More Space or More Income?

About This Event

WIN THE DAY Quarterly Homeowner Workshop Series More Space or More Income? Your next home could do both. Saturday, August 22, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM 49 Brookline Drive, Bedford, Nova Scotia $20 per registration · Seats are limited [ RESERVE MY SEAT ] You've outgrown the house. Now let's outgrow the guesswork. Maybe the kids need their own rooms. Maybe you're eyeing a place with an income suite. Maybe you've just started wondering whether your next purchase could do more than hold your stuff — whether it could actually build something. That's what this quarter's Win the Day workshop is for. More Space or More Income? is two hours on a Saturday morning designed to turn "someday" into a plan you can actually act on. Not a lecture. Not a sales pitch. A working session — with worksheets in front of you, real Nova Scotia numbers on the screen, and a team you can ask anything. This one's for you if… You've outgrown your first home and you're not sure whether to renovate or move You've heard "income suite" thrown around and want to know what it actually takes You're curious about your first investment property but don't know where to start You're worried about the gap between selling and buying — and what happens if the timing goes sideways You want to know what you can comfortably carry, not just what a lender will approve you for You don't need to be ready to list. Just curious is a perfectly good place to start. What we'll cover 🏡 Timing your move so you're never stuck in between Buy first or sell first? Bridge financing, conditional offers, and what actually happens in a Nova Scotia transaction when the two dates don't line up. We'll walk through the real options — including the ones nobody explains until you're already stressed. 💰 What lenders really look at when there's rental income Not all rental income counts the same way. We'll break down how lenders treat an income suite versus a separate rental property, what documentation you'll need, and how much of that rent actually helps your application. 🔨 Renovate or relocate — running the numbers on both What a renovation really costs versus what it adds. What it costs to sell and buy again. A simple side-by-side you'll fill out for your own situation, so you leave with an answer instead of an opinion. 📊 The number that matters more than your approval amount Your approval is a ceiling, not a target. We'll show you how to find the number that leaves room for groceries, daycare, car repairs, and a life — using our homebuying app, live, with your own figures. What you get for your $20 1. Your full workshop workbook — the pages we work through together, yours to write in and take home 2. Planning worksheets — the renovate-vs-relocate comparison, the affordability worksheet, and the timeline planner 3. A step-by-step guidebook — the whole process laid out, from first thought to closing day, so you can keep moving after Saturday 4. Hands-on access to our homebuying app — see what you can comfortably afford with real Nova Scotia costs built in: deed transfer tax, closing costs, the whole picture Our trusted referral list — lawyers, inspectors, contractors, insurance. The people we'd send our own family to 5. Coffee and light refreshments 6. Direct time with our team — bring the questions you've been sitting on Meet your team Eric Meredith — Real Estate Agent, Royal LePage Atlantic Twenty years in Nova Scotia real estate. Eric has seen every version of the move-up purchase — the smooth ones and the ones that went sideways — and he'll tell you honestly which category your plan is heading toward. Ellen Abad — Mortgage Broker & Financial Coach Ellen works with buyers whose financing isn't a straight line: self-employed income, rental income, second properties, credit that needs a little runway. If your situation is complicated, she's the person you want in the room. Kathleen Meredith — Marketing Strategist, Licensed Real Estate Agent & Associate Mortgage Broker Kathleen built the tools you'll use on Saturday. Her whole approach comes down to one thing: understand your full financial picture before you commit, not after.

Speakers

Eric Meredith

Real Estate Agents

20 years of real estate experience in Nova Scotia, bringing on-the-ground market knowledge and a track record of guiding buyers through every stage of moving up.

Ellen Abad

Branch Manager/ Mortgage Broker and Financial Advisor

Top mortgage broker and financial coach, specializing in helping buyers understand what's actually possible for their next purchase — including investment financing.

Kathleen Meredith

Real Estate Agent & Assoc. Mortgage Broker

Real Estate Agent and Licensed Mortgage Broker, dedicated to helping buyers build a clear roadmap for their next move — not just a transaction, but a plan.