Hi guys, I’m a 19 year old apprentice working 4 days a week in the property industry (currently doing management)and studying to become a qualified surveyor by the age of 23.

I find the whole smart lock industry quite frustrating.

You seem like one of the "good guys / gals" in this industry!!

Fortunately, real-estate industry is slow and inefficient enough to be timed (unlike stock market), and hence savvy real estate professionals with good understanding of the micro and macro economic factors should be able to predict if it is a good investment to buy properties in EaDo/heights now.Buying in heights/EaDo may not work out for those who bought during 2016-17 sellers market unless they hold those properties for a decade or more.

NARPM and the local realtor associations are common for the property management industry.7. 

I've looked it up and its a smaller town, with not much industry going on.

Our industry is facing some obstacles as it is and having snakes sneaking through the grass like that only puts the business as a whole in a bad place.Good thing your hard/honest work speaks for itself and your clients know who really has their best interest in mind.Thanks for sharing this and I wish you the best of luck along the way!

@Edward Yoo that is a good example of industry standards.Can you charge for parking?

Its a stain on the industry frankly.

But they still buy property: assuming a 20% down payment. for example: industry standard is: 20% to 30% down payment right: so if the home is 100k : they assume a 20k down payment 80k loan: and they want to get a ROI of at least 'X' (for them is usually 10% to 12% return on their money (on the 20k down payment and any renovations and closing costs expenses).