Tales from the Trenches
Podcast featuring stories of real estate landmines—and how to avoid them. Coming to you from the desk of veteran Canadian lawyer Barry McGuire.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 135
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2022
Handshakes and Promises Not Enough to Vary Written Contracts
Podcast Episode 15: “Parol Evidence Rule.”
In this episode we revisit a sad truth: people lie. You are not allowed to use verbal evidence to vary a written contract, so get all promises in writing w…
Scam Alert: Charity Claiming Tax Deduction Bigger than Donation
Podcast Episode 14: “Tax Charity Scam.”
This podcast tells the sad Tale of a real estate investor who tried too hard too avoid tax by contributing to a charity. Tax schemes that promise deductions m…
How to Get a Mortgage for Both Purchase and Renovation
Podcast Episode 13: “Happy Tale.”
Usually, the Tales from the Trenches podcast is about how people mess up when buying and selling real estate, showing what we can learn from their mistakes. But thi…
Three Condominium Conundrums (Part 3 of 3)
Podcast Episode 12: “Condominium Conundrums 3/3 – Rental Pool Mysteries.”
In this podcast, you’ll hear about issues to watch out for when purchasing a condominium unit with an existing tenant and a …
Three Condominium Conundrums (Part 2 of 3)
Podcast Episode 11: “Condominium Conundrums 2/3 – Caveat on my Condominium Title.”
In this episode, Barry tells a tale of failure to pay a special assessment, which allows the Condominium Corporation…
Three Condominium Conundrums (Part 1 of 3)
Podcast Episode 10: “Condominium Conundrums 1/3 – Rules…, What Rules?”
This episode is a primer on the law surrounding condos in Alberta. It covers your responsibility to be in compliance with condo…
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 9 of 9)
Podcast Episode 9: “Mortgage Basics 9/9 – True and False 3.”
Here’s the final episode in this podcast mini-series on mortgages, chock full of common questions. Can lenders put caveats on the title o…
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 8 of 9)
Podcast Episode 8: “Mortgage Basics 8/9 – True and False 2.”
The episode continues with the FAQ about mortgages. If lenders can’t pursue deficiencies when an Alberta walks away from their mortgage, …
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 7 of 9)
Podcast Episode 7: “Mortgage Basics 7/9 – True and False 1.”
Having covered the different types of mortgages in the last few episodes, this podcast turns to frequently asked questions. Is it really …
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 6 of 9)
Podcast Episode 6: “Mortgage Basics 6/9 – Corporate Mortgages and Personal Guarantees.”
Continuing with our mortgage podcast mini series, let’s look at assuming mortgages from a corporation and the …
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 5 of 9)
Podcast Episode 5: “Mortgage Basics 5/9 – The Chain of Responsibility.”
A continuation of how mortgages work in Alberta including discussions of conventional mortgages, high ratio (CMHC) mortgages, …
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 4 of 9)
Podcast Episode 4: “Mortgage Basics 4/9 – The Alberta Difference.”
The next part of this mortgages mini series looks at how things are different in Alberta. There is a unique wrinkle regarding borro…
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 3 of 9)
Podcast Episode 3: “Mortgage Basics 3/9 – Personal Guarantees.”
The third part of this podcast mini series focuses on personal guarantees to secure a mortgage. This short episode discusses situation…
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 2 of 9)
Podcast Episode 2: “Mortgage Basics 2/9 – Types of Mortgages.”
This episode of Tales from the Trenches continues the mini series on mortgages with a discussion of conventional mortgages and high rat…
Mortgages and Related Security… How Are You Liable? (Part 1 of 9)
Podcast Episode 1: “Mortgage Basics 1/9 – History Is No Mystery.”
Mortgages are a fact of life for most people buying and selling real estate. For the first episode of the Tales from the Trenches po…