http://motiongroove.com Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:27:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday we got into S.F at about 4:30 pm, and then we were driven to the hotel where we met our affiliate managers in the lobby. All the affiliate managewrs were pretty cool. After going upstairs to change we went for a cocktail dinner, where I got pretty damn hammered. I ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/17/hang-over-in-san-fran/ Today I am off to San Francisco, California for the affiliate appreciation gathering that one of the companies I promote is holding for it's top affiliates. They are flying 30 affiliates (and guests) for 3 days in San Francisco. Since the weather is all gloom in Vancouver  this will be ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/16/heading-down-to-san-francisco-for-affiliate-appreciation-gathering/ Today I hit the big 38 years old. I never thought I would ever be 38 years old, seemed so far away when I was in my 20's and now here I am. So happy birthday to me, I'm 38 today. Tommorow I'm going to the Shabusen Yakiniku House ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/14/today-i-am-38-years-old-happy-birthday-to-me/ Well, either I'm completely nuts or I just made another smart move? I bought another 2 bedroom condo  (this one is closer to home) in Burnaby near the Lougheed Mall area.  Rent for this 2 bedroom should be between $1300 - $1400, and I bought it for $185,000. Personally I ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/14/we-bought-another-2-bedroom-investment-condo-in-burnaby-this-time/ Craigslist does it's magic once again and gives me a great tenant. 3 different people came out to look at it and I ended up choosing a young family with little girls. I called their references and everything seems fine. It's better to judge people in person because they can ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/09/craigslist-finds-me-another-great-tenant/ Today is inspection day. I hired an inspector (something every home buyer should do) to do a inspection of the condo. I don't want any surprises after I own the place, so I do my home work before hand.  It costs about $400 but it's worth just for peace of ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/07/inspection-on-the-poco-condo-today/ Well.... We Got it! There was a bit of a bidding war and we actually had to pay $200,500 and the asking price was $200,000. We own a 2 bedroom loft  penthouse suite in Port Coquitlam now! We ended up paying $2,500 over asking price but it's a great deal. ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/06/we-own-a-2-bedroom-loft-in-port-coquitlam-now/ I put the offer on the 2 bedroom condo in Port Coquitlam. Unfortunately there is another person interested in it as well, so now we have to sit and wait  for the vendor to decide which offer he likes better.  This is a 2 bedroom loft/ penthouse suite for $199,000. ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/05/i-put-an-offer-on-a-2-bed-room-port-coquitlam-condo/ So we went out condo shopping with our realtor yesterday afternoon. I told her my price range is around $200,000 for a 2 bedroom condo. We ended up looking at 4 different condos, 2 near Brentwood mall and 2 other condos near Lougheed mall. All 4 condos are located near ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/03/profit-over-fear-investing-in-vancouver-real-estate/ Finally tomorrow the condo hunting begins. I have been waiting for prices to come down and cool off and now is the time to find that "deal of a lifetime". Prices may drop you say? I say so what, as long as the rent covers all my expenses I will ... http://motiongroove.com/2008/11/01/tommorow-we-start-searching-for-more-investment-condos-in-vancouver/