Monthly Archives: June 2019

Successfully Leaving Secure Employment by Investing in Yourself

buying properties, Carlo Cocozza, CEO, Education, Elite, Elite Property Investments Inc., Entrepreneur, hands-off passive opportunity, Investing, Investing in Yourself, local government, Maria Esposito, multi-family focus, multifamily arena, off-market opportunities, personal development, Podcast, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investing Business, Real Estate Investor, Secure Employment, St. Catharines, supplier relationships, TRC, unfulfilled life, Weekly Podcast

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Life was good by most people’s standards but something was missing for Maria. She loved her family and had a great government job but was restless and feeling unfulfilled. Spending 15 years in this unfulfilled life she made the decision to leave her husband and start a new life with her two girls.

Guest: Maria Esposito, Real Estate Investor and Entrepreneur 

Life was good by most people’s standards but something was missing for Maria. She loved her family and had a great government job but was restless and feeling unfulfilled. Spending 15 years in this unfulfilled life she made the decision to leave her husband and start a new life with her two girls. 

In 2015 she left the security of that government job and pension, liquidated all of her assets and re­invested her life’s savings in the personal development of herself. Having been born and raised in St. Catharines and having such a passion for the region, it made total sense for her to focus her real estate investing business in the area. 

Maria is now the CEO of Elite Property Investments Inc. a real estate investment company that she founded together with her partner Carlo Cocozza. Managed by Maria, who has spent time building local government and supplier relationships, the company has quickly built a reputation as St. Catharines market specialists with a laser focus on the downtown core in the multi­family arena.  Elite has two main avenues available for real estate investors, one an active focus in off­-market opportunities and then secondly a more hands-off passive opportunity.

In this episode learn about:
– tips on having a multi-family focus and the benefits of that strategy
– how to find good deals and the fundamentals to look for when buying properties
– benefits of relationship building with local government and suppliers
– the importance of investing in your personal development

To get in touch with Maria: 
Websites:  elitepropertyinv.com 
Email: info@elitepropertyinv.com
Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/elitepropertyinv/

Building Trust Through Genuine Long Term Relationships in Real Estate Investing

Basketball fan, Bilingual, Day job, Education, George El Masri, Handwritten notes, Investing, Long Term Relationships, Marathon Runner, Podcast, Podcast Guest, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investor, Real Estate Investor Forum, Realtor, Referrals, TRC, University of Toronto, Weekly Podcast, Well Off Podcast

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George El Masri has been a Realtor since 2013 and is also a Real Estate Investor with 2 properties currently working on his third but has always had a dream of having a big portfolio.  He likes to focus on working with young people looking to break into real estate investing and uses his realtor business to focus in that space. 

Guest: George El Masri, Real Estate Investor and Realtor

George El Masri has been a Realtor since 2013 and is also a Real Estate Investor with 2 properties currently working on his third but has always had a dream of having a big portfolio.  He likes to focus on working with young people looking to break into real estate investing and uses his realtor business to focus in that space. 

Born in Toronto, George studied in the French school system and is bilingual. After graduating from the University of Toronto he entered the tech space but the pull of real estate was too strong.  He is a strong believer in referrals and works hard at building trust through genuine long term relationships that he underlines with small acts of kindness and handwritten notes. 

George is also the host of the monthly Well Off Podcast, interviewing other real estate investors and is also a marathon runner, basketball fan and loves the challenge of stretching his brain by playing chess. 

In this episode learn about:
– Insights on a day to day job as a realtor
– Advantage and disadvantages of being a realtor when looking for their own properties
– Tips on how to keep working for people’s best interests. 
– How to build relationships with clients and prospects

To get in touch with George: 
Websites: welloff.ca 
Podcast: welloffpodcast.ca
Instagram: @welloffx
george@welloff.ca
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Noises, Voices and Facing Big Challenges

Big Challenges, Consultant, Consulting, daniel st jean, Education, Founder, Investing, Investor, Laurel Simmons, Noises, Podcast, Podcast Guest, Positive Reinforcements, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, REITE Club, rent to own, Safe and Sound Real Estate Investment Group, Speaker, Trainer, TRC, Voices

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Laurel Simmons bought her first investment rental property in the early 80s when she really didn’t know what she was doing. Fast-forward to today, along with her husband, Daniel St-Jean, Laurel is a partner in Safe and Sound Real Estate Investment Group which specializes in rent-to-own with over 50 properties.

