Starting Investing in the Later Years, Both Stocks and Real Estate And Selfishly Customizing Legal Insurance For the Investor with Victoria Masucci

What an interesting time we live in!

Remember when you could not get toilet paper? The new metaphorical toilet paper includes many things, things that are hard to buy: I hear in some places flour is hard to come by, tee times for golf, bicycles, and now trampolines.  I’m sure there are tons of other stuffs I’ve left out but the trampoline is my family’s current problem.

That and school and summer camps are cancelled.  Hence we’ve been on the hunt for backyard activities, specifically a Springless Trampoline at the recommendation of my friend Gillian Irving who used to own an indoor trampoline park.

When Covid first hit, the company had no availability, I assumed it was supply issues, then I found out this week, they had sold out their entire spring season supply. You had to get on a wait list for the fall shipment… This has been the weirdest recession, depression, or as Ben Tal the economist calls it, something in between.

There are some who are still spending, e.g. these Spring-free trampolines are all well over $1,000 and for now, you can only now get them used. 

Thankfully, Cherry has a client who owns one and is getting rid of it as her kids are closer to university age than kiddie age. We’re supposed to go pick it up tonight as part of our weekly date night.  We’ll romantically eat Chinese take out in our van since there is no dine in option.

Oh and I have to take this trampoline apart.  I have trouble assembling IKEA furniture, but this trampoline… I doubt there are instructions. This could be a late night.

Quick stock hacking update. Sorry ladies, this gentleman finally broke the streak. I won last week with -$100.  Cherry lost a bit more than I did.  Not a great way to win but investing is not always winning and even though both Cherry and I lost last week, she’s still averaging four figures per week and I’m over $600 USD per week, cash. 

Our goal for trading now is to make enough for a pool next year and I hear they’re expensive. Not just the pool but people spend tons on sheds and landscaping… ugh. Life is a money pit. 

Thank you everyone who took the time out to send some kind words after hearing about haters posting negative reviews of this podcast on iTunes. 

Thank you Dwight, Kory, Kate, Letitia, Andrew, Bill, the list goes on. Thank you Kate who defended my honour by posting her review on iTunes as she took exception to the negative posts and she took the Stock Hacker Academy 2.0 along with 200+ others and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and a significant improvement over the original.  

Dwight was kind enough to share how he became intrigued with stocks in February after listening to this podcast, took action, opened a TFSA and has since more than doubled his investment into the six figures. That made my day! 

Just like real estate, it’s not for everyone. I do believe anyone and everyone CAN stock hack or invest in real estate, it just may not be their priority right now.

On to this week’s show!

Starting Investing in the Later Years, Both Stocks and Real Estate And Selfishly Customizing Legal Insurance For the Investor with Victoria Masucci

We have Victoria Masucci 

  • Very happily married mother of two
  • Self employed for over 20 years and former business owner
  • Voted Insurance Business Canada’s top 10 Women of Distinction
  • Huge life change resulting from the diagnosis of a life threatening illness of a child
  • Became a real estate investor at 53 years of age and a stock hacker at 56 years of age to ensure financial freedom (better late than never!)
  • Working towards bigger goals including letting others know about our journey to ultimate financial freedom (maybe a book, blog or speaking engagements – or all three!) and the eventual setting up of a charity

What I also found fascinating is the insurance program Victoria designed for folks like us – entrepreneurs and investors, and how she successfully included her children in her business. So without further ado, I give you Victoria.

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To Follow Victoria:

Web: www.oraclerms.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-masucci-31b390a/?originalSubdomain=ca

One hater even took the time to detail all the challenges with options trading. Oddly enough we covered all the criticisms in the version 2.0 of the course and we made it available to past students for a whopping $100. And we’re donating a good bunch of that money to support health care workers. Am I all about making sales? Those who know me know the answer.  Not nameless people who go posting online.

What these haters and people who don’t know me is I was raised by Asian parents, whatever criticisms the haters have my parents were tougher.  In turn, Cherry and I give our best in everything we do, take responsibility, yada yada.  

For example, my new friend Gino from Calgary took the original course in the fall, he’s been trading a while and taken other courses and he was kind enough to share his constructive criticisms with me.  I was all ears. For many business owners, you know it’s often hard to collect feedback whereas Gino was very sharing and I took notes.

Now here’s Gino’s feedback on the all new version Stock Hacker Academy 2.0:

What a breath a fresh air to hear from someone (Lee Lowell) that approaches his trades in conservative matter and has a plan in place as in how to navigate the market if it starts going against you. I wish I would have known how to implement the rolling strategy a few months ago. I love his thought process when putting in a trade. Example not doing naked puts on stocks over 50 dollars and use spreads on more expensive stocks. Stay out when there are earnings reports. Never gamble with your money. Thanks Lee and I look forward to working with you in the future.

NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

From Back Injury, Flipping Corvettes to Full Time BRRRR Investor with Manny Cabral

I lost money last week. 

I lost $1,400 USD Stock Hacking while Cherry turned in another four figure weekly profit.

This competition or rather lack of competition is love serving eight.  Terrible for me right? Combined we were still net positive last week ,and well, I made $2,100 on Monday so I’m on track to recover my losses and turn more profits in what has been a great side hustle for Cherry and myself. Especially during these trying times.

These trying times have caused some problems in our real estate too. 

I’m quite sure the value of our commercial property has gone down since we purchased it in early February and the haters who surprisingly listen to this podcast will be happy about it. 

