Unless my investor clients are living out of the Lower Mainland, I always encourage my them to rent and manage their own properties as opposed to hiring a professional property manager. I have several well experienced property managers I’m happy to refer to my out of town investors. But I feel doing the management yourself is always the best way. Here are some tips and suggestions for properly doing the job yourself.

Mark Twain once said "There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist". Look no further than the comments sections of any article on Vancouver Real Estate or Investing, for further proof of this. Success is never going to come to you or be easy.. instead you need to go attack life and find it thru hard work and discipline. This is the way it has always been and the way it will continue to be.

I just finished uploading this Apartment/Condo for sale, 902 1088 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver East, BCTHE VICEROY by Bosa is conveniently located in the heart of False Creek. This 2 bed and 2 bath newly fully renovated home offers spacious room for living, WFH, and entertainment. Sleek gourmet kitchen with new stainless steel appliances & quartz countertops. Brand new W&D; multi-zone ambient and diffused lighting; gas fire place. East facing city and mountain views with ample sunlight. 1 parking and locker. Great amenities including exercise room, indoor pool, hot tub, hot/warm sauna, etc. New elevators, EV charging, and comprehensive-building re-piping done. Enjoy your living at this convenient and quiet location that's close to everythin ...

I just finished uploading this Apartment/Condo for sale, 1011 445 W 2ND AVENUE, Vancouver West, BCFANTASTIC LOCATION AND VIEW at this bright corner airy unit at Maynards Block. Steps from Skytrain and close to Downtown, Science World, and Granville Island. Step outside and walk around the seawall or go shop and eat along Cambie and False Creek. Starbucks, Whole Foods, Homesense, Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Save on Foods, Nook and Craft Beer are a few minutes away. This beautiful and functional home features an open-concept floorplan complete with granite countertop and ss appliances. Rented month to month. Pets allowed with restrictions, day and night concierge, spacious gym and yoga room, meeting room and EV friendly building in a very ...

I just sold this Apartment/Condo at 1801 1415 W GEORGIA STREET, Vancouver West, BC Coal Harbour.View this recently sold Apartment/Condo or see all my home sales

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Came across a Youtube video from a large US based channel with 100’s of thousands of views and subscribers entitled: Is Vancouver the best North American City? It talked about Vancouverism and how many cities in the world are now trying to emulate Vancouver's urban planing formula. The most entertaining part of the video for me was the comments section. Not surprising it was mostly negative and full of complainers and pessimists. Check it out for yourself and see if you agree.

I continue to see people living in a constant state of fear. Inflation, the economy, interest rates, etc. Most being financial fears. Most of these fears could be greatly reduced or eliminated all together if you have control over your financial future, and have set in motion a plan of action to achieve and maintain financial security for life. It’s not difficult at all if you start early and stick to a proven strategy of buy and hold.

Time for my annual forecast for the coming year. As I have said every year for the past decade on this vlog. I really have no idea what the Vancouver or Lower Mainland Real Estate market will do in the short term. It could have another fairly strong year like it does most years, or it could take one of our run of the mill corrections of 5-10% Nobody knows. We are all just guessing at it. What I do know that is over the long term, 10-15-25 years, the value of Vancouver Real Estate will do very well. I recommend you keep it simple by purchasing your principal residence, enjoy it and keep it for long periods of time.

Time for one of my Saturday morning motivation blogs on what it’s going to take to achieve financial success in an expensive city like Vancouver.