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Interview with Don R Campbell – Part 2

June 20, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

Welcome to another episode of the Truth About Real Estate Investing, where it is my job to bring you lessons from the streets, education on all things real estate investing, inspiration, and maybe some entertainment.

This week we have a very special guest, a multiple time best selling author, the best selling Canadian real estate author in history – but he doesn’t just write! He knows what he’s talking about. Don is a veteran investor, a teacher, a philanthropist, market analyst, and in his free time, Don pursues his passion which is organic farming – and not just plants, livestock too.

Don has spoken to tens of thousands of people on stages all over North America, Australia, and Ireland, sharing his analysis, his strategies and his life philosophies. When the national media: CBC, BNN, CTV, Global News, Financial Post, Globe and Mail, Sun Media, etc… wants an unbiased comment on the real estate market, they go to Don in his role as Senior Analyst of the Real Estate Investment Network, a company that has provided detailed forecasts and analysis of housing markets across Canada for over 24 years.

Today, my goal is to build upon the interview we did 12 months ago (episode 2). I suggest you listen to it if you haven’t already. Today we dig more into economics, more specifically about the craziness going on in our major markets, what’s causing it, the one book we all need to read (and no, it wasn’t written by Don), and what it was like investing in the 80’s when interest rates were in the double digits and climbing. We also get deeper into Don’s story, to drag out some tips and strategies you may not have heard before. You’ll find this a fast-paced discussion, so I suggest you get your notepad ready. Without further ado, let me welcome Don Campbell to the podcast:

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Going All In: Poker Player to Full Time Investor

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This week we have a special guest in Michal Wywrot, who started out investing in real estate at the age of 17 while going to school and playing Poker. He used the winnings to graduate university debt free. Mike traveled the world as a professional poker player on the top three world poker tours, having played in LA, Las Vegas, Croatia, and Monte Carlo. Michal and brother Luke’s investing is just as varied and spread out, having investing in new construction condos in Markham, nine student houses in Hamilton, flips and rent to owns in Brampton and Durham regions, an apartment building in Etobicoke, and finally, their current project, developing 30 units in Toronto.

Should you want to learn more about their business or join them in a future development opportunity, go to their website at www.lch.to

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lch.to/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifestylecustomhomes.ca/

On the podcast, we talk about:

What Michal does to stay in shape and de-stress
The boom of online poker, risk analysis, exploiting early advantages
Reading opposing poker players and skill transfer when screening tenants
Michal’s investing career starting at age 17 with a new construction condo
Flipping a house in Etobicoke
Converting 3 units into six units near Humber College
Current project: 30 unit new development project and the challenges, including an unexpected $500,000 environmental cleanup

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6 Years Part Time and $600k in Returns

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That’s right, a part time investor from Toronto investing in cash flowing, Hamilton real estate and improved his net worth by $600,000 in just six years. Gross rents of $8,000 per month and John’s personal efforts to generate those revenues is 30 minutes per week or 2 hours per month, therefore his hourly rate is $4,000/hour.

After over a decade of sitting on the sidelines and knowing real estate was an excellent asset class, John finally took the leap after meeting his real estate coach in Erwin Szeto (full disclosure, John is my client). John, son of Greek immigrants, being a rather smart guy who has his MBA and Chartered Professional Accountant designation, took the leap and purchased his first investment property, in April 2011, a single family, semi-detached for $240,000 which is now worth over $400,000 in today’s market.

John has a full time, management job in Toronto, recently married to lovely wife Freda, and they are expecting their first child. With busy life including teaching at Sheridan College, achieving a black belt in Karate, learning to play guitar and full-time career, John still managed to make investing in real estate a priority and invested in one additional property per year.

John is an avid stock investor within his RRSP account using his own and his company’s contributions and we had a great conversation around SELF DIRECTED, educated, conservative, stock investing as well.

