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Home Upgrades You WON'T REGRET! EP294

Today, Adrian Trott and Ariel Kormendy discuss the most loved and least regretted home upgrades. From budget-friendly enhancements to major renovations, find out what homeowners are raving about and why you might want to consider these changes for your own home! ************************ 0:32 – Intro 2:36 – Topic Introduction: Least Regretted Home Upgrades 4:17 – Adding a Second Closet Rail 8:41 – Smart-ifying your home 13:40 – Single vs. Double Sink Debate in Kitchens 15:53 – Magnetic Knife Rails: Pros and Cons 16:55 – Slow-Closing Toilet Seats: Small Luxuries in the Bathroom 21:31 – Tornado Shelters: Peace of Mind in Storm-Prone Areas 22:45 – Outlets in bathroom drawers? 24:49 – Backyard saunas 27:43 – Heated floors 28:38 – Wifi thermostat 31:15 – Recap/outro ************************ Want more real estate podcast discussions? Watch it here: youtu.be/uLhNb8fdHt4 Listen to it here: http://www.soundcloud.com/ktrealty Catch clips and highlights of the show here: http://www.instagram.com/kormendytrott ************************ Our Social: Instagram: www.instagram.com/kormendytrott
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Duration:
31m
Broadcast on:
01 Jul 2024
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mp3

Hey everybody, welcome to KT Confidential, the real estate podcast. This is episode 294. And today we are discussing people's favorites, favorite, least regretted upgrades they ever did in their home. Best intro ever. Best intro ever. From $20 to $20,000, if you're considering doing some upgrades, you'll want to listen or watch everything you have to say today. Thank you. (laughing) (bell ringing) How are you? I'm great. Good, how was it? Do I get a welcome back? How was the cottage? It was super. Good, welcome back. I only took one day off. Yeah, but you were up there for a few days so you got to enjoy the weather. It was a nice week. No, the weather sucked. Oh, it was amazing here. The one day that was nice was Wednesday and that's the day I took off. So that was good. That was really nice because I very seldomly have a day off where I shut it all down, right? Like not checking emails, not checking tags, not nothing. Yeah, that's good. And I basically put my phone away through on some sunscreen, went down to the dock with my book, went for a nice swim. You know, you should get a little bit of time without the sunscreen to get absorbed by vitamin D and... Yeah, I do. That's good. In the morning, sit outside with the coffee. Yeah, yeah, good. I did like 20 minutes in the sun on the weekend. Yeah. Well, it depends who you talk to, right? Like dermatologists will tell you, never, never let the sun see your skin without UV reduction. I don't know if that's true or not. I don't ever ask. Sure, it's true. Maybe. That's the whole point of sunscreen. No, because they are big advocates of vitamin D as well. You're still getting the vitamins. No, you're not. Sure you are. No, you're not. Okay. I don't know, I'm just making that up, but I don't think you are. You want to... Maybe somebody can try it in the middle of the house. No, no. So today, actually, well, why are you away? Last week, Steve Chicado joined the podcast. So that was nice to have somebody else in this environment. In the kitchen. In the kitchen, yeah. When you say in the kitchen, I think of... Hey, we've got big news coming soon. I think of pickleball, because I've been playing pickleball lately and you can't go into the kitchen. So the ball lately, you mean you've played twice? No, no, I've been in it like half a dozen times. Oh, good for you. Yeah, I got a racket. Alicia's got a racket. I've got several people I know now that are playing, so that's good exercise and it's fun. Good. Anyway, so today, well, recently someone sent me a link to an article about the... It was, I don't remember how it was worded, but it's hard to... It's a weird way it was worded. But basically, it was the least regretted upgrades that people did. So the upgrades people did that they were most happy they did. Okay. So we're going to talk about that today. Like a brand new construction? No, not necessarily. It's not house type specific. It's just upgrades in general. Okay. Some of them are bigger, some of them are smaller. And I think a lot of the smaller ones are the neat ones that people don't think about doing. And in our industry, we experience a lot of times where homeowners will do upgrades for the purpose of selling and then be like, "Oh, should have done that 10 years ago." I've been meaning to do it. Yeah, so some of these kind of fall in line with that. And some of them are super affordable, like 20 bucks or something. So we're doing this in a two part episode, is that right? Yeah, so next week we're going to talk about the upgrades people were... They wish they hadn't done, basically. All right. So this week, it's the ones that they really... We're happy with. Yeah. And next week, the ones that... Wish they didn't do. They really hate. And hopefully that discussion will save people from making the same mistake. Yeah, personal preferences though. By the way, we'd also appreciate the audience telling us their experiences about their favorite or at least