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Real questions, answered plainly by people who do the work.

Can a brokerage change your split mid-year? — Treadstone Academy

Can a brokerage stop you from leaving? — Treadstone Academy

Can a buyer move into a tenanted unit? — Treadstone Academy

Can a client cancel a representation agreement? — Treadstone Academy

Can a client sue you personally? — Treadstone Academy

Can a closing date be changed? — Treadstone Academy

Can a condo ban pets or rentals? — Treadstone Academy

Can a condo board refuse a buyer? — Treadstone Academy

Can a deal close with an open permit? — Treadstone Academy

Can a newcomer buy before PR? — Treadstone Academy

Can a PREC hold investments? — Treadstone Academy

Can a seller accept two offers at once? — Treadstone Academy

Can a seller tell you to hold an offer back? — Treadstone Academy

Can a seller keep the deposit? — Treadstone Academy

Can a seller pick who buys? — Treadstone Academy

Can AI answer your phone at night? — Treadstone Academy

Can AI make outbound calls for you? — Treadstone Academy

Can AI transcribe a client meeting? — Treadstone Academy

Can AI write a CMA for you? — Treadstone Academy

Can an offer be withdrawn before acceptance? — Treadstone Academy

Can two agents in one office take both sides? — Treadstone Academy

Can you auto-add a client to a mailing list? — Treadstone Academy

Can you advertise before the listing is signed? — Treadstone Academy

Can a private post get you disciplined? — Treadstone Academy

Can you bid on a rival's name in ads? — Treadstone Academy

Can you call yourself the number one agent? — Treadstone Academy

Can you charge a buyer a fee directly? — Treadstone Academy

Can you charge for a CMA? — Treadstone Academy

Can you claim EI as an agent? — Treadstone Academy

Can you cold call an expired listing? — Treadstone Academy

Do you pay CPP as a real estate agent? — Treadstone Academy

Can you deduct an AI subscription? — Treadstone Academy

Can you deduct brokerage and desk fees? — Treadstone Academy

Can you deduct client gifts? — Treadstone Academy

Can you deduct meals and coffee? — Treadstone Academy

Can you deduct your car? — Treadstone Academy

Can you deduct a home office? — Treadstone Academy

Can you door knock in a condo building? — Treadstone Academy

Can you email an open house visitor? — Treadstone Academy

Can you export contacts when you leave? — Treadstone Academy

Can you give a gift for a referral? — Treadstone Academy

Can you give a client legal advice? — Treadstone Academy

Can you fill in a mortgage application? — Treadstone Academy

Can you hold an open house without the seller? — Treadstone Academy

Can you hold two provincial licences at once? — Treadstone Academy

Can client data be stored outside Canada? — Treadstone Academy

Can files be kept only in the cloud? — Treadstone Academy

Can you list before probate is granted? — Treadstone Academy

Can you list your own home? — Treadstone Academy

Can you name a school in listing copy? — Treadstone Academy

Can you renegotiate after an inspection? — Treadstone Academy

Can you photograph a tenant's belongings? — Treadstone Academy

Can you post a sold price publicly? — Treadstone Academy

Can you paste client details into AI? — Treadstone Academy

Can you recommend a lender? — Treadstone Academy

Can you run a camera at an open house? — Treadstone Academy

Can you refuse to show a particular listing? — Treadstone Academy

Can you refuse to work with someone? — Treadstone Academy

Can you register without a brokerage? — Treadstone Academy

Can you edit a power line out of a photo? — Treadstone Academy

Can you represent both sides in BC? — Treadstone Academy

Can you represent both sides in Ontario? — Treadstone Academy

Can you reuse photos after a listing ends? — Treadstone Academy

Can you say a neighbourhood is safe? — Treadstone Academy

Can you sell where you are not licensed? — Treadstone Academy

Can you sell real estate part time? — Treadstone Academy

How short can a financing condition be? — Treadstone Academy

Can you show a unit with nobody home? — Treadstone Academy

Can you say how many offers there are? — Treadstone Academy

Can you text a lead who filled in a form? — Treadstone Academy

Can you trademark your personal brand? — Treadstone Academy

Can a doorbell camera record a showing? — Treadstone Academy

Can an active listing be a comparable? — Treadstone Academy

Can you use the REALTOR® trademark freely? — Treadstone Academy

Can you verify identity remotely? — Treadstone Academy

Can you work while an application is pending? — Treadstone Academy

Do you charge HST on a referral fee? — Treadstone Academy

Must you tell clients you use AI? — Treadstone Academy

Do you identify the other side too? — Treadstone Academy

Do you need a degree to sell real estate? — Treadstone Academy

Do you need a separate bank account? — Treadstone Academy

Do you need permission to film inside? — Treadstone Academy

Does a business card count as consent? — Treadstone Academy