Show notes:

Monthly conservative stock advice: https://www.investmentreporter.com/
Book recommendation: Real Estate Investing for Canadians: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B003C2SOTC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
ACRE: All weekend real estate training: http://www.reincanada.com/ > Events & Products > ACRE Live. I’ve been eight times and highly recommend every investor go at least once!!

Final thoughts, I couldn’t find my proper mic for in person interviews so please do turn up the volume as I sound quiet and I know for future episodes when I am serving/consuming wine, to remove the wine charms 😛

Podcast available here:

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This episode is brought to you by Rock Star’s Real Estate’s Free Training Class: rockstarinnercircle.com/erwin. As always, I only ever recommend services, investments that I would invest in myself and I have attended this training class at least twice, I’ve been a consumer of Rock Star’s newsletters, events, VIP events, etc. since 2010 and highly recommend them. Recently, I’ve been recommending the Free Training class even more often as I’m finding many novice investors, even the highly educated ones with post graduate degrees (including my brother, Tony, who has a higher IQ than me and my cousin Simon, a professional engineer, who have both recently registered) would benefit from fundamental, real estate training for beginners.

The class is 90 minutes, it will teach you about opportunities in Ontario’s golden horse shoe to invest in. There is no charge, no commitment, and I recommend every investor and entrepreneur to take this class at least once.

To register, the link is rockstarinnercircle.com/erwin

Developing Different & Interesting Places with Steve Kulakowsky

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This week we are talking to Steve Kulakowsky, co-owner of Core Urban Inc., where him and partner Dave have renovated and converted a 26 unit apartment building into condos, turned a former school into 36 condos, and transformed a few other dated and rough buildings into attractive, interesting places for people to call home in and around downtown Hamilton. Steve’s story in his rise to fame and success contains many lessons for new and old investors, so I’m really excited to share his story with you. Do make sure to check out Steve’s portfolio on his website at www.coreurban.ca/projects/ as words do not do justice to what Steve means by “interesting places”

Check out this article as well on Why restaurant veterans are ditching Toronto for Hamilton. The article mentions several restaurants located in Steve’s buildings on King William in downtown Hamilton. The article says a lot about why people from all walks of life are moving to Hamilton. Quoting the article “$25-a-day parking, brutal traffic, high prices, miserable people and the money-rules corporate restaurant scene.”

Empire Times – Mix of restaurant and commercial spaces

Reading between the lines, these restaurant professionals are quitting their jobs to start their own ventures in Hamilton partly because the spaces, rent, renovation costs are so much less.

If you enjoyed this interview, please leave a review on which ever platform you’re using. If you’d like to say thanks to Steve, I’m sure he’d appreciate you dining at one of his tenant’s restaurants, or if you know a commercial property coming up for sale please let Steve know!

To reach out to Steve, you can contact him through his website here: http://www.coreurban.ca/general-inquiries/

On twitter: https://twitter.com/coreurban

Podcast available here:

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Thanks for listening! Until next time!

Tom Karadza – From Zero to Profit 500 REI Business

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This week, we have a very special guest in Tom Karadza (https://twitter.com/tomkaradza), co-founder and co-owner on Rock Star Real Estate, a two time Profit 500 company, which makes Rock Star one of the 500 fastest growing companies in Canada. Rock Star manages a membership of over 800 investors called the Rock Star Inner Circle and you can learn more about it on their website www.rockstarinnercircle.com.

Even though Rock Star members invest in every real estate strategy imaginable, they are best known for rent-to-own, having members transacted on 1,800 – 2,000 rent-to-owns to date. If anyone out there has done more in Canada, kindly let me know because I don’t think any other group or company comes close.

During this interview we talk about the day Tom was yelled at in front of his co-workers for missing a sales target which was the catalyst for Tom to change paths and begin his and brother Nick’s journey to starting Rock Star Real Estate.

