Monthly Archives: July 2019

Systems, Strategies and Social Media to Grow Your Real Estate Business

July 26, 201960 doors, Business, Canadian real estate investors, cash flow, Chartered Professional Account, co-host, CPA, Education, financial independence, FIRE, grow and get noticed, Grow Your Real Estate Business, Investing, Investor, Leveraging technology, London, mansion in London, Matt Mc Keever, Meeting, networking events, ON FIRE, Ontario, OREC, Overcoming the challenges, Podcast, Podcast Guest, Portfolio, public practice, Real Estate, Real Estate Business, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investor, Real Estate Rat Pack, right mindset, Social Media, Social Media tips, standard operating procedures, Strategies, strategy and growth, student rentals, success, systematize, Systems, technology tools, The REITE Club, TRC, Windsor, YouTube channelthereiteclub

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Getting started investing in student rentals helped Matt McKeever to focus on cash flow at the age of 25 while still full-time employed in public practice as a CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant).

Guest: Matt McKeever, Real Estate Investor and CPA

He feared his goal of financial independence and to retire early might not be possible when he hit the 3-5 properties hurdle that many Canadian real estate investors reach after only a few years.

Always resourceful, Matt switched to a job that paid more but that was still not enough. He knew he had to figure out how to speed up the velocity of his money and not rely on doing the one property a year that ‘Matt’s Money’ could facilitate.

He decided that the best way was to learn from others, so he started to network as much as possible both to get insights and ideas and then also to meet investors. Building his portfolio mainly focused on the BRRR strategy, Matt now has 18 properties with around 60 doors and quit his full-time job 3 years ago.

Leveraging technology and setting up standard operating procedures Matt, who lives and runs his business out of a mansion in London, Ontario, is currently in the process of handing over all the day to day management and focus on the strategy and growth.

Originally not seeing the benefit of social media, Matt is now highly active to both promote his business, offer insights to others and also document his own journey on his YouTube channel with over 40,000 subscribers. He also runs networking events including London on FIRE and the OREC Conferences which this year ran in London and Windsor, Ontario. He also is the co-host of the ON FIRE podcast and is a member of the Real Estate Rat Pack.

In this episode learn about:
– Overcoming the challenges when reaching the first real estate investor hurdle of 3-5 properties.
– Having the right mindset and approach for success.
– Best technology tools to systematize the processes and procedures of your real estate business
– Social Media tips to help your business grow and get noticed.

To get in touch with Matt:
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdRtqnqBSq4GY7DGiYICu5g/
Instagram: mattmckeever85
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Mattamatics

Having Short Term Pessimism for Long Term Optimism

July 19, 201927 doors, BRRR, career, cash flow, Cashflow strategies, corporate life, Cory Froc, distressed properties, Education, franchising, GO station, Investing, joint venture partners, little hockey, Long Term Optimism., multi-location, multi-million dollar Real Estate Investment, Optimism, Pessimism, Podcast, Podcast Guest, Portfolio, pre-built condos, properties, Real Estate, real estate cycle, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investor, refinancing, retirement goals, Setting up teams, Short Term Pessimism, sleeping bag, St. Catharines, The REITE Club, transport hub, transportation, TRC, vacant properties, Vaughan, Weekly Podcast, zero to 50%thereiteclub

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Following a major life shift Cory Froc, who has been in a corporate life throughout his career wanted to have more control over his future. He looked at a number of opportunities including franchising but liked the freedom and flexibility that real estate investing offered him.

Guest: Cory Froc, Real Estate Investor

In his late 30’s Cory started buying distressed properties in London, fixing them up and refinancing, which he later discovered was called BRRR. Believing transportation as one of the key fundamentals in real estate investing he has spread his portfolio to pre-built condos in Vaughan near a new transport hub. Now, with a couple of joint venture partners, he is looking at properties near to the new GO station in St Catharines.

He is able to have this multi-location strategy because of a big learning curve, not having the best team in place when he was hit in the recession, having 27 doors going from a vacancy rate of zero to 50% in a short space of time. This resulted in his spending weekends in a sleeping bag in his vacant properties and burning through money with negative cash flow. Fortunately, he was able to get beyond that nightmare.

With a constant approach of always expecting the end of a real estate cycle, Cory now has built a robust, multi-million dollar Real Estate Investment Portfolio with 9 properties and has been helping his clients for over 13 years. His passion, vision and expertise in Real Estate Investments have helped him work closely with his clients to get closer to their financial and retirement goals.

When he isn’t finding the next great property for his clients, you’ll find Cory spending time with his family or playing a little hockey.

