Scott McGillivray
- Net worth $30 million
- Birthday April 7, 1978
- Status -
- Country Canada
- Source(-s) of wealth Investor, Real-Estate Developer, Television Host
How much is Scott McGillivray Worth? Scott McGillivray Net Worth in 2026
Scott McGillivray’s net worth is estimated at $30 million as of November 2026. His investment firm advertises $1.75 billion of development value, a number roughly 58 times our estimate of everything he owns. The real money is a rental portfolio built since his student days, and we suspect the HGTV work helps bring in the investors.
| Net worth | $30 million (rough estimate, range $15 million to $50 million) |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1978, Richmond Hill, Ontario (age 48) |
| Country | Canada |
| Known for | Income Property, Renovation Resort, Keyspire, McGillivray Capital |
| Main income sources | Rental property, development fees, television, real estate education |
How much is Scott McGillivray worth in 2026?
We estimate about $30 million, in a range of $15 million to $50 million. This one is a rough estimate: little of the money is documented. He publishes no balance sheet, and the only hard statement about his holdings is his own site’s “hundreds of properties across North America”, so we start from the low end of that phrase and carry the mortgages against it. Amounts are in US dollars. Where a Canadian page gives no currency we have taken it at face value, and for scale, one US dollar bought about 1.397 Canadian dollars on November 3, 2026.
How Scott McGillivray built it
- Bought a house at 21. He put about $7,500 down on his first house as a student and let roommates' rent help carry it.
- Kept rentals through the slump. He says he sold none of his rental properties during 2008 and 2009.
- Raised money from outside investors. McGillivray Capital now lists more than 1,600 investors and $100 million-plus deployed.
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| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Rental portfolio equity | $18 million | Assumption: 200 properties, the low end of “hundreds”, at $300,000 each is $60 million, carrying 70 percent debt. |
| McGillivray Capital | $5 million | Assumption: a 2 percent yearly fee on the $100 million-plus the firm says it has deployed is $2 million. We take half as profit and five years of it. |
| Resort and cottage projects | $3 million | He has described one camp as a $2 million to $3 million investment. We take the top of that and no projected gain. |
| Television | $3 million | Assumption: about 200 Income Property episodes at $15,000 each, with no credit for later shows. |
| Keyspire stake | $3 million | Assumption: an education business worth $6 million, split with his co-founder. |
| Tax and spending | minus $2 million | One third of the $6 million in the television and Keyspire rows, the money most likely taxed as income and spent. |
| Total | $30 million | Almost entirely assumptions, built on a small number of stated facts. |
The $1.75 billion that isn’t his
McGillivray Capital’s site lists $100 million-plus deployed, 1,780-plus units, $1.75 billion-plus of gross development value and 1,600-plus investors. Run the numbers and the headline deflates fast. Our calculation: $1.75 billion across 1,780 units is about $983,000 a unit, the finished price of projects, and it is $17.50 of planned project value for each dollar deployed. Spread the $100 million over 1,600 investors and the average cheque is about $62,500, if all of it is theirs. That sits close to the C$50,000 minimum the site quotes.
So the firm’s size tells you he raises money well and builds at scale. It says little about what he personally holds. The site’s target deal is a 250-unit project with $15 million to $25 million of equity, money that mostly belongs to other people. One such deal could still pay well. The site calls its 20 percent-plus a targeted annual return in one place and a return paid on completion in another. Read as annual, a $20 million equity stake held for six years, inside the site’s five to seven year hold, makes $24 million in simple profit, and if his firm’s share were 20 percent, that is $4.8 million on one project. That share is our assumption; the site doesn’t state one.
A hoarder house and eight closings in a day
The early numbers are unusually specific, because he tells them on podcasts. He put about $7,500 down on his first house while a commerce student at Guelph, and roommates’ rent helped cover the closing costs, he told BiggerPockets. At 22 he bought a nearly condemned hoarder house for $60,000, spent about $75,000 on it, and sold it to a tenant five years later for $250,000, a 2015 interview says. By our math that is a $115,000 gain, before costs, for five years of landlord headaches.
He once closed on eight properties on a single day to stay ahead of his own credit report, reaching 11, and says the group threw off about $200,000 of cash flow by year end. An Ohio auction added 33 in one deal. By about 2008 he says he had almost 100. A 2010 University of Guelph profile counted 29 in five Ontario cities, so a good part must have sat elsewhere, in Florida among other places. He says he sold none of his rentals through the 2008 and 2009 slump.
What is new in 2026
TV Insider reported on August 6, 2026 that he is casting a new HGTV renovation series in the Greater Toronto Area, filming from fall 2026 into winter 2027, with a minimum homeowner budget of $50,000. Renovation Resort Showdown is in its third season and he competed on Rock the Block’s seventh. He is also listed as chief executive of McGillivray Entertainment, his own production company, so some television money may reach him as more than a host’s fee.
Why public estimates disagree
Public estimates run from about $4 million to over $50 million, almost all without a stated basis. The low ones look like a host’s pay and the high ones appear to count property at full value. The mortgages on the rentals are the biggest unknown in every version, ours included.
What would move the figure
A completed development with the firm’s fees and profit share would move it most. So would any disclosure of the rental count: at our assumptions, every 50 extra properties adds $4.5 million in equity.
Scott McGillivray net worth FAQ
How much did Scott McGillivray make from Income Property?
His pay is not public. We assume about $15,000 an episode across roughly 200 episodes, or $3 million, and we suspect the bigger benefit was the visibility it gave him with investors.
How many properties does Scott McGillivray own?
His site says hundreds across North America, without a count. He told an interviewer he had almost 100 around 2008, and we use 200 as the cautious low end today.
What is McGillivray Capital?
His investment firm. It lists $100 million-plus deployed and 1,600-plus investors, with a $50,000 Canadian minimum and a stated target return above 20 percent, which is a target and not a result.
How old is Scott McGillivray?
He is 48, born April 7, 1978. He says he began investing at about 21, while still at university.
What new show is Scott McGillivray making?
An HGTV renovation series about underused spaces in Toronto-area homes, with filming from fall 2026 to winter 2027. The title had not been announced in August 2026.
What is Keyspire?
A real estate investing education company he co-founded in 2010. Its site lists an 11-course program with coaching and more than 870 Google reviews.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.