Cartref Properties provides rental management services only. In BC a real Estate brokerage is able to provide three different types of services, Rental Management, Strata Management and Real Estate Sales. In order to provide these services the brokerage must be licensed to provide whichever service they are offering. We only offer rental management service even though we are licensed for strata management services, why?  There is a natural conflict of interest between the three categories, especially with rental and Strata Manager. If a company manages the entire strata and then manages a rental in that same building, they are required to identify one of the clients as the primary client. This means if there is a conflict of interest between the two parties they are only able to represent one party. This would happen when a bylaw infraction occurs. In all cases a management company will select the strata client as the primary and the rental client as the secondary. The real Estate council in BC highly recommends companies who manage a strata corporation don’t manage rental units in the same building. We also have no interest in providing sales service for the same issue. We don’t want to be the real estate agent who is looking for a listing in a hot market and asking you to sell when you’re not interested in selling. Cartref Properties wants to be able to provide property management services to our clients throughout the entire time we are engaged as your property manager, which is why we only provide rental property management services.

Need assistance managing your rental property, Cartref Properties can assist you, call today to discuss your needs. You can find more information about us at: www.cartrefproperties.com