We talk about the investment of Tom’s money, time, but more importantly, the sacrifices of family time and health to take the business where it is and shares his lessons learned. We talk about rent to own as a strategy, how it works, which markets the strategy is best for, what makes certain investors successful or not so.

For fans of gold and silver, like myself, Tom gives his recommendations on why gold and how much we should own.

We could have gone on for hours, so if you listeners enjoy this episode please let me know! preferably leave a review on whichever platform you are using to listen e.g. on iTunes (I read it all) or simply email me. Anyways, without further ado, I present to you Tom Karadza

Podcast available here:

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How to Develop Land with Charles Wah

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Charles Wah was born and raised in Hamilton where he invests in many forms of real estate, from rent to own, long term hold, a commercial building and, for the topic of today’s discussion, land development where they have two proposed developments for a total of 150 townhouses. Charles is a full time entrepreneur and co-founder of the Gateway Group, his real estate and development company.

Charles was a finalist for Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine’s newcomer of the year, he is a proud member of the Real Estate Investment Network, a Rock Star VIP member, Hamilton-Halton Builders’ Association, and Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. Charles is always looking to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs to network and raise each other up.

In his personal life, Charles is a sports fanatic, especially soccer. We’re actually attending Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference Final tonight to cheer on the Toronto Football Club and depending on when you’re listening to this, hopefully we won! So without further ado, I give you Land Developer, Charles Wah.

Podcast available here:

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In this episode we discuss:

The family real estate business
Why Canada over Malaysia, I heard the beaches there are lovely
The decision to go full time real estate entrepreneur
Feedback on the different networks he belongs to: REIN, Rock Star, etc…
Why focus on land development?
Financing land acquisition
What’s a vendor take back mortgage?
Starting out
Target return on investment
Stage of land development
What to look for in a parcel of land
- Location (transit, infrastructure, schools, shopping, other amenities, is the surrounding area mature or being developed?, etc)
- Is the surrounding area mature or being developed?
- Are there subdivisions in the area? If so, are they single family houses, townhouses, etc?
- Sources of noise (commercial, industrial, road, highway, etc
- Access to a highway
- Lot size and layout (square, rectangle, pie shape, irregular, etc)
- Lot grading (flat, sloped, etc) including any topographical constraints (e.g. steep slopes)
- Zoning
- Designation under the municipality's Official Plan (may differ from zoning)
- What density is allowed in the current zoning and designation? What is the existing density in the surrounding area? Does your proposal fit the character of the neighbourhood?
- Are there any environmentally sensitive features such as woodland, watercourses, etc? If so, are they regulated by any
- local conservation authorities? What setbacks will be required from these features and how much of the property can be developed?
- Are there municipal services (sanitary and water) available at the street?
- Are there any existing buildings? If so, can they be rented out to mitigate costs in the short term? Are the buildings on septic or sewers, well water or municipal water? Are there any heritage designations?
- Is the property on a major road or side road?
- History of the site
- Any possibilities of contamination in the soil?
Costs for development
- Land Acquisition
- Development Soft Costs and Professional Fees
  - Legal
  - Planner
  - Architectural
  - Landscape Architect
  - Traffic
  - Environmental
  - Geotechnical/Soil Tests
  - Noise/Vibration
  - Stormwater Management
  - Archaeological
  - Marketing
  - Financial Consultants
  - Engineering
  - Surveying
- Servicing Costs (i.e. Hard Costs)
  - Demolition
  - Tree Removal
  - Silt Fencing
  - Signage
  - Earthworks
  - Miscellaneous Site Works
  - Stripping/Grading
  - Fill Requirement
  - Hydro
  - Street Lighting
  - Road Works
  - Sanitary
  - Water
  - Stormwater
  - Lots/Street Trees
  - Landscaping
  - Entry Features
  - Retaining Walls
  - Fencing
  - Parks
- Municipal Costs
  - Application Fees
  - Engineering Fees
  - Utility Fees
  - City Development Charges
  - Regional Development Charges
  - Park Levies
  - Special Area Levies
  - Credits/Recoveries
  - Local Improvement Charges
- Finance Costs
Skills a developer needs
Tools and resources
- Google Earth Pro
- Hamilton Maps (http://map.hamilton.ca/)
  - City Of Hamilton’s online interactive mapping tool which contains lots of useful information. For example, not only can you see zoning but you can also view infrastructure on the map such as sanitary and water to see if the land is serviced.
- MPAC (https://www.aboutmyproperty.ca /)
Advise for novices

