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LeahCoss.ca Hi everyone, how are you? It’s Leah Coss with the Mortgage Center. And I just wanted to do a quick description to help you differentiate what is a commercial deal and what is a residential deal when it comes to buying property or land. Essentially, the first thing that’s the easiest way to differentiate it is, how is it zoned? Is it zoned commercial? There’s some places in Vancouver where you’ve got residential up above and then a commercial corner store or hair salon, [laughter] cash mart or whatever downstairs. So, you’re buying essentially a commercial and residential property. But because it is on zoned commercial land, it is a commercial deal. Even if you’re just buying the place up top. OK. So, that’s important to know. Check the zoning. Doesn’t matter if you’re living in it. Oh, another problem is different old commercial buildings down town. So, they used to be commercial warehouses that have now been converted into lofts. It’s still zoned commercial. And these are huge headaches for people in Vancouver right now, wanting to buy them. They’re zoned commercial, we gotta do commercial lending on it. So, sometimes there’s some Grey area there, but it can make things complicated. So, it’s something to be aware of when you are looking for a home. The other way to differentiate is, how many suites is it? So, for example, if you’re buying a full strata complex, which is a duplex, or a four plex, those are residential. Now, what about if you are buying one of …
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