#114:  Garden Suites: The Future of RE Investing w/ Ronald De Coteau

<p class="p1"><strong>#114:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Garden Suites: The Future of RE Investing w/ Ronald De Coteau</strong></p> <p class="p3">On this week’s show Gary chats with Ronald De Coteau, founder and President of Property Pathways Inc. They dug deep into Garden Suites, a new-ish way of having tenants or family live close, but independently. It is the future real estate. With the pandemic, many people are looking at maximizing their real estate investments, and getting the best use.</p> <p class="p3"><strong>WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li3">What is a garden suite (SDU - Secondary Dwelling Unit) and is it permanent?</li> <li class="li3">The legal ramifications of a garden suite</li> <li class="li3">Do different municipalities have different laws and rules?</li> <li class="li3">The costs of creating one</li> <li class="li3">Do the numbers work?</li> <li class="li3">Bill 108 and garden suites</li> <li class="li3">How are separate utilities (hydro, gas, etc) handled</li> <li class="li3">Why the provincial government started pushing municipal governments to explore unconventional rental housing</li> <li class="li3">How big of a lot do you need to do this?</li> <li class="li3">How much of my lot can I use for this?</li> <li class="li3">How many units can be created</li> <li class="li3">Are there different configurations of garden suites?</li> <li class="li3">Apartment buildings take YEARS from planning to completion, garden suites can be build much faster</li> <li class="li3">And MORE!</li> </ul> <p class="p3"><strong>Ronald’s Bio</strong></p> <p class="p3">Ronald is the founder and president of Property Pathways and delivers on his promise to pioneer an enriched design and construction experience for real estate investors.</p> <p class="p3">He started investing in real estate in 2016 and was surprisingly challenged to find a design or contractor that could explain the legal process of secondary suite renovations. He set out to become the subject matter expert