From Refugee to Real Estate Land Developer

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You can read Tahani’s bio here: http://www.tahani.ca/about.aspx

How I like to introduce Tahani, is that she is living large. A super successful real estate investor who started out buying new construction, has owned 39 properties, and now constructs her own properties – including a 48 town houses project. But she comes from the humblest beginnings having lived her early life in a Jordanian refugee camp. She married at the age of 15 to a stranger and immigrated to a country she’d never heard of where we speak a language she did not know. Tahani’s story of determination and entrepreneurial spirit inspires me. I knew I had to share it with all of you.

My apologies if I sound off and you can hear my coughing, as I’m getting over a cold, but I couldn’t delay this interview because Tahani is in serious demand as an international speaker, author, business owner, investor, mother, etc…

In this episode we discuss:

What Tahani is all about
The major life changing event of getting married… at the age of 15
Getting started in real estate
Focusing on real estate investments
Starting a business at a young age
How regular realtors and investors clash
Financing land development with all CASH
Contractor challenges
Sourcing deals for land development and developing those key relationships
The moment Tahani decided to learn everything there is about investing then to teach anyone who wanted to know. Her belief in abundance.
Investor agent certification: http://www.savvyinvestoragent.com/
What to look for and why hire an Investor Savvy Realtor
Tahani’s book for beginner and intermediate investors: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B006ISI2OO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Email info@tahani.ca to connect
Tips for raising successful, empowered children

Podcast available here:

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Lessons from Managing Thousands of Tenants

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Diane is possibly the most highly rated Property Manager that I personally know. Diane operates a highly successful property management company in Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge and every referral I’ve ever sent her has glowing feedback. Each year, her company manages over 600-700 tenants across student rentals, apartment buildings, small multi-family, rent-to-own, and single family homes. It also helps that Diane is a practicing Paralegal who takes tenants to court when needed. She can practically recite the entire Landlord Tenant Act so tenants know not to question her authority.

In this episode we discuss:

The truth about appearances on social media
Diane’s most recent acquisition and the numbers
Who shouldn’t invest in real estate
How to spot bed bugs
How to avoid getting fleas on you
Ideal neighbourhoods in Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge
What happens to a market when rental licensing is introduced
Tips on managing tenants
Type of property for maximum appreciation
Ease of permitting basement suiting between different towns
Are student condos good investments?
Advice on choosing locations for student rental properties
Dealing with asbestos in your building

If you would like to reach out to Diane, here is her email: acso@rogers.com and website: http://www.thehome4u.ca/

Podcast available here:

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn
On itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294
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Starting Early, Investing at the Young age of 26 with Evelyn Lamarsh

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Evelyn began her real estate investing journey at age 26. She bought two rentals then bought a house for herself. She didn’t get to live there very long, because her neighbour, Mike, fell in love with the Girl Next Door and they were married in no time! She made the big move next door and her house became another rental. Evelyn and Mike keep collecting homes and make time for cycling, canoeing and chilling in their boat. Evelyn is an Occupational Therapist and Mike’s Executive Assistant. Mike is an Auto Mechanic and Evelyn’s personal Mr. Fix-It. One day, Mike will own his dream sports car and he’s willing to share it 50/50… Evelyn will get the passenger seat!

