Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate Stories and Strategies

This episode was first published in August 2022.They're a weekend tradition across North America... especially in the summertime.The yard sale or garage sale is a great chance to "edit" or clean out that storage room you want to turn into a home office.Depending on what you're selling, yard sales can also be very profitable.In this special edition of Sold in the 6ix, host Desmond Brown talks to the woman who literally wrote the book on garage sales. Ava Seavey is the author of Ava's Guide to ...

This is a flashback to episode 64 of Sold in the 6ix originally published in Spring 2023.Sometimes things can get nasty. Wrong. Dirty. Real Estate agents do their best to protect their clients in every conceivable way. But sometimes, even after a fair deal has been signed, things can happen. In extreme cases you can have one side try to bully the other into an even better deal. In this episode Des connects with lawyer Gavin Tighe of Gardiner Roberts to outline a story where unscrupu...

In this episode of Sold in the 6ix, Desmond Brown discusses two cases of unethical behaviour by real estate agents in Ontario. The first case involves an agent who allowed a buyer to start renovations on a property before the sale was finalized, resulting in a $10,000 fine. The second case involves an agent who repeatedly violated regulations, including altering contracts without the seller's knowledge, failing to secure proper signatures for price reductions, and relisting a proper...

A house is more than a home; it's a story waiting to be told.In this episode, Des checks in with veteran home inspector Richard Gaughan in a deep dive into the evolving dynamics of property evaluation. Amidst a market that once raced past such precautions, they explore how buyers and sellers are now embracing the protective reassurance of detailed home assessments. Richard's 30 years of expertise reveal not just changing trends, but the intricate dance of inspections, renovations, a...

In this episode we dive into the innovative business model of Openroom, founded by Weiting Bollu. Openroom is revolutionizing the rental market! It’s an online database that has the names of tenants and landlords who have been found at fault by the Landlord and Tenant Board. Openroom helps with the due diligence that all landlords and tenants should go through before agreeing on a residential lease, and in just one year has hosted almost 2 million searches.With a backlog at Ontario’s Landlord...

Make real estate investment your new reality.Desmond and real estate guru Todd C. Slater explore the path to investment success for the average person. They look at the significance of defining your investing "why," the strategic approach to financial readiness, and the smart utilization of home equity to kickstart your investment journey.Des and Todd walk you through the practicalities of choosing investment properties, focusing on markets outside the metropolitan areas for better affordabil...