The Playbook
Real data, honest advice, and actionable strategy for buying, financing, and living in multiplex housing across Greater Vancouver.
Core Playbooks
Why Multiplex?
The case for ground-oriented living — pricing, policy, and the math that makes it work.
Buying Guide
From pre-approval to closing — every step of buying a multiplex in BC.
Financing
Mortgages, down payments, CMHC rules, government programs, and rental income offsets.
Market Reports
Pricing data, permit volumes, neighbourhood analysis, and rental yields across Metro Vancouver.
Living in a Multiplex
Neighbours through one wall, a small strata, strata fees, pets, parking and renting.
Multi-Generational Living
How families pool resources, split mortgages, and live together with separate front doors.
Ground-Oriented Living
Homes with their own front door: daily life, price benchmarks, stairs and strata rules.
Strata for Multiplexes
Who owns what, who sits on council, how votes work and which documents to read in a small strata.
Strategy Articles
Multiplex vs Condo vs Townhouse
Price benchmarks, strata fees, entrances and renting rules side by side, with sources.
Read StrategyBuyingMultiplex vs Half-Duplex
Live Vancouver asking prices, how decisions are made with one or more neighbours, and what to check.
Read StrategyBuyingPre-Sale Buyer's Checklist
REDMA rules, deposit protection, risk assessment, and what pre-sale buyers wish they knew.
Read StrategyFinancingHouse Hacking a Multiplex
Live in one unit, rent the rest — the real cash flow math, tax implications, and landlord reality.
Read StrategyMarketWhere to Buy in Metro Vancouver
Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood data — prices, permits, transit, and what's actually building.
Read StrategyMarketWhere to Buy in Burnaby
Burnaby area breakdown by neighbourhood — pricing, transit, active projects, and entry points.
Read StrategyBuyingMultiplex vs Condo in Vancouver
Real price comparisons, monthly costs, and the trade-offs specific to Vancouver's market.
Read StrategyBuyingFirst-Time Buyer's Guide (Vancouver)
Down payment rules, CMHC premiums, GST rebates, and how to qualify using rental income.
Read StrategyMarketInvestment Returns & ROI
Full proforma, cap rates, 5-year projections, and why Vancouver math works differently.
Read StrategyLivingAfter You Buy: Strata, Repairs & Renting
The strata's role, insurance, and BC's rent and notice rules if you rent a suite.
Read StrategyBuildingHeritage Houses & Conversion
Retain vs demolish, FSR trade-offs, costs, and Vancouver's perverse incentive problem.
Read StrategyLivingTransitioning from High-Rise to Multiplex
Moving from a condo tower: strata fees, outdoor space, stairs and who the move suits.
Read StrategyBuyingDuplex vs Triplex vs Fourplex: What Each Word Means
What changes as the number of homes in the building goes up, and where to find each format in Vancouver or Burnaby.
Read StrategyBuildingCo-Development Explained
Partner with a developer to build a multiplex on your lot — deal structures, timelines, costs, taxes, and risks.
Read StrategyBuildingList Your Project with MultiLiving
Full marketing for multiplex developers — landing pages, featured placement, branded content, backlinks, and buyer database exposure.
Read StrategyLivingStrata Bylaws
The standard bylaws on pets, fines and changes to your home, and how a small strata changes them.
Read StrategyLivingStrata Insurance Guide
What the strata insures, what you insure, and who pays the deductible.
Read StrategyLivingDepreciation Reports & Reserve Funds
Which stratas need a report, who may write it, and what to check in a fourplex without one.
Read StrategyLivingSpecial Levies Explained
The 3/4 vote, how a levy is shared, and who pays when a home is sold.
Read StrategyLivingStrata Council in a Triplex or Fourplex
Who sits on council, meeting notice and quorum, and the council's legal duty.
Read StrategyLivingStrata Disputes & Resolution
Civil Resolution Tribunal fees and stages, and what it cannot decide.
Read StrategyLivingHow Much Are Strata Fees on a Multiplex Home?
What homes for sale list as their fee today, what the fee pays for, and what to check.
Read StrategyBuyingStrata Documents to Read Before You Buy
How to get the Form B, bylaws, budget, minutes and strata plan, and what to look for.
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