We Turned a Buyer Away for Refusing to Sign In | EP402

<p>A buyer got turned away from one of our open houses last weekend — for refusing to sign in. Ariel and Adrian break down why sign-in policies exist, what buyers are actually worried about when they refuse, and whether it&#39;s time for the industry to make government ID mandatory at every open house — the same way bars scan ID at the door. Safety, liability, fake sign-in data, and professional open house thieves are all on the table this week.&gt; Why realtors ask you to sign in at open houses&gt; The privacy concerns buyers have about giving out personal info&gt; Whether government ID should be mandatory to enter&gt; How professional open house thieves target unprotected homes&gt; What actually happens when a buyer refuses to sign in</p><p><br></p><p>VIDEO SECTIONS &amp; TIMESTAMPS</p><p>0:00 – Intro</p><p>0:53 – Welcome Matt Fugere, 23-year mortgage broker</p><p>2:03 – Matt&#39;s family and life on the farm</p><p>5:40 – Financing rural properties and hobby farms</p><p>9:15 – First-time buyer down payment trends</p><p>11:21 – CMHC survey: gifts and inheritance as down payments</p><p>13:04 – The paperwork behind a gifted down payment</p><p>15:27 – Advice for buyers without financial help</p><p>17:21 – House hacking: duplexes and triplexes for first-time buyers</p><p>22:14 – Qualifying rental income for house-hack properties</p><p>24:10 – Renewal shock: slush funds and extended amortization</p><p>30:09 – Top 3 overlooked mortgage features</p><p>33:31 – Financing, managing, and investing in Airbnbs</p><p>41:16 – Final advice: cut car loans, talk to your broker early</p><p>46:44 – Outro</p><p><br></p><p>Watch on YouTube:</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtube.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p>Listen on Spotify:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1pwncyet9NydbgTmx5D21k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://open.spotify.com/show/1pwncyet9NydbgTmx5D21k</a></p><p><br></p><p>Linktree:</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://linktr.ee/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram:</p><p><a href="https://instagram.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://instagram.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>YouTube:</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtube.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>Facebook:</p><p><a href="https://facebook.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://facebook.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>X:</p><p><a href="https://x.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://x.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>LinkedIn:</p><p><a href="https://linkedin.com/company/ktrealty" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://linkedin.com/company/ktrealty</a></p><p><br></p><p>TikTok:</p><p><a href="https://tiktok.com/@kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://tiktok.com/@kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Kormendy Trott Team was formed in 2011 by Ariel Kormendy and Adrian Trott. Originally a team of two in Milton, Ontario, KT has grown into a full-service real estate group serving Halton Region, Peel Region, and the Greater Toronto Area.</p>