The REITE Club - Real Estate Investing for Canadians

Jamil Rahemtula is a real estate investor and agent based in Hamilton, Ontario. He helps clients invest in various types of properties, including residential and commercial, and he focuses on student rentals specifically. He markets himself to clients by doing extensive due diligence on properties and screening them for value-adds that align with his clients’ needs. He highlights that it is...

Real estate investors, are you aware that some of the recent Federal real estate laws could have tax implications?  One that is catching many investors off guard is the Underused Housing Tax.  Did you even know that in certain circumstances there is a requirement to complete a new tax form for each investment property, and failure to comply will result in a $10,000 fine per property? Dan...

This podcast interview with Andrew Choubeta was eye-opening as he outlines the real estate portfolio he is building in Ethiopia. He talks about how he saw potential in Ethiopia as an investment opportunity, and how it has turned out to be very lucrative for those who have invested there. Andrew is building a diversified portfolio between agricultural land, apartment blocks, and duplexes/triplexes....

When Mathew Frederick, an investor of 38 years, faces looming recessions he tightens up, seeking efficiency and increasing revenue, but when COVID hits, he finds a new way to leverage the situation to his advantage, creating a compelling central conflict between his need to survive and his goal to make life better for himself and those he loves. “What I’ve always done in these times is...

Mike Beer is a full-time real estate investor and former IT executive who immigrated to Canada from communist Poland. He is currently investing in multifamily properties in Kitchener, Hamilton, London, and Toronto. Mike grew up in communist Poland and his parents had to bribe officials with coffee to get passports to escape. At a young age, he had to take a leap of faith and jump into the deep end...

The podcast this week discusses the reasons why people are looking to pivot to midterm rentals, citing reasons such as the control over the guest population that midterm rentals offer. It also discusses how the economy affects the short-term rental market, and how this can be an advantage for midterm rentals. It is becoming harder to run short-term rentals, as municipalities are banning them or pu...

Andrea Hodson is an incredible woman who has accomplished a lot in her life. She is humble and down to earth, and she credits her success to her ability to network and build relationships with people. Andrea’s most significant piece of advice for networking is to focus on quality over quantity – it’s more important to develop good relationships with a few people than to try to ta...

This week’s podcast guest is Sandro Ferreira, a Brazilian Canadian entrepreneur, real estate investor, certified coach, and professional public speaker. Sandro talks about his journey from working a nine-to-five job to becoming a full-time real estate investor and shares some tips on how to be successful in the industry. Sandro immigrated to Canada in 2010 with the intention of buying a prop...

Our podcast guest this week is Monica Jazyk, a mother of four who chose to stay home with her children instead of pursuing a career in education. After the 2008 financial crisis, Monica realized that she and her husband needed to do something different in order to achieve their savings goals.  In this episode, Monica discusses her journey to financial success and how she has helped her family...

Tracey Fines is a real estate investor who has been flipping houses for 27 years. She is passionate about helping others achieve their real estate investing goals. In her recent presentation at a real estate investing event in Ottawa, she impressed Daniel St Jean and Victoria Cluney so much that they invited her to be a guest on the podcast. During the podcast, Tracy shares her story and some tips...

Daniel St Jean and Sarah Larbi interview Ryan Carson from Carson Law. They discuss common mistakes people make in real estate investing, and how to prevent them.  Ryan discusses the importance of estate planning for real estate investors. They say that it is often neglected or put on the back burner, but it is actually very important. Right now is a great time to do this kind of planning, bec...

In this podcast episode, Daniel St Jean and Victoria Cluney talk with Jacqueline Marshall, a real estate investor. Jacqueline covers her background and shares how she got started in real estate investing, despite not knowing anything about it at the time. She talks about how she is the poster child for someone who can be successful in real estate investing without having everything figured out bef...