Guest: Laurel Simmons, The REITE Club Co-Founder and Real Estate Investor

In this episode learn about:
– Facing big challenges on your projects
– What the biggest voice says and its effects
– Tips on how to get positive reinforcements

Laurel Simmons bought her first investment rental property in the early 80s when she really didn’t know what she was doing. Fast-forward to today, along with her husband, Daniel St-Jean, Laurel is a partner in Safe and Sound Real Estate Investment Group which specializes in rent-to-own with over 50 properties. 

She’s a Co-Founder of The REITE Club and is affectionately known as the Grounding member because she holds the other Co-Founder’s toes to the fire to help make sure the club’s events are the best they can possibly be.

Laurel spent over three decades working in the consulting world both with hi-tech and government organizations. She traveled the world as a consultant, speaker and trainer and now she’s travelling to where she wants to go WHEN she wants to go and for as LONG she wants to go without in any way having to worry about her clients.

To get in touch with Laurel: 
Email Laurel at laurel@thereiteclub.com

Laurels Upcoming Book Laurel’s upcoming book The Why Factor – Why I Eat and Drink My Way Around the World and Why You Can Too will be released soon. Go to www.TheWhyFactorBook to be notified when and you’ll get free access to a short audio called What’s Your Story?

Strategies and Insights to Finding and Financing Flips

Buy and Hold, Buy-Fix-Sell, Canadian Real Estate Wealth magazine, Creative Financing, Financing Flips, first-time investor, Flipper, flipping, Flipping Tips, Innerkip, Investing, investing markets, Investor, Investor of the Year, ONREIA, Ontario, Podcast, Podcast Guest, Profit, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, real estate teams, Residential Real Estate Investing, Shawn Allen, South-Western Ontario, The REITE Club, TRC

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After getting started in real estate investing Shawn Allen realized he had to commit to taking it to the next level, so  5 years ago he left a corporate career in human resources in the automotive industry to go full-time and build one of the busiest real estate teams, flipping 30 properties a year.

Guest:  Shawn Allen, Real Estate Flipper and Investor

In this episode learn about:

– The pros and cons of flipping
– Different strategies to find 30 flip properties a year
– Flipping tips and strategies
– Insights into financing flips
– Crunching the numbers and finding the profit

After getting started in real estate investing Shawn Allen realized he had to commit to taking it to the next level, so  5 years ago he left a corporate career in human resources in the automotive industry to go full-time and build one of the busiest real estate teams, flipping 30 properties a year.

Although specializing in the buy-fix-sell model he has created a large portfolio and gained practical knowledge on everything from flips to buy and hold, joint venture deals to wholesaling, full-scale renovations to creative financing. 

Through his experience developing an in-depth understanding of residential real estate investing Shawn has received numerous nominations for investor awards including Investor of the Year by Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine.  

After recognizing the need for an organized, value-driven networking group in South-Western Ontario, he founded ONREIA, The Ontario Real Estate Investors Association and holds monthly education & networking events in London.  He lives in Innerkip, Ontario with his wife Jenn and two boys. 

Get in touch with Shawn:

Email: verandaproperty@hotmail.com

Facebook Personal:  www.facebook.com/shawn.allen.98837
ONREIA:  www.facebook.com/theonreia/
Projects:  www.facebook.com/rescuerealestateteam

Instagram
Personal:   www.instagram.com/shawn___allen/
ONREIA:  www.instagram.com/theonreia
Projects:  www.instagram.com/rescuerealestateteam/

Website:http://onreia.com