Podcast available here:

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn
On itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294
On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

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In this episode we discuss:

How it all started
Investing in an affordable area near a future Go Train station
Why she invests
The decision to invest in student rentals
Her worst moments as an investor
Marrying the perfect investment partner
Turning cash flow into a boat
Refinancing one house to buy another
Evelyn’s favourite real estate authors and networking groups

Immigrating and Investing in Canada with Christopher Tan

June 19, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians where it is my pleasure to deliver to you lessons and stories of inspiration to assist you in your journey to financial freedom. This week we have Rock Star investor Chris Tan who was born in the Philippines, moved to Canada in 2010 with little money, yet he bought his first investment property before his 2^nd anniversary of immigrating to Canada. Chris and his wife, Alou, even bought their 2^nd investment property before buying a home or a car for themselves.

No car? Then how did he get from his home in Mississauga, ON to Kitchener, ON? Chris and his wife would rent a car for each trip to view properties in Kitchener, ON. After closing on the house, Chris and his wife would rent a car to clean the property and sleep over in the vacant house for tenant showings the next day. They did this each week for a few months as the house did not rent right away and they did it again when they bought their 2^nd investment property. At no time did they ever complain. No one even knew they didn’t own a car until Chris asked Mike, his Rock Star coach, advice about buying his first car.

I’m inspired by Chris and Alou’s story because they had every excuse in the world to not try to get ahead in life through investing in real estate. They just arrived in Canada, they didn’t own their home or a car, yet they got things done. No complaints, no excuses, just get it done.

I am honoured and humbled to share their story with you.

In this episode we discuss:

Searching for the right real estate training
A reminder how lucky we are to be Canadians
Lessons from multi-level marketing
Close to $1,000 in car rental fees as part of Chris’ investing
The Marshmallow Test: delayed satisfaction
Chris’ worst case scenario
Rent to own investing in Kitchener, Ontario
The importance of one-on-one Coaching with Coach Mike Desormeaux (Mike@rockstarbrokerage.com) and how it made all the difference
Advice for those just starting out

If you’d like to reach out to Chris, here’s his email catanrto (at) gmail.com

Podcast available here:

On itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294
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The Blueprint of Apartment Building Investing with Pierre Paul Turgeon

June 19, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

When I first started planning to produce a podcast, I had targeted Pierre-Paul Turgeon because he is a tremendous educator and his experience and background is like no other apartment building investor that I know. I first saw Pierre speak at the real estate investment network many years ago while he still worked at CMHC, who insures mortgages on apartment buildings, and I am in awe of how he left his cushy government job and has grown his portfolio to 160 doors valued in excess of $22 million dollars. Pierre is a busy guy so we’re really lucky to have him on the show as he’s in the middle of acquiring more buildings thanks to the several millions of dollars of capital he has attracted.

Something of note since the interview – Pierre mentioned he has more than usual vacancies due to the down turn of oil prices and, since this interview, Fort McMurray has been decimated by forest fires. So, what does a super awesome guy like Pierre-Paul do? He’s offering his apartments to displaced families for at least the next two months for FREE. That’s worth thousands and thousands of dollars so next time you hear someone ragging on greedy landlords, remember there are great people out there like Pierre-Paul.

In this episode, we discuss:

Pierre-Paul’s work experience at CMHC – Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation
Alberta’s downtown and planning for down turns
Being unhappy at work, planning to leave the J-O-B and transitioning into becoming a full time investor
The plan to leave the J-O-B
The various risks factors when investing: utilities, market, valuation, borrower, building risks
Lessons for novices
The importance of confidence
Going above and beyond to ensure minimal vacancy
Tips on how to source deals on apartment buildings
When Pierre-Paul feels oil prices will go back up

Podcast available here, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode:

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If you would like Pierre-Paul’s free ebook, head to his website: http://www.multifamilyblueprint.com/ and sign up!! For those who do sign up, you will also receive notification of when Pierre is offering his training course and if you are serious about being a professional on the level of Pierre, I recommend that you do.

