivery gained $1.04 to $105.95 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Even with a drop of $1.60 a barrel Thursday, the price of oil rose $2.73 this week and is up nearly 10 per cent in July.

Oil has risen from around $97 on July 1, mainly for two reasons. Traders are concerned that unrest in Egypt could affect oil shipments through the Suez Canal, a key shipping lane. And U.S. supplies of oil and gasoline have dropped dramatically in the past two weeks, signalling a rise in demand in the world's largest economy.

Brent crude gained $1.08 to $108.81 on the ICE Futures exchange in London. GRAB THIS STORY

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Pay-for-use lounge takes off at Edmonton airport

By Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal, July 13th, 2013

Domestic and international travellers who face long waits at the Edmonton International Airport can now enjoy a first-class lounge experience with the opening of a new pay-for-use facility.

On Thursday, Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium Lounge officially opened a 4,520-square-foot location at the airport's domestic-international departures lounge. A sister facility, in the airport's U.S. departures terminal, opened in 2012.

The lounges are open to all paying customers, regardless of airline or travel class, and cater especially to business and conference travelers.

Plaza Premium Lounge got its start when founder Song Hoi See left his job as an investment banker to start his own business, leaving behind the luxury of first class for the rigors of economy class. READ MORE HERE

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I appreciate all your calls and emails. I'm looking forward to helping you with your next step towards building real wealth.
Your success continues EVERYDAY, let me help you build for tomorrow.

"I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better." -Paul Theroux

Warm Regards,

Todd and Danielle Millar

===SPECIAL NOTICE: NO CASH, BUT GOOD CREDIT? CALL US TODAY TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN OWN INVESTMENT PROPERTY===P.S. Stay ahead by checking out Danielle's blog at Edmonton Real Estate Investor for all your cutting edge market news and information.

P.P.S. Don’t forget to visit our website and take advantage of the Resource Tools and product section including REIN's #1 real estate books and Quick Start homestudy sets at a discount. Get your copy of the Canadian Success Stories book and the 2010-2014 Top Ten Investment Towns of Alberta and Ontario.

I was reading the Globe and Mail online today when a link on the side caught my eye. The title "Could investment in a second property go sideways?" I chuckled. If you have to ask then you shouldn't be buying a second property...

However, there are so many "Real Estate Riches" seminars that tell you how great real estate is (which it is) showing the insane returns possible (which there are) because of the leverage a mortgage allows. The allure is strong but the hours, days and years of WORK after the thrill of buying your investment is almost never covered.

I want to tell you, as a seasoned investor, that the most important thing you should think about when you buy a second property is it going sideways - and what your Plan A, B, C to X will be.

When you can handle any situation that your property throws at you, you are a real estate investor.

Bad Things that have happened in my rentals:
Floods
Mould
Death ( Natural and Unnatural)
Evictions
Destruction
No rent
Huge Renovations
Tenant Bankruptcy
Midnight Moves

Good things that have happened in my rentals:
Exponential ROI
Excellent tenants that improved the property
Insurance Funds coming through
Helping tenants become homeowners
Getting my initial investment out and still having the property
Mortgage free ownership
Cashflow every month
Repairs on or under budget
Increase in flexibility/time/freedom

It's ying and yang! No investment is all up and no down. That's just a life fact and yes - it even applies to investments.

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Glenn Simon Inc., Suite 1217, 5328 Calgary Trail NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Tel 1-888-780-5940 Fax 1-888-276-4517
www.glennsimoninc.com email: info@glennsimoninc.com

July 1st. Long Weekend, 2013
Volume 14, Issue 9

Dear Friends and Partners,

Our hearts go out to all the folks affected and displaced by the terrible floods in Southern Alberta.
I've experienced a few disasters from a flooding neighbourhood that had everyone sandbagging the sewer and streams to earthquake support and charity drives overseas.

I'm proud to say that Albertans lead the pack when crisis hits and the 'can-do!' attitude and action is on full throttle. Social media such as Twitter and Facebook proved useful tools, perhaps even life saving tools, in getting information and resources out to those who lost electricity or were displaced in the storm.

Do what you can to help Calgary and surrounding areas out even it it's just buying a donut.

