This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jayden Lee, 27, a Century 21 Canada real estate agent who built a wellness hub in his townhouse garage in the Vancouver suburb of Chilliwack, British Columbia. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. As a teenager, I had cancer. Then, in 2020, I
In 2013, I threw reality out the window and contacted a real estate agent to try to buy a house. I had just turned 25 and felt it was time to have my own space, even though I had minimal savings and a large student loan balance that my high school teaching salary barely covered.
