Podcast Episode 102: “Corporate Matters Matter.” Here at RMLO Law LLP in Edmonton, Alberta, we are the corporate registered office for many corporations. We get lots of letters addressed to those corporations because that’s part of being registered office. Anyone
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Barry C. McGuire: Real Estate Lawyer, Investor, and Teacher in Edmonton. A law blog for regular people, making Alberta real estate easy.
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Legal Suites and Airport Vicinity Protection Areas in Alberta
Podcast Episode 101. Houses with legal suites or houses zoned for legal suites are all the rage in Alberta. Easier to do in Edmonton, though. In Calgary, secondary suites are only allowed in certain areas.
Home Inspection Liability
Faulty Furnaces and Inspection Issues. It’s always a good idea to get a professional building inspector to assess any property you’d like to buy. But it doesn’t guarantee 100% that you won’t have problems with your real estate purchase! Whose…
Joint Ventures and Land Titles
Who’s on Title? Two of our clients at RMLO Law LLP formed a typical Joint Venture (JV) to buy a property in Alberta with a brand new mortgage. One client was the “Investor” (the money-man). His JV partner was the…
Avoiding Joint Venture Regrets
“Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda.” Two of our clients at RMLO Law LLP decided to do a Joint Venture on an apartment building in Edmonton. The ‘real estate expert’ client had a lot of experience and already owned a number of apartment…
Success with Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing
Podcast Episode 100: “A Tale of Real Estate Investing Success.” I’ve been doing Tales from the Trenches for 15 years. These are amazing stories from real estate investors, mostly from Alberta, Canada because that’s where I practice law. Tales began as…
Tenant Problems After Move Out
Previous Owner Skeletons. In a recent purchase of an Alberta fourplex, our client took over existing tenants. There was one utility service and utilities were apportioned between the tenants. The arrangement was that tenants would pay their rent plus an…
Hidden Problems After Real Estate Purchase
“Caveat Emptor: Buyer Beware.” What can you do if you discover major problems with a property after buying real estate in Alberta? There are a number of legal and practical issues. First let me tell you about a situation that…
Assuming Mortgages and Transfering Property to a Corporation
Podcast Episode 99: “Happy Assumptions & Corporate Rollovers.“ This episode of Tales from the Trenches contains two stories about transfers: one is about transferring mortgages and the other is about transferring property. In theory, many mortgages are assumable, but in…
20 Tips to Save Money on Real Estate Legal Costs
Want Cheap Lawyer’s Fees? Stop reading if you don’t like saving money! This blog post is aimed at helping you tame your legal bills in general, and with real estate transactions in particular. I’m an Alberta real estate lawyer and…