Savvy Real Estate Investor Show

Many investors get started buying investment properties with the strategy of leveraging their own property, aka house hacking. They use HELOCs or refinance their own property to free up capital to buy investments. A great way to start but EVERYONE eventually runs out of money - our homes aren't a bank or bottomless pit of money, so what can be done next? Raising Capital! Also known as OPM - Other...

Jeff and Jon have an amazing story of breaking into wholesaling and growing their own real estate portfolio in a short period of time! Jeff was a full-time insurance broker and Jeff worked in logistics - but always had dreams of doing something more and creating financial and time freedom for themselves and their families.  They founded Ortiz Property Solutions with the goal of being recogniz...

Thomas Lorini is now a professional real estate investor, but it wasn’t always that way. It started by wanting to move out of his parents’ home. So he bought a 3 bedroom townhouse that was too big for him, so rented out the basement. He suddenly realized his tenant was PAYING HIS MORTGAGE, but he didn’t have the skills or knowledge to proceed further, so he joined a mastermind group. Shortly after...

Are you a real estate investor with traditional family rentals with tenants? Have you been hearing of investors in the Air BnB space making crazy money, yet still dealing with short term tenant issues, repairs, bookings, dealing with Air BnB, etc. Perhaps you have a rental and it’s causing you headaches. What if there was a way to ensure your Air BnB was rented more often, in safe hands and with l...

In the last 18 years, Juliana Estrada and her life and business partner Carlos Amaya have completely reinvented their lives. From good paying restaurant jobs, to working for a corporate office, to now completely replacing their incomes with real estate. The New York based power couple have focused on high cash flowing single and multi-family investments. Multiple health challenges made them pivot...

In only 4 short years, Michael Lee has amassed an amazing portfolio of properties and deals. What is virtual wholesaling and should you consider adding it to your strategies? Tune in to find out! WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: What is virtual wholesaling vs in-person Is it a viable investing strategy for you Why Michael added virtual wholesaling to his business What are the risks and benefits of this strategy...

Mathieu Laquerre is an experienced real estate investor and founder of several Real Estate companies including Mada Capital and Mada Partners, where they focus primarily on infill developments in various neighbourhoods in Philadelphia, with the intention of revitalizing communities and encouraging homeownership. He's been investing in real estate for over 12 years. During this time he has develope...

For many small business owners, the world of accounting, technology, finance and investing can be intimidating. Dino Caruso, owner, managing partner, CEO and advisor at Wealthable, provides his clients with a simple and pragmatic approach that they can understand and feel comfortable with.  Dino  is a lifelong successful entrepreneur, business professional and investor, with a portfolio...

Mike Gillespie is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, speaker, and peak performance coach dedicated to helping people become happier and healthier by living more powerful and purpose-driven lives. Like many other real estate investors, Mike believes that investing should be just a means to an end and a vehicle to create financial freedom. That's exactly what Mike was able to do so he could focus...

Glen Sutherland is a real estate investor from Ontario, Canada. His journey in investing began with purchasing 'buy-and-hold' rental properties locally but, after much research, he discovered there were more favourable laws, lower taxes, and lower entry costs south of the border. Currently, Glen is investing in the USA by purchasing and renovating projects. He is also the host of “A Canadian Inves...

In the commercial real estate market, there are many chances for new investors who have little experience in analyzing deals or knowing who to trust to lose money in the wrong deal, at the wrong time, with the wrong people. It was not the case with today’s guest on Jose and Khadija’s show. A successful commercial real estate investor, developer, builder, author and host of The Investing Advantage...

Lana Choi is a real estate investor and a managing partner at Sage Investing Group, a  multifamily boutique firm with a network of investment sourcing, structuring, execution, and asset management capabilities.  The company's mission is to simplify real estate investing for busy professionals who wish to take advantage of the benefits of real estate investing, but do not have the time or...

Ravi Mann is the director of finance and investment at Isle of Man Property Group and the president of PROPetual REIT, which are both family businesses, started by his father. Isle of Man Property Group is a fully integrated real estate investment company focused on developments primarily in the Metro Vancouver region and PROPetual REIT is a private Canadian real estate investment trust that focus...