South West Edmonton: Tri-Plex Cashflow Property in Ekota
Turbo charge your portfolio. This is a renovation deal that will add a new suite to the existing two units. Upgraded 1975 built legal duplex property with front and rear entrances to suites. Two units have been upgraded and a third 2 BD suite will be added, using our PPI strategy at purchase time and wrapping renovation costs into mortgage. You'll find 2 X 3BD units and 1 X 2BD unit. Spacious upper units boat new laminate, fixtures and paint. The lower unit to get full kitchen, bathroom, vanity and top of the line flooring. Each unit has en-suite laundry. Each unit has its own parking space. Excellent location in the South West with a short walk to Millwoods Park, malls and minutes to the Anthony Henday and Whitemud highway, Grey Nuns hospital is less than 5 minutes away. Fast access to to all bus routes.

Comes complete with great tenants making this a totally turn-key property for you. Convenient south west area with easy access to transit and downtown. Ekota is an established, sought after neighbourhood in the Millwoods community. Highly rentable; solid value and increasing rents. HUGE upside potential due to the great purchase price, strong economic fundamentals and the proximity of this property in relation to Edmonton's desirable Southend.

Purchase price: $545K
Total Investment: $126,611.47K
Your Estimated 5 Year Profit $73,877.93K
Your pre-tax Total ROI is 58% or 12% per year

These 3 suites rent for top dollar and have everything arranged, including financing structure and incredible tenants. Your investment includes: impeccable tenant selection, financial analysis, professional inspection, insurance, financing set-up, legal fees, basic accounting, reserve fund, CMA, bi-annual statements, strategic market planning to ensure successful entry and exit, plus much more!

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Lamphier: Little to back up all that racket about U.S. style meltdown in Canada

By Gary Lamphier, Edmonton Journal, June 21st 2013

EDMONTON - Think of it as a battle of nerds.

As slugfests go, it’s pretty tame stuff, to be sure. There will be no Zdeno Chara-style smackdowns in this polite intellectual bunfight. But Paul Krugman’s warning that Canada could be hit with a U.S.-style “deleveraging shock” has unleashed a flurry of counterpunches from Bay Street’s practictioners of the dismal science.

Personally, I think Krugman, a high-profile, Nobel prize-winning economist who also writes for The New York Times, is all wet in this case. But more on that in a moment.

First, let’s recap. On his Times blog last week, Krugman said a recent visit to Toronto to accept an honorary degree got him thinking about Canada (clearly, a rare event in itself for many who reside in The Greatest Nation on Earth, but that’s a topic for another day).

“Famously,” he sniffed, although Canada’s “old-fashioned boring banking system avoided getting caught up in the global financial crisis,” a day of reckoning may be coming, due to high Canadian consumer debt levels and persistently strong housing prices. FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE

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Alberta Economy To Be a Canadian Leader Over Next Two Years

By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald, June 19th 2013

CALGARY — Alberta’s economy is positioned to grow at the top-end of Canada’s provincial economic growth rankings in 2013 and lead the country in 2014, says a new report released Wednesday by RBC Economics.
The Provincial Outlook forecasts provincial real GDP growth of 3.0 per cent this year, down from 3.8 per cent in 2012, which was the best in Canada. This year’s economic growth in Alberta will be second in the country only to Newfoundland & Labrador’s 6.0 per cent hike.

In 2014, Alberta is forecast to lead the country with growth of 4.2 per cent.

“We expect Alberta’s economic boom to continue largely unabated this year with the majority of indicators so far pointing to rapid growth. Crude oil production is on an upswing, construction activity is rapidly expanding, and, in the second quarter to date, housing starts are at the highest level since early 2008,” said Craig Wright, senior vice-president and chief economist of RBC. “Attractive job prospects continue to be a beacon for workers from outside the province, which has boosted Alberta’s population growth above the three per cent mark for the first time since 2006.” GRAB THIS STORY

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With its entrepreneurial spirit, Alberta is no one-trick hydrocarbon pony

By Todd Hirsch, Globe and Mail Special, June 21st, 2013

Like most Albertans in the 80s, I remember the question that loomed like a nasty storm cloud on the prairie horizon: What happens when we run out of oil? It was a logical question – since oil was finite, it seemed sensible to conclude that we would eventually run out. And then what?
Three decades later, that question has been answered. Alberta will never, ever run out of molecules of oil in the ground. With new technologies that have untapped the oil sands, we now have more potential resources than ever before. There’s no way we will ever run out.

