I’m very sympathetic to the rent versus ownership conundrum. This said, I bought my first home in ‘92. Now that I am older (and am a condo owner rather than a ‘real’ house owner) and paid my mortgage off a decade ago, I now have a far greater sense of financial security should something befall me and I need the money. I would not have that had I rented all my life. And when I look at my monthly shelter costs, an equivalent apartment would cost me more than I pay now. My only challenge is I need to find a reliable handy man. My experiences with contractors have been nightmares.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Glad you feel good financial security, hope you finally find a good handyman soon, we're on the lookout too! Cheers!
@Godsgraceish
Ай бұрын
Me as well. Lord, God help!
@1anre
3 күн бұрын
Damn you're so fortunate Murray. Amy reasons why you settled for a condo in your later years, instead of the complete opposite of going from small condo to a decent bungalow or townhouse?
@Godsgraceish
3 күн бұрын
@@murraytown4 mine too. My experience has been awful. There needs to be regulation that prevents them from being unskilled scammers.
@murraytown4
3 күн бұрын
@@1anre I’m single and don’t want to spend my week-ends at Home Depot. I wanted a lock and go lifestyle. I went from a town house to condo 20 years ago.
@user-zu9go2fm8g
4 ай бұрын
I've owned an older semi in Toronto and a huge detached 1960s built in Mississauga. The land and building size in Mississauga I do miss. Like you I liked fixing and improving and gardening, but now I live in a condo with almost the same area as the first semi with fantastic 270 degree ravine views. Life stages are a big factor in buying a house or condo.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely.
@XIconic
4 ай бұрын
first time watching your videos, and much respect to DIYing everything from flooring, plumbing, electrical, and attic insulation.
@valeria-militiamessalina5672
4 ай бұрын
April has always been the month of fresh starts.
@PotatoA-uc6nt
4 ай бұрын
Great video, I'd love to see more videos about home ownership (especially about any surprises you encountered) and the thought process that goes into buying a home.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Noted!
@workpulkit
4 ай бұрын
In my situation, it makes more sense to rent. I have a choice of either buying a home or focusing on my career (studying, me time).. I choose the latter. The GTA market is just unfair. Moving outside of Toronto in a million dollar home is just not making sense (especially if your starting a new business or job market in your industry is volatile). Good luck guys.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more, if not our family situation, we'd be happy renters for the years to come. Thanks!
@workpulkit
4 ай бұрын
@@MakeThatChange my family already owns a home or two. Honestly, if I own one in Canada, won’t make much of a status improvement. I used to stay by the lake in Toronto in a shoebox .. my parents were happy with the location when they visited me and I loved it 2. I’m sure time will change in years to come. Which city you guys live in now?
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Our families unfortunately own homes in a country where the government can seize it any day, just because they want to, and given the current state of war, real estate isn't worth much there. Moving a family here is a priority! We're in Whitby now!
@workpulkit
4 ай бұрын
@@MakeThatChange I understand and pray your goals are achieved very soon. Whitby is a very nice city. I liked that coffee shop there called ‘Jacked up coffee Roasting Co.’ Cheers.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
yes it's one of our fav! Thank you. Wishing all the best to you too ❤
@jisambertt4483
4 ай бұрын
Cool video .. I liked it ... and you do look like you enjoyed A LOT the process .. congrats!
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@Cz-De-Lifestyle
4 ай бұрын
Contratulations ladies! Having a home these days means securing a roof over your head. Thats a huge accomplishment, since you now can control the biggest cost of your living expenses in a city of GTA. That will free up lots of other budgets that you can allocate to your future savings..
@j3tiger
4 ай бұрын
Feeling motivated to see you ladies trying to do some stuff on your own...it takes a lot of mental energy to research things and then do it on your own...😊
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
it does, but it's also even more rewarding when you see fruits of your work!
@mae-ann1050
4 ай бұрын
Planning to buy a house this summer, I was happy watching your video
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Where do you plan on buying? All the best!