Carstin Hao has over 10 years of experience in sales leadership and has expertise in scaling businesses and building sales teams. He is currently the Canadian Director of Customer Success at Meltwater, a global SaaS leader in media intelligence.  Carstin is also a real estate investor and a short-term rental specialist, looking to scale his portfolio and connect with like-minded investors. In...

A highly strategic, innovative, and goal-driven professional who has over a decade of investing experience, Hammad Khan enjoys utilizing his management, sales, and analytic abilities to help others achieve financial freedom through real estate. Hammad has extensive experience in real estate investing, specializing in construction, value-added, change of use, dealing with banks, maintenance, and ma...

An authentic go-giver and a very wise person, Mark Smith is a successful real estate Investor, a high ticket sales expert, public speaker and mentor. He has an impressive life story, full of adversities and hardship, but what makes Mark a really inspiring person is the way he managed to overcome all those, achieve great success despite everything and also the lessons he took away from his life exp...

To become a doctor, you must undergo extensive training and education, and you have more responsibilities than most other careers. That is one of the reasons why doctors are seen as some of the most successful people in our society. The problem is, that many doctors do not have adequate financial knowledge, which can lead to debt and financial stress. Harry Nima Zegarra is a Pulmonary & Critic...

Jess and Luc Boiron are lawyers turned real estate investors and entrepreneurs. Their impresive track record consists of building a large Canadian wholesaling business and a buy and hold portfolio of close to 75 doors. In this episode of the Savvy REI Show Jose and Khadija will have a conversation with Jess and Luc about their journey in the real estate space and how it has allowed them to create...

Kaush Nanubhai is a full-time real estate investor who has built a portfolio of more than a dozen properties over the last decade. He's dabbled into a lot of different strategies, including student rentals, duplex conversions, and even a purpose-built development project using a modular building system. In 2020, Kaush was able to exit his corporate career to become a full-time real estate investor...

Alex Pal is the owner of Pal Property Solutions, a full service real estate company located in Hamilton, Ontario, where they specialize in joint venture partnerships with full Brrrrs, usually involving pretty intense renovations.  They hold a portfolio of approximately 85 doors, and they have an in-house property Management arm to their business so that they can provide a full solution for al...

Tom Pobojewski is a former CPA who left his corporate job and now he's an investment focus, real estate agent, investor, and an amazing house flipper, who has created a really cool model for his clients to be able to flip houses as well.  Since 2011, he has transacted in over 1200 properties for both investors and end-users, and runs a very successful real estate sales team in the GTA. In thi...

Rachel and Neil Oliver are the owners of Clover Properties, a company specialising in rent-to-own strategies from both a tenant-buyer and investor perspective in the GTA. Providing alternative financing options for homebuyers that have been declined for a mortgage by traditional lenders, Rachel and Neil helped over 600 families in Ontario navigate the adversity, overcome their blemished credit rat...

Mohsin Rafi is the president and owner of Rafi Credit Consulting, a "Financial Education" company who’s main goal is to guide and teach its clients on how the Canadian Banking System and Credit Scoring System works and offer them creative financial solutions.  The company also offers Private Investment Opportunities, Joint Ventures, Private Homes for Sale, and other such business endeavours w...

Retirement makes most people slow down and become less active. But this is certainly not the case for Denise and Stuart MacPherson. On the contrary, they actually started over, at a time when many people are winding down and became successful and dynamic entrepreneurs after their retirement. Stuart and Denise are recognized experts in the use of RRSPs, TFSAs, and other registered funds in creating...

Mark Loeffler is a Real Estate Sales Representative, an award-winning investor and a the best-selling author of two books ‘Investing in Rent to Own Property – A Complete Canadian Guide’, and ‘Fix and Flip for Canadians’ (co- authored with Ian Szabo).   He been featured on multiple media outlets from radio and TV, to various podcasts across the US and Canada.  Also passionate about m...