History
Tigershark Properties was founded in 2008 as a real estate investment company. We first purchased three houses in Winnipeg in winter 2008/2009. Since that time we have sold the Winnipeg properties and focussed on residential properties in Calgary, Alberta.
In addition to property investing, Tigershark Properties began to offer property management and maintenance services in 2011 with the creation of a lawn care and gardening division. Each year the company grows and changes with the opportunities that arise in the Calgary area.
Our Company Today
Tigershark Properties is separated into four key divisions:
- Residential Real Estate Investments - we own a collection of condo units across Calgary. We plan to purchase more condo units and some houses in the future.
- Property Management - we manage residential properties on behalf of investors. The services we offer include tenant relations, property maintenance, and any other items that are requested.
- Property Maintenance - in addition to maintaining our property portfolio, we offer maintenance services to our clients as well. We do a variety of general handyman work, and can also do drywall repairs, painting, plumbing, and other tasks as required.
- Lawn Care and Gardening - we offer a full range of lawn and garden services. Our lawn services include spring cleanups, lawn mowing, fertilizing, weed spray, over seeding and top dressing. Our garden services begin with planting annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. We also offer weeding, tree and shrub pruning, and other gardening tasks.
About the President - David MacKenzie
General information
David has been interested in all aspects of biology, including gardening, for many years. His first adventures in gardening were with a small plot on his parents' property during Junior High School. He started out with a small collection of red tulips and other perennials. At that time he also began to collect indoor houseplants.
Fast forward to today, and David has become an accomplished gardener, real estate investor, and property manager.
Schooling and Experience
After high school David attended the University of Calgary. He completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Botany in 2004. His botany degree included courses in Plant Cell Biology, Genetics, and Plant Identification. He did a year of research with Dr. C.C. Chinnappa, who co-authored the book Plants of Kananaskis Country. David also completed various management courses at the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business.
David worked for one summer at an organic vegetable farm just outside of Calgary, and gained experience in many of their practices. They grew a variety fruits and vegetables including carrots, potatoes, strawberries, and tomatoes.
Following university David worked for a handful of investment sales and services companies, and gained practical knowledge of investment sales and products, customer service, and investor relations.
David left the investment industry in 2011 to focus his full time efforts on expanding Tigershark Properties into the property maintenance and lawn care industries.