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Education:
Rudy was licensed as a realtor from 1964
to 1984. He
opened his first real estate office in 1972 and
obtained his diploma in Urban Land Economics in
Appraising from the University of British
Columbia in 1972. He is a member of the Real
Estate Institute of British Columbia, and a
Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of Canada.
He also has attended numerous seminars on
appraising and marketing, both in Canada and the
United States. |
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Appraising: Over the past 35 years,
Rudy has been a fee appraiser for
numerous companies including: Canada
Safeway, Imperial Esso, Gulf Oil,
Texaco, Standard Oil, Touche Ross, Royal
Bank of Canada, Imperial Bank of
Commerce, Bank of Nova Scotia, Montreal
Trust, Toronto Dominion Bank, Tilden
Rent-a-Car, Uniroyal Tires, Van Tel
Credit Union, Roman Catholic Church,
Can-Corporation, Imperial Pacific
Resources, Imperial Life City of Prince
George, Royal Trust, Pacific Rim
Mortgages, and Seattle First Bank. His
specialty is using
maps, satellites, and air photos. He has
appraised ranches, farms, islands, and both
commercial and industrial properties, and in
1990, he valuated the 500,000 acre Douglas Lake
Ranch for a client. |
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Timber: Rudy spent a number of years
appraising and valuating timber for B.C.
Forestry and has also completed timber valuation
reports for clients throughout B.C. |
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Speeches: Rudy has shared his
experiences in recreational real estate with the
BBC, CBC Radio, CFUN and CKNW Radio in
Vancouver, CKMX and CHQR Radio in Calgary, and
680 AM and CFRB Radio in Toronto.
He
has been featured on Rogers Cable Television
"Money Talks", City TV's "Realty Television",
CBC News, and Report on Business Television.
Rudy and NIHO Land & Cattle Company have been
the subject of two hour-long episodes of the
popular "Wings over Canada" program which
aired across North America.
He is also recurring
guest speaker and anchor at his friend Ozzie Jurock's "LandRush" seminars. The main topic of
his speeches is how to find and valuate
recreational land using the new technology in
today's real estate environment. He regularly
gives speeches for the Real Estate Institute of
B.C. and he was a special guest speaker at the
1995 REIBC Senior Level Conference and Seminar.
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Over
the years, he has given numerous speeches to the
real estate and appraising industries,
investment clubs, credit unions, The Mortgage
Investment Association of British Columbia and other
local groups. Rudy has also held seminars on
wilderness survival techniques.
Articles: Rudy has written articles
for Real Living Magazine, Western Investor and
Cottage Magazine. Articles have been written on
him and Niho Land and Cattle Company in The
Globe & Mail, The National Post, South China
Morning Post, Cottage Magazine, Western
Investor, BC Business, Cottage Magazine, The Vancouver Sun,
The Vancouver Province, Business in
Vancouver, The Calgary Herald, the in-flight
publications of WestJet and Air Canada, as well as other
numerous publications. |
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Committees: Rudy has served and
chaired committees on multiple listing boards,
native Land Claims, and served as Vice President
for All Points Relocation for Western Canada. |
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Real Estate: For many years
Rudy owned the largest real estate firm in Northern British
Columbia. He has trained many real estate
salesmen over the years and has given seminars
on real estate, sales training, and motivation
both in Canada and the U.S. |
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Sales: Rudy has marketed and sold all
types of real estate over the past 40 years
including ranches, farms, ocean and fresh water
islands, resorts, and timber properties. This
includes the largest land company in BC to
Imperial Life of Toronto. This sale included
ranches, resorts, islands, and timber holding. |
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Other Niho Companies: Niho either
owns or partners with the following companies:
Landcor Data Corporation and
LandQuest Realty |
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