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Strategic. Data-Driven. Designed to Sell. Your home deserves more than a listing—it deserves a marketing plan.

Selling one of your most valuable assets isn’t something to leave to chance. It requires a smart, strategic approach grounded in data, market insight, and proven experience. From timing the listing to crafting compelling visuals and positioning the home across multiple platforms, every detail mat
How to Get the Most Value from a Free Home Evaluation: Simple Tips for Homeowners

Real estate agents love to offer free home evaluations, and I want to help you make the most out of this opportunity. In this video, I cover some simple tips to help you maximize the value from this offer for a free home evaluation.
Real Estate Guidance Without the Pressure: Helping You Make Wise Decisions on Central Vancouver Island

Are you a buyer or a seller? Probably neither. I guess that you have questions about a pending decision, and you are looking for insight and guidance to help with your decision-making. You are not looking for someone to persuade you. You are looking for someone to help you make sense of your si
Hot Take: Realtor Websites Don't Sell Homes—Expert Guidance Does

Hot Take. Realtor Websites don't sell homes. Home's are sold through home showings. Your agent should help ensure your home is shown in its best light and make sure it has been exposed to the greatest number of potential buyers. Serious buyers. Serious buyers are working with an advisor and using
Important Reminder: BC Property Valuations Are Not Accurate Indicators of Your Home's Value

Important reminder for British Columbia property owners. The BC Assessment Authority has released their 2025 Property Valuations at bcassessment.ca. This is your annual reminder that this value is NOT a good indicator of your home's actual present value. It is impossible to accurately determine
Selecting the Right Real Estate Advisor: Focus on Skills, Not Just Service

The average home in Nanaimo sells for $830,000. A real estate advisor stands to earn a substantial fee in their assistance in the purchase decision. You take all the risk. Their role is to mitigate that risk and prevent you from making a costly mistake. It's not about fancy cars, wardrobes,speedy r
Balancing Success and Well-Being: Prioritizing What Truly Matters in Business

Building a business is difficult. The financial rewards can be exceptional which is often why we take the risk. We want to build outstanding lives and provide our loved ones with a life that makes us proud. Sometimes this pursuit can trick us into making sacrifices that negate the benefit of our ef
What is a Buyer's Market? Understanding Current Market Conditions in Nanaimo

What exactly is a Buyer's Market? And what type of market are we experiencing right now in Nanaimo? The answer is ......it depends. It depends on what type of property you are inquiring about. Market conditions vary between every type of property. When accurately determining this for a property,
Embracing the Challenge: Building Consistency and Success in a Tough Market

As we crest into the back half of 2024 it's become evident that the market has become more challenging and many agents are having difficulty meeting their goals for the year. I encourage you to give yourself some grace and recognize that building consistency takes time. Put in consistent hard wor
Open Houses in 2024: Do They Really Sell Homes?

Every weekend we see dozens of Open Houses being hosted. Do open houses actually sell homes ? Should you be hosting an open house ? Why do agents host open houses ? Who is best suited to host an open house ? In this video we uncover whether open houses are still a worthwhile selling tool in 2024.
Misconceptions About Using the Same Agent for Selling and Buying

Many years ago it becomes illegal for a real estate advisor to represent a seller and a buyer in the same real estate transaction. This rule change, although controversial at the time, was based on the obvious conflicts of interest that exist in this situation. This rule is often misunderstood a
Understanding Building Inspections: What to Expect and How It Impacts Your Home Purchase

The intent of a building inspection is often misunderstood. The intent of a building inspection is to compare the subject property to the modern building code and point out where it doesn't meet the modern standard. This does not necessarily mean that there is something wrong with the home, nor d
Choosing the Right Real Estate Advisor: What to Look for Beyond the Price and Brand

More homes will get listed over the next few weeks than at any other time in the year. It is a good idea to interview at least 2 advisors before deciding on who will represent you in the marketplace. The mistake I witness most often is homeowners making their selection based on which advisor deli
Mastering the Move: Navigating Selling and Buying Simultaneously in Real Estate

How do sell the home I'm in now and buy the home I want to be in? For most homeowners, this is something that only happens every 6 to 25 years. The typical homeowner needs to use the equity they have in their home to buy their next home. They don't want to sell their home before they know where t
Real Talk: Navigating Challenges in the Real Estate Industry

It's not always champagne popping and trophies in a real estate advising career. It's getting tougher to navigate transactions right now. If you are having a more challenging time as an agent, you are not alone. #johncooper #realestate #growth #accountability #love #kindness
Unlocking Property Ownership: What you need to know

