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~-  80- Friday, November 13, 1998 - North Shore News

Do you know

to buy?

Property manager offers condominium research

Deana Lancaster
News Reporter

AS condos and townhomes
become increasingly popular,
especially with first-time buyers,

' there is a greater need for
information. --

West Vancouver resident Clare Guernsey ©
has taken on the challenge and is willing to
provide it.

“So many people who: want to buy a

conde don’t know anything about it.” said
“Guernsey, who operates JCG Management
Services
. “They know there can be problems, but
they don’t know where to start.
Guernsey has worked. in
“. property management on the

deana@nsnews.com

“North Shore for 18 years, so

she has plenty of experience

» Working with strata corpora: ”
tions and councils and with
individual owners.

“. When associates of : hers
“were looking at buying a con-
Goninon they asked. her to
“help them ‘check it our —
~ based on_her. experience she,”
was able to read and under-
-: Stand the paperwork provided
“by the strata council, .

“People, know thev should -

~~ gead the minutes of the strata

: council,” she said. :
“But often it’s not what's

“what- might: not be> there
Sthar’s important. it’s. how
you interpret them.”

CLARE Guernsey spe-:
cializes in digging: up *
information: about cone"
: dominiums. oy

Guernsey quickly realized there was
market for her services and now she works
full-time, digging up information \for
prospective purchasers.

She provides the-tindings in a report for
the Surhser to use in making a decision.

IE don’t say at the end ‘There's ne prob-
lem buying.” Pm nor in a position ro make
recommendations,” she said.

For example, one of her clicnts was
pleased that their prospective strata council ”

‘édidn’t have a large contingency fund.

“They liked the low monthiy maintenance
fees and they were prepared for a special

ssment (in the case of major repairs er
_Diaintenance ).

“For someone on a fixed income, they
might prefer to pay more in maintenance
_. fees.”
Even if someone is looking at
buying 2 brand new condo-
minium, there is. still: same
research to be dane:
“Many peuple aren’t aware
that they should be looking
at the disclosure statements,”
she said.
Disclosure statements can tell
a buyer about the future ‘of -
their new property.
For example, if the develop:
ment includes commercial :
space at street level, disclo-

‘sure statements will include -

information — about © anv

restrictions on the types of.

businesses that could move
in there, ,

‘For. more. information about
JCG Management, call 922-
9265.

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