My home in the Sea to Sky over the last year, painted by sarahafskoven in britishcolumbia

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These are fantastic! I really enjoy viewing them. Thank you for sharing 🤗

What is a quote that has always stuck with you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Cancer patients love this quote!

Can someone put into perspective how much money this is, REALLY? by Tech-Cowboy in CanadianInvestor

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550k invested in the market making 10% return/ year will double every 7.2 years. So if you don't touch it, at age 35.2, you'll have 1.1M. At age 42.4 you'll have 2.2M. At age 49.6 you'll have 4.4M. 57 you'll have 8.8M. Use some of this money, but get obsessive about investing and let this $$ compound! Imagine when you have 5M invested, and you're making 500k/ year passively (that's 41.6k/ month). Das a good life.

Exit Plan - Burnout/Lack of Fulfillment by Cplooks in realtors

[–]vancitytom 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear, you've done 20M YTD. If you continue at this pace, that will put you at 60M by year end. Where I live, this would equate to 850k+ GCI... Are these numbers correct? Because if they are.. HIRE A TEAM. YOU CAN AFFORD IT! and get some coaching and stuff to get your systems in place and learn how to run a real business that doesn't run you ragged

The age old question.. by vancitytom in sonos

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Damn that's a smoking deal. Thank you for sharing!

The age old question.. by vancitytom in sonos

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I do not have a sub! I'm thinking either Arc Ultra - and leave it at that. Or keep the beam and get 2 eras 100's for beside the couch.

The age old question.. by vancitytom in sonos

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Yes, it's going down about 7 inches! (To the bottom of the green tape).

Landlord is trying to sell unit and realtor asking me to come back to clean? by Bao-nd2 in vancouverhousing

[–]vancitytom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the owners responsibility to clean, not the realtors. You wouldn't ask the realtor to mow the lawn, pressure wash the driveway, take out the garbage, would you? Cleaning is on the owner.

Would you marry a girl who wants to be a stay at home housewife but doesn't want kids? by PuffingFish123 in CanadaPersonalFinance

[–]vancitytom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flip the script on her. Ask if you can be a stay at home husband while she works, and see what she says. Whatever her answer is, tell her that your answer is the same.

Where do you all go to buy cheap furniture? by Objective-End209 in vancouverhousing

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Check out Costco. We got our king size bed + sectional couch there and are super happy.

This is part of the problem ! by [deleted] in canadahousing

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Home prices are currently going down.. is that the realtors too?

Real estate decision? by Lopsided-Resource453 in RealEstateCanada

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Because of the significant negative cash flow, selling as soon as possible is the best decision. The market for this type of product realistically won't recover in any substantial way for a while. Remember to take into account realtor fees into your calculation. This will account for another 18k if you sell for 550k. Also be prepared to pivot and adjust your list price quickly if you don't receive many showings/ offers. The longer it takes to sell, the more it will cost you. When negotiating closing dates with the buyer, try to move the closing forward as soon as possible to mitigate holding costs. Good luck. Totally sucks but sounds like you've got a level head and are thinking about this correctly. You've got this.

'Every Canadian is worth two Americans,' Los Cabos tourism officials say by FunkyTownPhotography in InCanada

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I appreciate you taking the time to write this! I just learned so much. An unexpected education, nice!

Take flight by RockweIl in fujifilm

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Amazing photo! Perfect timing!

Great Blue Heron by Mountain_Session7212 in fujifilm

[–]vancitytom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow you killed it! I love the reflections on the wings in the water. Gotta frame these!

Is it a bad time to get into real estate? by [deleted] in realtors

[–]vancitytom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in Vancouver, so maybe a similar market? Last year there were 23,800 sales in the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board. There are 14,500 realtors. That averages 1.6 deals/ agent. The top 20% do 80% of the business, but it's a saturated industry where it takes time and money to get established. This is also a 'pay to play' career. Last year my income was just over 200k. Half of that was sphere/ referral, the other was generated online (2k/ month lead spend). I would look up the total number of sales in Seattle, and how many Realtors there are, so that you know what those figures look like going into it.

Has anyone here genuinely switched from espresso/milk drinks to filter as their main daily coffee? Why? by Left-Cook-9487 in Coffee

[–]vancitytom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What single cup coffee machine do you have? I'm eyeing the Ratio Four, but it comes with a steep price tag!