Where Should I Invest? Real Estate Investing in Canada

Guest:  Susan White Livermore, Real Estate Investor-JV partner, Coach, and Speaker This week’s podcast guest is Susan White Livermore, Real Estate Investor-JV partner. Coach and Speaker. She’s done wholesaling, legal suite additions, rent-to-own, flips, and many other investment techniques. Old school letters still work! Did you know that for some property owners, price isn’t alw...

Guest:  Sean Cooper, Mortgage Broker This week’s podcast guest Sean Cooper, Mortgage Broker provides insights and advice on mortgage options. He also shares his journey to financial freedom and how he was able to pay down his mortgage in just 3 short years by living frugally, renting out the upstairs of his house and living in the basement. He also goes through his definition of retirement v...

Guest:  Scott Zandbergen, Real Estate Investor This week’s podcast guest Scott Zandbergen, Real Estate Investor provides insights and advice on the Buy, Renovate, Rent, Refinance & Repeat (BRRRR) strategy and buying single-family homes and converting them to legal duplexes. He also discusses his reasons for preferring tenants that stay for a shorter amount of time rather than foreve...

Guest: James Burchill, Entrepreneur This week’s podcast guest James Burchill, Entrepreneur provides insights and advice on how to create multiple income streams to develop passive income and not always trading your time for money. He also shares insights on how to monetize courses. it can be as simple as starting a cooking course on how to make candy apples. Finally, digital publishing is on...

Guest:  Koukun Unosawa, Real Estate Investor & Realtor This week’s podcast guest Koukun Unosawa, Real Estate Investor & Realtor got started in real estate investing by Googling ways to make money after his family immigrated to Canada in 2008. His parents were older and working entry-level jobs and that was not going to cut it. It started out as a family affair with the kids taking th...

Guest:  Darren Voros, Real Estate Investor, Contractor & Speaker What would you be willing to do to learn something new that would get you out of the rat race? Well, this week’s podcast guest Darren Voros, Real Estate Investor, Contractor & Speaker went from being a theatre actor to a full-time real estate investor. He did this by working at night and on weekends as an actor and...

Guest:  AJ Hazzi, Real Estate Investor, Author, Speaker & Coach Markets such as Toronto and Kelowna, BC are extremely expensive and it is harder to find deals which can be a deterrent for some people. This week’s podcast guest AJ Hazzi did not let this stop him from finding great deals and becoming successful. AJ provides insights and advice on investing in more expensive markets. He als...

Guest : Glen Sutherland, Real Estate Investor Looking at new investing markets can sometimes appear daunting so looking across the border as a Canadian into the US may put most of us off pursuing. But the size of the market can offer many more opportunities and higher ROI provided you know the in’s and out’s of investing in another country.  This week’s podcast guest, Glen Suther...

Guest:  Matt Lionetti, Realtor and Social Media Influencer The episode has explicit language and is not suitable for all audiences. Social media has become an essential part of marketing and listing properties for realtors. The challenge is that the content can appear similar to others and fail to gain the attention needed, which is what this week’s guest felt. Realtor Matt Lionetti, who&#82...

Guest:  Simeon Papailias, Real Estate Investor, Coach and Mentor  There is no argument that there is no bigger security blanket than real estate however it is always good to diversify your portfolio. Getting the right education and having the right team in place is also important to your success as an investor. This week’s guest, Simeon Papailias, Real Estate Investor, Coach, Mento...

Guest:  Michelle Bosch, MBA, Real Estate Investor The land flipping strategy is a great one to consider as there are very few competitors because it is so unique. It has the same principles as a regular fix and flips but on a much grander scale. This week’s guest, Michelle Bosch, Real Estate Investor, is the expert when it comes to land flipping.  In this episode, she provides insights...

There are many approaches when it comes to real estate investing and everyone has their choice of strategy. This week’s guest, Jas Takhar, Real Estate Investor, Podcast Host & Author, is the expert when it comes to pre-construction condos. Not every investor is a fan of this strategy however it can have its advantages. Guest:  Jas Takhar, Real Estate Investor, Podcast Host & Aut...

