Real Estate Journey — Public Log

Learning real estate
in public.

I'm a digital marketer and web architect based in Kamloops, BC, with no background in property. I'm working toward my BC real estate licence while studying the Interior market — and documenting every step in public.

Current status

PhaseResearch & Education
Focus marketKamloops + BC Interior
Target assetSmall multiplex / income property in BC Interior
GoalLicence + first close by Q4 2026
Posts10 published
Actively learning
3
Markets researched
Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon
14
Deals underwritten
0 purchased (yet)
2026
BC Licence target
BCFSA exam prep underway
The honest answer

Why I'm entering
real estate

The short version: I build digital systems for a living. I've watched compounding work in technology — codebases that get more valuable as they grow, audiences that build on themselves, products that get stickier at scale. Real estate is the oldest version of that idea.

The longer version is that I'm 26, I've had a good run as a freelancer and consultant, and I've been diligent about saving — but I have nothing that generates income when I'm not working. That needs to change. Not out of fear, but out of design.

I chose to document this publicly because I couldn't find many accounts from people in BC's Interior market who were actually learning — not the retrospective success story, but the real-time process, licence exam prep and all.

"The goal isn't passive income. The goal is building something that compounds — in Kamloops and across BC's Interior."

Not doing this

Flipping for quick profit
Speculating on Kelowna appreciation
Leveraging to the edge

Doing this

Cash-flowing rentals in BC Interior, long hold
Getting licensed before buying
Starting smaller than I could
The writing

Latest posts

View all writing →Published as I learn. No editing for hindsight.
What I'm reading

The reading list

01

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor

Gary Keller

Mental models for thinking at scale, before you have scale.

02

Real Estate Investing in Canada

Don R. Campbell

The Canadian market is its own beast. This is the starting point.

03

What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow

Frank Gallinelli

The one book that made underwriting click for me.

Concepts I've studied

The curriculum

CAP Rate
NOI
Cash-on-Cash Return
GDS / TDS
Debt Service Coverage
Stress Test
Strata vs Freehold
Depreciation Report
Title Insurance
PTT Exemptions
CMHC MLI Select
Property Transfer Tax
BC Assessment vs Market
BCFSA Rules
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