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 […]
Strata Maintenance
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 […]
Simple Things: Understanding the Not So Hidden Costs of Strata/Condo Ownership
Many things in life are complex. Too complex. Some things in life are simple, while other things COULD be simpler with a different perspective. Many times, getting the different perspective just needs a little help. For example, did you know that the cost of ownership in a multi-family building typically breaks down as follows: If […]
Peace of Mind Part 2: What’s the Remaining Useful Life of the Major Systems in Your Home?
That’s quite a topic for a blog these days. We hear of bad news, sad news, and outright mad news, but unfortunately, we don’t hear lots of good news. That’s when each of us needs to dig down deep (the 3 D’s) to find ways we can let the general news tone run past us, missing us in its sweep to […]
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 […]
Common Property: Understanding Your Maintenance Responsibilities
Do you live in a Condo/Strata? Do you understand your maintenance obligations? The following article, published November 20, 2021 in the Victoria Times Colonist, answers some of the misunderstandings and confusions associated with Strata/Condo living. Here’s the link: https://www.timescolonist.com/life/condo-smarts-stratas-walkways-driveways-and-backyards-are-common-property-4777055 Contact Us
Predictive Analysis: A Day 1 Necessity
We at Canadian Strata Fund Track Solutions (CSFTS) are driven by the goal to reduce negative surprises for Condo owners. We all live with surprises in life and the only constant seems to be change. But when you live in a Condo or any other type of managed home, peace of mind is what homeowners […]
Inflation and Your Strata Managed Home
There are so many ‘what ifs in life aren’t there? Let’s look at Inflation through the “what if” looking glass. What if you, as a Condo owner, could predict maintenance cost inflation, or Strata Fees inflation, or utility cost inflation, or Insurance, or, or, or…. The list could, and in fact does, go on and […]
Predictive Analysis: What Is It?
Some stories prey on your emotions. Some stories prey on your sense of justice. And then there are other stories that activate both of these responses. It’s hard to read the story behind this link without getting emotionally involved AND without wanting to scream that there IS a preventative option. Anyone who owns, Manages, or […]
The Small Stuff Doesn’t Have to Become the Big Stuff
Many of the visits we at CFSTS make to homes often turn into examinations and consultation of small incidental issues – the kind of issues that a homeowner may see as requiring expertise to assess and fix. We truly enjoy helping homeowners understand how the components of a building fit and work together. But driving […]
Relative Humidity and the Happy Family – Primer #5
If you think you may have a problem caused by Relative Humidity, we hope that this series of posts on the topic helps you to move forward. We sincerely hope you don’t get overwhelmed by the issue, because dealing with it using the tips we’ve discussed can lead to you being a happy rather than […]