favorite upgrades as well. I'm sure there's a bunch that we're not even going to talk about. So for this one, I turned to Reddit, because it's always a great source for feedback. And there was several comments about favorite upgrades. So I'm just going to read through them. We can talk about them at our own. So the first one was best bang for your buck, it was adding a second rail in the closet. I lowered the existing one and added a second one near the top at double space for hanging close, cost maybe 20 bucks. And that's so true. All of my closets at home are still builder basic closets but I'm surprised. You haven't tackled that. It's on my list. Oh, it's on my list. I'll get done in 2037. Yeah, don't talk to Alicia about that. Actually, she sent me a funny video the other day about woodworkers and they're all talking about it. Oh, I've got the perfect piece of scrap wood in the garage for that, because I've got all this stuff in the garage. Yeah. Anyways, this is great. But it's not hard to go to Home Depot and grab the Rubbermaid shelving and whatever and just throw some. Oh no, we can't build it. I got to build it. Oh, you got to build it. Yeah, but this is a good point. So you'd rather have nothing. Yeah, but here is a great example. You don't need anything. It's a great point. You just get a basic rail and screw it into the-- I got to tell you, so in our closets, you know me, I'm not a builder. I don't like to build things like that. So I would never try and tackle a job of building my own cabinetry or shelving or whatever. I would go, I did in our basement and the den in the basement or my office. We have a double closet and there was no shelving 'cause when we finished the basement, they made the closet but didn't put any shelving in. And I went to Rona and I grabbed those Rubbermaid, kind of like what the builder wire shelving are. And I customized it specifically for that size and it's got different levels. So you can put shirts on the bottom and some shelving. So you can have like, I got some bins to put socks and things like that that you're not using, like seasonal stuff and tucked those away. So that's a great point because the-- You can easily double or triple the capacity of it. Average home builder will just put one wire shelf at the most awkward height all the way around. You raise that up a bit at a second level and all of a sudden you double your space. So one of the best investments I made, I had California shutters, have you ever seen my-- I don't like California shutters. Not California shutters. California closets. Oh, California closet. Yeah, that's a proper custom closet. They did such a nice job and utilized the space so well. You got the different pull outs and it's-- Options are endless. Options are endless. Bell racks, tie racks, shoe racks. Yes, lockable jewelry cabinets, glass doors. Soft clothes, light hampers that tuck away, it's fantastic. Yeah, those are good options. But even expensive. Right, you're talking thousands versus $40. Yeah, I don't believe it was 20 bucks by the way. I could have been American, so call it $26. Yeah, American at the Goodwill store. This is for a rack, a rod, one rod. What is he hanging? A shower curtain rod in his closet? You could probably buy like an eight foot rod for 20 bucks. Okay. 26 bucks plus tax. Here's another one. I think you'd be better off putting a shelf that you can hang from, as you just put it that you can hang from. Oh, like what a builder would put in? I think that's what he did. You said he just got a rod. What do you mean, how do you hang from a shelf? A shelf you put things on. A rod you hang from? A shelf that you, like the Rubbermaid ones, they've got like the hanging provision built into the shelf. Sure. Hey. Here's another one. They gave a big and a small. The big one is removing a wall and renovating a kitchen. Okay, that's a bit vague, but obviously a nice new kitchen is great. Small. Robin did that at her house. Did you see the final product? Yeah, that looks good. Looks fantastic. I mean, nobody's going to regret upgrading their kitchen unless they make bad choices, which is in among these. A lot of people make bad choices. Small item, replacing all the light switches. Especially with their back splashes. Yes, replacing all of the light switches and outlets with modern ones. Makes a huge difference. And this is important. It makes a huge difference. And those are the little things you touch, feel, slash, see every day. You feel your light fixtures? Switches. Oh, the switches, yes. And I think that's a big one. If you go into an older home, especially, even build their basic ones. Right. So mine elaborated on that more, like all of my light switches. Except for two, for some reason, I cheaped out on two. So I got 36, 38 light switches, 36 of them are smart. Yeah, that was. As opposed to stupid? Yeah. Those stupid ones don't do things for themselves. So you have smart switches everywhere in the home. Yes. Are they all doing something smart? Yes. Give me examples. Well, my home has been kind of smartified, we'll say. Smartified. So I bought-- TM. I replaced the motherboard for my alarm system with this smart alarm system motherboard. Yes. Sounds like an average DIY. Yeah. So now every sensor in my house is