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Keep Your Eyes Open When Closing the Deal This proved to be a turning point in Brian’s life. Brian immediately began the search for investment properties.

Brian Persaud’s experience with the condominium market and market trends makes him the perfect person to have in your corner when listing or buying a home. He’s covered over 70 real estate topics on his highly acclaimed television show, “Inside Toronto Real Estate.” Brian continues to share his real estate expertise on shows including HGTV’s “Income Property,” “The Lang and O’Leary Exchange,” and “The Marilyn Denis Show.” His ongoing media appearances have drawn thousands of visitors to his personal website where all of his real estate listings are featured. Brian is the first born of immigrant parents who constantly put pressure on him to become a doctor to relieve the financial strain faced by his family. After much hard work he earned his way into the challenging and premiere pre-med program in the country: bio-physics at the University of Toronto. While working full time in order to pay for his tuition and expenses, and managing a packed course load at U.of T., barely sleeping more than 3 hours a day, a close friend insisted he make the time to read Kiyosaki’s immortal book Rich Dad Poor Dad. In a short time and on a shoestring student budget, he discovered and secured a rental property. He had found his true calling. After his initial success, Brian begin tackling bigger and bigger projects, buying multiple properties at the same time, even trying his luck at subdivision and resort development. He, of course, quit his day job. From humble beginnings, Brian has developed a strong specialty in Real Estate investment management. From managing single family residential homes to multi-unit apartment buildings, to hi-rise and subdivision development, Brian uses a disciplined due diligence process, and targets under-valued and under-performing assets in carefully selected markets across Toronto.

10/06/2026

If you’ve been watching 115 Winter Gardens Trail, don’t write this one off yet.
We’re making a move next week.
If you want the heads-up before everyone else gets it, DM me WINTER.

10/04/2026

Back on the market. Now $20,000 lower. 👀
169 Jones Ave #12 is an end-unit condo townhouse in Leslieville with 3 beds, 3 baths, an open-to-above living room and a 500 sq ft private rooftop.
If you saw it the first time around, it’s worth another look at $1,279,000.
🏡 Open House this weekend 📍 169 Jones Ave #12
DM me for the details or to book a private showing.
Brian Persaud, Broker IRISE Brokerage

09/15/2026

A few years ago, a South Ajax semi like this could push $1M+.

Today? Mid-$600s.

But here’s the interesting part: rents didn’t fall anywhere close to prices.

🏠 3-bed main: ~$2,500/month
🔑 2-bed basement: ~$1,800–$2,100/month
💰 Combined: ~$4,300–$4,600/month

That changes the math.

Buy it as an investor and you have two potential income streams.

Or live upstairs, rent the basement, and use that income to help carry the mortgage.

Prices came down. Rents held up.

That’s when properties I wouldn’t have looked twice at a few years ago start getting interesting again.

📍 South Ajax Semi | $649,000

DM me “AJAX” and I’ll send you the property, rent comps and carrying-cost breakdown.

Brian Persaud, Broker
IRISE Brokerage | 289-207-6224

09/14/2026

I found a South Ajax property that made me stop and run the numbers twice.

Not because it’s flashy.

Because the price has come way down from where properties like this traded a few years ago, while the rental potential tells a very different story.

I’ll post the numbers tomorrow.

09/12/2026

Same street doesn’t always mean same value.

I was going through sales on Glenkindie Ave in Maple and found a good example of why you have to look deeper than the house next door when figuring out what a property is worth.

A standard non-ravine home with a finished basement sold for $1.33M.

A ravine home with an unfinished basement sold for $1.57M.

Almost $250,000 more.

The better interior didn’t win. The better lot did.

But here’s the other side of it.

Another ravine bungalow tested the market three times. It started around $2.275M, eventually came down to $1.5M, and still didn’t sell.

So yes, the ravine has value.

But it’s not worth anything.

That’s why I don’t like looking at a nearby sale and simply saying, “That’s what this house is worth.”

You have to understand why it sold for that.

Lot width. Ravine. View. Walk-out. Condition. Layout.

Then figure out what those differences are actually worth.

Especially if you’re buying.

Because using the wrong comparable can make a house look overpriced when it isn’t, or worse, make an overpriced house look like a good deal.

The goal isn’t just to find comparables. It’s to find the right comparables.

That’s how you get closer to real value and avoid overpaying.

Brian Persaud
289-207-6224

HomeBuying YorkRegionRealEstate

09/11/2026

“Which way does this condo face, and when will I actually get sunlight?” ☀️

It’s one of the smartest questions a condo buyer can ask.

I’ve been selling real estate since 2011, and I just found a new app that makes this much easier.

It’s called ShadeMap. It shows how sunlight and shadows move around a building throughout the day.

Direction matters, but so do the floor, nearby buildings and time of year. Two similar condos can feel completely different depending on the exposure and what blocks the light.

A bright showing at 2 PM doesn’t tell you what the unit will feel like every morning.

🔥 Save this for your condo search or send it to someone who is buying.

Want help comparing condo units beyond price and square footage? DM me “CONDO.”

09/09/2026

I’ve been working through the economics on a nine-lot development opportunity in Vandorf.

$5.5M acquisition.
Nine draft-approved lots.
~$611K average land basis per lot.

But that isn’t the number that determines whether the deal works.

The real question is what the finished homes can realistically sell for after construction, development costs and carrying costs.

That’s the analysis we’ve been working on.

If you’re actively acquiring smaller residential development opportunities in York Region, I’d be interested in comparing notes.

09/07/2026

$1M+ for someone else’s renovation… or under $900K and make it yours? 👀

115 Winter Gardens Trail in Port Union gives you the space to work with now and the opportunity to update it over time.

Large sunken living + dining space. Eat-in kitchen. Lower-level rec room with fireplace. Separate side entrance. Backyard access. Workshop/storage space. Plus a 30 × 109.8 ft lot.

Sometimes the opportunity isn’t buying someone else’s renovation. It’s buying the space, location and layout first.

📍 Port Union, Toronto
🏡 Detached
💰 Under $900K

DM me “WINTER” for the listing, floor plans or a private showing.

05/13/2026

Toronto buyers keep saying there are “no deals” left.

Meanwhile this one traded for over $1.03M in 2022… and is now asking $699K. That’s a $333,000 drop in one of the strongest rental and university corridors in the city.

📍1080 Bay St
✔️ 1 Bed + Den
✔️ Parking spot included (huge for this area)
✔️ Walking distance to U of T
✔️ Bay Street / downtown core
✔️ Den with sliding door that could work as a second bedroom or office
✔️ CN Tower view + solid outdoor space

And yes… it shows rough right now because it’s tenanted. That’s exactly why a lot of buyers scroll past opportunities like this.

Sometimes the best deals are the listings nobody staged properly, nobody marketed properly, or nobody looked at twice.

A parking spot alone in this pocket can save you years of headaches. Anyone who lives downtown already knows that.

If you’re thinking about buying in Toronto but aren’t sure what’s actually overpriced vs undervalued, send me a DM. I’ll tell you straight.

08/08/2023

Why is the Real Estate Market So Hot? Are there still good opportunities to purchase a home? Is this a good time to sell your Home? For these answers and more, listen to Broker/Owner, Alex Pilarski and General Manager, Cam Forbes, two seasoned professionals who have seen it all and who will give you the insights you won’t hear anywhere else. And PLEASE make sure you send me a message today! Let’s connect and see how I can help you develop a marketing plan, to help you turn your realty dreams, into a reality!

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Toronto, ON
M2N4Y9

Website

http://www.brianpersaud.ca/

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