Let's have a vote, is summer here or not? I vote maybe. Still, I'm grateful for the occasional full day of sunshine. My mood is swinging up and opportunities abound.

We have an accepted offer on a property in Gordon Head (see pic to the right). It's a fixer that has many ways to complete on. I'm wholesaleing the contract to another investor this time (won't be around much in July/Aug to get the work done on it myself).

Was it being at the right place and the right time that this opportunity came my way? Or, have I set clear goals and made lots of small decisions leading toward this result? Or, have I made a strong intention and the universe has no choice but to provide this for me?

I believe the 3rd option is correct, I like the 2nd option as a logical description of what happened and I think the 1st option is dis-empowering and fatalistic. Like when the cops say the shooting victim was at the wrong place at the wrong time. BS! That's letting people off from taking responsibility for their actions or being accountable for their results. If you want excellent results in life, you gotta be clear about what you want and KNOW you're going to get it. That's my daily practise and I encourage you to do the same, no matter what's going on for you in your life.

Ok, stepping off the soapbox (at least for a few minutes, I like the view from up there!)........

There's not much "news" out there right now on real estate except for the 2 articles to the left. Even then, it's a bunch of stats loosely interpreted to mean whatever the author has chosen to expound on. Oh well, at least it qualifies as new information, IMO.

The next VREIC meeting is Tuesday June 28 at 7 pm. This month our speaker, Mike Nichol from Megson FitzPatrick, will give us some insider information on setting up insurance policies for our investment properties. As usual, we can learn a lot from mistakes made in the past and Mike will bring that valuable advice to us so we can get the correct insurance when buying a new property or renewing our policies. See details below.

Check out Julie Broad's quick reminder at the bottom on how to interpret the list price of a property

If anyone out there has hiked up Mt. Kilimanjaro recently, I'd like to take you out for coffee and ask some questions, 'cause I'm doing that in September of this year. That result is from my clear intention to live a long and healthy life and to travel the world by foot.

The next breakfast meeting is on Saturday July 16. It's fun so come out and join us!

That's it for now. See you on the 28th.

Gord Knox