manageable. So as it pertains to lights, when you open my front door, the sensor that detects if the door is open on the alarm system tells the front door, tells the front for a light to turn on if it's after sunset. And it stays on for five minutes. That's nice. Yeah. The front light turns on the porch outside at sunset as well, which is kind of nice because it changes every day by a little bit and certainly seasonally. If somebody walks up to my door after midnight and the front porch light is off-- Get off my porch! Which would indicate that I'm in front. That would be cool. I have a story about that, actually. The front porch light won't turn on because you'd expect that, right? People are desensitized. I'm going to test it tonight. My kitchen light will turn on. After about 10 seconds. If the camera detects a person, the kitchen light turns on after a slight delay. So you would think then, it's like, "Oh, shit, someone's awake. I'm going to leave." And hopefully that's what happens. And they wouldn't think that if the porch light was on? No, because porch lights are generally on some sort of sensor, so people expect it to turn on, but they don't expect the light. So that the burglar will just think you're a wimp and hiding in your kitchen. No, they'll just think, "Oh, someone is home. I'm not going to mess with this house," right? But to your story... Or you could get a dog. To your story. I have a video of his summer. I'll find it. A friend of mine does the same stuff. He loves his home automation stuff. So he has his setup where if somebody is detected, if a person is detected on one of the outside cameras, the front doorbell will say, "Alarm activated," and it'll say that fairly learned. Loud. Loud. So he sent me a video one day, somebody in the middle of the night, like two o'clock in the morning walked onto the driveway, and the camera detected the person. The guy goes to open one of the car doors, it fortunately was locked. And before he could get to the next door, the doorbell starts saying, "Alarm activated," and the guy bolted. So that was really cool. But how do you set the sensitivities so like if somebody's walking their dog or whatever? Well, it's over him. He had just with the cameras, you set zones. Yeah, those zones are temperamental though, aren't they? No, no, not at all. They're really easy. You have a picture of what's visible on the screen, and then you just mark it. So you set up all this home automation stuff and this whole motherboard thing. How often does it not work? Rarely. Rarely. Rarely. I'm impressed. I can open my garage right there, or turn my Christmas lights on and off. Yeah, but that's nothing to do with, like you can buy a plug and play for that kind of stuff. You can, but they're all, then you're stuck with their app and their functions. Right. Right. So the benefit of the way you did it, you made your own app. Yeah. Essentially. Yeah. We don't, yeah, anyways, what does it do in your bathroom in my bathroom? What do you mean? Well, you've got these smart switches and receptacles. If I walk into the bathroom and the fan goes on, the same goes on super high. Yeah. Got it. For about an hour. Right. They do have toilet does a pre flush. Pre flush. Yeah, everything. Yeah. Got it. Music starts going. Mm hmm. Yeah. It's a sink from a double bowl to a single. So this is talking about the kitchen because it says, now I can easily wash large pans. That's a good debate. Double bowl versus single bowl. I don't like single. I like double. Where do you dry your dishes? Well, that's the other single. Right. Well, you can get countertop ones, but then you're occupying counter space. Looks ugly on your counter. Yeah. I prefer the double bowl. You can get some where one side's larger than the other. I just think the single bowls are not very efficient because you have to fill it up with so much water. Well, that's if you do dishes the way you do dishes. What do you mean? As in by hand, are you criticizing the way I do water or do my dishes? Well, I don't fill up the sink to do dishes. No, I don't either. So why are you filling up your sink otherwise? Oh, I fill up the sink with like two inches of water and soap. And then I shut off the water because I'm, try not to waste water. But if the sink is twice as big, I have to use twice even water just to get that two inches of water. Right. So what I'm saying, that's if you do dishes like that, how do you do dishes? You leave the water running. I fucking rinse them and put them in the dishwasher. Okay. But some things you don't put in the dishwasher. Yes. I rinse them, shut the water off, soap each dish, and then rinse them all off one by one. To me, that seems wasteful. How is it wasteful? I'm probably using less water than you. Well, we should measure it. Okay. Let's do it. We'll have a sink off. Okay. Hey, next one, I'm curious now how everyone does their dishes because I want to know how you and I compare. Biggest bang for your buck. This is a little one. Again, I can understand if you're filling your sink with soap and water to let the dishes soak. Right. No, biggest bang for your buck. You know what? Your problem is you need a better soap. No, my soap is excellent. Well, then you need a better, better, squishy thing to, to soap your dishes