We Help You See the Future Predictive Analysis! Never heard that term before? Maybe that’s because we invented it as a means of demonstrating cost and effort savings in the Management of your multi-family property. And we did that based on our experience watching Property stakeholders (Owners, Managers, Council Members) scramble to do repairs AFTER […]
Predictive Analysis
Your Time, Your Life: Sometimes That’s not the Case in a Strata or Condo Home
So, you’re the proud owner of a Strata dwelling; or you’re responsible for managing a Strata dwelling; or perhaps you sit on Council for one. Regardless of your role, you have a vested interest in wanting maintenance and repair to be a natural and stress-free part of your day-to-day life. You might think that maintenance […]
Eyes Wide Shut
Ever bought a used car? Remember that moment of intense hesitation as the salesman went on about how the car was only driven by an elderly lady on Sundays to church and back? And was that the same car that eventually cost you both arms and one leg to keep it running? What did you […]
Your Time Machine: Reducing Your Time Commitment While Bridging Today’s Strata to its Desired Tomorrow.
The Work of a Strata and Home Owner Associations (HOA) Manager, Board or Council member, or Strata owner (the Stakeholders) ranges from (a) rewarding & satisfying to (z) a chaotic, time hogging, stress inducing, physical & psychological nightmare. The villains who seek to introduce chaos to Stakeholder’s lives are weather, wear/age, and unexpected events. How, […]
Peace of Mind Part 1: Gain Peace of Mind With Your Home by Addressing These 4 Questions
Is peace of mind a concern when you think of your Strata? (also known as Condos, Home Owners Association {H.O.A.} or Multi-Owner) When it comes to Strata ownership, peace of mind is created by good maintenance, good finances, & harmony in the owners’ community. When it comes to your home & investment, peace of mind […]
Peace of Mind Part 4: What is Strata’s Plan to Protect & Enhance the Value of Your Home?
Over the past month we’ve outlined 4 questions you should answer when assessing your Strata/Condo property. Simply put, knowing the answers to these questions will give you the peace of mind needed to get a better night’s sleep. Or put another way, there are lots of things in life that will rob you of your […]
You May Outlive Your Strata, But Not By Much: Maintaining Building Good Health
Our experience helping strata protect the value of their buildings shows that residential multi-units tend to have a much longer life expectancy than other types of buildings, about the same lifespan as humans. This similar longevity invites an interesting comparison between humans and buildings. It helps to start with good genes, a quality construction and […]
Home Inspection: Putting Steroids on This Required Part of Selling Your Home
If you’ve ever bought a new home, then you know the drill. You decide to sell, and the real work begins. 2 huge phases are needed: (1) get your current home ready to put on the market, and (2) get the new home ready once you move in. Within those 2 phases there are 2 […]
Taking the “?” Out of the “What if?” for Strata Owners
The news over the years hasn’t been kind to Strata owners. In British Columbia, the leaky condo crisis of the late 90’s and early 2000’s continues to leave its mark. “By 2003, the B.C. Homeowner Protection Office had identified about 65,000 leaky condos across the province.” Damages and repair costs ran into the billions of […]
Avoiding Negative Surprises: Out of Control Condo Fee Increases Can Be Avoided
Our hearts go out to these Condo owners and board members. Such types of negative surprises, either for new buildings, or older buildings with insufficient reserves, damage the harmony that should be the norm when you live or work in a communal building. In this case the increase might have been unavoidable, but for most condo situations […]
The Calm After the Storm?: Don’t Wait Till After the Storm to Reflect on Risk Planning
November 12 – 15, 2021 will go down in this writer’s mind as the dates when he wished he’d built an ark! Many people are in “the same boat” according to the many news sources, mainstream and local, reporting stranded people and vehicles, plumbers run off their feet with busyness, restoration companies that can only […]
A Different Reality: Post Disaster Realities and Pre Disaster Risk Preparedness
I love listening to the stories my boss tells regarding building maintenance mishaps. Not mishaps that occur during maintenance, but ones that occur when maintenance was either not completed properly, or someone decided to “take the risk.” But while taking the risk is a decision based on actuarial competence and statistical probabilities, disasters remain aloof, […]