But now even stormier questions bear down on Albertans: What happens if no one wants to buy it at the price we require to dig it up? Or worse, what happens if we can’t pipe it out of here? These uglier realities are creating some worry lines on the brows of the Armani-suited in downtown Calgary. (If nothing else, there should be a good future for plastic surgeons in this city). READ MORE HERE

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I appreciate all your calls and emails. I'm looking forward to helping you with your next step towards building real wealth.
Your success continues EVERYDAY, let me help you build for tomorrow.

"Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before." -Elizabeth Edwards

Warm Regards,

Todd and Danielle Millar

===SPECIAL NOTICE: NO CASH, BUT GOOD CREDIT? CALL US TODAY TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN OWN INVESTMENT PROPERTY===P.S. Stay ahead by checking out Danielle's blog at Edmonton Real Estate Investor for all your cutting edge market news and information.

P.P.S. Don’t forget to visit our website and take advantage of the Resource Tools and product section including REIN's #1 real estate books and Quick Start homestudy sets at a discount. Get your copy of the Canadian Success Stories book and the 2010-2014 Top Ten Investment Towns of Alberta and Ontario.

Calgary may see a decade long recover to the floods over the last few weeks. It's terrible. I'm sure as evacuees slowly start to return home the damage may seem insurmountable.

Last year we had flooding in Edmonton after particularly heavy rain and thunder storms. One house on my street got struck by lightening and burnt to the ground. They've just started building the new foundation this summer.

One of our Millwoods places had $10k in damage. The City Flood Assistance program helped financially with the damage but there is always costs that aren't covered. Luckily I have a pretty sold reno team.

Repair costs are debilitating but there are time costs - lost rental time and nevermind lost sleep!

I wonder if this kind of flooding must be disclosed at sale too? That would also equate to lost property value in the future.....

I'm very happy to hear that nearly halfway through Edmonton's 10 year plan to end homelessness the city is seeing remarkable results - the best in Canada.

"An early adopter of a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness and a strong advocate of the Housing First approach, Edmonton moved aggressively to reduce homelessness,” “It has shown the strongest results for a large city in Canada, with a 30-per-cent reduction in overall homelessness since 2008.” Canadian Homelessness Research Network

Learn more about the Edmonton Homeless Commission here.

We often donate goods that help set up housing for homeless. Couches, microwaves, dishes dressers etc it's all useful and every bit helps.

"Two young fish are swimming along. And they happen to meet an older fish who is swimming the other way. He nods at them and says, "Morning boys, how's the water?" And the two young fish swim on for a bit. And then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, "What the hell is water?"

The point of this story is merely that the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.

These are the words of David Foster Wallace and they are very relevant if you are a coach, consultant, speaker or teacher because you live in a noisy world."

Ritch Litvin wrote that bit and it's the intro for Steve Chandler's mentor program.

You've heard me talk about Steve before, because he IS awesome. Anyway, the quote is good and always relevant; we often have to stop or are stopped to notice what is around us. It could be how good (or how bad) we've got it, how the economy is, the city, the kids... it goes on and on.

Stop and observe today.

South Central Edmonton - Four Plex Cash Flow Property in Forest Heights

Turbo charge your portfolio. Upgraded 1960 built 4 unit property with front and rear entrances to suites. All units to be upgraded using our PPI strategy at purchase time and costs wrapped into mortgage. You'll find 3 X 2BD units and 1 X 1BD unit. Spacious upper units will be completed with laminate and new paint. The lower units to get vanity and bathroom updates. There is common laundry for each side. Each unit has its own parking space. Excellent location a short walk to Wayne Gretzky drive and Terrace Heights mall. 10 minutes to downtown Edmonton, ravine, with routes to the Yellowhead and Wayne Gretzky Drive minutes away. 20 minutes to UOA and NAIT. Fast access to to all bus routes.

Comes complete with great tenants making this a totally turn-key property for you. Convenient south central area with easy access to transit and downtown. Forest heights is a mature, sought after area near the ravine park system. Highly rentable; solid value and increasing rents. HUGE upside potential due to the great purchase price, strong economic fundamentals and the proximity of this property in relation to Edmonton's desirable River Valley.

Purchase price: $K Total Investment: $136,380K. Your Estimated 5 Year Profit $75,682K. Your pre-tax Total ROI is 55% or 11% per year

These 4 suites rent for top dollar and have everything arranged, including financing structure and incredible tenants. Your investment includes: impeccable tenant selection, financial analysis, professional inspection, insurance, financing set-up, legal fees, basic accounting, reserve fund, CMA, bi-annual statements, strategic market planning to ensure successful entry and exit, plus much more!

