New money lane · plan for Gurleen · Oct 20, 2026

Property Tax Desk

We find BC buildings that are taxed higher than their neighbours, file the free appeal for them, and keep 30% of the first year's savings. If we don't win, they pay nothing.

Deadline that sells it: Feb 1, 2027
The plan in five lines
Who paysOwners of BC commercial and industrial buildings, or the business tenant who pays the tax on a net lease. Anyone may file a complaint, BC Assessment says so.
Price30% of the first year's tax saved. Nothing if we lose.
HowOur AI compares every building to its neighbours, emails the ones that look too high with their number, and files the complaint as their agent.
They winA lower tax bill with no risk and one signature. Only about 1 in 100 owners ever appeal, so most never check.
Not provenHow many sign. Nobody publishes that, so the first wave tells us.
The information gap

The owner sees one number. We see the whole street.

Every January each owner gets one assessment notice. It does not show what happened to the buildings next door. All of those values are public, so our AI lines them up. When a building went up while its neighbours went down, that is the case we file.

How it works

Six steps, all done by us

  1. Notices land, first week of JanuaryEvery BC property gets its 2027 value.
  2. AI checks every building against its neighboursSame area, same zoning, same type. Flags the ones that look too high.
  3. We email the payer their number"Your value rose 17% while your street fell 12%. That looks like about $9,000 a year."
  4. They sign one pageIt names us as their agent. 30% of year one savings, only if we win.
  5. We file before Feb 1 and send the evidenceFiling is free. Hearings run by conference call until Mar 15.
  6. Their value is cut, we invoiceDecision letters arrive about April. Their July tax bill is lower.
Tested today on real public data

Vancouver alone, 2026 values

23,542
commercial and industrial properties checked
262
look at least $2,000 a year too high vs similar properties
$7,994
typical yearly gap for those 262
$4.3M
yearly gap across all 262

Source: City of Vancouver open property tax data. Buildings compared only with buildings, land-heavy lots only with lots; new construction and demolitions removed. 56 have a gap over $20,000 a year. This is a first screen, not proof: some gaps have good reasons. Vancouver is one city; Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, Victoria and Kelowna come next.

The money

About $50K to $130K, paid from April 2027

StepGap $2K to $50KGap over $50K
Flagged across BC~735~50
Sign up (1 in 10)~74~5
Win (6 in 10)~44~3
Our fee per win~$1,700~$13,000
Year one~$75K~$39K

Estimate. It depends on: BC having about 3 times Vancouver's cases, 1 in 10 signing, 6 in 10 winning, and each win cutting half the gap. If only 3 in 100 sign, the year is about $15K to $40K. It repeats every January.

Timeline

Build now, sell in December, file in January

Oct 21 to Nov 15Screen every BC city with open data. Build the evidence pack, the one-page sign-up, the desk site.
Nov 15 to Dec 20Pre-sign payers on this year's evidence: "we check your 2027 notice the day it lands."
Jan 4 to Jan 29Rerun on the new values, second wave of emails, file every complaint.
Feb to Mar 15Hearings by phone or settlements with the assessor.
AprilDecision letters arrive. We invoice.
What I checked and dropped

Why not the other "free money" ideas

Grants for a cutAgainst federal law. The Lobbying Act bans success fees on federal grants, and CanExport bans commissions outright.
US tariff refundsThe US government's free tool already paid back about $126B of $166B. Only licensed US brokers may file, and cold emails about it are flagged as scams.
Unclaimed moneyReal, but company claims are small (about $1,000 typical, fee capped at 10%) and need notarized paper.
R&D tax creditsLegal and big cheques, but more than 13 firms and AI tools already sell it. We would have no edge.
Lawsuit payoutsMoney takes 12 to 28 months to arrive, and the names of who is owed are not public.
What I need from you

Three one-time yeses

  1. Go on the lane and the name. "Property Tax Desk" or your pick. Domain about $18.
  2. About $760 for 50 owner look-ups at the BC land title office ($15.20 each), only for buildings where the business inside does not pay the tax.
  3. OK to find a BC appraiser who takes the phone hearings for a share of the fee, so nothing lands on your calendar.