Have you ever wondered what it was like to invest in the U.S? Do you listen to podcasts that are geared towards investing in the U.S? Well, investing in the U.S. is a whole different ballgame and it would be a whole lot simpler if you hired an expert to help you get started. Guest: James Lloyd, Real Estate Investor & Voytek Mardula, Real Estate Investor Have you ever wondered what it was like...

Real estate investing is a great way to replace your income and retire earlier than normal. This week’s guest, Lyn Lebeau, Real Estate Investor & Coach did just that, she replaced her six-figure income by purchasing 18 properties in 12 months in Timmins, Ontario. Guest: Lyn Lebeau, Real Estate Investor & Coach Real estate investing is a great way to replace your income and retire ear...

Getting to the next level in real estate investing can be tough, however, getting the right advice and partnering with the right people can get you there. Take it from this week’s guest, Mark Gonneau, Real Estate Investor, this approach has gotten him to where he is today. Guest: Mark Gonneau, Real Estate Investor Getting to the next level in real estate investing can be tough, however, gett...

Getting into real estate investing can be tough as the real estate cycle is cyclical and there are all sorts of strategies to choose from. As a result, it can be hard to pinpoint where to start. Especially if you include the added pressures of having a young family. Guest:  Alex & Kaely Pal, Real Estate Investors  Getting into real estate investing can be tough as the real estate cyc...

There are a lot of decisions that need to be made when deciding to sell your home whether it is an investment property or not. The typical route would be to go through a real estate agent. But what if there was an alternative? Guest:  Walter Melanson, Director of Partnerships, PropertyGuys.com There are a lot of decisions that need to be made when deciding to sell your home whether it is an i...

The cottage rental market is very lucrative and will remain so in most market cycles. Many investors are looking for properties to rent out short term for greater cashflow and to avoid the landlord and tenant rules around long term rentals. These properties are great for the BRRRR strategy, Buy and Hold or flipping dependent on market cycles. Guest Interviewer:  Michelle Spencer, Real Estate...

Investing in real estate can have its ups and downs and be even more challenging as a woman investor. In fact, there are so few women investors that this week’s guest, Natasha Feghali noticed that there was a niche market and decided to start a women’s landlord group in Windsor, Ontario. Her message is that more women need to stand on their own two feet, invest in real estate to earn t...

Private equity, raising capital and smart home integration are all terms that investors need to understand and learn if they want to scale up. This week’s guest, Marcin Drozdz, Real Estate Investor & Entrepreneur, provides insights into this and why smart-home integration is necessary for landlords to protect their assets and their families.  He will also share how he has been able...

Investing in the multifamily strategy can have its ups and downs and it is very much a relationship-driven strategy. You need to have locals on your side such as a real estate agent, a property manager and even an inspector who can point you in the right direction to off-market deals. This week’s guest, Zeshan Choudhry, Real Estate Investor, provides tips and advice on how to wisely invest i...

Can you imagine retiring from your job 30 years before ‘everyone’ says you are meant to? That is what Sarah Larbi has managed to do and in this episode, she discusses with one of her key power team members what is needed to make it happen and how you can make it happen for you. Guest:  Dalia Barsoum, Real Estate Investor & Mortgage Broker  Can you imagine retiring from yo...

Investing in land development can have its pros and cons and it is very much a team sport. People may even have limiting beliefs that you have to start small in real estate all the time. However, this week’s guest, Jaime Sanchez, Real Estate Investor, provides insights and advice on how to scale from the duplexes to 60-unit apartment buildings. The biggest takeaway is that knowledge and rela...

Jon Schoeller is a serial entrepreneur and is currently living in Charleston, West Virginia. He is the sole owner of Jon Schoeller Consulting, where his mission is to help both businesses and individuals with strategy and money management. He is also a partner at an investment firm where they have flipped 110 properties in the last 3 years.  Guest:  Jon Schoeller, Real Estate Investor Jo...

Inspired to become a real estate investor by his grandpa who had bought 3 properties in the Bay area in California, Ryan Chaw saw that his grandpa’s rental income covered all his expenses and allowed him to retire early. He was even able to use that rental income to help cover his grandchildren’s’ college tuition. Guest:  Ryan Chaw, Real Estate Investor & Pharmacist Inspired to beco...