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China Looks to 'Deepen' Energy Ties with Canada: Zhang Junsai

By Jeff Lewis, Financial Post, May 30th 2013

CALGARY — China is counting on “breakthroughs in energy trade” with Canada to help fuel economic growth in the world’s most populous country, one of the country’s top diplomats said Thursday.
Speaking to a Calgary business crowd, Zhang Junsai, China’s ambassador to Canada, said his country is prepared to “deepen” ties with Canada on infrastructure development to help move the country’s oil and natural gas to the West Coast for export.

China’s state-backed energy companies “are watching the development of infrastructure, including pipelines of oil, pipelines of gas,” he said, addressing a question from the floor. So long as there are no political obstacles, “definitely they will come and invest into that.” FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE

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Media Tycoon David Black's Kitimat Oil Refinery Gets Chinese Backing

By Claudia Cattaneo, Financial Post, May 18th 2013

CALGARY • British Columbia newspaper publisher David Black said China’s largest bank has agreed to provide financial backing for his proposed Kitimat-based heavy oil refinery.
The refinery would cost $25-billion to build and all its output would be sold to Asian markets, Mr. Black said in a statement Thursday.

Mr. Black’s company, Kitimat Clean Ltd., and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) signed a memorandum of understanding in which ICBC agreed to be the refinery’s Chinese financial advisor and cooperate in financing it and associated pipelines. GRAB THIS STORY

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Alberta Business Owners Upbeat Over Prospects of Growth
40% Expect Province's Economy to Improve

By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald, May 31st, 2013
CALGARY — Alberta business owners are upbeat about their province’s prospects for growth, says a survey released Friday by BMO.

The survey, conducted by Pollara, said 19 per cent of Alberta business owners cite the strength of the local economy as the main advantage to doing business in Alberta; 15 per cent see taxes, which are low and stable and have helped support economic growth, as beneficial; and natural resources are cited by 11 per cent as a key aspect of the province’s competitive edge.

“The recurring theme in Alberta among business owners remains a real sense of optimism, both for the major cities of Calgary and Edmonton and the province as a whole,” said Mike Darling, vice-president of commercial banking for BMO Bank of Montreal. “This sentiment is largely driven by the oil and gas sector, which has seen expansion and growth across many areas of the industry.” READ MORE HERE

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I appreciate all your calls and emails. I'm looking forward to helping you with your next step towards building real wealth.
Your success continues EVERYDAY, let me help you build for tomorrow.

"The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering." -Bruce Lee

Warm Regards,

Todd and Danielle Millar

===SPECIAL NOTICE: NO CASH, BUT GOOD CREDIT? CALL US TODAY TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN OWN INVESTMENT PROPERTY===P.S. Stay ahead by checking out Danielle's blog at Edmonton Real Estate Investor for all your cutting edge market news and information.

P.P.S. Don’t forget to visit our website and take advantage of the Resource Tools and product section including REIN's #1 real estate books and Quick Start homestudy sets at a discount. Get your copy of the Canadian Success Stories book and the 2010-2014 Top Ten Investment Towns of Alberta and Ontario.

This luxurious condo in Vancouver sold for $25M . They new owners can look forward to $68,000 per year for property tax and $4200 monthly in condo fees.

You can also look at the listing Realtor's website lots of Real Estate eye candy here! Jump

Very happy to see this article on "Abenomics" Japan has had so many set backs yet they are so innovative and resilient. Hopefully Prime Minister Abe second term can bring back Japan's economy after it's 20 year slump. I'm always on team Japan. Jump

China's very very audacious questioning of Okinawa's ownership is outrageous! I have to say that my favorite Prime Minister will always be Koizumi.

Peter Kinch, one of Canada's leading mortgage lenders, thinks that some fixed mortgage rates are on the rise.

"Say what? How can rates be rising when the media keeps telling us that there won't be a change in rates until 2014?

Well the media is talking about the Bank of Canada Prime Lending Rate and yes, there is no change there - But that doesn't mean that there won't be a change in the 5 year fixed rates.

Fixed rates are governed by the BOND YIELDS - and they have jumped up significantly. As the bond yield goes up - so too does the long term fixed rate.