I find it so odd haters would waste their time listening to this podcast and leaving me terrible reviews, thinking I’m all about making money, telling me about their dislike for offering Stock Hacking as an opportunity, as if the stock market is guaranteed to lose one”s money.

Whereas past guests of this show, like best selling authors Lee Lowell and Derek Foster, both have financial freedom from stock hacking and own virtually no real estate besides their homes. 

If someone has success in the world of money making, I’m all for hearing more about it. As you long time listeners know we’ve had past guests in ecommerce and cryptocurrency. 

A friend of mine who has a TV show shared with me he disabled all ability to comment on his content as he too doesn’t like reading negative feedback. I’m honestly the same, even though some of the negative posts are baseless.

Here’s what I mean. This is an example of someone who was pretty grateful to learn stock hacking, especially in the midst of crazy meltdown.

For a bit of context, after the market correction, I know a bunch of my friends who took the original course did not fair well during the correction. No different than many investors, including myself, as well as the top investors in the world.  So we offered all past students to retake the all new 2.0 version of Stock Hacker Academy for $100.

Here’s what one student messaged me after taking the course a 2nd time.

“Man, you have no idea how much this means to everyone learning this. It’s literally something we’ll all be doing until the very end and will benefit our families. My premiums right now are helping my parents who have lost their jobs because of Covid.  Many many thanks.”

At the end of the day, those who put in the work will be the most successful.

I know hundreds of people who lost money in real estate. I have too, but my clients and I have made a whole lot more money to make up for the losses.  It’s why I ask guests about what works and what doesn’t, so we as a community may rise up and create better futures for ourselves, our families and communities we live in.

Speaking of supporting our communities, there are sectors of our local economies that are really suffering, restaurants, services, and tourism.  If you’re able too, they could really use our patronage. Emma’s Back Porch in my own city just announced that, after 30 years, they are closing. Same with Crocodile Rock in downtown Toronto. 

I really hope those business owners also own the real estate they are located in.  The former is right on the lake, Crocodile Rock is downtown.  There is a chance owning the real estate is a better investment than operating the business.

As a friendly reminder, that’s McDonald’s real business. Even though they’re a burger chain restaurant, they own most of the real estate their restaurants occupy and they often have great locations while they collect rent from the franchisees.

From Back Injury, Flipping Corvettes to Full Time BRRRR Investor with Manny Cabral

On to this week’s guest, my friend, client, iWIN member, real estate investor, Captain Manny Cabral. 

He’s a great guy, for years he owned and operated a large scale construction company that even took on government contracts.  One day Manny hurt his back and got a desk job running a car dealership.  Manny loves cars and he’s got some good stories to share as he turned his passion into a successful side hustle importing luxury sports cars.

Manny eventually made the leap to leave his great job to be full time in contracting and investing in real estate. 

What I really enjoy about Manny’s application of buying private sales is  he doesn’t squeeze the seller for every last dime and instead shares what price he needs for the deal to make sense, for the work and risk he’s assuming.

So without further ado, I give you Manny Cabral of Simcoe House Buyers.

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Web: www.simcoehousebuyers.ca

IG: https://www.instagram.com/emanuelc101/?hl=en

FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015667688586

NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Serial Investor, Ultimate Side Hustler, Real Estate Coach Tim Hong

Happy belated mothers’ day and shout out to the dads pulling double duty!

My own mom came to Canada on a student VISA when she was 17 with my dad to finish High School at Jarvis Collegiate in downtown Toronto, a really bad area back then as they didn’t have parents here to give them guidance. 

My earliest memories are of living in Scarborough, Ontario in a small 1.5 storey house, again in a bad neighbourhood near a bunch of government housing.

I’ll never forget the day my brother’s classmate ripped his Optimus Prime Transformer toy out of his hands after school. He had brought the toy for show and tell. The Principal wouldn’t do anything about it because it was done off school property.  

This was a house my parents could only afford with THREE mortgages with interest rates in the teens.  To make ends meet while my dad was finishing university, mom operated an unofficial bed and breakfast out of our home.  She would rent out rooms in our home to friends of friends and make them breakfast in the morning.  The original AirBnb. 

Only now that I’m a parent trying to do right by my kids, getting them to eat their vegetables, not waste food, cleaning up after them (mind you I have a full time nanny), do I fully appreciate what mom did in raising us at a much younger age, with a lot less resources then Cherry and I have. 

I was 12 years older than my mom when we had our daughter, I owned a house plus a couple investment properties and a successful, award winning Realtor business.

I have much to be grateful for with the mom I got so thank you mom and again, happy Mother’s Day to all the wealth hacking moms.

Update on the Cherry vs. Erwin stock hacking competition or rather lack of competition. Cherry eked out $1,600 USD victory.  That’s how much she beat me by, not her one week return.  I had a low four figure week, a great week but yeah. The score is now 8-0.

Because business for both of us is slower with less appointments we are partaking in what I call Corona trading which just means I am trading a couple hours per day, more than we normally would to take advantage of the current market conditions. 

We won’t stay at this pace forever, but it’s great to have this added source of cash flow.  And this is cash flow, the returns I’m sharing are realized gains and are cash.

Serial Investor, Ultimate Side Hustler, Real Estate Coach Tim Hong

On the real estate front, can we stand down the red alert on real estate?

Not to say challenges are not ahead, but much more is known now about the problems we as real estate investors face compared to two months ago, pre-march break.

