Ottawa Real Estate Investors Organization

The monthly OREIO meeting is tonight at 7:00 pm (location details at
www.oreio.org).  Tonights format will be a round table event
concentrating on your real estate dream team.  This is a
particularly special event for those new to real estate but will
also provide valuable information to those who are seasoned veterans.

Round Tables Topics and Speakers are:
- Bank --> Kim Lambert & Sheri Creese
- Mortgages & Credit --> Brad Nemes & Justin Clark
- Joint Ventures & RRSP --> Tamara MacLaren & Paul Blacquiere
- Building Inspector --> Steve Ott
- Property Manager --> Albert Boudreau
- Real Estate Agent --> Sheila Powers & Myra McKeen
- Lawyer --> Chadwick R. Boyd

Detailed information on each of the speakers and their topics can be
found below:

Table #1 - Banks
Speaker #1: Kim Lambert, Regional Mortgage Manager, TD Canada Trust
About the speaker: 15 years in financial industry and personal owns
rental properties
Speaker #2: Sheri Creese, Branch Manager, TD Canada Trust
About the speaker: 18 years in financial industry
Topic:  When is Real Estate a good investment?  How to structure
your finances to be best prepared to invest in Real Estate.  What is
the most tax advantageous rate strategy for Real Estate investors?

Table #2 - Mortgages & Credit
Speaker #1:  Justin Clark, Mortgage Consultant, Centum Hewmac
Mortgage Centre
About the Speaker:  Justin has been brokering only private mortgages
for any type of property for almost two years and also has his own
real estate investments.
About the Company:  OVHI provides all types of home inspections: pre-
purchase, new homes PDI's, 30 day & 1 year inspections, as well as
renovation inspections.
Topic:  Private lending.
Speaker #2:  Brad Nemes, AMP, Capital Mortgages Inc.
About the Speaker:  Brad is an Accredited Mortgage Professional and
a member of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce who understands real
estate investing.
About the Company:  Capital Mortgages works with all the financial
institutions and lending companies to get thier clients the best
mortgage possible.
Topic:  How to market yourself as an investor and how to market your
rental properties.

Table #3 - Joint Ventures & RRSP
Speaker #1:  Paul Blacquiere, Owner, Spirepoint Properties
About the Company:  Spirepoint Properties is dedicated to making
real estate investments easy by providing the very best in private
investment opportunities and education to help investors maximize
their returns.
About the Speaker:  Paul has spent the last four years investing in
real estate, and the last two years building Spirepoint Properties
currently owning 20 rental units.
Topic:  Joint Ventures
Speaker #2:  Tamara MacLaren, President, Dejante Developments
About the Company:  Dejante Developments purchases properties where
they can add significant value by bringing the property to it's best
use through modernization, renovations, change of use,  and/or
appropriate management.  They provide secure passive investment
opportunities to investors who are looking for excellent and
reliable returns.
About the Speaker:  Tamara bought her first investment property in
1991, renovated it, and sold it for a profit.  She continued to do
this, property after property, over the next 15 years, gaining
experience in a multitude of different types of properties and
solving an array of property challenges.
Topic:  Using RRSP money to invest in real estate

Table #4 - Building Inspector
Speaker:  Steve Ott, President, Ottawa Valley Home Inspections Ltd.
About the Speaker:  Steve is a members of the Ontario Association of
Home Inspectors (OAHI)
About the Company:  OVHI Ltd. provides all types of home
inspections: pre-purchase, new homes PDI's, 30 day & 1 year
inspections, as well as renovation inspections.
Topic:  What the new investor should look for in a home inspector.

Table #5 - Property Manager
Speaker:  Albert Boudreau, Property Manager, IDEAL Property
Management Inc.
About the Speaker:  Albert is a full time investor with 13 of his
own investment properties, a landlord, and property manager.  He has
been managing properties since 1992 and has seen and experienced
many problems that new investors face.
About the Company:  IDEAL Property Management offers a variety of
management options including training, operational management, or
complete management of investment properties.
Topic#1:  Do-it-yourself Property Management
Topic#2:  What questions to ask when looking for a qualifed Property
Manager

Table #6 - Real Estate Agents
Speaker #1:  Sheila Powers, Sales Representative, Royal Lepage Team
Realty
About the Speaker:  Sheila works effectively to market your property
for selling or finding you the right property to live in or invest
in.
Topic:  How can a real estate investor benefit by working with a
Realtor when buying a property?
Speaker #2:  Myra McKeen
About the Speaker:  Myra is a founding member of the Women's
Business Network and became the first female Chairperson of the
Better Business Bureau of Ottawa.  Real Estate and the appreciation
of the value of land has been part of Myra's life since developing
some property with her mother during her teens.  She is well
equipped to assist buyers or sellers of all types of real estate.
Topic:  Working with a Realtor when selling a property.

Table #7 - Lawyer
Chadwick R. Boyd, Real Estate Lawyer, Drache LLP
About the Speaker:  Chad was called to the Bar in 2002 and practices
in the areas of residential and commercial real estate and corporate-
commercial transactions.
About the Company:  Drache LLP is an Ottawa based law firm serving
clients across Canada.  The firm delivers a unique combination of
expertise that provides extraordinary real estate, tax, and estate
planning capabilities for Corporations, individuals, and charities.
Topic:  Real Estate law and what to expect when purchasing your
first property.

Also reminder that we will be drawing prizes tonight for those who
signed up for the new OREIO yahoo forum.  Good luck.

OREIO Executive
www.oreio.org