Fact: If you own a home in Canada, you don't actually own the land. Put simply, you own the bundle of rights attached to that land, as long as you continue to pay your taxes. Accurately determining a property's value requires an understanding of these rights. These rights are determined by the zo
Finding Your Perfect Home: Balancing Emotion and Investment with John Cooper, Real Estate Advisor

❤️🏡 Important considerations when purchasing a home. Purchasing a home is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your lifetime. The average Canadian lives in their home for 6 years and many will live in their homes for several decades. It is an intensely emotional decision. Our home is th
Define Your Own Success: Letting go of Comparison in Real Estate and Life

Comparison is the thief of joy. 🙏❤️When we define our success relative to others we hand the key to our happiness to a metric that we no longer get to define for ourselves. This loss of control increases our stress and anxiety. This increase in stress and anxiety overflows into our relationships
The Art of Advising: The Vital Skills of Active Listening and Creative Problem Solving

I had a great experience today with a Doctor and it got me thinking about what makes a great advisor. It is clear that efficiency and volume are not on the list of characteristics of a great advisor. In my mind, their character and level of care are critical and this is often demonstrated through th
Maximize your homes value: Why Multiple Expert Opinions Are Crucial Before Selling!

Save Money on Commissions is a compelling offer. However, selling your home for substantially less than it is worth is a very expensive mistake! To avoid this, you need to speak with multiple experts to collect opinions of value. Do not rely on your tax assessment for value. They are not accurate. M
Unlocking Consistent Success in Real Estate The Power of Competence Over Time

What does it take to find consistent success as a real estate advisor? How do you work to overcome the ebb and flow of the macroeconomic influences in real estate? What can you take daily action on to build a business that you can rely on and build a stable future around?Most coaches and experts hav
Beyond Wealth - The True Currency of Happiness Revealed

Does money buy happiness? According to a recent study it does. But it can only get you so far. A recent study, discussed on @lewishowes School of Greatness Podcast, with @chrisandersonted of @ted , the act of giving to others can increase reported happiness equivalent to a doubling of your wealth! T
Embrace the Now: Seizing Life's Opportunities with John Cooper

❤️🙏❤️ "You don't know what you got til' it's gone." 💙🙏💙Life has a way of teaching us hard lessons in making the most of our time. As a real estate advisor, I spend a lot of time with people going through major life moments and the takeaways are clear. We tend to regret the things we DIDN'T do, f
Mastering the Move: Homeowner Considerations for Buying and Selling

Homeowner considerations when buying and selling your home. Do you buy first? Do you sell first? How do I find a home and reserve it before I sell my home? How do I avoid owning 2 homes at the same time? There are so many moving parts when making a move, and it all starts with getting an accurate
Embracing Love & Kindness: Our Commitment to You in Real Estate Decision-Making

❤️ ❤️❤️ February is the month to celebrate Love. Love & Kindness - One of our Core Commitments. When we set out to identify the 3 core commitments for John Cooper & Associates, we wanted to find a way to capture how we aim to show up when we meet with our clients. Love and kindness speak to the id
Navigating Real Estate: Key Questions to Consider Before Buying

Is now a good time to be buying real estate?Are you buying for security?Are you buying purely for monetary gain?Are you buying for lifestyle?What is your personal financial plan?What is your exit plan?Are there viable options available in the current market? Future market?What is your prediction for
Preparing your home for sale

Knowing what updates to do before you consider selling your home is commonly misunderstood. All too often when I consult with sellers about the list of "to-do" items they have, there are several items that could be removed or modified. I love sitting down with homeowners and cultivating this list of
Revealing Our Foundation: John Cooper & Associates' 3 Core Commitments

The ‘Power of 3’ theme that spawned from our logo design has influenced every aspect of our new real estate firm.I wanted to come up with 3 core values that would define every decision we make at John Cooper & Associates. 3 unforgettable commitments that I and every member of our firm will make that
2024 Nanaimo Real Estate Outlook: Reflections, Projections, and Expert Guidance from John Cooper

This week is when the lights come back on in the real estate market. I have received many calls from homeowners who are getting ready to make a plan for 2024. This is a perfect time for planning. Deciding what to do is difficult and obtaining assistance from an expert can help you come up with solut
A Deep Dive with Mortgage Expert Damon Steele | Exploring the Trend of Parental Support for First-Time Buyers

In Vancouver, the average first-time home buyer receives $180,000 from their parents according to a recent CBC news article. I sat down with mortgage expert Damon Steele to deep dive into the growing trend of parents contributing large amounts of money to their children's first home purchase. In thi

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