Commercial is a sore spot, both residential and non residential.  Student rentals will be a challenge as McGill and UBC announced many classes will be online.  What that means for our student tenants remains to be seen as many programs require labs, group work, in hospital rotations, etc…

For tenants who are looking to rent something, the timing couldn’t be much better.  Same for those who have cash and credit to buy.  There will always be opportunities for some, so take advantage while you can. 

For example, I have a family member looking to sell a starter home in the suburbs and buy a bigger condo downtown Toronto.  The timing could not be better.  Again, opportunity will always come to those who know where to find it.

Speaking of chasing opportunities, we have a legit wealth hacker as our guest on this week’s show – Tim Hong.

Tim house hacked his first home, a 2+1 bedroom condo by renting out 1+1 bedrooms to students as his first taste of investing in real estate.

Then he did rent to owns, bought an apartment building, invested in student rentals, then got licensed in real estate. Now Tim coaches investors, started a property management business, had a tenant offer non monetary rent compensation (I’ll let Tim explain that), and Tim has been trading foreign exchange currencies for 5+ years. 

How’s that for a wealth hacker? I’ve also convinced Tim to do some stock hacking with his TFSA’s 😊.  If there is an efficient means to make income, Tim is into it.

Tim is also a coach on my team at IWIN Real Estate and has been with me since I can’t remember, maybe 2012? It’s been a long time and without further ado, I give you Tim Hong.

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To Follow Up With Tim Hong:

Instagram: @_timhong_

Free book on real estate: www.timhong.ca/book

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NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Private Lending Update with Susan Flanagan

Hello my fellow awesome Wealth Hackers!

I hope you’re all staying safe and doing your thing to make cash flow and income no matter the situation. 

For anyone keeping score at home, Cherry beat me again last week by about $1,600 US in our weekly stock hacking challenge.  Elon Musk and his big twitter mouth got me and cost me a bunch of my profits. Cherry shook it off and continues to lead 7 weeks to nothing…

For you ladies listening please know this isn’t just for men. 

For the men listening, Cherry and I are happy to hear you are encouraging your lady partners to stock hack. Wealth Hacking has always been about multiple streams of income and I’m so lucky that Cherry was willing to learn and practice stock hacking. 

We thought me doing this would be enough, no need to double our efforts, but this has worked out wonderfully for our family and we hope it does for you too.

I don’t even have anything to sell you in regards to Stock Hacking as we won’t run another course till the fall.

In less exciting news, I let my kid cut my hair on Friday. 

Cherry was sick of it but she wouldn’t let the kids shave my hair into a mohawk.  The kids had fun till they got bored and Cherry took over and shaved my head fully.  She says I look like a new man. For me, this is my first shaved hair job as confirmed by my mom, so it’s a new experience for me and I own a bunch of cool hats anyways 😛

I haven’t unveiled my hair cut on social media yet but I have a free training to host tonight on the subject of the #1 investment strategy: legal basement apartments. 

Now I can’t wear a hat in a professional setting so I guess this will be the first public unveiling.  The training is conducted online via Zoom since we must respect social distancing, but I can’t wait to host classes and meetings in our new offices once it’s safe to do so. I do miss the interaction, sharing and networking that goes on in person.

If you haven’t attended our free training, well that’s just silly. When done wrong, the costs are massive, we had a client who against our advice, brought with him his contractor team from out of town and he was never able to legalize his suite. 

This is the only client who went against our advice and the only client we have who’s been unable to win using this strategy vs. the dozens and dozens of other happy clients we have with legal basement apartments. 

Even in these challenging times, I only have one tenant who can’t make rent.  You bet I’m glad I have mostly legal basements and student rentals and got rid of my AirBnb last year.  

My rents are going up and prices in my market still manage to be up 5% over this time last year.

For more information on our free training class, go to: https://www.investortraining.ca/freeclass 

On to this week’s show!

Private Lending Update with Susan Flanagan

We have with us today a real estate investor and private lending specialist Susan Flanagan!

Susan is a seasoned real estate investor with over 25 years of experience. She has done everything from regular buy and holds, student rentals, rent to own, flips and along the way added creative financing strategies to build her portfolio. 

She has also been lending her own funds for mortgages for more than 12 years, as well as using private funds for her various real estate projects. That experience has led her to becoming a Mortgage Agent and then a Mortgage Broker, specializing in “Private Money 4 Mortgages” which is also the name of her website. 

Susan services two types of clients…. the person who needs a Private Mortgage and the Investor who has money to lend out for a mortgage. 

She considers herself a “matchmaker”, connecting lender’s and borrower’s for a WIN-WIN scenario.

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NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Investor Greater GTA Market Update With A Whole Bunch of Awesome Realtors

Hello my fellow Wealth Hackers!!

I hope you are all doing well and staying healthy in every way!

Yesterday we shaved my son’s head as it was getting a bit long.  He’s got nothing on his dad as my hair hasn’t been this long since I was in high school as an avid Metallica fan.  I had shoulder length hair back in those days.

I posted a picture on Facebook asking what my friends think I should do: grow it long or shave it all off.

I confirmed with my mom, I’ve never had a shaved head before. I know, to my memory, I haven’t shaved my head, but I wanted to confirm with my pre-memory days, pre-bowl cuts by my mom in our kitchen. 

Literally a bowl cut, a steel bowl on my head to guide her scissors.  I was definitely the coolest kid in school with a bowl cut and barely speaking English.  My how far we have come….

We just hosted the all new Stock Hacker Academy to over 200 students this past weekend.  As always, we are looking to improve over each and every event and this was no different.  Thank you all for the kind words and feedback from both the new students and past students back for a refresher. 

