Guest Speaker: Steven G, Interior Designer

• What the difference between and interior designer and a decorator?
• How does one choose the right interior designer?
• What project are you most proud of?
• How long can projects take?
• What do you think people like most about the homes you have created?
• What trends have you seen change over the years?
• What kinds of projects are you to hoping to work on next?
• What kinds of projects do you like working on the most?
• Can you tell us what kinds of challenges you face on a regular basis?
• What trends are you seeing in interiors?

Guest Speaker: Tony Iacoviello, Sales Representative with RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC, in Hamilton, Ontario.

There's been a huge influx of real estate investments in Hamilton. Tony's here to give us the nitty-gritty details.

• What is the Hamilton area comprised of?
• Why should people purchase property in Hamilton? Why is now a good time?
• What kind of people are moving to Hamilton?
• What are the price ranges for property?
• The lifestyle in Hamilton
• The demographic of people and the industries in Hamilton
• The improvements coming down the road
• The areas Tony sees as better buys and places where there will be a lot demand

Guest Speaker: Patricia Ee, from Canaroma

Bathrooms are one of the most important rooms in a house. When people are looking to add significant value to their homes, doing a bathroom renovation is very important for resale value.

• What does Canaroma do?
• Whereabouts is Canaroma located?
• Are Canaroma's items at any of the shows in the city, like Interior Design show etc?
• What trends has Patricia noticed over the years when it comes to bathrooms?
• What are the current trends? In sinks, tubs, vanities, tiles?
• How much does it cost to outfit a new bathroom?
• How often does Patricia recommend that someone update their bathroom?
• Where does Canaroma source your merchandise from and where do your buyers find new items to stock?
• Are more people redoing their bathrooms these days? Is business strong?

- What are the details to make sure are working in the house?
- Why is painting the house in bright colours very important?
- Declutter, declutter, declutter
- My experiences with staging
- Why is the placement of the TV so important?
- Why the neighbours heavily impact the resale value

Guest Speaker: Ben Sammut, Mortgage Broker with Mortgage Architects

This episode is about the new mortgage rules and how homeowners who have no interest in buying or selling their home can help those looking to purchase a home.

• What is the new stress test is and how it will affect people?
• How will it affect self-employed people?
• Where else can people look if they get turned away from the banks?
• If you have a lot of equity in your home and have no plans to buy or sell for awhile, what can you do?
• Is that a secure investment?
• How does an investor get matched with someone who needs money?
• How does private investing work?
• What kind of return can someone expect on their money?

On this special episode of the Morrison Report podcast, I talk about the mortgage rules and what they'll mean for everybody.

- The details of the new rules
- Whom these new mortgage rules will affect
- What is a 'Stress Test'?
- Who will be affected by the 'Stress Test'?
- What does it mean for a home buyer's affordability?

Guest Speaker: Susan White Livermore, Real estate investor in Barrie, Ontario

• How Susan came to be a real estate investor
• What is compelling about Barrie and why does she think that people should invest there?
• What kinds of properties are available for people to invest in?
• What is the range of pricing?
• What kinds of rules or regulations exist for investors, such as student housing?
• How is the vacation rental market there? Do people use AirBNB?
• What demographic of people are generally in Barrie?
• What improvements are coming down the road there?
• The other areas Susan invests in
• How does she structure her real estate investments when she brings on partners? What kinds of agreements does she have in place? What if someone wants out?
• Her shift in investment strategies

Guest Speaker: Mark Purdy, Rental Rebate Tax Consultant

- What has Mark been up to?
- How Mark got started in this business
- How you can get your HST back on new construction
- How many claims on delays on new construction does Mark see?
- What most people don't know about claims on construction
- The fine line between closing and occupancy time for when to make a claim
- What lawyers don't know and won't tell you
- What happens when there are delays because of reasons that the builder cannot control?

Joining us today is Aziz Sidi, recently purchased an investment property in Prince Edward County. Thanks so much for joining us, Aziz. Welcome.

• Can you tell our listeners about your real estate & real estate investing experience? And was this your first investment property?
• How did you hear of Prince Edward County?
• Why did you choose to invest there?
• Do you think other investors should consider Prince Edward County?
• How long did it take you to make a purchase in the County?
• Can you tell us a little about the property that you purchased and how did you know when you had found the right property?
• Why did you decide to purchase a place in town vs on the water or in the country?
• How much did it cost?
• What renovations did you have to do to get it to your standards?
• How much did you have to spend on your renovations & furnishings?
• Where did you place ads to start renting it out?
• Did you promote your places anywhere else?
• How long did it take to get your first booking?
• How is it going now? How booked would you say your place is?
• From your experience how is the vacation rental market in Prince Edward County?
• How do you price your rentals to get the optimal dollars for them?
• Do you ever use the place yourself?
• How do you find the distance since PEC is 2 hours away from Toronto?
• What are some of the big challenges you’ve faced?
• Do you manage the property yourself or do you have a property manager?
• How much in rental income do you think you might pull in this year approximately?
• Would you recommend that others purchase a place in the County?
• Is there anything else you think my listeners should know?
• I always like to ask my interviewees instead of what’s your favourite book but do you rent or do you own and what part of Toronto do you live in?

Guest Speaker: IJ Schecter, one of my clients

I recently helped IJ purchase a condo for his family.

• Why did you decide to purchase a condo?
• After you decided to wanted to purchase place, how did you decide to select an agent?
• IJ, there are a lot of agents to choose from, why did you select me over all the other agents that you could have listed with?
• What kind of place were you looking for?
• Did you find that your expectations of what you wanted changed over time?
• How did you feel about the length of time it took to find you a place?
• What was the biggest surprise you had in purchasing a condo?
• What do you think I did as an agent that was must helpful in the sales process?
• How did you feel during the offer process?
• How did you feel when got the condo you wanted?
• How do you feel now that you have been living in your new place for a couple months?
• How do your kids like the space?
• What advice do you have for our listeners who are thinking of buying or selling?