If you spend some time driving around the downtown cores of the various cities on Vancouver Island, you will start notice to a construction trend appearing. Higher density living has been a part of the Victoria real estate market for a long time, but in the last couple of years, you see the development of low to high rise strata buildings and purpose built rentals flood the real estate markets island wide. Ten years ago, many agents could go months without selling a strata lot unit. Now it's becoming a core of many real estate businesses. In fact, some agents have built their entire business on selling strata. If there's one thing we all know about helping our clients in strata transactions, it is that it requires an extra level of caution due to the seemingly endless documents that are involved in the stratified living. What documents are needed? How do you read them? At what point should you be concerned over contingencies fund reserves? Are all special assessments bad? These are some of the questions we will be asking Ryan Steinquist, Founder of Condo Clear. His company helps Buyers, Sellers and REALTORS alike, work through all of the various documents and helps his clients interpret them and make informed decisions accordingly. Whether your a new agent looking to learn the basics or a veteran agent who hasn't sold a condo in awhile, this interview will help you level up your strata game.

More about Ryan:

Prior to founding Condo Clear Services, Ryan was a Regional Director with one of the premier strata management companies in B.C. He has been involved with the management of some of the most complicated and highly recognizable strata corporations in the province. Aside from his professional experience, Ryan has also been an owner, investor, and council member in multiple strata corporations over the last 10+ years. This has resulted in a level of experience which is difficult to rival in the industry. This experience includes, but is not limited to, leaky condo remediation, sections, depreciation reports, and new home warranty. Ryan’s vision is to provide potential buyers with a resource they can depend on when purchasing a home or investment.