With over 400 students who went through the original program, we had loads of feedback from before which we implemented this past weekend and for the rest of the program. 

It was a ton of work, but really rewarding. I’m recording this on Wednesday and I’m only starting to feel recovered. LOL.

Thankfully, it’s another winning week of trading while at home for both Cherry. It keeps us busy and we have fun.  For anyone keeping score, Cherry is beating me at trading 6 weeks to nothing. We are close this week but we will see.

Real estate wise, not much to update, we had a fridge die in one of our rentals. This was from our executive rental in Etobicoke, west of Toronto. 

These tenants rarely call since the house is newer so Cherry “manages” it if you can call it that.  The phone call comes in, our first suspicion is it’s a problem in paying rent but no, it’s just the fridge. 

In the grand scheme of things, the new fridge costs a lot less than one month’s rent.  Our tenants are super grateful for a new fridge and missing having adult conversations as they chatted Cherry’s ear off.  Having a great, low maintenance property with a low maintenance tenant with the income like a doctor makes this business a pleasure.

On to this week’s show!

Investor Greater GTA Market Update With A Whole Bunch of Awesome Realtors

As a real estate nerd, I enjoy reviewing real estate market stats.

However, we wealth hackers know, the stats are great for general consumption, but none of us are investing in average real estate and the smart money invests in investment grade real estate.  This is why I reached out to some of the best Investor agents I know in the top markets for investing just outside the GTA since we all focus primarily on cash flow.

On this market update show, we have agents from east to west; Justin Konikow of Prime Real Estate in London, Rob Break who works the same real estate brokerage I do, Rock Star Real Estate, all the way from the East in Durham and Peterborough. Most of you know him from the Break Through Podcast.

To the great white north of Barrie, we have John Beddome.

Representing Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, from my own iWIN Real Estate Team, Tim Hong.

And finally, the duplex queen, from Hamilton, Tammy Ditomaso.

To me, this episode is a special treat as these are the agents I call when I want to know what’s happening on the street in regards to real estate for investors.  There is a lot of fear out there which is why I brought this group together to update you all on what’s happening on the front lines of real estate and property management.

I hope you enjoy the show!  Without further ado, I give you Justin, John, Rob, Tim and Tammy!

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Show notes:

Justin: https://primebrokerage.ca/

John Beddome: https://investedinyou.ca/

Rob Break: https://mrbreakthrough.ca/

Tim and Tammy: https://www.investortraining.ca/freeclass

NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Property Management During Covid19 with Spotted Properties

I’m losing count of how many of these Covid19, urgent episodes we are doing.

These are historic times and as such we are doubling our podcast volume so you, our listeners, get all the important information when you need it most. 

This episode was recorded April 2nd and things are a moving target. I’ve seen rumblings of government packages for students and commercial tenants and we will make sure to update you all when we know.

Quick announcement, hopefully when you listen to this the opportunity hasn’t passed, but the all new Stock Hacker Academy 2.0 intro course, in partnership with best selling author Lee Lowell, the Godfather of Stock Hacking will be helping us teach all willing wealth hackers how to maximize return on investment after the stock market has crashed.

I’ve been waiting 12 years for the opportunity that will present itself in just a few weeks to invest in the stock market at the bottom, and Cherry and I want you all to benefit from the same opportunity.

Be strategic and take advantage of this once a cycle opportunity. Again, the last one was 12 years ago and this one may be an ever better opportunity.  For details go to https://www.stockhackeracademy.ca/specialoffer note that discounted pricing ends April 23rd.

Property Management During Covid19 with Spotted Properties

This episode is with my friends, Ping and Andrew of Spotted Properties Property Management in Hamilton Ontario. 

They are good guys, here to share how they are managing their tenants across their 600 – 800 door portfolio. They have a unique perspective and they manage quite a few student rentals as well. 

Download the letter they sent out to tenants here.

Spotted Properties Letter to Tenants

All you need to do to make sure you get these episodes and resources we are sharing, you can sign up using the form at the top right of this page.

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To connect with Ping and Andrew: 

Property Management 

Website – https://spottedproperties.ca/

Contact – 905 527 3333

Office – 42 Royal Ave, Hamilton ON. L8S 2C4

Social Media:

The Professional Landlord

Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RmcgiP86k8HYYir8RH0_A

instagram – https://www.instagram.com/landlord.pro/

facebook – https://www.facebook.com/The-Professional-Landlord-100158611649859/

NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Financial Planning For The Recession with Kathleen van den Berg

My first home work out didn’t go well. 

My head was hurting, I was sucking wind, I had to take a seat on the curb while Cherry ran past me several times and completed the whole workout. 

I only completed 40% of the workout which is really less than 20% of the workout since all the benefits are at the end when it’s most challenging.

This was three weeks ago after My 41st birthday had just passed. I love my wife and kids very much, it was just surreal to spend it without the rest of my friends and family.

Normally I don’t drink at all but when this whole social distancing thing started, I’d have a drink each night, everyone else was doing it so why not indulge, it’s my birthday two-week period after all.  At least that’s the excuse I was telling myself.

Then the workout, a chilly sunny day at Cherry’s suggestion.  Really it was more like she wanted to workout, suited up and walked out the door.  She’s a leader by example.

We were doing planks, burpees, kettlebells, running etc… then I gave up and did not finish. 

I can still count on two hands how many workouts I have not completed. The thought of giving up crosses my mind every workout, but since starting Crossfit, I’ve not finished under ten times, each time my body gave up before my mind.