Does a buyer really need title insurance? — Treadstone Academy

Does a criminal record block registration? — Treadstone Academy

Does a lease survive a sale? — Treadstone Academy

Does a past client count as implied consent? — Treadstone Academy

Does AI content hurt your ranking? — Treadstone Academy

Does an AI vendor need a data agreement? — Treadstone Academy

Does CREA have a position on AI? — Treadstone Academy

Does E&O cover a regulatory fine? — Treadstone Academy

Does PIPEDA apply to a solo agent? — Treadstone Academy

Does relisting reset days on market? — Treadstone Academy

Does the flipping rule catch your seller? — Treadstone Academy

Does the RECO Information Guide need signing? — Treadstone Academy

Does your regulator have AI guidance? — Treadstone Academy

Does your website need an accessibility review? — Treadstone Academy

Employee or contractor for your assistant? — Treadstone Academy

Free or paid AI for a solo agent? — Treadstone Academy

How accurate must square footage be? — Treadstone Academy

How are team splits normally structured? — Treadstone Academy

How big should a deposit be? — Treadstone Academy

How do you adjust for a finished basement? — Treadstone Academy

How do you ask for a referral? — Treadstone Academy

How do you budget on commission income? — Treadstone Academy

How do you check an AI answer is Canadian? — Treadstone Academy

When do you explain closing costs? — Treadstone Academy

How do you know when to leave the business? — Treadstone Academy

How do you price into a falling market? — Treadstone Academy

How do you price a tenanted property? — Treadstone Academy

How do you prove consent two years later? — Treadstone Academy

How do you take a holiday? — Treadstone Academy

How do you value a seller's renovation? — Treadstone Academy

How does a status certificate condition work? — Treadstone Academy

How does bridge financing work? — Treadstone Academy

How does licensing work in the territories? — Treadstone Academy

How does the stress test affect a buyer? — Treadstone Academy

How far back can a comparable go? — Treadstone Academy

How fast should you answer a web enquiry? — Treadstone Academy

How long can a buyer complain after closing? — Treadstone Academy

How long can a representation agreement run? — Treadstone Academy

How long must FINTRAC records be kept? — Treadstone Academy

How long must you keep a transaction file? — Treadstone Academy

How long does a DNCL registration last? — Treadstone Academy

How long does a status certificate take? — Treadstone Academy

How long should an irrevocable be? — Treadstone Academy

How many CE hours does your province want? — Treadstone Academy

How many comparables does a CMA need? — Treadstone Academy

How many deals does a first year take? — Treadstone Academy

How many hours does the job really take? — Treadstone Academy

How much cash does a first-time buyer need? — Treadstone Academy

How much notice do you give when leaving? — Treadstone Academy

How much notice does a tenant get for a showing? — Treadstone Academy

What should a first-year budget include? — Treadstone Academy

How much should AI tools cost you? — Treadstone Academy

How often should you contact past clients? — Treadstone Academy

Is a full-commission plan really better? — Treadstone Academy

Is a non-compete enforceable on you? — Treadstone Academy

Is a PREC available in every province? — Treadstone Academy

Is a verbal acceptance binding? — Treadstone Academy

Is an online estimate a valuation? — Treadstone Academy

Is REALTOR® the same as registrant? — Treadstone Academy

Is there a business relationship exemption? — Treadstone Academy

Must a buyer sign before a showing? — Treadstone Academy

Must a condo buyer get the status certificate? — Treadstone Academy

Must you delete a contact who asks? — Treadstone Academy

Must you disclose a violent death? — Treadstone Academy

Must you disclose a neighbour dispute? — Treadstone Academy

Must you disclose a past flood? — Treadstone Academy

Must you disclose a planned development nearby? — Treadstone Academy

Must you disclose a referral kickback? — Treadstone Academy

Must you join a real estate board? — Treadstone Academy

Must you label a virtually staged photo? — Treadstone Academy

Must you present every offer to a seller? — Treadstone Academy

Must you say a caller is an AI? — Treadstone Academy

Must you pass on negative showing feedback? — Treadstone Academy

Must you warn buyers about cameras? — Treadstone Academy

Must your brokerage name appear in ads? — Treadstone Academy

Should a buyer ever waive inspection? — Treadstone Academy

Should a client buy or sell first? — Treadstone Academy

Should a new agent join a team? — Treadstone Academy

Should you ask visitors for ID? — Treadstone Academy

Should you give a price or a range? — Treadstone Academy

Should you pay yourself a salary from a PREC? — Treadstone Academy

Should client files live in the cloud? — Treadstone Academy

Should you put a chatbot on your site? — Treadstone Academy