with. No, I probably use a fraction of the amount of soap you do. Sink off. Biggest bang for your buck is a big magnetic knife rail in the kitchen, 1799 and two screws. Yeah, it's great. You can see my kids reaching for the knives now. Yeah. Well, I have a knife block on the kitchen counter and it's never been an issue. I don't like those magnetic strips for knives because if by chance you put something on your counter and you hit one of those knives, like as soon as it like just touches that knife, it's very easy for it to fall off. I can see that. Those are dangerous. This person may have just installed it. Right. They just come back to us in a year. Yeah. Which is, I hate when people leave reviews like a day after they bought a new product. Yeah. Like leave a review in six months. Right. Okay. Foam insulated attic immediately saw difference in temperature upstairs, especially in the summer when my second floor was pushing the high 80s while the EC was running. Yeah. If you're an older home, you plan to be there for a while. It's always good. It's a good idea. Yep. Here's another little one. Slow closing toilet seats. Oh, we got one for our office. I know. That is the best thing. It's great. Robbie loves it. Do you love it, Robbie? Have you you've expressed that? Yeah. Yeah. It's nice. Yeah. I would agree because in my house, only one toilet has it and I appreciate when I use that one. Right. Is that your basement? It is. The other toilets are getting old, but they still work, although you can buy just the toilet seat too. The cover. The cover. The cover of replacing the whole thing. If you were considering playing expensive, hey, the toilet seats? I wouldn't know. I wouldn't look. Yeah. They're like 60, 70 bucks. That's why for here, I was originally when we moved into this space, which is going to replace the whole toilet. The seat. Oh, the seat. The seat cover. The seat cover. Fades starts to look yellow, whatever. Yeah. It looked like somebody hadn't been cleaning that thing very well for a while. Yeah. And there was no way I was going to keep it. Well, I mean, they do discolor and get weird over time. So I was going to replace it, but it was like 70, 80 bucks to replace. Yeah. So we got it. So we spent a few hundred instead. Yep. Whole new toilet. If you were considering planting a tree, a toilet, by the way, yeah, I don't know if I'm a fan of those. They're not bad. I don't like the taller ones. You don't see the same dribble. Maybe. Are you seeing the what you call? What was it in? Don't talk about that's disgusting. This is not appropriate for this podcast. If you are. If you are. I'll let you in. Fill it in. Okay. Moving on to the next one. If you were considering planting a tree. We've talked about this many times. Do it as soon as possible. No less than a year after living there. It doesn't take long for like we planted trees that were maybe, I don't know, tall, really, we planted them seven feet. The ornamental pear trees. Mm hmm. I've won that still struggling to grow, but yeah, because they were just over the roof line or the defense line and now they're over the roof line. Now they're well over the roof line, which was eight, seven, seven years ago. Yeah. So they grow really quick. Eight years ago. So no better time to plant a tree than today. Next one, a whole house water filter. It's amazing to take a shower and have clean odorless water pouring down your face. Where do you live? Hang on, flushing the toilet and not having the smell of chemicals. I mean, the smell of the water is the least of my concerns when I'm in the washroom taking a dump and your tap water being nearly as good as spring water can talk about splatter can talk about a dump where the words you chose for that other thing, just disgusting. Where do you live that your shower water smells that bad? Our water, I think we're accustomed to it. More often than not, if you really pay attention, it can have a very chlorinated smell. Yeah. Like my brother. The swamp. No, no, but it can smell this person specifically said of smell of chemicals, right? When I I drink tap water and we all do in some way, shape or form, it originates from the tap, sure. My brother came down from Huntsville once and he commented, he's like, oh, he smells like I'm drinking chlorine. Yeah, but he's used to lake water, probably or well water, yeah, which is very different. I do agree though that filtration systems as a whole in any home is a good idea. Air and water. Yeah, but what else are you going to filter? I'm sure we can find something. Like a whole home air filtration, there's a lot of HEPA filtration now that is actually very affordable and yeah, upgrade your water system. So whether that, depending on where you live, whether it's a UV, while I installed the UV and HEPA filter at the cottage, you still won't drink it though. I have. Oh, have you? I have. I was worried I was going to shit my pants, but I tried it and we were good. It's probably cleaner than this water. You should do a test. Yeah, it's okay. I mean, yeah, it's a psychological thing. Maybe. Okay, next one doesn't apply to us so much, but I would love to have this an eight inch thick steel reinforced above ground tornado shelter. I'd like a below ground, like atomic bomb shelter, like