You can require presence in the country to a homestead exemption. If you aren't in the country for a large amount of time (say, 180 days) you don't get your exe

You can require presence in the country to a homestead exemption. If you aren't in the country for a large amount of time (say, 180 days) you don't get your exemption. Between that and having it only apply to a single property the incentives to park cash in an empty Vancouver apartment are diminished.