Translation: Look for a jump in the 5, 7 and 10 year rates over the next 72 hours" Watch his video blog HERE

What does this mean for you? Lock in to one of these products now with your lender if you have a property in your sights. It's such a simple step to avoid decreased cashflow. We are locking into 10 year rates now on select properties.

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June 1st., 2013
Volume 14, Issue 7

Dear Friends and Partners,

Albertans were busy last year, and just as many had an 'active' 2011 with 52,398 babies being born in 2012. That sets a record for the province and has continued the pace of the last 3 years. That's just shy of a city the size of Grande Prairie being birthed; population 55,032 respectively.

Although we haven't seen a 'full bloom boom' come on, and in some cases we have seen a slow down in oil and gas production, as a province we are definitely doing well.

Population growth is a key indicator to watch as an investor. Whenever growth occurs be it from an influx of workers or just plain old procreation, you can anticipate a demand for housing. Folks will enter the housing market (starter homes), out grow their current homes (upgrade to larger ones) or in the case of workers and younger families, enter the rental market.

When choosing an investment property always consider who your ideal tenant is and even more importantly as part of your exit strategy, who your end buyer will be.

South Central Edmonton: Four-Plex Cashflow Property in Forest Heights

Turbo charge your portfolio. Upgraded 1960 built 4 unit property with front and rear entrances to suites. All units to be upgraded using our PPI strategy at purchase time and costs wrapped into mortgage. You'll find 3 X 2BD units and 1 X 1BD unit. Spacious upper units will be completed with laminate and new paint. The lower units to get vanity and bathroom updates. There is common laundry for each side. Each unit has its own parking space. Excellent location a short walk to Wayne Gretzky drive and Terrace Heights mall. 10 minutes to downtown Edmonton, ravine, with routes to the Yellowhead and Wayne Gretzky Drive minutes away. 20 minutes to UOA and NAIT. Fast access to to all bus routes.

Comes complete with great tenants making this a totally turn-key property for you. Convenient south central area with easy access to transit and downtown. Forest heights is a mature, sought after area near the ravine park system. Highly rentable; solid value and increasing rents. HUGE upside potential due to the great purchase price, strong economic fundamentals and the proximity of this property in relation to Edmonton's desirable River Valley.

Purchase price: $K Total Investment: $136,380K. Your Estimated 5 Year Profit $75,682K. Your pre-tax Total ROI is 55% or 11% per year

These 4 suites rent for top dollar and have everything arranged, including financing structure and incredible tenants. Your investment includes: impeccable tenant selection, financial analysis, professional inspection, insurance, financing set-up, legal fees, basic accounting, reserve fund, CMA, bi-annual statements, strategic market planning to ensure successful entry and exit, plus much more!

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Alberta Consumer Confidence: Albertans Most Optimistic About Canadian Economy

By The Huffington Post, May 16th 2013

Canadians aren't too optimistic about what the country's economic future holds, that is, unless those Canadians live in Alberta.
The latest RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook released Thursday morning shows the majority of Canadians feel less confident about the state of the national economy currently compared to the previous quarter.

"The RBC CCO indicates that economic mood in Canada has darkened over the last quarter... the first time in nearly two years that there has been an overall decrease in the national index," the report states.

"Only six-in-ten (60 per cent) Canadians think the economy is in good shape (down a significant eight points since last quarter). More Canadians believe the economy will worsen in the next year (30 per cent) rather than improve (26 per cent)." FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE

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Alberta Oil Sands Production Likely to Double by 2022

By Reuters, May 8th 2013

CALGARY — Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board said on Wednesday it expects output from the province’s oil sands to double to 3.8 million barrels a day by 2022.
The board, which regulates the province’s oil and gas industry, said it expects oil sands production to hit 3.8 million bpd in nine years, up from 1.9 million bpd in 2012.

Canada’s oil sands are the world’s third-largest crude reserves, behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, but the biggest open to investment by private oil companies.

The expected increase in production in Alberta is based on new projects and expansion of existing projects by companies including Imperial Oil Ltd, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Suncor Energy Inc, among others. GRAB THIS STORY

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Oil Sands: Alberta's New Bold Stance Deserves Credit

By Claudia Cattaneo, National Post, May 17th 2013
Albertans hurt by deep budget cuts due to shrinking provincial revenue from discounted bitumen prices may question the province’s bold buildup of its international presence.