Armageddon style end of the world shelter with enough oxygen for six months to a year, a food supply. I would feel very comfortable with that. Wow tornado shelters are actually big in the southern states. This person lives in Dixie alley, which is a lot of twisters. I don't know why they're just saying that's what this area is called. They get a lot of twisters. Speaking of which, Twister two is coming out very soon. I don't know if that's what it's called, but I'm looking forward to seeing it. Twisters was the first one, Twister. That's funny. Should be a good movie. Um, next was that with Helen Hunt? I think so. Original? Blonde. Blonde woman. I think it might have been Helen. Yeah. And it's last movie. I saw her in put an outlet inside a bathroom drawer, no more hairdryer or straightener cords laying around. Yeah, the only challenge with that is it doesn't meet code. Right. And if you leave something plugged in and you close that drawer, if it heats up in there, here, you're claiming insurance, if they will even right, if they'll even pay out because insurance companies sometimes will look for reasons. So the work around, I think I've told you this before, is you have to put a switch that when the door closes, that switch cuts the power to that receptacle completely. But I would wonder how that will meet code and then you're supposed to have, I believe you're supposed to have some sort of air ventilation. Yeah. Well, I wonder how it would work on a drawer, whereas like if I opened an inch, would it then enable the outlet to work? Because that's once the actuator is whatever, I guess you maybe can install it at a certain point. So it has to be open all the way. Those are great in the kitchen. Yeah, I agree for the coffee stations and getting some small appliances off the counter, but still having them plugged in and readily available. Right. It's a great idea. The next one. How long before you think we see the wireless charging countertops become a more standard feature? Probably when they can figure it out and get it to actually work. They never work. The one beside my bed works 80% of the time. The one on our desk here hardly works. I have a case on my phone mind, you're so I'm sure that affects it. I'm talking about the countertops where it's built into the counter. Yeah, I know. I know what you mean. I'm just saying in general, those things are finicky. Right. So you need, they do make them. I've seen them. I've researched them because I thought about making something that they saw on my list of things to make. Right. Maybe in your closet, in my closet or bedside table with it in there. Yeah. Next one, you might like this. There's sauna. It's amazing and pretty simple to build though. I know you're not building it. Are you saying that because I've been researching saunas? Or if you don't want to DIY, you can buy them from Costco. Costco has great sauna options. Yeah. Yeah. The LED, the infrared ones, pretty remarkable what you can get for relatively low cost. Well, and saunas are among the few things, like, you know, people talk saunas and cold dips and stuff. Cold dips aren't really proven medically to do anything yet, officially. Saunas are. They're like one of the few things that are, and it's something like if you go in a couple of times a week for 15 to 20 minutes, you're all cause mortality is reduced by something significant, like 25%. Wow. Yeah. It's a worthwhile investment, a bidet. I really want one. We've talked about that. I've never used one, but I'm sure I would enjoy it. I shower after every number two, so I don't have to worry about a bidet. How is that possible? I have a great routine. You never take a dump at work. Like extremely seldom, almost daily, really? Why do you think we need more toilet paper? Oh, that's a good point. Yeah. Jen ordered toilet paper, by the way. Oh, crap. She says. Yeah. I don't know if I could, I wouldn't be able to, I've never tried timing it in such a way that I would have the luxury of bathing afterwards. My body is a well oiled machine. I wake up. The coffee gets things going. I heard recently that if you were lying on coffee to get things going, then you have further issues of constipation. I can't claim such a problem. All right. Next is a steam shower, also something I've considered. I'd love to have a steam shower, a little eucalyptus oil in there, get your pores opened up, give yourself a good scrub. Well, especially if you're like, well, Alicia- Do you exfoliate? I have an exfoliating bar of soap. So yes, something- An exfoliating soap bar is not a true exfoliation. Well, I don't know. Okay. No, that doesn't count. But so, Alicia, my wife has asthma, so things like a steam shower would come in handy. And if she gets sick and it gets, and she gets worked up or her asthma is acting up, a steam shower would be very helpful. But I think it's probably also similarly to a sauna, has similar effects. And I imagine it's good for you in general. Yeah. It's certainly good for your skin. So that sums up the Reddit list of things people did that they did not regret at all in their house. Is there anything you can think of you would add? Or I can think of one. In my home specifically, or just in general, from your experience selling houses, being in and out