All of the following reports are available to you electronically, free of charge. Please e-mail us (thelma@royallepage.ca) with your request, and we will send you the document in PDF form. We respect your privacy and will not distribute your
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How to Get
Great Hotels for Low Prices
Please contact us to receive a step-by-step guide for getting excellent deals on hotel rooms.
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What You Need To Know To
Select the Best Builder
Please contact us to receive a step-by-step guide for finding the best builder to suit your needs.
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28 Tips That Get Cottages Sold Fast
and For Top Dollar
These tips are compiled to assist cottagers to prepare mentally and to prepare the cottage’s physical environment for the process of selling. Each stage from getting the cottage organized and tidy, to the emotional issues of deciding on a price and remaining objective when receiving offers, is covered in this Special Report |
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Ornamental Grasses
Wouldn’t you like to have your Muskoka gardens filled with perfect plants? Plants that have gorgeous foliage, beautiful blooms, the ability to survive wind and heavy rains, yet require little or no fertilization or care. A plant that would enhance the value of your real estate invest-ment with its beauty, but not take time from your leisure activities.
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An Easy Muskoka Garden
Low maintenance, well planned landscaping is an excellent investment to enhance the value and your enjoyment of your cottage. But your gardens must be environmentally friendly, as you have a lake to protect.
Gardening in Muskoka is not the same as gardening in more southern climes, nor should it be. Read this Special Report to learn how to think about gardening in Muskoka, as well as how to make it happen. |
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Boathouse Design & Construction
If you are considering the construction of a new boathouse, use these suggestions to help shape your decision making. Building is expensive and you want to be sure that you are benefitting from the experiences of others who have built before you. These tips are compiled to expand your thinking and creativity, and to create a boathouse that is both beautiful and functional. |
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Building and Renovation
We have collected tips on design, construction and the various construction materials from builders and architects. You may accept or reject the suggestions, but they will get your brain pumping with ideas as you work through your own construction project. |
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How to Survive Power Outages
(Buying a Generator)
In Muskoka storms over the lake are an amazing display, whether it is winter sleet and snow or summer lightning.
One way to protect yourself against spoiled dinner plans, a melting mess in your freezer, frozen pipes or worse, is to purchase your own generator.
An electric generator is a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Depending on the type and size of generator you purchase, you can keep a few essential appliances running, or you can maintain the functioning of most of your cottage. The money you spend on a generator could save you thousands in damages and ensure you a worry-free time at the cottage.
In order to help you know which generator best meets your needs, generator styles, size and price, we have produced this Special Report.
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Unique Gifts for Cottagers
It is always a challenge to find thoughtful and unique gifts for the many occasions in your life when some token, whether big or small, is appropriate.
This Special Report is designed to make the gift giving process less stressful and more fun, because we have done the legwork for you. |
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Electrical & Plumbing Tips for Construction
It can be stressful to have your electrical & plumbing contractors ask you questions that you have not yet considered the answers to. This guide gives ideas to consider in advance of meeting with the contractors who will be doing your electrical and plumbing work. Your contractors will give you additional ideas, but this guide will give you a head start. |
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Numbers You Live By
What height do you hang a chandelier?
What width of space do you require for a toilet?
How wide should a boat slip be?
What is the golden mean?
There are hundreds of numbers that have to be known when building on decorating in order to get things right. Knowing the "right" numbers also help you to break the rules with knowledge and understanding, to achieve your particular purpose.
This Special Report is designed to be a quick reference for you when you need a number.
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