The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast

Jelani Smith is a personal finance guru with a passion for real estate & personal finance. He is a real estate agent at RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Inc., and a Team Lead for Vertex Real Estate . He bought his first home in Toronto as a recent U of T grad and looks forward to sharing his knowledge with students & recent grads. Jelani has received multiple agent awards, including, but not limited...

Anthony Molinaro is a normal guy from Brampton who happens to buy investment properties with his buddies. He works as a marketer for Rock Star Real Estate and is also a property manager & tenant placement expert. In my interview with Anthony, we discuss: The current state of the rental market Pro tips for tenant screening Not so obvious tips from an experienced landlord The pros & cons of...

Lesley-Anne Scorgie is an author, speaker, personal finance consultant, and the founder of  MeVest.ca . She's been a guest on Oprah and is a past winner of Avenue's Top 40 Under 40 and was also featured in Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in the Future Leaders category by Women's Executive Network. She has shared her secrets to achieve financial success with CBC, Breakfast Television, the Glo...

Launched nationwide in April, Fastkey Technology allows lenders and mortgage brokers to easily access essential documents for mortgage or loan applications within minutes, including Notices of Assessment, income statements, proof of income, tax slips, and Canada child benefit details. It also has tools to help support borrowers, property managers and landlords.   Sam's Bio Sam Khajeei is the Presi...

Barry Choi is an award-winning, Toronto-based personal finance and travel expert. As a completely self-taught, do-it-yourself investor with no formal training, Barry makes money easy to understand for all Canadians. He combines his knowledge of finance with his passion for travel and encourages people to see the world. Barry’s specialties include personal finance, trip planning, millennial money,...

Lionel Romain is based in Toronto where he has worked with Kijiji Real Estate for over a decade, helping connect landlords and tenants across Canada. In my interview with Lionel, we discuss: What is the Canadian Rental Report and why does it exist? Insights in the report that could help landlords. What are potential renters looking for right now in rental suites?

Barbara Captijn had a 20-year career in communications and sales in the publishing and consumer goods industries. For the past 15 years, Barbara has been an independent consumer advocate for new home buyers, has advocated at all levels of the Ontario government for better consumer protection, and has written over 20 guest columns published in The Toronto Sun on this subject. Her first-hand experie...

Alex Kjorven is a CPA, CA and Chief Product Officer at Ourboro . Ourboro is a private, Toronto-based company dedicated to providing access to homeownership through co-ownership. Ourboro co-invests up to $250K towards a buyer’s down payment, purchasing a share in the future value of the home. Once they are in their home, additional programs, such as maintenance check-ups and renovation credits, are...

An 18-year veteran of the Canadian insurance industry, Stefan Tirschler has extensive experience advising Canadians as they journey through the process of buying, understanding, and using home insurance. At Square One, Stefan works with a team of creative professionals whose mission is to make home insurance effortless, whether getting a quote or making a claim. Holding one of the most sought-afte...

Shannon Lee Simmons is an award winning Certified Financial Planner, speaker, bestselling author, Chartered Investment Manager and founder of the New School of Finance . She is a personal finance writer for the Globe and Mail as well as CBC Radio’s Metro Morning money columnist and was a financial expert on The Marilyn Denis Show. Shannon’s latest book “No-Regret Decisions” is a decision crisis pl...

Giacomo Ladas is the Communications Manager for Rentals.ca, a free-to-use, leading marketplace connecting private landlords and renters across the country. He fosters relationships with journalists, bloggers, and industry thought leaders. He is integral in the Rentals.ca National Rent Report publication as he handles all media inquiries throughout the year. In my interview with Giacomo, we discuss...

Bruce Sellery is a personal finance expert and the CEO of Credit Canada, the longest-standing non-profit credit counselling agency in the country. He appears regularly on Cityline and Breakfast Television, has a national money column for CBC Radio, hosts a radio show on SiriusXM, and speaks at events from coast to coast. He is also the author of the Globe & Mail bestseller, “Moolala: Why smart...

Not all journalists get to live their beat, but Rob Carrick does. His personal finance column in The Globe and Mail is one regular guy’s attempt to make sense of the world of money. He’s married with two 20-something kids and constantly figuring out ways to spend and invest intelligently. He asks the same questions you would and applies his experience and contacts to get answers. He got his start...