of houses? Yeah. So, while the heated floors in the bathrooms are a must to me, like if I was redoing a bathroom now, it, and it doesn't matter which bathroom, what floor it's on, heated floors in a bathroom are a definite for me. They're not that expensive to install. They're not that expensive to run that wasn't the case 10 years, 15 years ago. Now, I think they're pretty, pretty good. Similar things, and it might be very common now, but Wi-Fi thermostat wouldn't be able to live without that now. Same thing. I know you don't have the nest protect. I have them. But I like them. Yeah. I have them throughout our home and at the cottage and it's over people that aren't aware of what that is. It's the smoke and carbon monoxide detector. Correct. Yeah. It runs its own checks to make sure that everything is good. Can also act as a night light. It has a night light feature, which is great. So when you pass by it, it senses that and it puts a nice glow so you can, it's kind of like a pathway light almost. Well, some other neat features with it, I know it's just from reading, so you can correct me if I'm wrong, but it has a, it can detect sort of detect the difference between a mild level of smoke, which may be occurring because you're just cooking versus something that's more severe and it can give you a warning versus just blowing your ears off with an alarm. Right. So it basically, if it senses a little bit of smoke and it's, you know, it could be you're making something in the kitchen and there's a little bit of smoke, whatever, it'll say heads up. There's smoke. Right. So when you go wave, you can, you can wave it, wave it off, push the button or stop it from your, from your app instead of having to get a ladder and push in a button and we're standing there with a kitchen towel, yeah, the old school way. And then it has varying degrees. And if there is a significant amount of smoke, it'll just go right to the alarm, right. And then anything in between. So it does, does give you that peace of mind and flexibility, convenient. The only thing I would add to the list that I can think of offhand is a frost free hose bib. Oh, yes. Because then you don't have to shut your valves off. Yeah, they're awesome. Don't have to worry about shutting it off, turning it on. If you own investment properties, that would be a no brainer for me. First thing, one of the first things I do, right, because then you're not relying on tenants to maintain the house properly. Maybe we should offer that as a, as a service at some point to all of our property. It's a good idea. Property managed, managed properties. My renty. Oh, let's see. That sums it up for me today. Oh, if keyless entry in your front door, if you don't have it. Oh, I do fingerprint. I love it. Yeah. I don't have to get my keys out. Yeah. It's very handy. It's a huge one. Yeah, I agree. There you go. All right. So next week, we'll get into the juicy stuff. The big regrets. The regrets. Okay. Yeah. Cool. Sometimes costly. Yeah. All right. See you then. Ciao. Bye. Thank you.
Today, Adrian Trott and Ariel Kormendy discuss the most loved and least regretted home upgrades. From budget-friendly enhancements to major renovations, find out what homeowners are raving about and why you might want to consider these changes for your own home! ************************ 0:32 – Intro 2:36 – Topic Introduction: Least Regretted Home Upgrades 4:17 – Adding a Second Closet Rail 8:41 – Smart-ifying your home 13:40 – Single vs. Double Sink Debate in Kitchens 15:53 – Magnetic Knife Rails: Pros and Cons 16:55 – Slow-Closing Toilet Seats: Small Luxuries in the Bathroom 21:31 – Tornado Shelters: Peace of Mind in Storm-Prone Areas 22:45 – Outlets in bathroom drawers? 24:49 – Backyard saunas 27:43 – Heated floors 28:38 – Wifi thermostat 31:15 – Recap/outro ************************ Want more real estate podcast discussions? Watch it here: youtu.be/uLhNb8fdHt4 Listen to it here: http://www.soundcloud.com/ktrealty Catch clips and highlights of the show here: http://www.instagram.com/kormendytrott ************************ Our Social: Instagram: www.instagram.com/kormendytrott
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TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@kormendytrott?lang=en ************************ In 2011, Ariel Kormendy and Adrian Trott formed The Kormendy Trott Team, now often referred to as KT (thanks to our logo!). The foundation of KT is built on providing unmatched value and attention to detail in everything we do. From our ever-expanding, comprehensive list of exclusive services to our expertly trained team, you will receive the highest level of care throughout your entire real estate journey. Originally a team of two in Milton, Ontario, the KT Team has grown into a large team of exceptional REALTORS®, a client-care department, and now includes KT media, KT Commercial and KT Property Management to provide our clients with a complete lineup of genuine, professional, and proven services across Halton Region, Peel Region and the surrounding Regions within the Greater Toronto Area. We’d appreciate it if you’d subscribe and follow us for behind-the-scenes footage, real estate tips, industry secrets, exclusive listings, KT Confidential - the real estate podcast, and more!