Should you use an overseas assistant? — Treadstone Academy

Should you use an RRSP or a TFSA? — Treadstone Academy

Should your assistant be registered? — Treadstone Academy

What are typical buyer closing costs? — Treadstone Academy

What are typical seller closing costs? — Treadstone Academy

What are your human rights obligations? — Treadstone Academy

What can AI realistically do for you today? — Treadstone Academy

What compensation does an N12 require? — Treadstone Academy

What counts as a reportable breach? — Treadstone Academy

What do you do if you suspect fraud? — Treadstone Academy

What do you do in a dead quarter? — Treadstone Academy

What do you do in the first hour of a breach? — Treadstone Academy

What if there are no comparables? — Treadstone Academy

What happens to sign-in details afterwards? — Treadstone Academy

What do you tell a seller about capital gains? — Treadstone Academy

What does a brokerage actually provide? — Treadstone Academy

What does a first-time buyer never know? — Treadstone Academy

What must a non-resident seller do? — Treadstone Academy

What does a pre-approval guarantee? — Treadstone Academy

What does a PREC cost to run? — Treadstone Academy

What does an appraiser do that you do not? — Treadstone Academy

What does an assignment buyer actually buy? — Treadstone Academy

What does the foreign buyer ban cover? — Treadstone Academy

What does the lawyer need from you? — Treadstone Academy

What belongs in a monthly newsletter? — Treadstone Academy

What happens in a regulatory inspection? — Treadstone Academy

What happens if a commission is never paid? — Treadstone Academy

What if a deadline lands on a holiday? — Treadstone Academy

What happens if a lien is found on title? — Treadstone Academy

What if rates move before closing? — Treadstone Academy

What happens if a buyer cannot close? — Treadstone Academy

What if you give a client tax advice? — Treadstone Academy

What happens if your licence lapses? — Treadstone Academy

What happens in a FINTRAC examination? — Treadstone Academy

What happens if a closing simply fails? — Treadstone Academy

What happens to agency when you change firms? — Treadstone Academy

What happens to your listings if you leave? — Treadstone Academy

What if a seller dies mid-deal? — Treadstone Academy

What identification is acceptable? — Treadstone Academy

What if a client wants to fire you? — Treadstone Academy

What if the property is damaged before closing? — Treadstone Academy

What in a status certificate kills a deal? — Treadstone Academy

What is a chattel versus a fixture? — Treadstone Academy

What can a coming soon post say? — Treadstone Academy

What ratio signals a balanced market? — Treadstone Academy

What is a reasonable ground to suspect? — Treadstone Academy

What is different about leasehold? — Treadstone Academy

What is different about a power of sale? — Treadstone Academy

What is not covered by E&O? — Treadstone Academy

How do you spot title fraud? — Treadstone Academy

What do you owe a customer, exactly? — Treadstone Academy

What actually makes an offer firm? — Treadstone Academy

What must you tell clients about data use? — Treadstone Academy

What must you tell a self-represented party? — Treadstone Academy

What should a team agreement say about leads? — Treadstone Academy

What should you ask before you sign? — Treadstone Academy

What should you check on a rural listing? — Treadstone Academy

What should you never let AI do? — Treadstone Academy

What triggers an investigation? — Treadstone Academy

What words should never appear in listing copy? — Treadstone Academy

When do CRA instalments start? — Treadstone Academy

When do you have to register for HST? — Treadstone Academy

When does a payment become reportable? — Treadstone Academy

When is the deposit actually due? — Treadstone Academy

When should you hire an assistant? — Treadstone Academy

When should the lawyer get the file? — Treadstone Academy

Who can own shares in a PREC? — Treadstone Academy

Who holds a closing holdback? — Treadstone Academy

Who is liable when AI gets it wrong? — Treadstone Academy

Who must be identified under FINTRAC? — Treadstone Academy

Who owns the listing photographs? — Treadstone Academy

Who owns your CRM data? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays HST on an assignment? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays the land transfer tax? — Treadstone Academy

Who regulates agents in Manitoba? — Treadstone Academy

Who regulates agents in New Brunswick? — Treadstone Academy

Who regulates agents in Newfoundland? — Treadstone Academy

Who regulates agents in Nova Scotia? — Treadstone Academy

Who regulates agents in Saskatchewan? — Treadstone Academy

Who regulates agents on PEI? — Treadstone Academy

Who releases a deposit after a collapse? — Treadstone Academy

Who signs when an owner lacks capacity? — Treadstone Academy

Should AI write your listing remarks? — Treadstone Academy

Will AI take the agent out of the deal? — Treadstone Academy