SETH BAKER, CCIM · MANAGING BROKER · VANCOUVER, BC
Complex deals.
Solved.
Seller-side commercial brokerage across British Columbia. Apartment buildings, hotels & motels, development land.
TRACK RECORD
$750M
transacted across British Columbia
10+
years independent
15
years cre brokerage experience
1,500+
multifamily units sold personally
THE PROBLEM
Most deals aren’t simple.
Most brokerages are built for the simple ones.
The assembly with three owners. The motel with a land play underneath. The rental apartment building where the lender walks mid-deal. The asset nobody knows how to price. Large firms route these files to whoever's available — a senior name pitches you, a junior associate runs your file, and complexity gets managed by committee. Committees leave money on the table.
And beneath every sale sits the question that never gets answered: was there a buyer I never saw? A number I never heard?
What you actually need is rare: one senior person who understands the asset, tells you the truth, finds every buyer it could have — and proves it.
THE DIFFERENCE
An independent broker for an independent owner.
This practice takes one side of the table: yours.
No buyer mandates. No leasing. No competing listings courting the same buyers.
Every plausible buyer for your asset — tracked, ranked, and made to compete. And because none of them are my client, you can trust the number they produce.
Every call, every site visit, every negotiation is handled by the same person whose name, reputation, and mortgage depend on getting it right. No handoffs. No associate inheriting your file in week three. When the deal is hard, that's when this structure matters most.
That is the difference between a listing and a closing.
THE PROCESS
01 — First Conversation
No commitment. You talk, I listen. One call to understand your asset, your timeline, and what a successful outcome actually means to you.
02 — The Real Numbers
Market position, realistic pricing, honest timing. If the conditions don't justify selling, you’ll hear exactly that. The goal is the right outcome, not a fast listing.
03 — The Mandate
Very few files at a time, taken fully. One broker, committed in writing — quiet or wide market, we decide together.
04 — The Whole Market
Every plausible buyer for your asset, approached personally. Every approach logged — so the final number is provably the best one.
SELECTED WORK
— 334-unit Vancouver Island multifamily portfolio. Three markets, one seller, one structured process — institutional scale, handled quietly. Closed at $55.8M.
— 301 Nursery Hill Drive, View Royal. 72 new purpose-built rental units, sold on completion. Closed at $26.5M.
— 44-townhome rental community, Maple Ridge. Priced past every conventional buyer — until the nonprofit who saw what they missed. Closed at $18.5M.
— 3310 Fraser Street, Vancouver. Assembled and sold as sole broker — before the Broadway Plan made it obvious. Closed at $6.18M.
— 25-unit rental building, Kamloops. The lender walked mid-deal. The price held anyway. Closed at $4.5M.
— 10901 15 Street, Dawson Creek. A record price for the market. It still stands. Closed at $4.3M.
— Lakeview Motel, Osoyoos. A full market and tourism analysis behind the number.
Closed at $1.515M.
CREDENTIALS
— CCIM Designation
The global standard in commercial real estate investment expertise
— CCIM CRE Development Certification
Graduate-level training in feasibility, construction, and value creation
— Cornell University Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management
The global leader in hospitality education
— Professional Member
Urban Development Institute,
Urban Land Institute, and
Greater Vancouver REALTORS®
— Licensed and regulated by the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA)
Managing Broker Licence No. 162040 · Brokerage Licence No. X032223
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“Seth grew our portfolio by nearly $100M in just two years. His insight helped us unlock value others overlooked — and he delivered, quietly and decisively.”
Mark Miller, CEO, Connective Support Society
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“We’ve worked with Seth on multiple transactions — and look forward to the next. He’s strategic, knowledgeable, and truly professional.”
Lily Thai, Vice President, Acquisitions, CAPREIT
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"I was struck by Seth's integrity and excellent advice. I never felt like he was just trying to make a sale. He actually listened. I'd recommend him without hesitation."
Dr. A Butler, Private Investor, Vancouver Island
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