u/Longjumping_Angle_74

Hi! I'm a first-time homebuyer (Vancouver area) and grew up low-income so I don't have family members who I can ask for a second opinion and would love some outside perspective plsss

The property I'm considering is a ground-floor 2bed condo in a 1990s building. The unit itself is great in terms of sqft, price (600k), layout but I have some concerns with the building:

• The depreciation report is ten years old, and the new version isn't available yet. The existing report suggested some major projects (including windows) may be overdue.
• There have been mentions of pest issues on the ground floor.
• The reserve fund seems reasonable but not huge for a building of this age and they have charged special levy often before.

If you were in my position, what additional questions would you want answered before making an offer? The list price is already lower than the assessed value and I plan to stay for 10 years but I want to know if there are any red flags I am missing?

Thank uuuu :)

Hi everyone! I am planning to climb Kili in December this year (thinking of doing the 8-days Lemosho route on the 17-25th) and wanted to get advice on a few things:

1. Since December is technically the summer season in Tanzania, I was wondering if that affects how much snow/glacier we get to see on the mountain? How about crowds?

2. For those who did summit at this time, how was your experience? I see most posts are around a summer time (July-Sept) trek so I wanted to get personal experience and if anyone did anything differently to increase their chances of success.

3. Do iphone batteries hold up pretty decently at the summit? I wasn't planning to take a camera or invest in gear but I am wondering if its worth doing that if the iphone might die anyways.

4. My current training includes weekend hikes of 500m elevation, 10kms and once a month backpacking over 1000m elevation around British Columbia, Canada. I am not a runner in any capacity but trying for 3km runs every other week with some gym leg days. Its summer in BC which means its rock climbing season and I really don't want to miss out on that so that limits the days i can spend training legs until after summer. Does anyone have any particular advice? I have an old knee injury (MCL tear) that I am trying to also strengthen through physio.

For context: I am a Tanzanian living in Canada, and this would be my last trip home before I switch citizenships hence I really want to train to summit since it would make for a special memory/goodbye.