Real Estate Services
Smarter real estate transactions: powered by data, technology, and expert collaboration.
Most property decisions are trade-offs between cash, income, time and risk. I work through them with data and side-by-side scenarios, so you can see what each choice costs before you make it.
Decision support and strategy consulting
For the big choices: buy or wait, keep or sell, refinance or pay down, one property or two. I model each option with your real numbers and show you the trade-offs, so the decision rests on more than a feeling.
What you get
- Your options compared side by side, with every assumption shown
- Checks on what happens if rates, rents or values move against you
- A clear recommendation and the risks that would change it
Example scenario
You own a rental and want to buy a home. Do you keep the rental, sell it, or refinance it? Compare five-year cash flow, equity and risk for each path, including what the stress test allows.
Buy, sell and invest
Full representation for buyers and sellers across Greater Vancouver, with depth in the Tri-Cities, Richmond, North Vancouver and Langley. Investors get rental cash-flow analysis and BRRRR planning from someone who has done it across seven suites personally. Because I also arrange mortgages, your financing and your offer are planned together.
What you get
- A search and viewing plan where every property is scored on the same criteria
- Offer strategy and negotiation backed by comparable sales and your payment limits
- For sellers, pricing and preparation based on what comparable homes actually sold for
- For investors, cash flow, return and refinance outcomes before you buy
Tools
Example scenario
Three condos make your shortlist. Compare the total monthly cost of each, including strata fees and the stress-test payment, then set your offer limits before the first viewing.
Property due diligence report
A plain-language report on a property before you remove your conditions. I read the documents most buyers skim and summarize what matters, what worries me and what to ask next.
What you get
- Strata document review: minutes, financials, depreciation report, special levies and bylaws
- Building age and building-envelope risk flags
- A comparative market analysis of what similar homes sold for
- Zoning and redevelopment notes where they affect value
- A short list of red flags and the questions to put to the seller or strata
Tools
Example scenario
A 1990s condo looks well priced. The report reads two years of strata minutes, checks the depreciation report against the fees, flags a pending envelope repair, and estimates what a special levy could cost you.
Multiplex development and build consulting
For owners and investors weighing a multiplex. I test the numbers early, under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing rules, so you know whether a lot works before you spend on design and permits.
What you get
- Feasibility: how many units, how much floor area and what parking the lot can support
- An early pro forma covering build cost, revenue and margin, with sensitivity checks
- Options compared, such as strata or subdividing and hold or sell
- Guidance on next steps with designers, builders and the permit process
Tools
Example scenario
You own a standard city lot. How many units could it hold, what would the build cost, and how much would a 10% rise in construction cost cut your margin?
Coming soon
Education and academy
Workshops and guides that teach you how to run the numbers yourself. The aim is to make you a sharper buyer, investor or builder, whether or not we ever work together.
Planned topics
- How to read a strata document package
- Mortgage basics: the stress test, insurance and Alt-A options
- BRRRR and rental analysis, step by step
- Building a multiplex pro forma
Tools
Example workshop
"Is this strata healthy?" Work through a sample set of strata documents together and learn the ten things to check before you buy.
Examples are illustrations, not past client results. Reports, analysis and consulting are for information only. They are not a home inspection, an appraisal, or legal, tax or investment advice. Rates and rules change, and every result depends on your situation.
Not sure which service fits?
Tell me what you're weighing up. I'll tell you where to start and what it would cost to find out.