Melnyk, A Garage Sale and Propaganda

Vantage West Realty co-founders AJ Hazzi and Joel Sherlock recently played golf with Stanley Cup winning defenseman Larry Melnyk.

The relationship was forged at the Hockey Greats Fantasy Camp last August, where Larry was able to fulfill his fantasy by playing on a team with AJ.

They've been inseparable ever since.

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Vantage has been taking an active role in the community lately, partnering more and more with local ventures that will bring people and money into the Okanagan Valley.

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The most recent relationship has been formed with Inspirative Promotions, and their "Garage Sale", that features over a dozen items such as boats (including the Miami Vice classic, MoJo), a vintage car, a new car, a plane, two motor-coaches, a custom motorcycle and four pieces of real estate (including an estate property at Sheerwater). Over 80% of the ticket prices for the event will be given to charity.

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That ticket takes care of your weekend. Food, drinks, live entertainment, transportation, you name it.

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For more information on this exciting event, check out http://www.the-garagesale.com/.

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Vantage West's clientele and property list, as you may have noticed by now, is both unique and distinct. Recently, this became so clear that Okanagan Life Magazine featured a press release on one of Vantage's listings for its distinct "swagger", a condo on Sunset Drive. The release was also picked up by the online magazine Red Mill Propaganda (http://www.redmillpropaganda.com/propaganda/home-with-big-city-swagger-available-in-the-okanagan/)

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Professional photography, classy customer care and a dogged work ethic has helped Vantage to continue to grow their business at a steady rate. Check out their office at 1329-2 Ellis St. to inquire about any and all of your real estate needs.

New Developments

When the market started to hit the skids in 2008, Vantage West got creative.

Necessity creates innovation, and from necessity was born www.tradethishouse.ca.

This site has meaning for anyone looking to sell their home quickly, or for someone trying to find a new home that's tailored to their needs.

Essentially, it functions as a dating website would, minus the awkward "you look different from your picture" moment. Someone listing on the site would list the attributes of their own home from drop down menu's, as well as the attributes of a home they're looking for, and tradethishouse.ca scours it's vast database, and comes up with a couple matches.

Instead of risking buying before having your own home sold (and paying two mortgages), or selling before having somewhere to go, this work as a simultaneous buy and sell, partnered with someone looking to do the exact same, but has needs that can be met by your home.

Pretty sweet, right? Check it out.

And, at Vantage, the growth continues. As new bio's get put up on the website next to new listings (www.vantagewestrealty.com), there are rumblings of another new hire. Four-time Stanley Cup Champion Bob Bourne has recently met with one of the owners at Vantage West about partnering with the company to form an exclusive sales niche. More on that story as it develops.

Lastly, co-founders AJ Hazzi and Joel Sherlock have partnered with Bourne to sponsor this years "Hockey Greats Fantasy Camp" in Kelowna BC, August 5th through the 8th (www.bournevents.com). The camp brings 10 NHL stars of the past to town, who repeatedly fall in love with the town and threaten to move here.

Returning NHL Hall-Of-Famer Clark Gillies, a teammate of AJ Hazzi's in the 2008 edition of the vacation weekend has insisted on once again being linemates, as both men contributed four goal games at one point. Sadly, their team lost badly in the Cup final.

Redemption, apparently, is on the horizon.