Building IT and property technology in West Kelowna, BC
West Kelowna is a lakeside Okanagan city across the bridge from Kelowna.
Building IT for property teams in West Kelowna
West Kelowna is a lakeside Okanagan city across the bridge from Kelowna. PropertyIT works with property managers, strata managers, landlords and owners in West Kelowna on the systems inside their buildings: networks, door access, cameras, tenant Wi-Fi and the software that runs the rent roll. We are a sub-brand of SAZ.ca and Sedighi.ca, an IT services and consulting firm and not a reseller, so the design follows the building and not a vendor quota. Most work is done remotely from Vancouver, with local technicians coordinated for anything that needs hands on a ladder.
Where West Kelowna clients usually start
Teams in West Kelowna often begin with Accounting System Integrations, then add Portfolio Cybersecurity and IoT & Sensors as the portfolio grows. We do not push a bundle. The first conversation is a free 30-minute call about your buildings, and the follow-up is a written scope with price, schedule and exclusions. If one service solves the problem, that is all you buy.
Camera footage, access logs and the law in West Kelowna
Door and camera systems create records about people. BC's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and, for cross-border activity, PIPEDA applies to how a West Kelowna property collects, uses and keeps that information. We set written purposes for each camera group, limit retention, restrict export rights, post notices and log every release to police, insurers or residents. The result is a security system that can be defended if anyone asks how it is used.
How we quote work for West Kelowna buildings
Every West Kelowna quote is a written scope listing outcomes, assumptions, exclusions and price. For reference, our starting points are $89 to $199 per user per month for managed IT, $2,500 for projects, $1,500 per month for vCIO retainers and $1,900 for security assessments. A 10% launch discount applies, GST is extra and agreements run month to month after onboarding.
Services most requested in West Kelowna
Strata Council Technology
Technology for BC strata corporations: records, meetings, communications and finances under the Strata Property Act, without volunteer burnout.
S / OperateHelpdesk for PM Teams
A support line that understands rent roll week, move-in day and a front desk with a queue, staffed during property-office hours.
S / SystemsTenant & Resident Portals
Resident and tenant portals configured, integrated and supported so rent, requests, bookings and notices live in one place.
S / ConnectCommercial Office IT Fit-Outs
IT design and delivery for tenant fit-outs and landlord-built suites: cabling, network, Wi-Fi, AV and move-in support.
S / AdviseAI for Property Operations
Practical AI for lease abstraction, tenant communications, maintenance triage and reporting, with data handling rules written first.
S / OperateCloud for Property Managers
Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace configured for property teams: shared mailboxes, building folders, mobile access and sensible permissions.
Power, weather and the building network
Across the Okanagan, the exposures are wildfire smoke and evacuation orders, summer heat and power interruptions that make cloud-based continuity a necessity. Those events show up in a property's technology as dead switches, offline controllers and lost footage. For West Kelowna buildings we specify battery backup for network and access equipment, log what stays powered during an outage and make sure the failover paths are real. A written recovery order, from life-safety systems to tenant Wi-Fi, keeps a bad day from becoming a bad week.
Who we serve in West Kelowna
PropertyIT supports property management companies, strata & condo managers and proptech vendors in West Kelowna, along with the owners and operators around them. Each has its own pressures. Managers need dependable systems for month-end, strata councils need records that survive turnover and landlords need buildings that lease. We apply one operating model, with sector-specific scoping, to all of them.
What the building stock means for IT in West Kelowna
Properties across the Okanagan range from walk-up rentals and strata townhomes to mid-rise condominiums and commercial towers, and the local economy leans on wine and agri-tourism, construction, healthcare, aerospace and a rapidly growing remote-work and tech population. Each type of building has its own technology profile. Older rentals have patchy cabling and no telecom room. Newer towers carry dozens of vendor systems on one riser. Commercial space needs tenant-ready connectivity. Before proposing anything in West Kelowna, we identify which of these profiles your portfolio matches.
Designing the building network around local infrastructure
Good design starts with what is available. Across the Okanagan, the picture is good urban fibre in Kelowna and Vernon with thinner options across the surrounding valley. In West Kelowna we map those constraints onto each property: where the fibre enters, where the switches live, how power reaches them and what happens when either fails. The output is a drawing and a runbook that a new technician could follow, which is what makes building IT supportable after the first install.
Frequently asked questions
What does building IT cost in West Kelowna?
Managed IT starts from $89 to $199 per user per month, projects from $2,500, vCIO retainers from $1,500 per month and security assessments from $1,900. Suite count, number of sites and after-hours cover move a quote within those ranges. A 10% launch discount applies and 5% GST is added.
Are you a reseller of equipment?
No. PropertyIT is an IT services and consulting firm, a sub-brand of SAZ.ca and Sedighi.ca. We can procure equipment when you need it, but recommendations follow the building and not a manufacturer's incentive, and you own everything we install.
How do you handle privacy law such as BC's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and, for cross-border activity, PIPEDA?
We configure access, retention, encryption and logging so your policies are enforceable in the systems. That includes camera retention windows, restricted exports, multi-factor authentication and documented vendor access. We are not a law firm, so interpretation of the statute belongs with your counsel.
Do you send technicians on site in West Kelowna?
We are remote-first from Vancouver and solve most issues without a visit. When a task needs hands on equipment, such as cabling, camera mounting or a controller swap, we coordinate a local technician working to our documentation standards and report back to you in one voice.
Can you work with our existing property software and vendors?
Yes. We routinely support Yardi, Buildium, AppFolio and Condo Control environments, and we work alongside existing access-control, camera and building-automation vendors. Where a vendor is the right owner of a problem, we escalate on your behalf and track the ticket to closure.