The Home Front
Fort McMurray – Move, Live, Go
May 17th, 2013 by Linh Pham
So maybe you’re thinking of relocating for work or perhaps you’re looking for the alternative to reading about the negativity that surrounds moving to Fort McMurray. Well this is the blog for you! Great opportunities for expanding your career in a flourishing market are within reach and your family is entirely welcome to grow along with you. I’ve traveled to “the Mac” several times and always found it to be a pleasant experience. Let’s give some credit to the boom town that deserves it.
“This is MY house, I have to defend it”
May 10th, 2013 by Maggie Power
In lieu of the upcoming long weekend here in Canada and the looming summer season in general, homeowners may be vacationing and wrestling with the idea of leaving their house empty for this period of time. For this reason, I propose considering the increasingly popular “house-sitter.” The activity of house-sitting is a trend that’s grown common in recent years, and the term is accepted by the spell-checker on Microsoft Word, so it’s come that far. Employing a house-sitter is flexible; there are no real rules about who does it, what their responsibilities are, or what you owe them for their service. Often it’s simply a friend doing another friend a favour, but many homeowners opt to pay someone (niece or nephew, family friend, inconspicuous stranger) to keep a careful eye on their home while maintaining its “lived-in” feel.
iPhoneless
April 12th, 2013 by Lily Lane
I was driving to work this morning and thought I’d make a quick call. I pressed the handy little button on my steering wheel to activate the hands-free and my car returned the most dreaded message – “no phone found.” Forgetting all about hands-free, my hand flew to my front purse pocket in the seat beside me and Lady Sync was right, my phone wasn’t there. Panic sets in. I picture it sitting on the kitchen counter. But there is not enough time to get home and get it before my first appointment. I am going to spend the day without my phone.
Babyproofing 101
March 1st, 2013 by Linh Pham
So it’s the same old story, love marriage and the baby carriage. For those of you that are still holding onto a positive result pregnancy test, you probably haven’t even begun to think about how to safe guard your new home from the hundreds of dangers that your baby could encounter, so let’s talk.
The Upgrades That Count
February 22nd, 2013 by Linh Pham
Buying a new home can be a stressful experience as it is and what’s worse? Giving you more options! Trying to find a house that feels like home can be as simple as finding a style or feature that fits your personal taste and we all know that isn’t what always comes standard. So when my husband and I were looking at factoring in upgrades we wanted to consider resale value and what would fit our lifestyle best. It was a back and forth debate between cost and benefit because not everything you find attractive is worth the same to the person you may sell it to in the future.
Show Your Appreciation!
February 14th, 2013 by Kim Tieu
Where has time gone? I can’t believe that it’s already been nearly two months since my last blog update, and what a two months it has been for Rohit! Since the last blog, we’ve thrown a Christmas Party, a 4 day corporate retreat to Copper Point Resort in Invermere, BC, and more recently an appreciation party for our customers and partners in Edmonton, with another one coming up in Fort McMurray next week.
Ridiculous Homes
December 19th, 2012 by Kim Tieu
So my co-worker was showing me this hilarious blog the other day about real estate in Vancouver. Basically, the post was about particular property in Vancouver going for a whopping 2.1 MILLION dollars! So what does 2.1 million get you in Vancouver? A beautiful home with a pool? A fairly large piece of land with a lovely garden? Nope, it gets you this:
Email Etiquette and You
November 28th, 2012 by Kim Tieu
Did you know that email has now bypassed telephone communication as the most dominant form in business interactions? With so many emails flying around, the number of poor email etiquette is running rampant as well – I’m sure a number of you can think of multiple instances where you’ve received emails that have made you question the sanity of the sender for just a moment.
Tips from a Pseudo Event Planner
November 14th, 2012 by Melissa Godwin
I sat staring at my checklist of “To-Do’s” and counting down the final hours until the big event. It was my first Grand Opening of my first subdivision project at my brand-spanking-new marketing job for Rohit’s land development division… and I felt like I had no idea what I was doing. Sure, I had organized events in the past, but honestly, I couldn’t even be bothered to plan my own wedding. So, was I nervously wondering how this Grand Opening was going to turn out? You bet.