Most new homes come with an unfinished basement. For many, it’s just a place to store and accumulate stuff you don’t need. Some of these basements can be somewhat dark and dingy until lighting, heating, flooring, and insulation are added in, but once that happens, they...
Are you contemplating the idea of renting out your home or basement? Before you jump into the role of being a landlord, it’s important to ask yourself if you really have what it takes to deal with all of the tasks and responsibilities that come along...
Across the GTA, basement apartments are addressing a critical need, providing affordable housing in an otherwise unattainable market for many while making homeownership possible for others. Unfortunately for tenants, many landlords are choosing to build an illegal basement apartment, looking to cut corners and costs without...
Why indeed? Maybe you are using your basement to it’s fullest with items and souvenirs, and toys and tools, and boxes filling every corner of available space. Or maybe your basement is dark, cold and dingy and not a space you would want to spend...
Whew! The kids are back in school, and now that the home is little more quiet it’s time to look after yourself. Maybe you’re thinking of taking a class to invest in your interests or broaden your own horizons. Or maybe you are one of the...
It takes a lot of work and a lot of planning — more than you might think — to properly turn a basement into an apartment that can be rented out. The first step should be to figure out if it can even be done, because...
According to data from www.statista.com, Gym Memberships are on the rise in Canada. And gym related revenue (memberships, clothing, supplements) is also expected to show growth of 8.2% from 2018 to 2022. Did you know that the Fitness segment is a CDN $250m industry in...
When you start considering home improvements there is a fine line between making updates that add immediate resale value and investing in choices with zero ROI down the road. As with all home improvements the first thing to consider is if you want to do it,...
A new report released Tuesday May 22, 2018 by Ryerson University's Centre for Urban Research and Land Development Titled: "Millennials in the GTHA: A Generation Stuck in Apartments” finds that millennials are not that different from their parents when it comes to their dreams of owning a...
We first published this piece back in late 2016, but it still rings true today. One of the best ways to renovate your basement and create more useable space within your home is to create a basement bedroom which can be used as a guest room...
