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In this special episode of The Reite Club Podcast, Benjamin Tal answers some of your burning questions and puts some of the concerns to rest on being a real estate investor through this pandemic. The biggest takeaway is to stop, take a breath and consult with trusted sources in order to carefully make meaningful decisions and that this pandemic will pass in time.

Guest: Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist, CIBC

In this special episode of The Reite Club Podcast, Benjamin Tal answers some of your burning questions and puts some of the concerns to rest on being a real estate investor through this pandemic. The biggest takeaway is to stop, take a breath and consult with trusted sources in order to carefully make meaningful decisions and that this pandemic will pass in time.

In this episode learn about: 

– What real estate investors can expect from the Bank 
– Differences between the market vs. the economy 
– Globalization 
– Purpose built apartment buildings 
– Negative interest rates 
– Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
– Are we in a recession? 

Benjamin Tal is responsible for analyzing economic developments and their implications for North American fixed income, equity, foreign exchange and commodities markets. He also acts in an advisory capacity to bank officers on issues related to wealth management, household/corporate credit and risk.

Well-known for his ground-breaking published research on topics such as labour market dynamics, real estate, credit markets, international trade and business economic conditions, Benjamin not only contributes to the conversation but also frequently sets the agenda.

He has close to 20 years of experience in the private sector advising clients, industry leaders, corporate boards, trade associations and governments on economic and financial issues.

National and global media regularly seek him out for his insight and analysis on economic issues that impact financial markets, consumers, corporations and public policy. He is also a frequent lecturer in the economic programs of various Canadian universities.

Benjamin is a member of the Economic Committee of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, The Economic Development Committee of the Toronto Board of Trade. He is also a member of board of Governors of Junior Achievement of Central Ontario, and a board member of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance

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Letitia is a real estate investor and a wealth preservation strategist. She has realized that her knowledge and license in financial services would be able to bring value to real estate investors. She educates them on how they can protect their real estate portfolio from risks both during their lifetime and when it comes down to passing on their estate to the next generation.

Guest: Letitia Montana, Real Estate Investor & Wealth Preservation Strategist

Letitia is a real estate investor and a wealth preservation strategist. She has realized that her knowledge and license in financial services would be able to bring value to real estate investors. She educates them on how they can protect their real estate portfolio from risks both during their lifetime and when it comes down to passing on their estate to the next generation.

For the past few years, Letitia has been developing herself in the world of real estate investing by belonging to groups such as Durham REI, Real Estate Network Toronto, the Thornhill Wealth Forum, and Stilettos & Hammer.; She has also completed seminars with Keyspire and CommercialAcademy.com.

Letitia started her investing journey with a flip project in the Mississauga area in order to supplement her income. However, she felt that it was very time consuming so her next property ended up being a buy and hold. She held onto that property for 5 years, though dealt with tenant issues throughout the term. Consequently, she wants the next property to be in the multi-unit space.

Letitia is a mother to her 4-year-old son and is actively pursuing multiple designations.   

In this episode learn about:

– Taxation
– Different types of life insurance
– Insurance criteria and coverage
– Joint venture partnership and strategies to protect them

 

To get in touch with Letitia:
Website: mavenwealth.ca
Email: info@mavenwealth.ca
Phone Number: 647.406.3716

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Scott lives in Georgetown, Ontario, with his wife and two daughters. He has been working in corporate, full time, for large technology companies since 1993, with experience ranging from sales and business development to marketing and product management. He also has a passion for investing in real estate as a vehicle for creating wealth and freedom.

Guest: Scott Zandbergen, Real Estate Investor & Entrepreneur

Scott lives in Georgetown, Ontario, with his wife and two daughters. He has been working in corporate, full time, for large technology companies since 1993, with experience ranging from sales and business development to marketing and product management. He also has a passion for investing in real estate as a vehicle for creating wealth and freedom.

Scott started his side hustle in real estate around 5 years ago as he became frustrated with his poor-performing investment portfolio of mutual funds and ETFs from his employer contribution RRSPs. He realized that the only growth was the money being put in every month and nothing was happening from a market perspective. The light bulb went off and Scott decided to educate himself by attending courses and networking groups to diversify into self-managed real estate investing. 

Originally interested in Rent-to-Owns but after a few interesting experiences, Scott decided to shift his focus to buying single-family homes and converting them to legal duplexes by adding a secondary suite in the basement. This strategy is a proven method of raising property value in a short period of time while maximizing monthly cash flow. Currently, he works part-time at his corporate job in order to have more time to focus on managing his many properties. 

