Here is one cool way you can be easily cheated while renting out your House/Apartment online.
A female saw an ad for an apartment in Calgary, AB on our rental website (www.gobesthome.com), but she mentioned that she is arriving in USA. How dumb these people can be not to differentiate between Canada and USA, anyway I told my client (whose ad it was) to be very very careful with those kind of scam artist. My client responded her and astonishingly she received money orders of 3000$ a 6 month rental advance. Another strange thing was that money orders came diretely from Nigeria !!!! Be attention folks if any thing comes to you (any advance money) from African country specially from Nigeria ..: NEVER EVER RESPONSE TO THEM!! I believe this is how their scheem works:
1- they will send you money orders (fake money orders) with your name on it for advance of your rental property
2- they will suggest you to deposit it in your bank
3- you go to your bank, your bank will deposit your (fake money orders) into your account but hold your money for almost 15 ~ 25 business days (depend on your bank)
4- You account will show you that you have 3000$ deposited into your account (but remember you can't withdraw it until those checks are cleared)
5- after few days you'll receive another email from person who sent you money orders and will inform you that he/she has some problem they can't come to rent your place (there can be any reason e.g. can't get visa, or ticket), so they need their money back but they will allow you to keep security deposit or may be 35% amount of that money
6- Some people be very sorry that he/she is not able to come to Canada but they will be happy to keep atleast security deposit or some more but they will send back rest of the ballance to scam artists.
7- After few weeks your bank informs you that your money order were fake and can't be cleared.. not only your 3000$ money orders were totally fake !! but you sent few thousands dollars from your own account your own money to some one in Nigeria, you even don't know him/her.
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Sunday, October 7, 2007
Hiring a right Contractor for Home rennovation
Hiring a right and honest contractor is not an easy task, but if you follow these steps could save you time, hassle and money in the future:
- Before hiring a contractors, get every thing in writing. It is very important to save future arguments e.g. “you didn’t say to fix the broken tiles” etc.
- Always put start and completion dates in your contract. Let contractor aware when they have to start and finish this project
- Motivate contractors to finish their job on time. It is good practice to add penalties in the contract. It is not enough to say work has to be completed by Feb. 5th ; but better to add "$50 per day to be deducted from the contract price for each day the job is unfinished beyond Feb. 5th.
- Make sure what exactly you want your contractor to do for you. If you don't know what you want, you might not like what you get. Also, if you change your mind and change the job halfway through, the contract - and price - have changed
- It is not a good idea to call first one in the phone book. Always ask friends who had work done. Find a recommendation based on a similar job to yours. Ask contractor if they have done similar job else where; and if you can contact them to know your workmanship?
- Never ever pay too much upfront. When contractor is signing your contract it is ok to give a reasonable deposit for material. And never pay in full until job is satisfactory and finished on time.
- Expect a mess and noise when contractors are on job. If the job is outdoor or too noisy let your neighbors aware of heavy equipment, dirt around your property and equipment noise. Cover things if it is a dusty job in your house. Also be clear in the contract that the jobsite will be cleaned up at the end of the job.
- Be prepared for delays, employee quitting, or weather delays. Having problems is okay, but it's not okay if the contractor can't work out the issues to your satisfaction.
- Always try to resolve issues, deal them with great professionalism and polite way, long arguments may not only delay your project but can cost you more than you expected.
About the Author
Sahil Leghari is the owner of www.gobesthome.com website.
GoBestHome.com is leading Canadian Real estate portal aimed at helping landlords, property owners and property managers to advertise their Properties online for Rent and Sell in the most effective and cost efficient manner. At the same time GoBestHome.com makes it easy to search your dream property.
To learn more, visit: www.GoBestHome.com
- Before hiring a contractors, get every thing in writing. It is very important to save future arguments e.g. “you didn’t say to fix the broken tiles” etc.
- Always put start and completion dates in your contract. Let contractor aware when they have to start and finish this project
- Motivate contractors to finish their job on time. It is good practice to add penalties in the contract. It is not enough to say work has to be completed by Feb. 5th ; but better to add "$50 per day to be deducted from the contract price for each day the job is unfinished beyond Feb. 5th.
- Make sure what exactly you want your contractor to do for you. If you don't know what you want, you might not like what you get. Also, if you change your mind and change the job halfway through, the contract - and price - have changed
- It is not a good idea to call first one in the phone book. Always ask friends who had work done. Find a recommendation based on a similar job to yours. Ask contractor if they have done similar job else where; and if you can contact them to know your workmanship?