In this episode learn about:- Setting up teams in different areas
– Key factors you need to reconsider
– Insights on certain markets and fundamentals
– Cashflow strategies
– Understanding Joint Venture partnerships

To get in touch with Cory:
Website: coryfroc.com
Email: cory@coryfroc.com
Instagram: @coryfrocinvestments

Having Real Estate Investing Fund Your Passions and Lifestyle

July 12, 2019active realtor, Associate’s Degree in Fine Arts, BFGs, Central Ontario, Dana Snow, Director of Marketing and Communications, Education, first property, first-time buyers, Fund Your Passions, future home, G.T.A., History of Art, Investing, investment property, Joanne, Kawartha Lakes, Lifestyle, Master’s Degree, new investors, Ontario College of Art & Design, orange 1972 Volkswagen van, Podcast, Podcast Guest, punk rock music, Punk Rock Realty Inc, Rancid, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Realtor and Artist, Ripcordz, road trip master, the Greater Golden Horseshoe, The REITE Club, TRC, University of Toronto, Weekly Podcast, Wilfrid Laurier Universitythereiteclub

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Dana Snow is the founder and head of Punk Rock Realty Inc. named after her passion for punk rock music. As a child, she was fortunate to observe and assist her parents in the design, construction and sale of a number of their homes. Inspired by the unlimited potential of real estate, she purchased her first property in her early twenties and has owned countless properties since, employing a wide variety of real estate investment strategies to support her school, art, music, and travel interests.

Guest: Dana Snow, Real Estate Investor, Realtor and Artist

Dana Snow is the founder and head of Punk Rock Realty, Inc. named after her passion for punk rock music. As a child, she was fortunate to observe and assist her parents in the design, construction and sale of a number of their homes. Inspired by the unlimited potential of real estate, she purchased her first property in her early twenties and has owned countless properties since, employing a wide variety of real estate investment strategies to support her school, art, music, and travel interests.

If you want to know what it’s like to travel North America in an orange 1972 Volkswagen van with friends on a student budget, just ask her. She was a road trip master before there was GPS. Being a creative and expert problem solver helped her then and it still one of her best assets now that the van is gone and she’s moved to the lake.

Fast-forward to today, she has lived, renovated, and transacted in the majority of real estate markets throughout the G.T.A., the Greater Golden Horseshoe and Southern and Central Ontario – from Buffalo, Brantford, Hamilton, and Toronto, to Oshawa / Durham Region, and Peterborough / Kawartha Lakes. She is an active realtor in all of these markets, and able to provide you with the guidance you need to make informed decisions about your future home or investment property.

Her love of learning and trying new things is demonstrated in her extensive education. She holds: a Master’s Degree in the History of Art from the University of Toronto; an Associate’s Degree in Fine Arts / Photography from the Ontario College of Art & Design; Honour’s Bachelor’s Degrees in Philosophy and Contemporary Studies, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Wilfrid Laurier University; and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Web Design, Development & Maintenance from Humber College. Aside from her scholastic career, she also has over 20 years experience working in the marketing and communications field in various roles including writer, researcher, web developer, graphic designer, and Director of Marketing and Communications.

Some of her favourite bands and musicians include Ripcordz, BFGs, Rancid, Her downtime is spent attending concerts, boating, motorcycling, and hanging out with her wife Joanne and their many pets.

In this episode learn about:
– Dana’s experience and insights into certain markets
– Tips for new investors and first-time buyers in what to look for

To get in touch with Dana:
Website: www.punkrockrealty.ca
Email: dana@punkrockrealty.ca
Phone: 1-888-999-9731 EXT: 101

Success as a Newbie Real Estate Investor and Lessons Learned

July 5, 2019'always learning, always growing', buy and holds, Certified Engineering Technologist, Education, flip, Fort Erie, future freedom, homebuyer investor, Investing, Investing insights, Lessons Learned, mantra, mobile university, Newbie Real Estate Investor, Niagara region, Podcast, Podcast Guest, podcasts, Port Colborne Market, Portfolio, Professional Quantity Surveyor, Project Management Professional, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing education, Real Estate Investor, Roger Sherwood, student debt, team sport, The REITE Club, TRC, Understanding the fundamentals, Weekly Podcastthereiteclub

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Roger Sherwood is a young, newer Real Estate Investor having started a little over a year ago and already has two buy and holds and recently bought his first flip. Although he has many of the challenges that younger people face, like student debt he still was open to looking at real estate investing and was immediately attracted to the future freedom it offers.

Guest: Roger Sherwood, Real Estate Investor

His goal is to have 31 doors in 5 years and he focuses on up and coming areas in the Niagara region having already found properties that have future development potential as he builds equity in his portfolio. Roger attributes his early success to taking action and following his mantra of ‘always learning, always growing’ being sure to surround himself with the right people. As he says real estate investing is a team sport.

Roger continues to be employed full-time, is a Certified Engineering Technologist, Professional Quantity Surveyor and Project Management Professional and uses his daily commute as his very own mobile university listening to podcasts and continuing his real estate investing education.

In this episode learn about:
– Investing insights and process for the first-time homebuyer investor
– Opportunities in the Fort Erie and Port Colborne Market
– Understanding the fundamentals before investing in an area
– Breaking down some of the figures in his investments

To get in touch with Roger:
Website: https://ontariopropertyfreedom.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ontariopropertyfreedom/
Instagram:www.instagram.com/ontariopropertyfreedom/

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Monthly Archives: July 2019

Having Short Term Pessimism for Long Term Optimism

Having Real Estate Investing Fund Your Passions and Lifestyle

Success as a Newbie Real Estate Investor and Lessons Learned