Jonathan Chevreau is a veteran financial columnist, blogger and author based in Toronto.  He was the Financial Post’s personal finance columnist between 1993 and 2012 and editor-in-chief for MoneySense Magazine from 2012 to 2014.  He still writes the Retired Money column for MoneySense. In 2014, he launched the Financial Independence Hub , which usually publishes four blogs every week. Jon has aut...

Tomas Ronis is the founder and CEO of Rhenti . Being both a landlord and a renter, Tomas has a unique perspective of the residential rental industry that enables the Rhenti team to build digital leasing tools for landlords in a way that shifts renters to the forefront of the experience. Rhenti is the busy landlord's trusted leasing platform, connecting them with more renters, faster. Rhenti helps...

Larry Bates is an independent investor advocate, author of Beat the Bank: The Canadian Guide to Simply Successful Investing , consultant and speaker. Larry enjoyed a 35-year banking career with several major financial institutions in both Canada and the U.K. including as Global Head of Debt Capital Markets for RBC. Over the course of his career, Larry both collaborated with and advised many of the...

Pattie Lovett-Reid is a highly respected Canadian financial expert known for her expertise in personal finance. Starting as a bank teller right out of high school, she climbed the ranks in the investment world, eventually serving as Senior Vice-President at TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. In 2012, Lovett-Reid became the Chief Financial Commentator at CTV News, providing valuable financial insights on va...

Erica Alini is a personal finance reporter at the Globe and Mail and the author of the bestselling book "Money Like You Mean It, Personal Finance Tactics for the Real World." Erica started out her career in journalism as an economics reporter, chronicling the ripple effects of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 for the Wall Street Journal in New York. That background is why she's always exploring h...

Alex Rascanu held senior marketing and senior policy advisory roles before entering the real estate industry, where he provides buy and sell-side real estate advisory services: suitable acquisitions analysis with portfolio and development strategy, and direct sales and digital marketing strategy development and execution to help you achieve the highest sale price in the current market. Alex comple...

On today’s show I’ll be talking to Owen Winkelmolen. Owen Winkelmolen is an Advice-Only Financial Planner and CFP. He founded PlanEasy , an advice-only financial planning practice that makes financial planning easy, accessible, and inexpensive. As an advice-only planner, Owen does not sell products or manage investments. He works collaboratively with clients to build a detailed financial plan and...

Welcome to the Burn Your Mortgage Podcast. I’m Sean Cooper and it’s great to be back for another episode. On today’s show I’ll be talking to Alfonso Salemi. Alfonso Salemi is the co-owner, co-founder of JAAG Properties. JAAG specializes in Rent to Home solutions and have helped over 250 families on the road to homeownership. Alfonso loves sharing his passion for Rent to Home and the benefits it br...

On today’s show I’ll be talking to MacKenzie Wilson of SingleKey. SingleKey Helps Landlords Find the Right Tenant & Manage Risks That Come With Renting. Screen Tenants, Run Background-Checks & Protect Your Property with Our Rent Guarantee. Result in only 5 minutes! Trusted by 90K+ Landlords. MacKenzie Wilson increases the supply of affordable housing through grass root education of Alberta...

Steve Bridge , CFP®, is a dedicated financial planner with a decade of experience in personal finance. He prioritizes serving his clients' best interests as an advice-only professional, free from the distractions of selling financial products. Steve's profound understanding of personal finances has transformed lives, motivating him to share his expertise with both small and large groups. His goal...

On today’s show I’ll be talking to Anthony Molinaro, Adrian Omasta and Conor Duffy. Anthony Molinaro is a normal guy from Brampton who happens to buy investment properties with his two buddies, Adrian and Conor. He works as a marketer for Rock Star Real Estate and is also a property manager & tenant placement expert. Adrian Omasta joint ventured with his two buddies from Brampton to buy 3 investme...

Welcome to the Burn Your Mortgage Podcast. I’m Sean Cooper and it’s great to be back for another episode. On today’s show, I’ll be talking to Uytae Lee. Uytae Lee is the creative mind behind ‘About Here’, a YouTube channel dedicated to covering the complex issues surrounding our cities. In addition to the channel, Uytae produces the CBC series ‘Stories About Here.’ Check out more of his work at Yo...