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Disclaimer: The Home Discovery Show shares general information to help you understand homes and ask better questions. It isn't a home inspection or professional advice. Full disclaimer at thehomediscoveryshow.ca/disclaimer. A Home Discovery Case File is a composite. In this episode I've pulled together real listings of Vancouver Specials --- a style of home built in Vancouver described in the episode. Some of the examples used are for sale right now — some have already been sold or are expire...
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