2022 has been quite the year for The REITE Club podcast with us hitting over 200 episodes since we started and now identified as one of the top 1.5% most popular shows out of almost 3 million podcasts globally as ranked by  Listen Score . We have also been recently recognized by Zolo.ca as one of the best Real Estate podcasts in Canada and one of the Top 28 in North America to listen to &#821...

This podcast features a conversation with two real estate investors and realtors from Calgary, Anthony Therrien-Bernard and Santosh Nathan. They discuss their own real estate investing experiences and strategies, as well as the market in Calgary. Santhosh Nathan started investing in real estate while he was still a student at university in order to become financially independent. He did this by sa...

Brooke Shang is a real estate investor who has only been investing for five years but has already done numerous deals and adapted her strategies to the market. She started investing in real estate in order to create wealth and reduce taxes and as a side hustle while working a full-time job. She was able to be flexible with her job in terms of hours and location, which allowed her to invest more ti...

Our guest this week is Michal Liviatan of Lendai.us, a real estate lending platform. In this interview, she discusses the importance of customer service and how the market has changed before and after COVID-19. She also mentions which markets are the most popular among Canadian investors and where she personally goes for resources. Michal Liviatan is the head of the Canadian arm of Lendai, a US-ba...

Alisha Fuss and Patrick Bobczynski have been investing in real estate for a little over a year and a half, and they’re currently focusing on properties in the Calgary area. Living through renovations can be tough, but they’ve managed to stay together and have some fun along the way. The couple offers some great advice for other investors, including tips on how to avoid getting overwhel...

In this podcast episode, Brian Hogben from Mission 35 Mortgages discusses the current state of the real estate market and some things that potential investors should keep in mind. He stresses the importance of understanding the supply conversation and notes that there is currently a shortage of supply. He also encourages people to take action and build their power teams in order to invest in real...

Do you want to achieve: 1. Increased affordability 2. Increased flexibility 3. Increased opportunity? Our podcast guest this week, Natasha Phipps, Realtor and Real Estate Investor, is sharing the solution. In this episode, you will learn: 1. How COVID has changed people’s perspectives on where they want to live, and the potential for moving to a more affordable location 2. The real estate ma...

 In this episode, you will learn the importance of: 1. Not skipping steps when getting into real estate investing, in order to avoid dangerous mistakes. 2. Continuing to educate oneself in real estate investing, in order to stay ahead of the game. 3. Knowing how to exit an investment property, in order to maximize one’s return. “The best investment you can make is the investment i...

Start your real estate investing journey with house hacking. “Go for the ugliest home. And you do those improvements and go for the cheapest possible price so that you can put less money of yours into the deal.” Our podcast guest this week, Aditya Soma, is a real estate investor and entrepreneur based in Canada. He started his real estate journey in 2016 and has since built a portfolio...

The last two years have seen a continued decline in the functional running of the Landlord Tenant Board and landlords and real estate investors are having to be much more accurate in the application process and creative in their approaches to tenant issues.  This is increasingly requiring the need to have an experienced legal representative on your case, otherwise, you run the risk of waiting...

People get involved in real estate and real estate for a variety of reasons. One of the most popular is to step away from the 9-5 and have it fund an enjoyable lifestyle. Our podcast guest this week, Michael Dominguez, started investing when he and his wife were both working well-paid corporate jobs. But as he became more involved Michael decided to go into real estate full time, the choice he had...

When The REITE Club podcast reached 100 episodes who could have predicted what was going to happen to real estate and the world in general during the next 100? But here we are, 2 years later, celebrating 200 episodes of the podcast. Join The REITE Club Co-Founders, Laurel Simons, Daniel St. Jean, Sarah Larbi, and Alfonso Salemi as they share what they have been up to over the last two years, where...

Being a Mindful Landlord and Investing in Montreal After being dropped into property management while at University as a student house manager, Terrie Schauer took a harder look at the industry and a wider consideration of real estate investing as a career and business. After first being a full-time Property Manager for a company in France she now manages a growing portfolio for herself and still...