Guides
What I’d want you to know first.
I spent 11 years in construction and 6 with the Delta Fire Department before I became a REALTOR®. These pages answer the questions I get most, in plain words.
- Buying a duplexWhat to check before buying a Vancouver duplexBefore you buy a Vancouver duplex: layout, yard, suites, parking, the builder, shared insurance and the neighbour you share a roof with.
- Strata paperworkHow to read strata documents before buying a Vancouver condo or townhouseWhat to look for in a Form B, depreciation report, strata minutes and insurance summary before you buy a Vancouver condo or townhouse.
- Older condos and townhousesLeaky condos and rainscreen in Vancouver: what to check on an older buildingShould you buy a condo from Vancouver's leaky condo years? What went wrong, what a rainscreen is, how to spot one from the sidewalk and what to ask for.
- Hidden costsPoly-B, oil tanks and other hidden costs in Vancouver homesThe hidden costs in Vancouver homes: poly-B piping, buried oil tanks, asbestos, peat bog. How to spot each one and what to ask before you write an offer.
- SellingHow to price a Vancouver home to sellHow to price a Vancouver home: closed sales over asking prices, why the first two weeks matter, what does not set your price and how to choose an agent.
- SellingWhy Vancouver homes fail to sell and get relistedWhy a Vancouver home sits and gets relisted: the opening price, one week of attention, marketing that stops at the portals, and what to change next time.
- BuyingBuying a home near SkyTrain in Vancouver and BurnabyWhat to weigh before buying near a SkyTrain station in Vancouver or Burnaby: the transit premium, going car-free, the Broadway line, and tower life.
- BuyingUnpermitted suites and renovations in Vancouver: what they mean for a buyerWhat an unpermitted suite or renovation means for a Vancouver buyer: shutdowns, insurance, inherited permit problems and what to check before subjects.
Kyle Mark Personal Real Estate Corporation, eXp Realty