v=9KRCQrjYxxkIf you’re new to the game, I highly recommend you listen to at least 100 BP Real Estate podcasts and read a few BP published books first.

They are headquartered in Calgary and if I recall they expanded to other markets later on I don't think it's a good way to compare those markets, however looking at CMHC vacancy rate as of Ocotber 2021 (last published data) Calgary is at 5.1% and Vancouver 1.2%. 5% Vacancy is really quite good, as Stevo pointed out if you price your property well it won't be an issue.

CMHC publishes rental market reports to give you an estimate of market rent in urban centres (https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en...). 

For my part, before I retired, it took me more time to review and correct someone else's lease than to revise and publish one I had already done.

Luke Gervais handles MF in Edmonton and surrounding areas and publishes a regular "Kitchen Sink" e-mail with listings and opportunities

Originally posted by Account Closed  most of the big commercial brokerages publish cap rate reports... here is the Colliers Q3 report for Canada.

Realtors association usually publishes up to date stats.

This article was published yesterday and highlights the exodus from major downtown cores into smaller centres: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/...

CMHC has done all this research and they publishes a list annually. 

I'm not saying you actually violated any laws or committed any human rights violations, but this is exactly why it's vital to have an objective, documented screening process and publish your criteria on every advertisement for the property that you put out there.