@DanPocketRocket
4 ай бұрын
Congratulations! Renos are fun and painful at the same time lol. Wishing you all the best!
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
haha true that! Thank you!
@fatimaalariki7444
4 ай бұрын
Love your videos! Also great idea about DIY content
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much 😊
@buyletugandalimited2118
4 ай бұрын
Why do Americans and Canadians buy or build wooden houses at such weird prices😂
@CeCeCanapee
4 ай бұрын
Love you brave guys -Wishing all the best in your home♥
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤️
@reece_ease
4 ай бұрын
❤, thanks for sharing ladies .appreciate your videos. I learned from my mom how ongoing home projects are..which surprised me how in retirement she took on another mortgage. But she moved to the south in US .relatively cheaper plus she was an empty nester.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Shuturmynskyi
4 ай бұрын
Great Advices, thank you for sharing your experience.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Dipveerroy
4 ай бұрын
Congratulations both on your new home. home is not just a home it's a life for all of us. Please give more topic home basis. because it's a crucial chapter in everyone's life. Pray for us.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you, noted!
@MykokosDiary
4 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your home. Home ownership has been really interesting for me and my family too.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! All the best to you and your family. 🫶
@lukecuxton1514
4 ай бұрын
Congratulations, on being able to buy your own home and the talk was very motivating ❤❤❤❤❤
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@anastasiabornstein
4 ай бұрын
Hey guys! Long time follower here from Alberta :) Great video, as always! I would really love to see the video about the renovations and DIY approach!!!
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you and noted!
@emreinsel2271
4 ай бұрын
Great video.. definitely would love to know more about your home maintenance adventures
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your support😊
@ihor4256
4 ай бұрын
That’s funny to hear that you have more fun to do if you live in a house, I assume in suburbs😅 well, except your yard there is nothing to do. If you live in an area with at least some level of density you can walk to grocery stores, restaurants even your friends. Ability to hang up with your friends and not think about driving a car after you have a couple bottles of beer is priceless
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
We're close to our town's downtown area with cafes, amenities, shops 😊
@olaleykhan
4 ай бұрын
finally addicted to your content ☺☺
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Glad you're enjoying it!
@janicebr29
4 ай бұрын
I just found your channel, this is the first video I'm watching. I'm not a homeowner yet, but intend to be! :) If you guys ever need help with organizing the new house, my friend and I, both newcomers do professional organizing. Just shoot us a message! :)
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
thank you so much! Where are you guys based out of? Good luck with your own home search journey!
@janicebr29
4 ай бұрын
@@MakeThatChange thank you, we’re in Toronto
@vnguyen1620
4 ай бұрын
Great thoughts!
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
@chinonsomichael9839
4 ай бұрын
Favorite channel
@Maxim55188
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your experience in having your own house. This topic is very interesting. Do you have any plans to share the renovation process and how much does it cost in future videos?
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
sounds like it's a popular request - so we will look into putting something together soon! thank you.
@Veronica_In
4 ай бұрын
Love this video! ❤❤
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
So glad!
@mstt3530
4 ай бұрын
Congrats, ladies!
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
thank you!
@tsybze
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment ladies as always. Would be interesting if you could do a cost of renting vs cost of ownership video if you don’t mind sharing the information with us 😊
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Great suggestion! Thank you
@Ibraheem_ElAnsari
3 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your new home!! I assume this means you decided to stay in Canada long term? I'd be interested is knowing why you chose Canada and not some other country to settle in long term :)
@MakeThatChange
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! We talked about why we are staying in Canada in this video kzitem.info/news/bejne/tIlqk6aNpmVmhYIsi=TFQeyRF1M8nvBNuw
@ayeshruwandeniya266
4 ай бұрын
Love to see how you renovated the house ❤
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Yay! Glad you enjoyed it!
