John Wagner-Stafford
Real Estate

Residential Leasing & Property Management

Residential Leasing · Property Management · Cross-Border

Learn the local system, do the work, and make the process smoother for everyone involved.

I bring hands-on residential leasing and property management experience, combined with a perspective few leasing professionals can offer: I have personally navigated housing systems as both a property professional and as someone relocating across borders.

From negotiating leases in unfamiliar markets to managing residential properties in Canada, Mexico, and France, I understand what it takes to make housing transitions smoother — for owners, tenants, and newcomers alike. I studied for and passed Quebec's real estate licensing exam in French, scoring 83%, and was previously licensed with Royal LePage in both Quebec and Ontario.

What I Do

Residential Leasing & Sales

Formerly a licensed real estate agent with Royal LePage in Ontario and Quebec (2008–2013; not currently active), working directly with buyers, sellers, and tenants through the full transaction cycle.

Cross-Border Property Management

Hands-on responsibility for residential properties in Mexico and France, from guest-facing vacation accommodations to the day-to-day care of a historic country estate.

Cross-Cultural Client Relations

Professional English, advanced French, and conversational-to-professional Spanish, combined with firsthand experience relocating internationally and navigating housing and government systems in another country.

Systems & Data Fluency

Comfortable adopting and learning CRM, land-registry, and property-data systems — the same hands-on instinct that shows up across my other work. Trained Ontario realtors on Teranet's GeoWarehouse land-registry platform, in groups of 35 to 350 (full story below).

Canada
Licensed & based
Mexico
Leasing & property management
France
Estate management

Case Study — Cross-Border Property & Leasing Management

Challenge. Manage housing and residential properties across countries, languages, and legal systems — on behalf of owners, and while navigating those same systems personally as a resident and tenant abroad.
Approach. Ran daily operations of a four-unit condo complex in Sayulita, Mexico (guest check-in/out, pool and grounds, on-site guest resource); served as sole caretaker of a 20-hectare, 18th-century estate in France while the owners were abroad (heating and fuel monitoring, grounds crews, daily inspections); and independently negotiated and secured residential leases across three Mexican states — Sonora, Baja California Sur, and Jalisco — entirely in Spanish.
Result. A broad mix of hands-on leasing, property management, and international relocation experience across three countries and three languages — practical confidence in unfamiliar systems, and a genuine ability to relate to residents who are themselves relocating or adapting to a new community.

Supporting Proof Points

Real Estate Licensing — Royal LePage, Ontario & Quebec (2008–2013)

Studied, wrote, and passed the Quebec real estate licensing exam — administered in French — with a score of 83%, then earned licensure in Ontario as well, both with Royal LePage. Sold five properties and negotiated seven rental agreements on behalf of property owners. (Formerly licensed; not currently active.)

GeoWarehouse Training — Teranet

Delivered training for Ontario realtors adopting GeoWarehouse, the land-registry authority's tool for researching ownership, easements, and property status — in groups of 35 to 350, and presenting at industry trade shows.

Every field I've worked in comes back to the same instinct: go deep, do the work, keep it running.

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