Haste & Hustle: Making Entrepreneurship Accessible Via Events and Living Like a Rock Star w/ Shauna Arnott

July 22, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Hello Wealth Hackers and welcome to another episode of the truth about real estate investing. You may already know this about me, I’m not the most eloquent or well spoken person. It’s always hard for me to explain what it is I do. Then yesterday, a gentleman messaged me and told me his story how his family is in debt from his wife losing her job when she was pregnant with their son and how he’s on a mission to learn about investing in real estate. His question is, how does he come up with a downpayment for an investment property? To many of you, this is a no brainer. Almost everyone I know I using a home equity line of credit, or they’ve refinanced their home for their first down payment or more. After they ran out of equity in their homes for down payments, they either went the joint venture route, partnering with friends or family. Or they waited for the market to do its thing, tenants to pay down mortgages and, voila, more equity to refinance for more down payments and more investment properties. If this is not an option for you, then invest in yourself and look for opportunities in your current employment to add value. For me personally, I studied sales because that is the easiest way to create value. If you are revenue generating in your business, you are invaluable. Same if you save your company money or you can raise money, hence why you see many company CFO’s as the 2nd highest paid. What also happens is the company’s top sales people make more money than the president does. In my last job, my boss was a workaholic and a genius, so no way I could fill her shoes. I focused on Sales training and investing in real estate when I was not working my day job. On to my unwanted tenant… No, not the one who vandalized my AirBnb house before it became an AirBnb – but skunks! Yes, the black furred rodents with the white stripe down their back. My nanny alerted me to seeing five of them in our backyard. They were likely attracted to my vegetable garden and kick ass sweet peppers. I sprinted to the backyard only to see a tail disappear under my shed. I’ve been documenting what I call, Skunk vs DIY Skunk removal. Thank you to all who have sent me home remedies. So far I have filled the space under my shed with water. I have played for the skunks “Old Macdonald Had a Farm” on loop with my old iPhone to annoy the crap out of them, because I know it works on me when taking the kids on road trips. I’ve dusted the area at the opening of their hole with flour to track if they are in there or not, then it immediately rained. I’ve even gone on to mark the territory, but didn’t record that video.

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Anyways, the video is all there on my instagram @erwinszeto for you to laugh at me. Yes, I know I should just hire a pest relocation professional, and I would for any of my tenants, but this is my home and as of right now it gets the least $$ allocated to it because it’s not an asset! It’s a liability!! All you fellow, wealth hacking, frugal investors know what I’m talking about.

Haste & Hustle: Making Entrepreneurship Accessible Via Events and Living Like a Rock Star w/ Shauna Arnott

On to this week’s guest!! She is not a real estate investor yet, but she really wants to be, so please don’t hate on her or my podcast. She has many dynamo investors as best friends, such as guests of this show Ian Szabo and Dion Beg, and maybe one day guest Brian Scrone, who is a what I call a centurian investor, having owned over 100 investment properties in Florida. Why I brought Shauna on this show is because she is one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever met. It is my belief that life is all about experiences, and Shauna at whatever her age she is, has 10X the life experiences of most. One week she’s having lunch and planning a women’s conference with the Dutchess of York, the next week she flies to California for a meeting and charity concert with Maclemore, then it’s off to India for another major event planning session. Shauna has hosted Gary V in front of 3,000 in Toronto, she’s hosting Sir Richard Branson in the next 12 months, and expanding her events to Californation. But even more crazy, Shauna is going to 10X as she plans my event to host Grant Cardone! 🙂 Funny enough, we investors all hustle and grind so we may one day travel more. Shauna’s Haste and Hustle is so she can one day afford a down payment on an investment property and here is her story.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/5PSmGj8fDrE

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To follow up Shauna:

Website: https://www.hasteandhustle.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hasteandhustle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hasteandhustlers/ Do you have questions on wealth hacking? The shortest path to financial success or questions on investing in: houses, basement suites, coach houses, syndicated mortgages, private equities, public equities, sandwich leases, lease to own, student rentals, AirBnb, wholesaling, off market deals, house construction. I’ll admit when I don’t know and will dial a friend for an answer. If you have a question, we don’t have any fancy means to receive questions so if you enjoy the show and want to leave a five star review on iTunes, your question will definitely make its way to me and I’ll answer your question on a future episode of this podcast. I’m also grateful for all your positive comments and fans of this show. It is my view that life would be a bit better for everyone if we all could make and save a bit more money at the end of the month and if you make a lot more then your family and community would benefit even more and nothing would make me happier. Till next time, my name is Erwin and I am a wealth hacker bringing you the truth about real estate investing for Canadians. Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Lessons On How To Build Houses For Small Developments with Expert of 12 years and 800+ Houses Steve Ford

