
Host and renovator Scott McGillivray shows homeowners with cash problems how to create rental suites in their home, as a way to generate additional revenue to defray mortgage costs. In each episode, McGillivray presents his client with two design options. After they pick the one that meets their needs, the host and his team of contractors renovate the space, with the meticulous McGillivray overseeing a sleek and cost-effective makeover.

Sisters who want to invest their inheritance on an income property consider a turnkey property, a detached fixer-upper and a downtown row house.

A couple wants to buy their first home, but need the income property to help with starting a business.

A couple wants to find an income property in order to afford a larger home that can accommodate a growing family.

Lysa needs to sell her current home to find and renovate a house with an income suite to help supplement her income until her new business can sustain itself.