In this episode learn about:
– Property legalization costs and financing tips
– Mortgage plus improvements
– Project processes and how it works
– Ideal Duplex Conversion 
– Choosing contractors
– Finding the right person for your team

To get in touch with Scott: 
Website: https://scottzandbergen.com/
Email: szandbergen@gmail.com
Instagram: szandbergen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/szandbergen
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szandbergen

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Mark Baltazar started in real estate investing around 5 years ago after spending a couple of years researching and procrastinating and is the founder of Peak Property Investments, a company designed to help real estate investors building wealth through passive real estate investing in multi-family commercial assets and single-family properties through partnerships and coaching.

Guest: Mark Baltazar, Real Estate Investor 

Mark Baltazar started in real estate investing around 5 years ago after spending a couple of years researching and procrastinating and is the founder of Peak Property Investments, a company designed to help real estate investors building wealth through passive real estate investing in multi-family commercial assets and single-family properties through partnerships and coaching.

Winner of the Real Estate Investment Network’s Top Player Award in 2017, Mark continues to build strong momentum in growing his real estate portfolio.  Investing in the GTA and surrounding areas, Mark has developed a proven system to identify strong investment opportunities and take the necessary actions to acquire and grow the value of these assets for his investor partners’ portfolio and his own.  

With 22 doors in his buy & hold portfolio and over 20 flips successfully completed over the last 4 years in key Ontario growth markets, Mark currently leads a team of professionals in the acquisition of multi-family commercial properties to fuel long-term wealth, while continuing to operate a buy-fix-sell (flip) division that generates active income.  In each asset class, Mark works with time-starved investors to help them take action and get past the hurdles that many faces along the path to financial freedom.   

Mark`s business interests also include ownership of a Toronto-based marketing research firm that services some of North America’s leading consumer brands.  

In addition to helping others build their real estate portfolio, Mark’s family life fuels his ‘why’ – he is a husband and father of 3 very active, hockey-playing young boys.

In this episode learn about:– Multi-family and understanding cap rate
– Exponential growth using cap rate
– Financing your project
– Joint Venture insights
-What is NOI (net operating income) how it works and going to the analytics gym

To get in touch with Mark: 
Email: Mark@PeakPropertyInvestments.ca
Website: PeakPropertyInvestments.ca

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George Dube is a partner at BDO and a veteran tax accountant and investor whose practice focuses on providing the knowledge and tools clients need to increase and preserve the value of their businesses. Around 20 years ago he started to get more involved in working with real estate investors after getting involved in investing himself.  This gives him a synergy with many of his clients and an obvious incentive to stay on top of the latest developments in tax and accounting. 

Guest: George Dube, Real Estate Investor and Accountant

George Dube is a partner at BDO and a veteran tax accountant and investor whose practice focuses on providing the knowledge and tools clients need to increase and preserve the value of their businesses. Around 20 years ago he started to get more involved in working with real estate investors after getting involved in investing himself.  This gives him a synergy with many of his clients and an obvious incentive to stay on top of the latest developments in tax and accounting. 

He is a frequent guest speaker at a variety of meetings, events and workshops in which he addresses a range of tax and accounting topics with implications for real estate investors, with a particular focus on tax strategies. He talks about ways investors can improve communication with their accountants and better organize their financial affairs. George also updates listeners about how their businesses are impacted by rule changes in the accounting and tax industries.

George is a graduate of the University of Waterloo’s Master of Accounting Program, where he completed a double specialization in Taxation and Public Accounting. He also completed the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ two-year In-Depth Taxation Course.

Also, an author, George has written and contributed to articles in various national and regional publications. He has co-authored two books: 81 Financial and Tax Tips for the Canadian Real Estate Investor: Expert Money-Saving Advice on Accounting and Tax Planning (Campbell, Murji and Dube: Wiley 2010) and Legal, Tax & Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor (Cohen and Dube: Wiley 2010). He also developed the accountant in-a-box program, a cloud-based accounting and bookkeeping solution.

George has a long-time commitment to family, church, community and professional service.

In this episode learn about:– Why is it important to look for real estate specialist accountant 
– The mistakes investors frequently make and what to do about it
– Insights into tax, accounting and the spin-off from there
– Changes investors should be staying on top of. 
– Different strategies for buying properties
– The cost of setting up a trust

To get in touch with George: 
Email: georgeedube@georgeedube.com
Website: https://www.bdo.ca/en-ca/our-people/george-dube-1/