CALGARY SHORT-TERM-RENTAL PROPERTY EVIDENCE BOARD CalgaryRealEstateTips.ca working worksheet Last reviewed: July 19, 2026 PURPOSE Role and decision stage; exact property premises owner operator and authority; primary or non-primary residence category; current City licence number status conditions expiry renewal and application availability; fire inspection safety plan sleeping rooms guest count alarms exits and emergency contacts; condo bylaws rules notices enforcement parking access and neighbour controls; land use suite permit renovation and occupancy records; home-sharing liability property condo lender vacancy exclusions deductibles and claims; every platform and direct listing with licence number layout calendars payments cancellations and refunds; operator local contact keys cleaners maintenance and emergencies; guest rules noise waste parking security privacy complaints incidents and enforcement; Alberta tourism levy collection party registration 6% rate returns remittance and records; income tax compliance periods income personal use expenses capital work and CRA records; GST/HST threshold registration collection ITCs platform treatment change of use and sale questions; lender appraisal income recognition property approval and fallback financing; verified revenue complete costs reserve seasonality downside and long-term-rental economics; purchase or sale contract chattels accounts reviews bookings guest obligations conditions closing cutover and no-licence-transfer assumption; long-term-rental owner-use ordinary-resale and no-STR value fallback; City fire legal condo insurance lender appraisal tax accounting property and operating owners; stop gate evidence source date owner due date status consequence fallback and secure-channel boundary. Use this worksheet to collect property-specific evidence and make the next decision visible. It is an educational planning aid, not legal, tax, lending, appraisal, engineering, inspection, insurance, condo-document, or other professional advice. DECISION CONTEXT Name(s): ________________________________________________ Property / community / search area: _______________________ Property type: ___________________________________________ Budget, price, or value range: _____________________________ Decision to make: _________________________________________ Deadline and reason: ______________________________________ Primary goal: _____________________________________________ What would make me pause or walk away? ____________________ TOPIC EVIDENCE [ ] Role and decision stage: ________________________________________________ [ ] Exact property premises owner operator and authority: ________________________________________________ [ ] Primary or non-primary residence category: ________________________________________________ [ ] Current City licence number status conditions expiry renewal and application availability: ________________________________________________ [ ] Fire inspection safety plan sleeping rooms guest count alarms exits and emergency contacts: ________________________________________________ [ ] Condo bylaws rules notices enforcement parking access and neighbour controls: ________________________________________________ [ ] Land use suite permit renovation and occupancy records: ________________________________________________ [ ] Home-sharing liability property condo lender vacancy exclusions deductibles and claims: ________________________________________________ [ ] Every platform and direct listing with licence number layout calendars payments cancellations and refunds: ________________________________________________ [ ] Operator local contact keys cleaners maintenance and emergencies: ________________________________________________ [ ] Guest rules noise waste parking security privacy complaints incidents and enforcement: ________________________________________________ [ ] Alberta tourism levy collection party registration 6% rate returns remittance and records: ________________________________________________ [ ] Income tax compliance periods income personal use expenses capital work and CRA records: ________________________________________________ [ ] GST/HST threshold registration collection ITCs platform treatment change of use and sale questions: ________________________________________________ [ ] Lender appraisal income recognition property approval and fallback financing: ________________________________________________ [ ] Verified revenue complete costs reserve seasonality downside and long-term-rental economics: ________________________________________________ [ ] Purchase or sale contract chattels accounts reviews bookings guest obligations conditions closing cutover and no-licence-transfer assumption: ________________________________________________ [ ] Long-term-rental owner-use ordinary-resale and no-STR value fallback: ________________________________________________ [ ] City fire legal condo insurance lender appraisal tax accounting property and operating owners: ________________________________________________ [ ] Stop gate evidence source date owner due date status consequence fallback and secure-channel boundary: ________________________________________________ CALGARY VERIFICATION CONTROL [ ] Property address, community, property type, and decision deadline are recorded. [ ] Budget, price or value range, monthly comfort, and cash reserve are separated. [ ] Current source dates and geography are written beside every market or rule-based claim. [ ] Relevant active alternatives and recent comparable transactions are identified. [ ] Financing, appraisal, insurance, legal, tax, inspection, condo, permit, or specialist questions have an assigned owner. [ ] Documents are saved in one folder with missing items and follow-up dates visible. [ ] The most expensive plausible downside has a cost range and funding plan. [ ] A credible backup property, community, timing, or transaction path is named. [ ] The walk-away or pause rule is written before urgency increases. [ ] The next review date and the evidence that would change the decision are recorded. EVIDENCE LOG Use one row per important fact. Record the source itself, not only who mentioned it. 1. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ 2. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ 3. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ RED / AMBER / GREEN DECISION BOARD GREEN - current, property-specific, understood evidence: ____________________________________________________________ AMBER - plausible but waiting on evidence or professional review: ____________________________________________________________ RED - material downside with no acceptable control or fallback: ____________________________________________________________ OPTIONS AND TRADEOFFS Preferred path: ____________________________________________ Best credible alternative: _________________________________ What the preferred path improves: __________________________ What it costs or makes harder: ______________________________ Worst plausible outcome and estimated cost: ________________ How that downside would be reduced or funded: ______________ NEXT-STEP BRIEF Current best decision: _____________________________________ Why the evidence supports it: _______________________________ Three unresolved questions: 1. _________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________ Next action: _______________________________________________ Owner: __________________________ Due: _____________________ Review trigger: ____________________________________________ Next review date: __________________________________________ PROPERTY-SPECIFIC HELP When requesting help, include the property or community, property type, budget or value range, timeline, documents available, condition deadline, and the exact decision. A useful response should produce a shortlist, risk list, valuation path, document-review path, or assigned next-step plan rather than a generic sales reply.