@brucetso7265
4 ай бұрын
Housing price of Canada is a joke, especially in the major cities. I wish it can go back to 10 years ago...
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
oh the good old times 😰
@tabishahmedqureshi3029
4 ай бұрын
Congratulations ❤🎉😊
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@tabishahmedqureshi3029
4 ай бұрын
@@MakeThatChange your welcome friend
@TheNewSchoolGamer
4 ай бұрын
As a casual equities/crypto swing trader and long term investor, owning real estate > renting... I'm dying on that hill 💯
@imraninayat6075
4 ай бұрын
Wow, very informative video
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@marianam8643
4 ай бұрын
Considering the prices of everything today, I would say that now more than ever buying is better than renting. Paying off a home that can later be used as a retirement fund is something that most of us will only have the change of saving money in. Is it unfair that we pay in interest 3 if not more times what we actually bought the home for, no. But the alternative is to have nothing. My 2 cents
@mapledceylonese
4 ай бұрын
Can resonate with most things you mentioned in this video. Was it the right decision? Yet to find out.. :) Thanks for sharing your story.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing a glimpse into yours
@clanyoung14
9 күн бұрын
Ha... If you can afford a home and also afford to renovate, home ownership can't be that expensive.Your rent or condo fees can be almost as much as the mortgage. In small towns word of mouth puts contracters out of business if they are not good at what they do.
@igorformiga
4 ай бұрын
I loved the brazilian shirt! (:
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
🙌
@antontheislander13
4 ай бұрын
Well… you’ve got to be more specific with the video title saying something like “buying home in Ontario” because in other parts of Canada the experience might be different. I could never understand people buying shacks in GTA or Vancouver for the money you can afford a decent house in Atlantic Canada.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Homebuying is personal for everyone, so it’s ok not to fully understand decisions of others.
@Handlebrake2
4 ай бұрын
Did I imagine/dream it, or did these two once say they were in a relationship or married?
@ecorevurbanfarms5366
4 ай бұрын
im assuming Xd
@countroshculla
4 ай бұрын
How about a full home tour ladies?
@ericchurch7456
4 ай бұрын
just curious which of the towns you chose in the GTA i am currently looking in the Oshawa area for our families new home. thank you
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
We've settled with Whitby and really happy with our choice! We've considered Oshawa as well, but found Whitby a little closer to Toronto and overall cozier
@marcusviniciusfraga8222
4 ай бұрын
8:43 cities are not loud. Cars are loud.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
true!
@chinonsomichael9839
4 ай бұрын
A developed country is not were poor people have cars but were the rich use public transport @@MakeThatChange
@aminefathallah2845
4 ай бұрын
My ultimate crush, Anna!
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
❤
@grizzlegreezz9696
4 ай бұрын
Houses in Canada are like bitcoin. If you bought before 2020 good for you. If you bought after 2020 i feel bad for you.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
bitcoin is up 140% this year. That's a win in my books.
@anasfrh
4 ай бұрын
Congratulations 🎉 most importantly the cats now have a lot of space to run 😂
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Thank you! this was one of the top reasons why we decided to buy this home 😊🐈🐈⬛
@glintrhmj
4 ай бұрын
Ah Winnipeg makes sense otherwise I was like dang yall are multimillionaires 😂😂😂 plus yall are two people so makes sense too. Dual income or very high income extremely necessary to own.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
We’re in GTA in Whitby actually! We only visited Winnipeg once so far 🫶
@glintrhmj
4 ай бұрын
@@MakeThatChange ooooo my bad don’t know why I thought or heard Winnipeg well still dang just saw the prices in Whitby like still on the higher side like 900-1mill or so wow 🤯 anyways a big hearty congratulations 🎉 trust me homeownership is hard but it rocks!!
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
thank you!
