Meet Tim Paton
Founder | Playbook Realty
Commercial & Residential Real Estate Advisor | Real Brokerage
Tim Paton is the Founder of Playbook Realty, a boutique commercial real estate advisory built on preparation, strategy, and disciplined execution.
With over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, Tim has led complex, high-value transactions across office, industrial, retail, and development assets. He built his career at one of Canada's leading commercial brokerages, advising prominent companies and private capital on asset positioning, negotiations, and long-term real estate strategy.
Tim is known for his ability to operate seamlessly between the boardroom and the construction site — aligning business objectives with real-world execution. His advisory approach emphasizes leverage creation, risk management, and outcome-driven decision making rather than transactional volume.
Through Playbook Realty, Tim advises commercial tenants, landlords, investors, and developers using a disciplined framework designed to engineer better outcomes before negotiations begin. Operating through Real Brokerage, he also supports select residential clients with the same strategic mindset.