Looking back this was no different, but at the time, thoughts raced through my mind about what went wrong, asking questions: how was my diet, my sleep, how much I’d been drinking?

This was my bottom, while on my hands and knees trying to catch my breath, I vowed, no more drinking, this is over.

Fast forward to this week, I redid the workout that humbled me, I completed the whole thing at a reasonable pace and even beat Cherry at something for once. 

On the weekend while strolling with the kids we stopped in front of our local Play It Again Sports store, they wisely lined up all their home gym products in front of the window.  Cherry called and ordered us more equipment and the store owner of course was grateful to do some business. Support you local businesses!

One of my biggest takeaways from this period is how grateful I am for Cherry.  She’s my rock, my partner in all areas of my life, my accountability partner, we talk Stock Hacking, investing, marketing etc, and thanks to Covid19, she’s home more often to have dinner together as a family.

Here are some updates from our investing!

Our office is now painted, the same office we are calling the Wealth Hacker Hub and future meetup space for Stock Hacker Academy students.  Hopefully it will be ready to host our friends and clients as soon as restrictions are lifted.

We’ve only had two of our 30 tenants not be able to pay rent for April, they just happened to be in the same property, a house with a legal basement apartment so we deferred that mortgage.

While driving this weekend I noticed the we haven’t used much gas this month.  Not even half a tank in two weeks all the while our other car hasn’t moved in weeks while parked in the garage.

With all of our appointments moved online, I called my car insurance company to reduce my insurance to a parked car and they did it no problem.  Sweet! Saving money!

With all this extra time on our hands, Cherry and I have been Stock Hacking a lot more.

Quick update, Cherry continues to cream me. It’s either 4 – 0 or 5 – 0. We’re going to have to stop tracking this soon.  She made a couple thousand US yesterday so no contest, she’ll win this week again.

For those who remember Adriano the electrician, he’s not working either so he’s making a couple thousand each day stock hacking as well.

I spoke to him on the phone just now, he says trading is a life saver. I asked him to think if this was ten years ago and the virus hit and he didn’t have his stock hacking skills.  Yeah, life wouldn’t be so good and Adriano wouldn’t be his usual cheerful self.

We were actually able to convince our skeptical, mutual friend Chris Zavarise of Hamilton, Ontario. 

Chris is one of my general contractors and while renovating one of my properties, hired Adriano for the knob and tube replacement.  That’s how I met Adriano about four years ago.

Chris now is loving Stock Hacking too, we couldn’t convince him to buy real estate but Chris likes this and is up 21% since he took the December class last year.  He does it all from his cellphone.

That is how we roll, have something great to share and we share it to our friends and family. 

Which is why we are proud to offer you all Stock Hacker Academy 2.0.

With all the Grant Cardone stuff we’ve done recently I tell my friends it should really be 10.0 because we are now partnered with Lee Lowell who will be teaching his four required strategies to maximize your return on investment after we hit the bottom of the stock market.

If you don’t know how to time the market or what stocks to pick and how to trade? We’ve got you covered as part of this program.

Students will receive Lee’s newsletter that he’s been writing for the last 15 years in plain English, detailed instructions on his trades so anyone can Stock Hack like an ex floor trader of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Wall St. in the financial capital of the world.

https://www.stockhackeracademy.ca/specialoffer

Discounted pricing ends April 23rd and the program begins April 25th, live streamed to your home. We’re all stuck at home, may as well learn how to make money from home.

Financial Planning For The Recession with Kathleen van den Berg

On to this week’s guest: Kathleen van den Berg, MBA, CLU, CFP.

I think she’s great because she’s one of the rare Certified Financial Planners who recommends owning real estate and she owns a fair amount of real estate too.  I invited Kathleen to come on the show, asking her to share what advice she has for her clients during these historic times.

Kathleen’s bio:

I have the best job in the world … and I have a ton of fun doing it.
I specialize in working with individuals and families to improve their monthly cash flow and build significantly greater wealth compared to their current approach.

Unlike most other wealth strategists, I include real estate strategies as one of the 6 key components in clients’ wealth building plans.

I implement a 6 step wealth strategy system with clients and routinely am able to create over a million dollars of additional income in retirement. 

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To connect with Kathleen: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-van-den-berg-mba-cfp-clu-7b20b258/?originalSubdomain=ca

FB: https://www.facebook.com/KAVWealthStrategies

Web: http://www.kavwealthstrategies.com/

NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

🚨Emergency Series EP3🚨 Stock Market Update w Best Selling Author, Godfather of Stock Options Lee Lowell

Hello Wealth Hackers!!

As you may know, I was dabbling in stock options and had a lot of early success.

So I took a deeper dive, hired a coach who in turn is my stock hacking mentor as he loves to share and teach me outside of my coaching time. 

He was an ex-Wall Street options pit trader for seven years. He left the pit and moved to Hawaii to trade from his home in paradise.

Now he has been trading full time for 30 years.

He’s the best selling author of “Get Rich With Options,” known also as the “Godfather of Stock Options”, Lee Lowell. 

His book was required reading for the original Stock Hacker Academy before attending the course. He literally wrote the book on the subject that became foundational reference material for all past and future Stock Hackers.

