Archive for the ‘David's Thoughts’ Category
Monday, July 13th, 2009
I have received so many great comments lately from people who tipped off from the plight of scammers after reading our blog post about scam e-mails and from our Fraudsters and scammers list here.
If I had accomplished nothing else from this site but saving just one person from being taken ...
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
I always do this every year - have minor "panics" on certain days when traffic goes down. Now, I am not one who usually gets to excited about holidays...in fact, I usally forget that holidays have occurred until after the fact.
Today, I noticed that traffic was down a bit. Being ...
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
In our time doing managing this site, we have heard of many people who have successfully negotiated a lower rental amount than what was advertised. If you bring something to the table that is desirable, often times the renter will favorably move on the rental amount.
Most landlords or ...
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
I don't usually post things not related to rentals, but this one I had to - for some reason, I agree with its awesomeness..
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
A friend of mine, who owns another rental site in a different country, has typically done very well because the vacancy rate where he is is so high (almost 10%). I think it's actually even higher than that. So, naturally, property managers and landlords need to advertise ...
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
I just read that the "Bailout" plan in the US did not pass. A lot of people, pundits, stockbrokers and politicians are saying that the US is heading for a huge economic meltdown and crisis.
I am wondering how this might affect Canada. Will people in the US start moving to ...
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
Ok, I don't know how many friggin' times I have said in my blog, on my website, and screaming it at the top of my telepathic and mental lungs - never, ever EVER do business with someone from Nigeria. I have nothing against the Nigerian people, and I am ...
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
I have been seeing an increase in the number of "Cottages" being listed on the site lately. I wonder if "Cottaging" in Canada is more of a late-summer/fall thing?
The listings I have been getting have been mostly in the Kawartha Lakes area and various other small ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
I saw an article today that talked about construction costs "increasing faster in Edmonton and Calgary than any other major city in Canada, according to a Statistics Canada report released on August 15, 2008."
When I read the article, I thought to myself "It's about time" thinking that this means that ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Am I seeing some signs of life in the Canadian rental market? I guess that's a matter of how you look at it. For me, traffic is up, listings are increasing, and life is good. I am hearing that the vacancy rate is a bit higher now than it was ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
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It's true - Canadarentals.net has some pretty darn good rankings, which is amazing since it has all been done by me, David - a stay-at-home dad. I have always been adept at developing rankings and traffic for my sites ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
I finally decided to clear this matter up a little. I get e-mails frequently asking to speak to the president, tech support, marketing department, or just e-mails wondering who in the heck we are.
Well, Canada Rentals is a one-person show - me! My name is David, and ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Am I the only one working today? Traffic seems down (naturally) on the site. I guess the government is forcing (or strongly encouraging) people (most people) to take today off. They gave a pretty stern warning to Sears because they opened several stores today. Oops!
From the Canadian Press:
TORONTO — At ...
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