The come-from-behind victory of Christy Clark’s Liberals in Tuesday’s British Columbia election comes as a big relief to those involved in Western Canada’s energy-based economy, but the close call must serve as an impetus to find a fairer way to share the risks and benefits of development.

To the extent that the new strategy, announced Friday in Calgary, helps Alberta deal with concerns about whether it’s a responsible oil producer, it is a necessity.

Without new export pipelines and new oil customers, the future of Alberta’s economy, and as a consequence the government’s ability to support its programs, is grim. Already, the energy sector has dialed down growth plans while waiting for pipeline decisions to be made. READ MORE HERE

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Your success continues EVERYDAY, let me help you build for tomorrow.

"There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way. " -Wayne Dyer

Warm Regards,

Todd and Danielle Millar

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Although we rank high out of resource rich jurisdictions, a lofty 7 out of 58 regions, we still have to work on environmental assessments, royalties distribution and management of the Heritage Trust Fund are keeping us from really soaring.

"Andrew Bauer, economic analyst with Revenue Watch, said Alberta is “doing really well” but royalties and environmental assessments are in need of improvement.

“These resources belong to the citizens, and the question is always: How do you split the profits between companies who are doing the extraction and the government that owns the resources on behalf of the citizens?

“Alberta receives a very low share of resource rents relative to other oil- and mineral-rich jurisdictions,” Bauer said. “The discussion around how much Alberta gets and how much Alberta should get, it’s just not happening.”

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Clark and Redford about to thaw - will the two premiers come to some agreement on the Gateway Pipeline? Read More

Alberta power prices set for summer spikes - are you ready for a big price hike? These kinds of fluctuations in utilities can affect cash-flow if you include utilities in your rent. Jump here

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May 14th., 2013
Volume 14, Issue 6

Dear Friends and Partners,

Like him or hate him, Kevin O'Leary delivers some sage advice in his interview below, be certain to read it!

Spring has sprung and with it lots of activity in the housing market. Lots of new listings and for homes that are well prices ($300K-$340K) are selling fast. Townhouses continue to lag in pricing and multifamily are selling fast and for higher prices than last fall.

I have seen tax assessments jump a $100K for small multifamily in target areas - good for what you're holding, bad for what you want to buy.

Get positioned now as there are still bargains out there.

East Edmonton: Legal Triplex Cashflow Property near River Valley
Turbo charge your portfolio. Upgraded 1940 built legal 3 unit property with separate entrance to each suite. All units to be upgraded using our Purchase Plus Improvements strategy at purchase time and costs wrapped into mortgage. You'll find a spacious 4 BD main floor unit, a 3 BD + loft upper unit and a bright 2 BD unit downstairs. There is en-suite laundry for each unit as well.
Each unit has its own parking space and a double detached garage adds cash-flow. 2009 Safe Housing certificate approved. Excellent location a short walk to Ada Boulevard and surrounding River Valley. 7 minutes to downtown Edmonton, ravine, with routes to the Yellowhead and Wayne Gretzky Drive minutes away, 15 minutes to UOA and NAIT. Fast access to to all bus routes.

Comes complete with great tenants making this a totally turn-key property for you. Convenient east central area with easy access to transit and downtown. Highlands is a mature, sought after area near the River Valley. Highly rentable; solid value and increasing rents. HUGE upside potential due to the great purchase price, strong economic fundamentals and the proximity of this property in relation to Edmonton's desirable River Valley.

Purchase price: $550,000K Total Investment: $127,135K. Your Estimated 5 Year Profit $76K. Your pre-tax Total ROI is 60% or 12% per year

These 3 suites rent for top dollar and have everything arranged, including financing structure and incredible tenants. Your investment includes: impeccable tenant selection, financial analysis, professional inspection, insurance, financing set-up, legal fees, basic accounting, reserve fund, CMA, bi-annual statements, strategic market planning to ensure successful entry and exit, plus much more!

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Lamphier: From the Dragon's mouth: Kevin O'Leary talks oil, government and the Chinese economy

By Gary Lamphier, Edmonton Journal, May 2nd 2013

EDMONTON - He’s the flinty, blunt-spoken star of two hit TV shows: CBC’s Dragons' Den and ABC’s Shark Tank.

Along with business journalist Amanda Lang — whom he calls “the best-looking communist on television” — he also co-hosts CBC’s daily Lang & O’Leary Exchange.

