From there Joel prices the property against genuinely comparable sales, ones with the same permit status, rather than a blended neighbourhood average that treats a permitted and an unpermitted suite as interchangeable. That distinction is where a hand-reviewed look at the file earns its keep over an automated estimate.
If the suite needs work to reach code, Joel can point a client to what the City of Saskatoon actually requires: egress windows, minimum ceiling height, fire separation and, in most cases, a separate entrance, and a $400 to $600 home inspection is worth budgeting on the suite specifically before any offer goes in.
Joel checks the permit file first and prices the income second, the order that protects a buyer from overpaying for space a lender will not recognize. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.