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Lessons Learned Making the Transition from Full Time Employment

September 6, 2019corporate job, costs and financing tips, Education, employment, Entrepreneur, ETFs, Full Time Employment, Georgetown, hustle, Ideal Duplex Conversion, Investing, investment portfolio, legal duplexes, Lessons Learned, light bulb, market perspective, marketing, Meeting, monthly cash flow, mortgage, mutual funds, networking groups, Ontario, Podcast, Podcast Guest, product management, Property legalization, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Rent-to-Owns, RRSPs, sales and business, Scott Zandbergen, self-managed real estate investing, single-family homes, technology companies, The REITE Club, Transition, TRC, wealth and freedom, Weekly Podcastthereiteclub

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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 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

Importance of Education & Coaching to Gain Confidence, Clarity and Achieve Success

August 30, 2019Achieve Success, active strategy, Canada, Clarity, coach, Coaching, Consultant, Danielle Chiasson, delegating, East Coast, Education, flipping, Gain Confidence, Hamilton, Importance of Education, Investing, Investor, joint venture projects, Meeting, money lender, online training, Ontario, Podcast, Podcast Guest, private money lender, re-developer, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investor, real estate re-developer, residential, restoring single-family houses, secondary suite conversions, shareholder partnerships, single-family houses, stay-at-home mom, Strategic Success Consulting, The REITE Club, TRC, webinars, Weekly Podcastthereiteclub

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Danielle Chiasson is a full time residential real estate re-developer who is looking to serve her community by helping people find a way out of difficult situations and restoring single-family houses for young new families to build their lives and make a home.

Guest: Danielle Chiasson, Real Estate Investor, Speaker, Coach

Although she has had properties all over Canada, Danielle is currently focused in Hamilton, Ontario using flipping as an active strategy, because she likes to have boots on the ground and be close to her projects.

Danielle understood the importance of education and was in no rush to implement being a stay-at-home mom. Therefore, in 2013 she got a coach and started a real estate educational program in the United States in order to learn the industry. Taking action on that knowledge at the end of 2015, to date she has since completed 11 rehabs, as well as, secondary suite conversions, joint venture projects and partnerships.

As a requested speaker Danielle more recently became the founder of a coaching company called Strategic Success Consulting. She has always had a passion for helping others reach their goals, launching her company in May 2018 with the mandate to strategically teach others how to invest in real estate and gain confidence and clarity in moving forward. Strategic Success Consulting runs live events and will be expanding to include webinars and online training in early 2020.

Originally from the East Coast, in addition to being a full-time real estate investor, speaker and coach consultant, Danielle is a mom to 3 kids.

In this episode learn about:– Importance of education and continual learning
– How to put together private money lender packages
– Why you should avoid partnering with someone you like
– Differences between shareholder partnerships and joint venture agreements
– The secrets to delegating

To get in touch with Danielle:
Website: https://strategicsuccessconsulting.com
Contact Page: https://daniellechiasson.com
Events Page: https://events.strategicsuccessconsulting.com

Award Winning Passive Real Estate Investing

August 23, 201920 flips, 22 doors, analytics gym, asset class, Award Winning, buy & hold portfolio, buy-fix-sell (flip), cap rate, consumer brands, Education, Exponential growth, financial freedom, financing, GTA, hockey-playing, Investing, Investor, joint venture, Mark’s family, Meeting, momentum, multi-family commercial assets, net operating income, NOI, North America, Ontario, partnerships and coaching, Passive, Passive Real Estate Investing, Peak Property Investments, Podcast, Podcast Guest, Portfolio, procrastinating, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investment Network’s, Real Estate Investors, researching, strong investment, The REITE Club, time-starved investors, Top Player Award in 2017, Toronto-based marketing, TRC, Weekly Podcast, Winnerthereiteclub

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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

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

Tax and Accounting Changes & Insights for Real Estate Investors

August 16, 201981 Financial and Tax Tips for the Canadian Real Estate Investor: Expert M, Accountant, accountant in-a-box™, Accounting, Accounting and Tax Planning (Campbell, Accounting Changes, accounting topics, author, BDO, bookkeeping solution, Campbell, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ two-year In-Depth Taxation Course., church, cloud-based accounting, Cohen and Dube: Wiley 2010, community, Dube, Education, family, financial affairs, Financial and Tax Tips, George Dube, Insights for Real Estate Investors, Investing, Investor, investors, knowledge and tools, Legal, Master of Accounting Program, Meeting, Murji and Dube: Wiley 2010, Murji and Dube: Wiley 2010) and Legal, national and regional publications, Podcast, Podcast Guest, professional service, Public Accounting, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investors, specialist accountant, Tax, Tax & Accounting Strategies, Tax & Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor, tax accountant, tax and accounting, Tax and Accounting Changes, tax industries, tax strategies, Taxation, Taxation and Public Accountin, Taxation Course, The REITE Club, TRC, University of Waterloo’s, veteran tax accountantthereiteclub

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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

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/

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

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Category Archives: Meeting

Lessons Learned Making the Transition from Full Time Employment

Importance of Education & Coaching to Gain Confidence, Clarity and Achieve Success

Award Winning Passive Real Estate Investing

Tax and Accounting Changes & Insights for Real Estate Investors