His Email: info@multifamilyblueprint.com

Check out the success of our mutual friend Kevin Gatchalian, Hamilton investor and now Edmonton apartment building owner thanks to Pierre Paul’s help: http://blog.reincanada.com/2015-multi-family-investor-of-the-year

From $140k in Credit Card Debt to 34 Properties

June 19, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

For this week’s episode we have Police Constable, Jules Mckenzie, successful real estate entrepreneur in the Barrie/Orillia area of Ontario. Jules has held an interest in 50 separate real estate properties and is the operations manager in over 12 joint venture partnerships

The truth about Jules’ rise to success as an investor is that back in 2001 he took some unsophisticated real estate investing courses not specific to Canada. Jules was taught to call his creditors to extend lines of credit and apply for more credit card capacity to be used to finance down payments and renovations on run down rental properties. Unfortunately, the strategy did not work out and Jules had accumulated over $140,000 in expensive credit card and line of credit debt.

How did he climb out of this hole to become an ultra-successful investor? Have a listen to this week’s episode titled, the Jules of Real Estate Investing. Without further ado, I introduce to you, Jules Mckenzie.

Podcast available here:

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If you would like to reach out to Jules, you can do so here:

Web: http://www.mckenzieproperties.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jules.mckenzie.50/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjulesmckenzie

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesmckenzie

Happy real estate investing everyone!

Transitioning into Full Time Real Estate

June 12, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

For this week’s episode of the Truth About Real Estate Podcast, we turn the tables as the Vice President of REIN (Real Estate Investment Network), Russell Westcott interviews me as part of REIN’s series on success stories in hopes of inspiring new investors, letting them know what’s on the other side of hard work and time in the market.

Here’s a link to the full post and interview

In this interview, you will learn:

What Erwin considers to be the biggest obstacle in his investing career
How he plans to support his kids in all of their future endeavors through real estate
How he uses his network of clients to provide the best and most knowledgeable service possible
And more!

Podcast available here:

On itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294
On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

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PS: If you are just starting out investing, start by spending more time with like minded people and take guided tour of Hamilton by joining us for the next Mr. Hamilton Inner Circle by clicking here!!!

Rags to Flipping Riches

June 7, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

Ruben Furtado brings a new perspective to real estate investing like no other. With over 20 years experience in successful real estate investing, he has leverage his unique strategies to set new highs in sale prices and has helped many of his clients meet and exceed their real estate goals.

Prior to becoming a Realtor, he bought and sold a large number of properties for himself and with clients. Check out Ruben’s Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/thefurtadogroup/ to see a few of his projects.

Starting out as the child of Portuguese immigrants, from the age of 12, Ruben was able to identify quality investment properties and was hooked on real estate both for lifestyle and wealth creation. Check out the home Ruben built for his family, Toronto Life article here: http://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-44-belvedere-drive/ and live, action video here: https://vimeo.com/44799732

44 Belvedere, Oakville, Ontario from Birdhousemedia.ca on Vimeo.

When the house got too big for the family, Ruben masterfully sold the property when the other area experts thought he was asking a MILLION dollars too much. He successfully set new records for the South Oakville, Ontario market and walked away with a capital gain in the seven figures. Ruben now provides his services as a Realtor and consultant to investors who want to do the same.

Have a listen to our latest episode where Ruben shares his story of success, the time he almost walked away from it all, tips to avoid failure, and top tips when flipping or selling properties.

Podcast available here:

On itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294
On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

or direct:

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If you would like to reach out to Ruben, here’s how you can:

Web: http://www.rubenfurtado.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefurtadogroup/

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RubenFurtadoGroup/

Thanks for reading (and listening!) and happy real estate investing everyone!

