What I Learned About Vancouver Real Estate at Disneyland - Part 1
I am thinking this is going to be a series. I have no idea how log a series it will be. Last week my wife and I took our 3 kids (11,7, and 5) to Disneyland for the first time. We were also travelling with my sister-in-law, her husband and their daughter (5). I think there are several parallels between our experiences planning and executing this trip, and buying or selling a home in Vancouver.
Part 1 - Research and Planning Ahead
Disneyland is a big and very popular place to visit. Vancouver is a big and very popular place to live. They are both quite expensive as well. My sister-in-law and I did a lot of research before leaving on this trip and it allowed us to save money and save time, although it didn't save me from getting some very tired feet.
Our pre-trip research allowed us to learn that certain rides (Star Tours) would be closed, but Splash Mountain was going to re-open while we were there. We also learned about Disney's Fastpass system. This system allows you to pick up a ticket for certain popular rides that can have very long rides and return later and wait in a much shorter line. This worked well for us. We also learned about where the best of the crappy Disney food could be found. I really enjoyed the corn dogs from the Little Red Cart.
Well, there is no Fastpss for Vancouver real estate, but doing your research can help you learn that certain time of the year are less busy than others on the real estate market (Winter and Summer are the quietest). Also some areas are extremely popular, but another sub-area (or neighbourhood) just across the street may be offer lower prices, but most of the same benefits.
Your research about Vancouver real estate might also help you find neighbourhoods you didn't know about or dispel mis-information or outdated ideas about certain areas.
Do you see any other parallels between Disneyland and Vancouver real estate? Leave a comment below.