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20 July 2014 | 3 replies
Keep in mind this is in British Columbia (BC) Canada so some things differ but any advice is still welcomed.
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31 March 2014 | 22 replies
But I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, which is an expensive city.So my question is wholesaling more difficult in a city where real estate prices are higher cause deals are harder to find?
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2 April 2014 | 2 replies
I live in the Tomball area and I really want to become an investor. Looking for anyone in the area that could show me how to get past the analysis paralysis stage. A big thanks in advance to the forum.
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1 May 2014 | 7 replies
BP Team,Our new multifamily development project was approved via the Common Council of our municipality last week.
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22 September 2011 | 9 replies
If there are objections, the planning&zoning commission and/or city council (both hearings were required for my situation above) could decide to act on the neighbors concerns and refuse to allow the new use.Start with a call to the planning and zoning commission and discuss what you want to do with them.
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26 October 2011 | 5 replies
Yeah but got someone who'll buy it for $3000 and a council that will likely approve it because the exterior is excellent.
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6 December 2011 | 2 replies
How to approach a city council, taxing authority, zoning commission?
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28 November 2012 | 14 replies
I've been to some of the city council meetings here and watched others on TV and watched owners try to get variances.
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19 May 2013 | 12 replies
Keep in mind that Smith came up with the capitalistic model while trying to convince British monarchs that they needed to rein in big British companies that were controlling the market, influencing policy and reducing competition (sound familiar?
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27 March 2012 | 11 replies
Try to locate the meeting minutes form the local council and see what they are focusing on.