@1anre
3 күн бұрын
Anastasia, your video on House ownership being a trap and a government control ploy, made me think you won't be buying a house anything soon. Seeing this video took me aback a bit, as it seems as though the nuance of what made you decide to buy a house wasn't shared in the trap video. Given you work remotely, what was the rationale of still sticking to the GTA and not moving it to Barrie or Wasaga?
@MakeThatChange
3 күн бұрын
Thanks for your question. The homeownership trap video does briefly discuss buying a home as a lifestyle choice, and not a “wealth/status” thing, it’s just tucked in the very end of the video. For us, it was a decision driven by our family needs and financial situation ( aka lifestyle). It was a question of paying two rents or buying a home that could house both us and our family. As for the location. We love the city, and didn’t want to be far from it. Anna has to travel to Toronto downtown for work every other week, so we couldn’t go too far. We also wanted to be closer to Lake Ontario for the climate perks it provides. We actually didn’t consider north of GTA, because it felt far from everything. My family lives in Montreal, so we travel there often and didn’t want to increase our travel time. Hope this answers your question.
@1anre
3 күн бұрын
Yes, it does. Everyone's situation is unique i guess, and it takes a lot of brain power to up and decide that it's time to start the mortgage dance & house hunting adventure. Lake Ontario is sure one good consideration when one's house hunting here in Ontario, as it can help you relax at next to no cost, when you have reasonable proximity to it. I know you mentioned West GTA is overhyped hahaha but not sure if East GTA has that same magical ancestral small town feel of the west you know? Video suggestion: would appreciate seeing a formula for duration and methods to save towards that $120K down-payment for a $600K house as an example. Keep the cool relatable content coming. @MakeThatChange
@MakeThatChange
3 күн бұрын
Thank you! That’s one of the reasons we settled in Whitby… it’s probably the only city in the east end that has “some” of that cute small town vibe. Thanks for the topic suggestion, great one! 🙌
@izabelrodrigues6963
4 ай бұрын
No way. I prefer Quebec. Less expensive and u don’t pay dor water! I ❤ Quebec. And here u are really bilingual.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
🤗
@Babu-ml7gv
4 ай бұрын
Why in Canada houses are built using wood, whereas in Germany houses are built using bricks and concrete blocks. Sometimes. I feel as if I live inside a carton boxes 😂.
@nucimamajama7901
4 ай бұрын
A u guys married
@aleksandrkashin3838
4 ай бұрын
А вы дома на каком языке говорите?) And film DIY too.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
На рунглише🤭
@aleksandrkashin3838
4 ай бұрын
@@MakeThatChange by the way, both of you now have much less noticeable accents compared to the videos from even a year ago👍
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
yay thank you! we've come a long way of building camera confidence, and still not fully there yet 😟
@konstantinivanov5138
4 ай бұрын
@@aleksandrkashin3838 Yeah, I also mentioned that it was easier to understand their pronunciation a year ago due to their Russian accent (but I am native Russian speaker).
@farn451
4 ай бұрын
I'll take a 1 bed condo/apartment. Too much responsibility and financial burden in home ownership. In all honesty I don't really need more than a room anyway so buying a home would be a massive waste of time/space that someone else who needs it could have.
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
That's a great way to think about it.
@sheldoncooper0
4 ай бұрын
if you are single yes.. but they're a couple.... maybe want kids too...
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
we also mentioned in the end that eventually we want to make sure we can take care of our aging family members who are not from here.
@Gloryboyquan
4 ай бұрын
@@sheldoncooper0😮they r lesbian ????
@sheldoncooper0
4 ай бұрын
@@Gloryboyquan yes and Anna likes to wear red :)
@suret-xe8sk
4 ай бұрын
I feel happy for the cat more than you two guys 😂 just joking . Congratulations 🎉
@MakeThatChange
4 ай бұрын
Truth be told, cats are the main reason we went for this backyard 🥹☺️
@rafia9612
4 ай бұрын
YES! Bring on the DIY content! Amused to see further validation of woodworking being a natural extension of people working in software 😂
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