Category Archives: Weekly Podcast

Lessons Learned Making the Transition from Full Time Employment

corporate 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 Podcast

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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

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

Achieve 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 Podcast

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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

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.

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

20 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, Winner

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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

Creative Strategies to Structure Different Real Estate Investments

business acquisition, Buy-Fix-Sell, coaches and mentors, commercial, commercial buildings, commercial portfolios, creative skills, Creative Strategies, double VTB, Education, Investing, investment strategy, Investments, investors, Land Development, Lessons Learned, low-rise condo buildings, Mathew Frederick, mixed retail, multi-use storage units, partnering with a developer, Podcast, Podcast Guest, raising capital, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investments, renovating properties, residential, residential income property, residential plazas, storage units, Structure, structure deals, The REITE Club, TRC, USA and off-shore, VTB, Weekly Podcast

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There is not a real estate investment strategy that Mathew Frederick hasn’t executed over the last 25+ years including residential, commercial, new development, raising capital, land development, storage units. USA and off-shore.

Guest: Mathew Frederick, Real Estate Investor

There is not a real estate investment strategy that Mathew Frederick hasn’t executed over the last 25+ years including residential, commercial, new development, raising capital, land development, storage units. USA and off-shore.

With a constant mindset of learning, Mat knew he was not going to stick to one strategy, he started in residential income property then expanded to buy-fix-sell, lease option, commercial buildings and new development projects. 

Mat has led projects renovating properties which includes partnering with a developer over the past 10 years to build 240 houses and low-rise condo buildings. He now focuses on managing the assets of commercial portfolios including mixed retail and residential plazas and multi-use storage units.

Using his creative skills to developing alternative approaches Mat also coaches and mentors investors in real estate and business acquisition. 

In this episode learn about:
– Investing strategy differences like a double VTB 
– Tips on finding the right partners in all aspects
– Market insights into investing in Belize
– Creative steps and processes to structure deals
– Lessons learned in being both successful and when making mistakes

To get in touch with Mathew: 
Email: Mathew.f@rccsol.com
Website: www.rccsol.com
Phone Number: (289) 440-2335

Having Short Term Pessimism for Long Term Optimism

27 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%

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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

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. 

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

active 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 University

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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

'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 Podcast

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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 

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.

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/

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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