🚀 go-pugleaf

As someone who has been looking to buy a condo for over a year (and as
someone who bought and sold two units recently), I am appalled at the
junk available and the prices involved.  Also the real estate agents,
professionals that they try to be, either do not inspect their listed
properties very thoroughly or else if there are problems, they are
mentioned very briefly then glossed over.  I bought a unit in a
Kerrisdale strata bldg. that seemed very nice.  Right after I moved in I
heard from my downstairs neighbour that there had been severe water
damage to his suite from my bathroom.  Looking at the replaced tilework
in my bathroom I saw huge cracks in an improperly-sealed wall.  Also met
another neighbour who had been there since the building went up and he
went into great detail about how the builder had to redo the water pipes
and electrical wiring as everything had gone in upside down!! So I put
the place on the market and luckily found someone willing to take it off
my hands for what I paid for it (minus, of course, the agent's
commission).  If I had gone to Ed Witzke or another building inspector
and paid $300 I could have saved myself a lot of trouble.  So I would
recommend that to anyone looking to buy new or used!