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Special Edition – a REITE Club Founders Conversation



The REITE Club 50th Podcast

Sarah Larbi, Alfonso Salemi, Daniel St. Jean & Laurel Simmons are interviewed together as the founding members on this special edition of The REITE Club podcast.

Guests: Sarah Larbi, Alfonso Salemi, Daniel St.Jean & Laurel Simmons 

Sarah Larbi, Alfonso Salemi, Daniel St. Jean & Laurel Simmons are interviewed together as the founding members on this special edition of The REITE Club podcast.

This is the 50th episode of the podcast. The REITE Club was founded 3 years ago to bring people together to provide education on real estate investing. There were also no clubs of really great value that were in the Burlington/Hamilton region. 

This episode dives into how The REITE Club got started and how the founders met each other and where it is going. There were only 101 attendees at the first event and now there are over 200 attendees.

The REITE Club is a great resource for attendees as there are accountants, lawyers, contractors, insurance brokers etc. in the room and there are various stages of investors from just getting started to investors who have done $10 million dollar development deals.

The mission statement for The REITE Club is “Come Grow With Us” and because of this, there have been many friendships and networks built just by being a part of the club. 

In this episode learn about: 
– How The REITE Club got started
– The growth of The REITE Club 
– Success stories 
– The future of The REITE Club


Noises, Voices and Facing Big Challenges



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?


How to Invest In Rent-to-Own Using Other People’s Assets and None of Your Own Money – Daniel St-Jean REITE Club Co-Founder



Daniel St Jean has been in “sales & marketing” in one form all of his adult life. And in the last 25 years, he has bought, started, or sold ten different businesses. He has been a professional photographer, a publisher of educational material, calendars and greeting cards, the owner of a framing shop & art gallery, a professional tour guide, an independent distributor of health products, a speaker, a trainer, and a teacher. He has also written two published books; his first one became a Canadian bestseller in 1992.

Guest: The REITE Club Co-Founder, Daniel St Jean

Primary Investment Strategy: Joint Venture, Rent to Own

Portfolio: Owned 60+ properties, 35 LTO deals

In this episode learn about: 
– What is OPA (Other People’s Assets)
– How to tap into other peoples assests
– Learn about ROI and using OPA to grow your wealth
– The importance of networking to expand your business (Join, Attend, Network)

To get in touch with Daniel: Visit his website www.sasreig.com or email him at daniel@thereiteclub.com

More about Daniel:
Together with his wife Laurel Simmons, they have generated millions of dollars of business for their clients, customers, affiliates, and themselves. They’re very enthusiastic about achieving that level of success with the people who know them. THey love to help others, which is one of the main reasons why they LOVE their Tenant-First Lease-to-Own program. This has to be the best win-win-win situation they’ve ever created.