- Never ever pay too much upfront. When contractor is signing your contract it is ok to give a reasonable deposit for material. And never pay in full until job is satisfactory and finished on time.
- Expect a mess and noise when contractors are on job. If the job is outdoor or too noisy let your neighbors aware of heavy equipment, dirt around your property and equipment noise. Cover things if it is a dusty job in your house. Also be clear in the contract that the jobsite will be cleaned up at the end of the job.
- Be prepared for delays, employee quitting, or weather delays. Having problems is okay, but it's not okay if the contractor can't work out the issues to your satisfaction.
- Always try to resolve issues, deal them with great professionalism and polite way, long arguments may not only delay your project but can cost you more than you expected.
About the Author
Sahil Leghari is the owner of www.gobesthome.com website.
GoBestHome.com is leading Canadian Real estate portal aimed at helping landlords, property owners and property managers to advertise their Properties online for Rent and Sell in the most effective and cost efficient manner. At the same time GoBestHome.com makes it easy to search your dream property.
To learn more, visit: www.GoBestHome.com
Saturday, July 21, 2007
How to Overcome a failure in life
Life is smooth/peaceful and easy-going till the time a wave of bad luck or adversity shakes us from top to bottom.
Even though there is very little that we can do about avoiding any such incident from happening, there are things that we can do to come out from this failure atleast mentally. The way we approach failure and act upon to come out of this, defines how successful we are in life.
We all have goals, targets that we want to achieve and we work hard towards it. During our struggle to meet our goals, we succeed at times and at times we face very sever and adverse failures, but then that's not the end of road. Some people fight back and many fall in the traps of circumstances. The one who says that "I might have failed but I am not a failure." and stand up to walk all over again, is that one who goes on to redfine success for him self.
It is not wrong to fail, but it is a crime if you don’t get back up again and try. The successfull people are the ones who have tried till the time they had succeeded. Remember success or failure is not an event its a process, its a journey, its a series of events. So a single event of failure cannot make a failure person out of you.
So If you are feeling depressed and sad because you have failed and hit the wall. Remember, the only way out is getup and try again, your next attempt is going to be better than the previous one.
In the words of a great person:
"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward."
Even though there is very little that we can do about avoiding any such incident from happening, there are things that we can do to come out from this failure atleast mentally. The way we approach failure and act upon to come out of this, defines how successful we are in life.
We all have goals, targets that we want to achieve and we work hard towards it. During our struggle to meet our goals, we succeed at times and at times we face very sever and adverse failures, but then that's not the end of road. Some people fight back and many fall in the traps of circumstances. The one who says that "I might have failed but I am not a failure." and stand up to walk all over again, is that one who goes on to redfine success for him self.
It is not wrong to fail, but it is a crime if you don’t get back up again and try. The successfull people are the ones who have tried till the time they had succeeded. Remember success or failure is not an event its a process, its a journey, its a series of events. So a single event of failure cannot make a failure person out of you.
So If you are feeling depressed and sad because you have failed and hit the wall. Remember, the only way out is getup and try again, your next attempt is going to be better than the previous one.
In the words of a great person:
"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward."
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
First Ray of the new Dawn
One fine morning I woke up and decided that I wanted to reinvent myself. I was tired of my engineering degree and my job in a vast, faceless corporation where I used to write instructions to be fed in a computer. It was an alarm for me, which triggered, though a little late, but I was happy as for the first time I was planning to do something I will cherish and enjoy the whole of my life. I was going to be a writer.
Little though I knew at that point of time, what it will take to be a writer. The only thing I knew was; I was brimming with joy just by the thought of taking this as a career. So is this “Job Satisfaction, a term widely misused by everyone while job hopping. It probably might be; if just the thought of doing something can fill you with joy and energy, imagine what it will feel to experience it…And I decide to be an infant in this newly discovered world and learn to start crawling to be able to take big strides on my way in the future.
And this is first my step while I learn to crawl.
Little though I knew at that point of time, what it will take to be a writer. The only thing I knew was; I was brimming with joy just by the thought of taking this as a career. So is this “Job Satisfaction, a term widely misused by everyone while job hopping. It probably might be; if just the thought of doing something can fill you with joy and energy, imagine what it will feel to experience it…And I decide to be an infant in this newly discovered world and learn to start crawling to be able to take big strides on my way in the future.
And this is first my step while I learn to crawl.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
A date with Mother
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you."
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. "I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you," I responded. "Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting."
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed. "How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined," I answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son."
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.
Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time."
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. "I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you," I responded. "Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting."
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed. "How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined," I answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son."
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.
Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time."
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