Love him or loathe him — and there are plenty of folks in the latter camp — Kevin O’Leary’s snarling mug is everywhere these days.

Like hockey loudmouth Don Cherry or real estate mogul Donald Trump, O’Leary’s bombastic, in-your-face style has earned him a kind of cult celebrity status.

The founder of The Learning Co., which he sold to Mattel for nearly $4 billion in 1999, O’Leary chairs a billion-dollar mutual fund empire (O’Leary Funds), boasts his own line of award-winning wines (O’Leary Fine Wines), and is the best-selling author of The Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women & Money. FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE

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Alberta Forecast to Lead Economic Growth in 2014

By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald, April 30th 2013

Alberta's economy will be second to Newfoundland & Labrabor in terms of 2013 growth before leading the country next year, according to a new RBC Economics forecast.
It said Alberta's real growth domestic product will increase 3 per cent this year, with Newfoundland and Labrador at 5.1 per cent. Nationally, growth is forecast to be 1.8 per cent.

The RBC report says Alberta will best all provinces in 2014 with real GDP growth of 4.2 per cent.

Statistics Canada last week said Alberta, for a second straight year, led the country with growth of 3.9 per cent in 2012, compared with 1.8 per cent across the country. GRAB THIS STORY

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International Price Gap for Heavy Oil a Wasted Opportunity for Alberta

By Shawn McCarthy, Globe and Mail, May 2nd 2013
Heavy oil producers are receiving top dollar in international markets, even as Alberta oil sands producers face ongoing frustration in trying to reach the refiners who are eager to process their diluted bitumen.

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) competes with Canadian heavy oil producers in the Gulf of Mexico, and its heavy Mayan crude is currently priced at $96 (U.S.) a barrel, $5 more than the trendsetting light crude, West Texas Intermediate, and nearly $30 more than Canadian heavy crude was fetching in the North American futures market. GRAB THIS STORY

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I appreciate all your calls and emails. I'm looking forward to helping you with your next step towards building real wealth.
Your success continues EVERYDAY, let me help you build for tomorrow.

"The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another." -James Matthew Barrie

Warm Regards,

Todd and Danielle Millar

===SPECIAL NOTICE: NO CASH, BUT GOOD CREDIT? CALL US TODAY TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN OWN INVESTMENT PROPERTY===

P.S. Stay ahead by checking out Danielle's blog at Edmonton Real Estate Investor for all your cutting edge market news and information.

P.P.S. Don’t forget to visit our website and take advantage of the Resource Tools and product section including REIN's #1 real estate books and Quick Start homestudy sets at a discount. Get your copy of the Canadian Success Stories book and the 2010-2014 Top Ten Investment Towns of Alberta and Ontario.

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www.glennsimoninc.com email: info@glennsimoninc.com

May 1st., 2013
Volume 14, Issue 6

Dear Friends and Partners,

As we dip into Q2 its like a touch of spring optimism with the occasional chill of winter caution. You can see some interesting developments in Northern BC and Western Alberta in regards to Suncore's sale of their conventional gas play to two U.K. based companies. I see this as a very positive sign for Suncore to redeploy this capital (along with the cancelled Voyageur upgrader) to the proposed Kitimat LNG port.

I also think that Centrica and Qatar will be keen to develop (and export) their newly acquired fields. Gas has taken a beating the past few years peaking at $14 BTU and wallowing at $2 BTU but is trading near $4.20 at the time of writing. Although most drillers want to see north of $6 to drill more, we're heading in the right direction.

Many of the economic drivers we research are lined up. Where the market seems to waiver is in confidence of which direction the global market will turn. Overall - we're sailing with a strong wind behind us.

East Edmonton: Legal Triplex Cashflow Property near River Valley
Turbo charge your portfolio. Upgraded 1940 built legal 3 unit property with separate entrance to each suite. All units to be upgraded using our Purchase Plus Improvements strategy at purchase time and costs wrapped into mortgage. You'll find a spacious 4 BD main floor unit, a 3 BD + loft upper unit and a bright 2 BD unit downstairs. There is en-suite laundry for each unit as well.
Each unit has its own parking space and a double detached garage adds cash-flow. 2009 Safe Housing certificate approved. Excellent location a short walk to Ada Boulevard and surrounding River Valley. 7 minutes to downtown Edmonton, ravine, with routes to the Yellowhead and Wayne Gretzky Drive minutes away, 15 minutes to UOA and NAIT. Fast access to to all bus routes.

