1. Be sure to fill in the application completely. Blank lines or unanswered questions raise questions and may lead our leasing agents to assume the worst. Less than desirable credit scores, past landlord references, or income levels can be overlooked in certain circumstances, but only when full disclosure is provide in a forthright manner from our renters. We respect our renters and we try to do business with renters who will also respect us.
   
   
2. Bring your cheque book. We do not require an application fee or other payment in exchange for viewing a property, but will be able to begin the screening of your application much quicker when we have the Security Deposit funded and ready for deposit. Our leasing agents are very busy and an efficient, clean application makes for a smoother process.
   
   
3. Be realistic with your expectations for rental amounts. Our policy, and that of most landlords, dictates that we require a household income to be 3 times higher than the monthly housing expense. This housing expense includes rent, utilities, cable, insurance, etc. We do not want to cause un-due financial strain on our renters, and the income to rent ratio will help all parties maintain a pleasant rental experience.
   
   
4. Bring two pieces of Government issued ID. We do not necessarily keep this information, but will require renters to show us their ID during the application process.
   
   
5. Be on time, or call to cancel your appointment if you cannot make it. Due to the high volume of rental listings in our office (we conducted over 4400 showings last year) we are often on tight schedules and the courtesy of prompt arrivals in greatly appreciated.
   

Q: Do you guys do credit checks?
A: Yes. But we know that life happens, and we all want a better credit score than the one we currently have. Our leasing agents are realistic in their expectations. Have you declared bankruptcy? This is probably not a big deal. Creditor calls coming in from an outstanding credit card bill? This maybe a problem or may not, be clear and explain the details to our agents. Previous Landlord evictions, unresolved criminal issues, and arrest warrants are out of the question.

Q: How can I pay my rent?
A: We accept cash payments delivered to our office, postdated cheques, or PAD (pre authorized debit) payments from your checking account.

Q: What should I do if I have a maintenance request?
A: When you move in, you will be given contact info for our field team, including our maintenance personnel.

Q: How often do you conduct property inspections?

A: At least every 90 days, more frequent if warranted.

Q: I'm having some financial trouble this month, is there anything I can do to arrange special payment arrangements?
A: Yes. Preference is given to requests with lots of notice. If you anticipate a significant expense coming up in the future that could affect your ability to pay the rent, give us lots of time to make arrangements and we will be more accommodating.

Hope Street opened its operations in Calgary in 2005 and has our company’s head offices in this municipality. Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, about 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. In the 2011 census, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,096,833 and a metropolitan population of 1,214,839, making it the largest city in Alberta, and the third-largest municipality and fifth-largest census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada.

The economy of Calgary includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and tourism sectors. The Calgary CMA is home to the second-highest number of corporate head offices in Canada among the country's 800 largest corporations.

Calgary anchors the south end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".[13]

In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympic Games.

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Hope Street opened its Edmonton property management office in 2016 and continues to grow in the provision of property management services in Edmonton. Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, Canada. Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region.

The city had a population of 877,926 in the 2014 census, is Alberta's second-largest city and Canada's fifth-largest municipality. This population represents 66 percent of the total 2014 population of 1,328,300 within the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA), Canada's fifth-largest CMA by population. Edmonton is the most northern North American city with a metropolitan population over one million. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.

Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities (Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) and a series of annexations ending in 1982. Edmonton serves as the northern anchor of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Known as the "Gateway to the North", the city is a staging point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories.

Edmonton is a cultural, governmental and educational centre. It hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the nickname "Canada's Festival City".[1] It is home to North America's largest mall, West Edmonton Mall (the world's largest mall from 1981 until 2004),[20] and Fort Edmonton Park, Canada's largest living history museum.

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• Move on a weekday if you can, when banks, utilities and government offices are open.

• Order preprinted address labels with your new address as soon as you know it. It makes the change-of-address process much easier.

• Keep a utility log to check service-transfer dates. If you're moving locally, leave the power and water on at your old address a few extra days so you can go back and clean up after your move.

• Choose a "packingroom" ahead of time and box up a few things each day.

• If you rent a Truck, rent a Carpet Cleaner at the same time to same yourself a separate trip.

• Mark each box with its contents and destination room. That way, you and your helpers will know where each box belongs at your new home.

• If moving locally, you may want your pets to spend moving day with a friend. Animals can become confused and frightened during a move.

• Remember to allow for extra braking room when driving a moving van. Anticipate stops and allow a 3-second gap between you and the vehicle in front of you.

• U-Haul moving vans require up to 12 feet of overhead clearance. Watch out for drive-thru restaurant and motel over-hangs.