Double Your Income with Quentin D’Souza

June 7, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

Quentin D’Souza (https://www.facebook.com/qdsouza) is a multiple award winning Real Estate Investor, and a trusted authority on investing in the Durham Region of Ontario. He is an Ontario Certified Teacher and holds two university degrees, including a Master’s in Education. His company, Appleridge Homes, uses the Buy, Fix, Refinance, and Rent strategy on long term rental properties from Pickering to Bowmanville, as well as joint venture partnerships to create win/win relationships. Quentin is the author of “The Property Management Toolbox: A How-To Guide for Ontario Real Estate Investors and Landlords” and “The Ultimate Wealth Strategy: Your Complete Guide to Buying, Fixing, Refinancing, and Renting Real Estate.” He is also the Chief Education Officer of the Durham Real Estate Investor Club and coaches up and coming real estate investors.

In this episode, we cover a ton:

How Quentin doubled his income
How he built his real estate investment portfolio
The conversation he had with his family about leaving his six figure salary job
Advice on flipping and renovating
Sources for finding hidden gem investment properties
Quentin’s thoughts on which investors will actually be successful in doubling their income
Creating multiple streams of income
Tips and tricks on increasing your net worth via your network
Details on his current investment property that will cash flow $700 per month

By the way, I’m strongly considering joining Quentin’s fall coaching session and hopefully the demand is there and we can all mastermind together. So, if you’re interested in continuing education that will help double your income, go here: http://durhamrei.ca/coaching-and-mastermind.html

Podcast available here:

On itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/truth-about-real-es…/id1100488294
On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Or Direct:

Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as”

Links and Show Notes

If you would like to connect with Quentin and/or buy him lunch (you’ll get the reference when you listen to the podcast :)) here’s his email: Info@durhamrei.ca

the Durham Real Estate investors Club: http://durhamrei.ca/

Quentin on Ontario’s Sunshine List for public servants earning over $100,000 salary: http://www.thesunshinelist.com/ca/salary-disclosure/quentin-dsouza/toronto-catholic-district-school-board

Real Deal Renos, 10 episode youtube series on investing in Durham: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNXpKkq4UegQGjmt0PmUfxy9XxnS0Gf98

Books by Quentin: http://www.amazon.com/Quentin-DSouza/e/B00L3J0P4I

Don R Campbell: the Inside Story of a Real Estate Genius

June 7, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

Hello Real Estate Investors!

When we first envisioned starting our podcast “The Truth About Real Estate Investing,” my goal was to have the best of the best guests and so far we’ve gotten two that were at the top of our list: Julie Broad who taught us the importance of building a brand in business and in real estate (click here to download Julie’s interview) and the one and only Don R Campbell!!!

We were super excited when Don accepted our invitation to the show and we are even more excited after the interview!! I (Erwin) tried to be a good host and stay present but I couldn’t help but take tons of notes as Don was handing out gold (figuratively)!!

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If you don’t know Don, he is the best-selling Canadian real estate author in history. But that is just the surface. He is also a veteran investor, a teacher, a Philanthropist & market analyst (and, if you’re friends with Don on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theREINman, you know he’s an organic farmer).

Don has spoken to tens of thousands of people on stages all over North America, Australia, Ireland sharing his analysis, his strategies and his life philosophies . When the national media: CBC, BNN, CTV, Global News, Financial Post, Globe and Mail, Sun Media, etc… wants an unbiased comment on the real estate market, they go to Don in his role as Senior Analyst of the Real Estate Investment Network, a company that has provided detailed forecasts and analysis of housing markets across Canada for over 23 years.

My goal with the interview is to get deeper into his story, to drag out some tips and strategies you may not have heard before. You’ll find this a fast paced discussion, so I suggest you get your note paper ready and share it with your friends who are interesting in investing in real estate.

You can stay in touch with Don Campbell via:

Twitter: @DonRCampbell

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thereinman

Blog: www.DonRCampbell.com

… and we both hope to see you at ACRE / SOS

Build Your Personal Brand w/ Julie Broad

May 25, 2017/0 Comments/in podcast/by truthaboutrealestateinvesting_urdkth

We at the Mr Hamilton Team are extremely excited to announce our new podcast called The Truth About Real Estate Investing and we are super excited to have Julie Broad as our first guest.

