What they like , what they do not like, if they had other considerations of other places and why they chose that complex.Know though...

And prices are rising.

Regarding buy and hold: if your main goal is to buy something that will rise in value significantly, stay in Vancouver.

I do think this one will get bid up considerably.

It takes LESS money than most other strategies but it does take some money and a considerable amount of time.

Bagley still rising, getting harder to find good deals in this neighborhood.

Some of my considerations were training/mentoring, flexibility in time, commission splits, reputation of the brokerage, and goals that brokerages may instill on their agents.  

I'm looking for constructive feedback and what variables to consider in my analysis,in particular tax considerations which might sway the decision one way or the other. 

From a macro perspective you see it in the suburbs with folks getting priced out of certain areas (like Troy), moving to places like Royal Oak and Ferndale until those get too pricey, and now moving to areas like Hazel park and Hamtramck.On the other side you have downtown seeing massive corporate investment, and rents/housing prices are rising quickly.

I have spent considerable time looking at this ambitious deal.