Fraser Valley · eXp Realty
I came into real estate from construction management, on residential and commercial projects — with an accounting background behind that. So when we walk a place, I'm looking at how it was put together, and what the numbers actually mean once the carrying costs are in. Not just how it's been staged.
The difference
Construction management, on residential and commercial projects. Time spent standing in buildings while they were still open — framing, envelope, mechanical, the parts that get closed up and never talked about again. An accounting major behind that, so the cost and cash-flow side of a place gets the same attention as the structure.
The details and the structural potential other people miss. What's been deferred, what a wall is really doing, what a renovation would cost once you're past the finishes. The same look, whether it's a strata unit or a commercial shell.
You hear it in plain language before you write an offer, not after. I also work through the leasing and property-agreement side, so the paperwork gets explained rather than handed over. Clear, straightforward, and in your favour.
What I take on
Whatever the category, the first thing I do is walk the building and tell you what I see. The category only decides what happens next.
Strata minutes, depreciation report, and what the building has been putting off. The special levy nobody mentioned is usually already in the paperwork.
Foundation, envelope, roof age, drainage. Then a real number on what the work you're picturing would actually cost.
The whole sequence in order, with nothing assumed you already know. You get told what the next step is before you're standing in it.
The return, and the maintenance bill that never makes it into the spreadsheet — what a building of that age and construction is going to want from you, and when.
Coming from the construction-management side of commercial work — zoning, fit-out cost, what a tenancy will need from the space before it can open.
Practical, day-to-day knowledge of how these agreements are written and where they bind. Read before you sign, not after something goes wrong — the clauses that cost people money are rarely the ones they were worried about.
Field office
No packages, no process diagram. Four things happen, in this order, whether you're buying your first place or selling an investment.
What you're trying to do, and by when. If I'm not the right person for it, I'll say so on that call.
I go through the building the way I used to go through a site. You come with me and I point at things.
What's solid, what's deferred, what it would cost to fix, and what that means for the number. Plain language, on paper.
Offer, negotiation, conditions, close. You know why every number is what it is because you were there when I found it.
Home evaluation
Send me the address. Within one business day you'll get a real read back from me — comparable sales, the condition of the building, and what I'd fix before it goes on the market. Written by a person, not generated by a form.
About
“I bring practical experience from the construction management side of residential and commercial projects, meaning I see the details and structural potential other people miss. My accounting background means I also read the financial side — cash flow, carrying costs, and what a place actually returns once the work is priced in. Combined with practical knowledge of leasing and property agreements, I make the process clear, straightforward, and advantageous for my clients.”Harman Bhatti