Comes complete with great tenants making this a totally turn-key property for you. Convenient east central area with easy access to transit and downtown. Highlands is a mature, sought after area near the River Valley. Highly rentable; solid value and increasing rents. HUGE upside potential due to the great purchase price, strong economic fundamentals and the proximity of this property in relation to Edmonton's desirable River Valley.

Purchase price: $550,000K Total Investment: $127,135K. Your Estimated 5 Year Profit $76K. Your pre-tax Total ROI is 60% or 12% per year

These 3 suites rent for top dollar and have everything arranged, including financing structure and incredible tenants. Your investment includes: impeccable tenant selection, financial analysis, professional inspection, insurance, financing set-up, legal fees, basic accounting, reserve fund, CMA, bi-annual statements, strategic market planning to ensure successful entry and exit, plus much more!

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Centrica, Qatar Buy Suncor's Gas Fields for $1 Billion

By Brian Swint and Nidaa Bakhsh, Bloomberg, April 15th 2013

Centrica Plc (CNA) and state-run Qatar Petroleum agreed to buy natural gas fields from Canada’s Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) for C$1 billion ($981 million) as the largest U.K. household-energy company seeks added supplies for North American customers.
The assets, mostly in southern and central Alberta, will be operated by Centrica and produce about 250 million cubic feet of gas a day this year, the company said in a statement today. Centrica will own 60 percent and Qatar Petroleum International 40 percent. The deal is Qatar Petroleum’s first investment in an overseas gas field and the first by the two companies under a cooperation accord signed in December 2011.

“The acquisition provides attractive returns in a region we know well, and significantly increases the size and quality of our portfolio,” Sam Laidlaw, chief executive officer of Windsor-based Centrica, said in the statement. With the prospect to develop another 1 million acres, it has “the potential to improve returns further.” FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE

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Will Eastern Oil Pipelines Lead to Lower Prices at the Pump for Canadians?

By Lauren Krugel, Globe and Mail, April 19th 2013
The Conservatives in Ottawa are staunch supporters, the New Democrats have called it a “win-win-win” and the premiers of Alberta and New Brunswick have loudly touted the benefits of an oil pipeline from west to east.

But the degree to which Eastern consumers will benefit at the pump is unclear, as it’s up to the pipeline’s customers – oil producers at one end and refineries at the other – to determine which barrels go where.

“One thing that I’ve learned over the years is the market will do what the market will do and it’s difficult to predict beforehand,” said Geoff Hill, oil and gas sector leader at Deloitte Canada.

The crude could flow to Eastern refineries clamoring for cheaper domestic supplies. Or, offshore buyers may drink it up. Most likely, it will be a combination of both. READ MORE HERE

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Energy Firms Want More Oil and Natural Gas Processing in Alberta
More oil and natural gas processing in Alberta could bring in an extra $600 million

By Beacon Reporter, Beacon News, April 17th 2013

CALGARY — A multibillion-dollar project to send Alberta oil to the East Coast won federal political support on Tuesday and will likely also be supported by producers, an analyst says.
A new report says Alberta could take in an extra $600 million in annual revenue if there was more oil and natural gas processing in Alberta.

The report says processing locally instead of shipping raw to other jurisdictions could increase the province’s gross domestic product (GDP) by $6 billion a year, creating 18,000 new jobs that pay $1.8 billion a year in salaries.

The paper by a University of Calgary economist was commissioned by municipalities and energy companies in the Edmonton region known as Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association. GRAB THIS STORY

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I appreciate all your calls and emails. I'm looking forward to helping you with your next step towards building real wealth.
Your success continues EVERYDAY, let me help you build for tomorrow.

"It's never crowded along the extra mile." -Wayne Dyer

Warm Regards,

Todd and Danielle Millar

===SPECIAL NOTICE: NO CASH, BUT GOOD CREDIT? CALL US TODAY TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN OWN INVESTMENT PROPERTY===

P.S. Stay ahead by checking out Danielle's blog at Edmonton Real Estate Investor for all your cutting edge market news and information.

P.P.S. Don’t forget to visit our website and take advantage of the Resource Tools and product section including REIN's #1 real estate books and Quick Start homestudy sets at a discount. Get your copy of the Canadian Success Stories book and the 2010-2014 Top Ten Investment Towns of Alberta and Ontario.