Smart Door Locks Let’s start with the front door. We’ve been conditioned for years by all sorts of sci-fi programs to expect doors that open for us as we approach. In some cases doors that also greet us with pleasantries as we enter. And, while it’s fa...

In this double decker penthouse, seek an amenity and ye shall find. From an all-encompassing fitness center to a fun barbeque set, you’ve got it all. But let’s look at it from the basics. It’s a whopping 1800 square feet, 41 stories into the skyline, with...

Where do you begin? It’s sometimes hard to know exactly where to start with all the advice out there! While there is no such thing as absolutely perfect for all tastes, there are some tried and true methods that will work for you most of the time. In t...

Owning a property in Vancouver that produces income is pretty much an ideal way to make a living. Let's take a look at this from a homeowner's perspective. If you own a house, you need to pay for maintenance, repairs, taxes, mortgage interest, landscaping...

 When you decide to manage all the day-in-day-out aspects that come with owning an investment property you will no doubt digest every bit of information you can find on getting the right tenants. How to screen them and check the details of their applicati...

With a home vacancy rate hovering at an unhealthy low of 0.6%, the Vancouver City Council has stepped in and introduced the Empty home tax which will be implemented from January 1, 2017. This tax is an additional 1% of property value on top of your...

Inspections Permitting Landlord Access to the Premises (Times and Reasons) Landlords must give a minimum of 24-hours up to a maximum of 30days written notice stating the time and purpose of entry, unless either the tenant agrees to allow the lan...

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Running a rental property is not as easy as it sounds. Landlords do more than maintain the place and collect the monthly rent. So here are some of the best practices from the experts in the business. You probably know by now that being a landlord can b...

Screening prospective tenants can involve so many different checks and balances. Interviewing, references, criminal court record search, and really anything you can do to get an idea of what sort of tenant a person is going to be. And of course, you have...