About Gary - Rosemary and Gary

Victoria. I love living in Victoria! The beautiful scenery, the temperate climate, the active city life all bring a joy of living here. I made Victoria my home while attending the University of Victoria 40+ years ago. While here I earned in 1982 a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. I went on to eventually form my software consulting company Gasman Industries Ltd. I bring a wealth of experience from running my software company for over 35 years. In my free time I’ve also kept active operating and maintaining a number of our own short, mid, and long term rentals in Victoria over the last 20 years.

Working in real estate together with Rosemary…

I met my wife, Rosemary, in 2012 and we were happily married in 2014. Within our first year of marriage Rosemary started working, after a successful university career, as a licensed Realtor® with DFH Real Estate Ltd. I assisted Rosemary part-time for over 5 years, registered with the Victoria Real Estate Board as her unlicensed assistant. During that time, I helped her practically on many housing sales and purchases and we discussed best strategies for both buying and selling homes and condos. I developed the same love for homes that Rosemary shares with her clients. I became excited considering the possibility of working with Rosemary fulltime as a new career. In 2020 I joined her as a licensed Realtor® with DFH, bringing a complementary skill set for the benefit of our clients. We both work together with all clients which brings great flexibility and coverage for our clients’ varied needs.

Developing software for the provincial government as well as for many large and small companies has given me the analytical and organizational skills for managing large projects to completion. Also running a rental business for our own properties and performing complete renovations myself has given me good insight into understanding properties and determining how best to improve them affordably.

My personal life…

In non-COVID times we both are active ballroom dancers. I play music on my mandolin and guitar in a worship group monthly at our local church and also enjoy singing tenor in a large gospel choir. I am also the treasurer of the Victoria Fiddle Society and continue to take my weekly grade 9 piano lessons. I have served volunteer positions on church and other boards and have learned how to work well with other people. I always finish what I start and do what I say I will do.

I am very thankful to have 2 adult children. In the past when my kids were young, I coached them and other kids in softball and basketball. My son, Jason, is a Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) and works with a local building supply store as their senior accountant. My daughter, Teresa, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, is the Marketing and Sales Manager for a growing company in Vancouver. Rosemary and I are both very proud of their success and of who they have become as people.

Our commitment to you…

Rosemary and I work as a team in real estate and work together on all our real estate projects. We will do our very best to serve you as our clients with integrity, honesty, devotion, and excellence in all we do. We go the extra mile! Our motto is “We love people and we love homes!”. We would be honoured to work with you on accomplishing your housing goals and dreams. Please give us a call.

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