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No contact delivered and donated these respiratory masks for Chinese health care workers to local 🇨🇦Canadian front line health care workers. . Keep our local health care workers and their families safe!! I ordered mine from here: Www.yoursafetysupplystore.com from a new friend, a fellow Western (Ivey) grad. . For those questioning my donation: I specify Chinese because when I ordered them two weeks ago, these were not certified for use by North American health care workers till just a few days ago. These are KN95, not N95. . As they were not sold for Canadian use direct from China these never would have made it into 🇨🇦Canadian health care workers hands. Cherry and I went out of our way to pay about 6X more for these so as to not impede local 🇨🇦Canadian supply. So please don’t @ me with unresearched opinions. I was already hesitant to share with the ignorant comments I received on another group. . Yes I paid a lot and I’m fine with that if that means more health care workers can stay in the fight longer. Not all heroes wear capes but theyre all wearing masks these days.

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It only made logical sense we partner with Lee to bring all you Wealth Hackers the all new Stock Hacker Academy version 2.0!!

To register go to  www.stockhackeracademy.ca/specialoffer.

All the details are there and prices go up April 23rd so don’t delay.

The timing couldn’t be any better as Lee predicts the bottom of the stock market at only a few weeks away.

Needless to say, my Stock Hacking game has improved 10X. The skills I’ve learned let me use strategies that I’ve refined while dialing down my risk. 

Lee loves to teach and share his experience and he’s invested through THREE major economic meltdowns and recoveries before the Covid19 related correction we’re in now.

I honestly don’t know anyone I’d rather learn from right now.

In real estate, I’ve always said, a real estate expert has invested through a full cycle.  I’ve been through the credit crisis 12 years ago.

Lee has been through THREE economic cycles, hence his experience in managing risk through the current down turn and how to maximize returns during the eventual recovery has me beyond excited to maximize returns during this recession.

Yes, I love real estate. It’s the best investment in the world, however, the stock market dropped by close to a third and the real estate market in my target areas are on pause as physical showings and open houses have virtually stopped. 

Personally, I’m taking this social distancing time to learn a new skill that will make me money from home. We’re all stuck at home anyways, may as well learn how to maximize returns while we’re here. I can’t even mow the lawn at my investment property right now if I wanted to. 

As always, I love learning something new and sharing, especially with stock prices being so cheap right now and I’m beyond excited to announce the all new Stock Hacker Academy version 2.0 in partnership with Lee Lowell.

The course is entirely rebuilt from scratch in my vision. I’ve taken in all the feedback and lessons from the first course and 10X’d the new 12 month program in order to give our students the highest probability of success.

This isn’t for everyone.

Those who want to learn and are willing to commit to practicing will succeed. Lee and I are here to provide the education. 

Only those willing should enroll, but knowing many of you came a long way in your real estate journeys, Stock Hacking is a brilliant complement.

My wife Cherry and I are trading HELOC money from our investment properties.  All you need to do is take the course and own a smart phone.

As part of the 12 month program you get:

  • A two day live streamed course with Lee Lowell
  • All the recordings so you may re-watch whenever you want
  • Eight weeks of webinars where Lee will continue to teach new strategies and take your questions.
  • Lee’s Newsletter that he’s been writing for 15 years (I’m a paid subscriber and it’s truly excellent, the writing is in plain English, Lee is transparent with his trades). You can really tell he cares about his subscribers and has the skill and experience to limit our risks.
  • Monthly meetups at my offices for the year. I (Erwin) love to network and share, in person is best so we can all network with like minded Stock Hackers, look over the shoulder of a fellow stock hacker to get help, ask your questions live and in person.  Nothing beats in person meetings.
  • Private online support group. We have months of questions and answers and interviews with Derek and Lee posted there. Stay in touch with your community 24/7!!
  • Quick Start Guide my team designed for Stock Hacking purposes! We will take weeks off your learning curve using the mobile app!!

The timing really couldn’t get better, the market is down around 20% and we have other opportunities right now!

The real estate market is on pause till the virus goes away.

Private lending rates don’t interest me when I can stock hack high yield dividend paying companies. Some of my favourite stocks are cash flowing via dividends of 7-10% with equity upside. Why would I private lend? We’ll cover this too in the course. 

We’re all stuck at home anyways so may as well learn a side hustle that requires little time and effort.  

To register it’s www.stockhackeracademy.ca/specialoffer

You’re stuck at home anyways, may as well learn how to make money from home and the timing couldn’t be better with the bottom of the market only weeks away.  The last correction was 12 years ago, don’t wait another 12 years for the next opportunity.

www.stockhackeracademy.ca/specialoffer

By the way, speaking of the Godfather of Stock Options, I proudly present to you my mentor, best selling author of “Get Rich With Options,” Lee Lowell.

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NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

🚨Emergency Series🚨 Tenants and Rent with Sarah Coupland

Hello Wealth Hackers,

I’m podcasting to you while in self isolation from my usual place, my home office. 

My fourteen days have passed since we returned from a wedding in Florida, fifteen now at time of recording and no symptoms to report. We got home before all heck broke loose and self quarantine was required so we were just extra diligent about our self monitoring for symptoms while maintaining our distance.

I want to thank everyone for all the birthday wishes that poured in! I’m surprised I didn’t get any hate over what’s going on in the stock market but I did get a nasty iTunes review…

The difference a year makes… last year I turned 40 and Cherry surprised me with a big party at the place that serves alcohol, allows throwing of daggers, axes, and archery.  You just can’t bring your drink into the action areas.

40 something friends and family attended. Fast forward to the present, I enjoyed one of my favourite meals, a whole ton of sushi out of takeout containers at my kitchen table with Cherry and the kids.

No cake, no family and friends, not even my brother, sister and dad who all live within an hour.  My dad is a doctor and my brother has a biology degree so they know full well the importance of staying two meters away from non household members. 

