The answer
Separate immediate safety or protection, condition-deadline uncertainty, make-ready work, routine annual repairs, vacancy turnover, and three-to-five-year capital replacements. Use inspection, specialist evidence, system ages, permits, maintenance records, current quotes, access, tenant disruption, seasonal timing, contingency, and owner versus condo responsibility. A percentage allowance is a screening assumption; it does not replace a property-specific capital schedule.
Calgary-specific context
Calgary roofs and hail, drainage and basements, furnaces and hot water, windows, exterior systems, suites, winter work, older plumbing or electrical, and condo capital projects can create uneven costs.
What to do next
Build a funded schedule with scope, timing, confidence, quote status, permit or specialist question, downtime, and the rent or exit effect for every major item.
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Important
Real estate rules, market conditions, property records, taxes, financing terms, bylaws, and physical conditions can change. Verify time-sensitive and property-specific facts with current official sources and the appropriate qualified professional before acting.
RELATED GUIDES / Suites & fourplexes
Check rental income and whether the use is permitted.
Separate advertised rent from signed leases and lawful use. Verify suite records, occupancy, insurance, financing, expenses and tenancy obligations; test a vacancy and repair scenario before relying on projected cash flow.
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