Julie (https://www.facebook.com/juliebroadspeaker) is an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author and International Book Award winner, recipient of the Top 20 under 40 award for Vancouver Island (2014), a successful entrepreneur, recognized real estate investor, and a popular speaker and workshop trainer. She’s been speaking on stages large and small across Canada since 2009, sharing her simple and strategic systems for having more impact & influence in your life and business.

She’s appeared as a guest on numerous news programs including CTV, Global TV, DayTime Ottawa and CFax 1070 and featured in publications such as Yahoo!Canada, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Sun and The Vancouver Province. She is also a regular contributing writer for Canadian Real Estate Wealth’s Magazine.

She’s an expert on helping people who aren’t naturally born to sell get results, make an impact and ultimately make more money (for their company and for themselves!). Sharing proven techniques for better communication, productivity and persuasion, Julie always leaves people inspired, excited and with clear steps to take action immediately.

Website: http://havemoreinfluence.com/

In this episode, we learn Julie’s lessons on starting with just $16,000 in 2001 to becoming a real estate millionaire and, more importantly, to living a comfortable, relaxed lifestyle. Real estate investing is not all roses and Julie shares her stories from the trenches, including investing in what became a crack house. Julie talks to the importance of building a brand and shares stories of success. As someone who’s worked hard to build a brand myself, I can personally attest to the importance of having an established brand in order to attract investors.

We also dig into fitness regimes, books, and habits that allow Julie to stay at the top of her game. Just this morning I borrowed Julie’s morning ritual of drinking a glass of water with a “greens” powder followed by a second glass of water and I felt terrific afterwards! If you want to be elite, then adopt the same habits as the elite – it’s that simple… and here is our show!! Might I suggest downloading the podcast to your mobile device and listening while driving or commuting? That’s what I do as I love the quality of content from podcasts vs. anything on the radio, and it’s educational.

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Show Notes: details contained in the show but I’ve typed them all here so you don’t have to memorize or write them down:

The Brand Evolution Boot Camp: Build Your Personal Brand by Julie Broad.

http://brandevolutionbootcamp.com/

Julie’s Book More Than Cashflow: https://www.amazon.ca/More-Than-Cashflow-Profitable-Investing/dp/0991906012

Julie’s real estate website pronounced “revenue” : revnyou.com

8 People Just Like You Who Made $1 Million: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/270408, scroll down to #4 Julie Broad and Dave Peniuk invested in real-estate.

In this episode we cover dozens of topics, lessons and stories, many I haven’t heard before including:

How she started investing to become a real estate millionaire
Her early mistakes, including investing in what became a crack house and pleading guilty to Fire Code violations
A second book on the way
The importance of personal branding and how it makes investors/entrepreneurs successful
Books she recommends everyone read

I hope you enjoyed our show!! If you have any feedback or know anyone you would like to have on as a guest, let me know!

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Interview with Don R Campbell – Part 2

Going All In: Poker Player to Full Time Investor

6 Years Part Time and $600k in Returns

Developing Different & Interesting Places with Steve Kulakowsky

Tom Karadza – From Zero to Profit 500 REI Business

How to Develop Land with Charles Wah

From Refugee to Real Estate Land Developer

Lessons from Managing Thousands of Tenants

Starting Early, Investing at the Young age of 26 with Evelyn Lamarsh

Immigrating and Investing in Canada with Christopher Tan

The Blueprint of Apartment Building Investing with Pierre Paul Turgeon

From $140k in Credit Card Debt to 34 Properties

Transitioning into Full Time Real Estate

Rags to Flipping Riches

Double Your Income with Quentin D’Souza

Don R Campbell: the Inside Story of a Real Estate Genius

Build Your Personal Brand w/ Julie Broad