Am I disappointed? Way more disappointed in my stock market losses, but in the grand scheme of things, life is pretty good

We have heat, a full tank of cheap gas in my car, we actually have too much food in the house as I’m receiving a quarter grass fed cow tomorrow. 

I read somewhere to compare our everyday life to the King of England in the 1600 or 1800’s. I have a smart phone where I can google the answer to anything, watch cat videos, or Ripley’s Aquarium live stream of feeding their penguins. 

I can get in my car and drive to the local Korean restaurant for my daily support of a local business and take out a lot of fine sushi. My expected life time is likely more than double that of a royal family member from the 1800’s.

My kids are vaccinated for many horrific diseases.

The richest man in all the world in the 1800’s didn’t even have air conditioning, hence physical distancing to me is not a big deal.  

My kids are managing quite well. Our nanny keeps them busy playing board games, doing home work, riding their bikes in the court. 

Kids are so resilient, they have so little life experience that what ever they’re doing they consider normal.

We bring the kids with us to the office that we are calling the wealth hacker hub to inspect the work and plan our furniture layout, colours, finishings, kitchen, most importantly our classroom, as we call it, where we will host our friends and clients.  

Check out on my website www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca or on my Instagram Erwin Szeto for my kids chasing the laser from my laser measure.

When sports are back on, I’ll have an 8 foot projector screen to watch the game with friends, talk real estate and stocks.  It will be legendary.

Anyways, my kids will grow up thinking it’s normal to invest in the stock market, real estate, commercial real estate, etc…

They’ll understand economics, sales and marketing, risk management.  All the basics of being an investopreneur.

They’ll grow up thinking being one’s own boss and owning assets is the path to financial peace vs. going to university and get a good job and pension.

There’s nothing wrong with that path, my baby cousin is on the path as he’s now a member of our Canadian Armed Forces as an aircraft mechanic and I couldn’t be more proud.  However I’m raising renegades who will have no boundaries.

On to something about investing! We are finally turning around our stock hacking investments. I am down close to $40,000, however last week was neutral.

I just transferred more cash to my trading and account and we had a wonderful surprise, my wife Cherry funded her account and made a nice and tidy four figure return in USD, all realized profits.  

We are having a friendly competition of he vs. she trader and she’s ahead of me this week as well. 

It is anyone’s guess which way the stock market goes from here.

My best guess is we are a few weeks away from the bottom, things could get worse, yet I have positions that will profit in all markets, including having bought shares in a little company called Zoom.  A lot of you working from home are likely now familiar with the company.

More on the all new Stock Hacker Academy version 2.0 with the Godfather of stock option investing next week.

Quick announcement, we have moved our highly demanded free training sessions on the #1 investment strategy in real estate online. 

Normally we sell out in hours of an email going out. The room we reserved can only hold 50, as per fire code. However the show must go on.

This strategy, that will protect you in down markets and accelerate your returns in up markets, is a must know.

For now these classes are free, social distance friendly and I personally attend them so if you want to come by say hi, learn the #1 investment strategy that is practiced by all the top investors I know including today’s guest then you’ll want to sign up at https://www.investortraining.ca/freeclass

In the real estate world, the top 2 concerns are tenants not paying rent and to defer mortgage payments or not to defer.

Our JV partner went ahead and deferred one of our mortgages for six months with one of the major banks.  All she did was phone in. Wait times are long but it was pretty easy.

Please do be sure to read and understand what you are doing. The best terms I’m hearing is the deferred mortgage payments are spread over the remaining years of your entire mortgage and not just the term, which to me is fantastic. 

All lenders are different, so get your info directly from the lender. I’m lucky to be part of the iWIN community, so I’ll get all the real world updates.

Do keep in mind your other expenses: property taxes, utilities, phone, car. I’m hearing deferrals available everywhere should you be in financial distress. 

Take care of your mental health, yes, however, taking care of your financial health will greatly improve your stress levels.

🚨Emergency Series🚨 Tenants and Rent with Sarah Coupland

Tenants under financial distress and their ability to pay rent is the subject of this week’s interview.

This is the first in a series of emergency webinars. I’m asking friends who are leading experts in the community for favours to come on my webinar and podcast to share what they are doing, starting with multifamily expert and investor Sarah Coupland.

She is a talented multifamily investor, owner of https://tagproperties.ca/ with over 10 years experience. Sarah’s a friend, my regular go to for tenant challenges, and when you listen to this interview you’ll understand why. 

Download the letters to tenants here:

Letter for Hamilton Tenants

Letter for Kitchener Tenants

Letter for St. Catharines Tenants

Without further ado, I give you Sarah Coupland.

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To follow the Infill developers:

TAG Property Management: https://tagproperties.ca/

Sarah’s website (coming soon): www.sarahcoupland.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/couplandsarah/?hl=en

NO MORE Confusion

After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

 Sign up now for the Invitation List and be one of the first to get an invite to the next class.

Sponsored by:

Infinity Wealth Investment Network – would you like to know how our investors returned 341.8% on positive cash flowing real estate over the last five years? On average, that was 68.4% per year, just imagine what winning in real estate could do for you. If you would like to know how we did it, ask us how by calling 289-288-5019 or email us at meaghan@infinitywealth.ca. Don’t delay, the top markets we focus in are trending upward in price, so you can pay today’s price or tomorrow’s price.

Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

W: erwinszeto.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Building Income Properties on Free Land with the Infill Boys

Hello my self-isolated Wealth Hackers!

We too at the Szeto household are self isolated. Sort of. My kids still play in our court riding their bikes but we’re washing their hands and faces when they come back into the house.

