Licensed long-term and seasonal rental management in Squamish, from Marc Duhalde with RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate. A real year-round rental market, managed on the ground by someone based in the corridor.
Squamish is not the town it was. The mill closed, the climbers and mountain bikers arrived for the Chief and the trails, and then came the families, the trades, and the people splitting their week between here and Vancouver or Whistler. It is now one of the faster-growing communities in the province, and that changes what owning a rental here means.
The important part for an owner is this: Squamish is a real year-round rental market, not a ski-season one. Tenants tend to be locals who work in the corridor and plan to stay. Demand for well-kept long-term rentals runs steady across the neighbourhoods, and a property priced to the local market and managed to hold a good tenant rarely sits empty for long.
Set the rent on a guess, though, and you either leave money on the table or carry a vacancy. Both are avoidable with a read on what comparable homes in the area are actually leasing for.
As a licensed rental property manager with RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate, Marc Duhalde's services are limited to those defined under that legislation: long-term and seasonal rentals of 30 days or more, managed under the Residential Tenancy Act. That does not include nightly or short-term rentals, and it is not tax, legal, mortgage, or insurance advice.
Long-term and seasonal rentals of 30 days or more, in the areas owners most often ask about.
Whether you rent long-term or by the season, every part of a Squamish tenancy is handled by one accountable manager.
Leasing, rent collection, inspections, maintenance, compliance, and reporting under one agreement. For owners who want to read a monthly statement, not run a property.
Read the Guide →Marketing, showings, documented screening, and a lease that holds up under the Residential Tenancy Act, so the right tenant is in place from the start.
Read the Guide →Issues triaged by someone with a trades background, then handled or dispatched, before a small problem in Squamish grows into a claim.
Read the Guide →Clear monthly statements and clean records, so you always know what your Squamish property earned and what it cost to run.
Read the Guide →Three things that come with being in the corridor, not just holding the address.
Squamish rents to people who live and work here, so the job is holding a stable long-term tenancy, not turning over a suite every ski season. Pricing and placement are built around that.
Marc's background is in the trades, as an electrician and handyman. A maintenance call gets assessed by someone who understands the building, not just logged and forwarded to the first contractor who answers.
Weather comes down the valley and off the water hard, and Brackendale has different problems than downtown. Someone who is actually in the corridor, and knows the difference, catches the small things before they grow.
Yes. Marc Duhalde is a licensed rental property manager, managing long-term and seasonal rentals of 30 days or more across Squamish, from Valleycliffe and Garibaldi Highlands to Brackendale and the downtown core.
The fee is quoted per property after a free rental assessment, because a single-family home in Brackendale and a downtown condo do not carry the same workload. The assessment gives you a realistic rent estimate and a clear fee before any commitment.
Squamish is a year-round resident market rather than a ski-season one. Tenants tend to be locals who work in the corridor and plan to stay, which supports steady demand for well-kept long-term rentals.
Yes. Maintenance is triaged by someone with a trades background, then handled or dispatched to a vetted local trade, so a small issue gets caught before it turns into an expensive one or an insurance claim.
Yes. Many corridor rentals are owned by people who live in Vancouver, Alberta, or further away. Being based in the Sea-to-Sky corridor means inspections and issues are handled on the ground, not over text message.
One conversation gets you a realistic rent estimate for your specific Squamish property, an honest read on the local market, and a clear picture of what management would involve. No cost, no pressure to switch, and nothing owed beyond the conversation.
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