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comes when you take an underutilized
property and change the layout and
function to maximize untapped potential.
It takes years of experience to analyze from
the highest- and best-use perspective, but if
you get it right, you can increase the value
better than anything else.
Does that lifestyle philosophy
translate into your vehicle choice?
How did you decide on the Toyota
Tacoma and a MINI Cooper as your
vehicles of choice?
Yes, I’ve downsized from an F-150 to the
Toyota Tacoma from OpenRoad Toyota
Richmond, and I’m loving it. It is cheaper
to operate and works way better in the city,
but has all the functionality for renovations
as well as family road trips.
The MINI Countryman from MINI
Yaletown replaced our Mercedes wagon.
Rebecca loves the fact that two kids can
still fit in the back perfectly, and even
Kesler’s hockey bag fits in the trunk. It fits
into a streamlined lifestyle and is more
economical as well.
What’s next for you? Any goals you
can share for 2018?
There are so many exciting projects in
development, some I can share and some
are top secret! It’s a year where Rebecca
and I have started working together on
telling our story and sharing insights into
this idea of rightsizing, maybe even being
able to see it on a small screen - wink,
wink!
I also have a schedule of appearances
across Canada and the U.S. We continue
to renovate and invest in properties
around Vancouver, and work on the team
at Todd Talbot Living serving our real
estate clients, and I continue to have the
privilege to work with a cross section of
amazing companies like OpenRoad. On
the personal side, we plan to take the kids
to Europe. Oh, and I’m going to squeeze in
season five of Love It or List It Vancouver.
That’s just a little flavour of what’s in store
for an incredibly busy 2018. I wouldn’t have
it any other way!