With libraries and community centers closed, the kids are finding it challenging to find things to do.  On Sunday night, my daughter’s bangs were getting long so I gave them a trim.

Monday morning, she walks into my office and she had cut a whole bunch more of her hair off.

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I don’t know how we last three weeks. And who knows when we get back to school 🤣🤣. I’m not complaining. It’s always been a gift to be able to work from home as much as I do.  

I’m sorry I keep saying it but what historical times we live in…

Just an hour ago I had to talk an iWIN client and member off a ledge as his parents are advising him to stop using debt to renovate and add an income suite to his 2nd investment property, to avoid risk and hoard cash. 

Let’s call him Joe.  Joe is like a little brother to me and even though I owe him a duty of care as our real estate client and iWIN member, I didn’t mince words.

I told him to get the B**** rented. Risk? What risk is there if the place is rented and you’re cash flowing let alone making mortgage payments. 

You want to talk about risk, how about only having a single income as a job, to me that’s risky. And worry about inflation. Everyone saw the Bank of Canada cut interest rates again.

For those who kept reading the news, they’ll have noticed that OSFI, the government agency that regulates our banks, reduced their capital requirements of the big six banks so they could effectively lend out another $300 billion dollars.

Cheap money and more money means inflation so grab a hold of your hard assets.  Some gold and silver is great as insurance, no different than having some US dollars and cash of the paper variety.  There is also real estate, of course.

Yes, there are definitely those out there who are fearful as they experienced high interest and hyper inflation.  I personally don’t expect it here as that would cripple our economy and bankrupt a lot of Canadians. Something no politician wants to do.

My final words to Joe were that this is the time to double one’s efforts.  Vacancy rates are so low I even suggested he start advertising the apartments right away so he may collect rent sooner.

Speaking of doubling efforts, my team is not sitting back. We are innovating and moving what we can to online, including creating our own virtual tours with permission from sellers of listed properties. 

Our free training classes of the #1 investment strategy will be online. On a positive note, we can admit a lot more people into the webinar because we have less restrictions on room sizes and fire code.

Our monthly iWIN meeting will be moved online as well and I will still pay our AV guy Angelo because he’s a great guy and he just had his baby. I’ve asked him to still DJ the online event. I don’t know how that will work but if I’m paying, I want him to work 😊.

Our coaches will still be showing properties and looking for investments for our clients.  Our real estate board was kind enough to send out tips on how to stay safe.  

Besides investor Joe, there are investors out there shopping or who are ready to shop.  One of our clients was offered 2.6% variable rate mortgage on an investment property.  I would take that all day. lol!!

For the passive stock investor, there are already many great deals out there.  One friend of mine is buying stocks, 10,000 dollars at a time each week as he is a long term investor and he’s not trying to time the bottom like I am. 

I’m a long term real estate investor as timing the market has cost a lot of people a lot of money, so I buy houses when I have capital.  I made more of an effort in 2017 when the real estate market was soft right after Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan came into effect.  My guess is we’ll experience the same very soon as people are staying home and not shopping for property.

Quick update on my stock hacking, I’m down over one third of my initial capital so you’d think, ‘don’t throw good money after bad,’ right? Not us! Cherry’s account is now funded so we are both day trading which has been working out great as we are implementing strategies for a down market and we’ll be eventually moving even more line of credit money for bullish trades on Canadian dividend aristocrat stocks and the S&P 500 index.

Yes it does suck to have lost as much as I have, but I’m really excited for these next few weeks, maybe months, for the eventual reversal and ride the wave back up.

I missed out in 2008/9 which I regret, but this is also why we started and rushed out Stock Hacker Academy as I knew this was coming and I’ve never been more prepared.  

I’ve said many times, those with cash and credit win in downturns.  I’ll add to that, know how and hustle. It’s why Cherry and I continue to invest in our education and receiving coaching…

On to this week’s show!

Building Income Properties on Free Land with the Infill Boys

We have good friends of mine, Andy Tran, who I’ve been friends with since 2008, Charles Wah, I was in his wedding party, and Steve Ford, who is a newer friend, client and he’s the general contractor for our new office!! What a coincidence that they happen to be real estate investors too!

They are a team of three who are passionate about infill development projects, and are currently involved in several projects in the Golden Horseshoe. Each one of us brings a unique set of skills and experiences in development, design and home construction that can help you bring your project to reality.

Andy Tran has designed over 160 income suite conversions

Charles has developed land including over 150 houses

Steve has supervised the construction of over 1,000 houses.

They know their stuff, being personally invested in small residential developments, and are here to share how, including the #1 question: the cost to build per square foot plus all the fun soft costs.

Here’s the infill boys!

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After all the Youtube videos, books, and forum posts, you’re probably still left with questions. Starting in real estate is a tricky thing.

Frustrated beginners often ask how a legal basement suite conversion actually works. Most of the time we can only give general answers. But now, we get to dive in.

At this in-depth, free class you’ll learn how to take your first steps as a real estate investor.

Nothing is held back. Everything from analyzing basement suite conversion deals, to renting out your first property at a profit, and even how to refinance and do it all again!

More secrets you’ll uncover are:

  • Profiting in a HOT market…
  • Municipal bylaws to watch out for…
  • Mortgage terms that favour refinancing…
  • AND one barely used tactic for higher appraisals…

If you’re frustrated, unsure of how to get started, this is for you.

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Till next time, just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines and Toronto Land Development, Real Estate Investor, and soon to be builder.

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