Blog by Betsy Carstairs

21 2101 WHISTLER Road, Whistler, British Columbia

December 29th, 2014
I just finished uploading this Townhouse for sale, 21 2101 WHISTLER Road, Whistler, British ColumbiaSki down to the gondola from this southern exposed end unit. Features wood burning fire place, open plan kitchen/livingroom, family room off kitchen or use as a 2nd bedroom, deck off master bedroom & ground floor patio off livingroom to enjoy the private garden. Tenanted so some notice required ...

Buying vrs renting

December 14th, 2014
The  buzz" on the horizon this month seems to be on the discussion of renting versus buying. The Vancouver Sun did a interesting article this week which prompted my conversation in this blog. The Sun touched down on the scarcity of rental accommodation in Vancouver & indicated that the high cost of purchasing a home/apartment has taken a lot of potential buyers out of the market. Investors ar ...

Appliance replacement dilemma

December 12th, 2014
Well everything is working just fine right now BUT do I want to go on vacation & find my 14 year old fridge has decided to pack it in when I am away?? What to do what to do??? Guess I could simply just have all my friends over for many dinners & use up everything in my freezer so if the fridge/freezer combo stops working I will be ok or I could just go out & practise a little bit of preventio ...

Whistler Film Festival

December 9th, 2014
Starting December with Christmas festivities & attending the Whistler's Film Festival. With a early start to the ski season.... skiing in the morning & a popcorn in hand enjoying some fabulous Canadian Films in the evening. Hillary Swank's performance in Homesman was outstanding, likewise Graham Moore's film The Imitation Game was a facinating true story brilliantly played by Benedict Cumber ...