July 17, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

I think my son who just turned four has his first crush on his hair stylist… our friend Monica has a new hair salon in Hamilton that shares a space with an excellent coffee shop. I needed a haircut and so did Bruce, so we booked an hour with Monica to get prettied up. Normally my son hates getting his hair cut. We used to bribe him with an iPad and Paw Patrol to get him to sit still. At first he would only sit still for 5 minutes before running away when we cut his hair at home. Last time he sat the whole time for Monica, but again with his eyes glued to Paw Patrol. This time, no screen time was needed. Bruce sat still the whole time participating in small talk with Monica. Before our appointment, Bruce was even on my case as I was recording a podcast, yelling at the top of his lungs he wanted to go see Monica to get his haircut three hours ahead of schedule. Appears Monica has a customer for life. LOL What’s also neat about drinking excellent coffee and getting my hair cut is these businesses are within a commercial investment property of my friend Charles, Andy and Steve. Steve is this week’s guest. It’s one storey for now, but this group of investors have plans to tear down the existing property and build a six storey, purpose-built student rental residence, as it is located very closely to the local university. Universities are growing in popularity and students need a clean, safe and affordable place to stay, hence this investment property could very well be a wonderful wealth hack for generations to come. If you want to find out different ways to build your wealth, pay for your children’s education, and maybe your own retirement as well, make sure you come to the first Wealth Hacker Conference in November. We will share everything we know, and more. Visit www.wealthhacker.ca before tickets are all sold out. For being a loyal listener of my podcast, I’d like to offer you a special discount code: iamawealthhacker Many wealth hackers, like the ones on this podcast from all over the country, have already confirmed attendance. The energy in the room will be electric and my friends are the most sharing people I know. You don’t want to miss the event of the year for investors!! iamawealthhacker – one word, all lower case. You will see the coupon code option in the top-right when you choose which level of attendee access you want.

Lessons On How To Build Houses For Small Developments with Expert of 12 years and 800+ Houses, Steve Ford

Onto this week’s guest, my friend, client, and my go to guy on construction. This interview was triggered by hearing interviews on other podcasts by beginner developers, which is totally cool. Sharing is awesome, and I wanted someone with mastery level experience to come on this show to share on developing and building houses. That brings us to Steve Ford who has 12 years experience in construction and is a Project Supervisor for a local home builder, having overseen the construction of over 800 houses. Steve is a real estate investor as well, having done rent-to-own and long-term buy and holds, but is going next-level in aggressively pursuing more active income by developing land and building houses via a strategy called in-fill development, which Steve explains on the show. Steve is a wealth hacker and a good guy. I give you Steve Ford.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Youtube: https://youtu.be/iDTLR1afNtU

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To follow up with Steve:

Website: https://www.infilldevelopments.com/ Do you have questions on wealth hacking? The shortest path to financial success or questions on investing in: houses, basement suites, coach houses, syndicated mortgages, private equities, public equities, sandwich leases, lease to own, student rentals, AirBnb, wholesaling, off market deals, house construction. I’ll admit when I don’t know and will dial a friend for an answer. If you have a question, we don’t have any fancy means to receive questions so if you enjoy the show and want to leave a five star review on iTunes, your question will definitely make its way to me and I’ll answer your question on a future episode of this podcast. I’m also grateful for all your positive comments and fans of this show. It is my view that life would be a bit better for everyone if we all could make and save a bit more money at the end of the month and if you make a lot more then your family and community would benefit even more and nothing would make me happier. Till next time, my name is Erwin and I am a wealth hacker bringing you the truth about real estate investing for Canadians. Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

7-8 Figure Commercial Developments with Shane Melanson

July 5, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Happy Canada Day and hope you had a great long weekend as the summer kicks off!! Are your summer BBQ’s like mine? We had a bunch of friends and family over Sunday and Monday and the conversation was about the Leafs, Raptors, and of course real estate, but it wasn’t initiated by me!! It seems more and more real estate is becoming a more and more popular asset class. Note these are friends and family, not from my real estate world, but what surprised me was how bullish everyone was thinking. The worst from the spring of 2017 Housing Fairness Plan correction is past us and my friends and family are all looking to increase their real estate for either where they live or for investment.

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Scenes from our backyard combo birthday for our youngest and Canada Day. I can’t wait for my retirement to just do this all the time and I selfishly want everyone else to retire fast and rich so we can all hang out and do awesome stuff together.

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I’m hoping it’s the right decision. My wife and I are having one ugly property renovated and we recently had one of our existing rental houses switch to AirBnb. I’ll detail some of our own investing in a separate episode, or else this one will be a really long one. On a sad note, as the child of Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong, the civil unrest and protests back home are the worst it’s been from my recollection. Yet another reminder how grateful my family is to live in the greatest country in the world. Canada is not perfect by any means, but look at our freedoms, low crime, opportunity, clean environment and quality education system. It’s good to call this place home and to own property here. Is it any surprise Canada remains a top destination for immigration?? Immigration to Canada looks to stay strong. If you have developer friends like I do, developing is getting more restrictive and more expensive, which puts upward pressure on housing prices. Owning property or more appropriately, positive cash flow income properties whichever way your prefer: Airbnb, basement suited houses, apartment buildings, developing land, student rentals. It’s all great and area dependent. For the Wealth Hacker, I can’t recommend enough that you learn about each strategy to have the skills and knowledge to make a decision. For example, one investor I know switched up his strategy from student rental to AirBnb back to student rental as the service levels required for AirBnb proved to be too much for this investor. Wealth Hacking update on my part, I am committed to learn how to sell stock options. I’ve ignored my friend Omar Khan for too long, who’s been encouraging me to learn and implement the strategy he’s used for over ten years to earn himself six figures selling stock options on blue chip stocks that pay dividends. This isn’t a get rich quick thing and Omar is going to show me how, after he’s already taught over 50 of his friends how to, including my electrician. Omar and I have the same electrician, he re-wired the upstairs of my house that I’m AirBnb’ing. Our electrician has made around six figures in the last 18 months using this little known strategy. There are books on this strategy e.g. “Get Rich With Options” by Lee Lowell, but no different than any subject you plan on mastering, some hands on learning with ongoing coaching from an expert goes a long way. Omar is our keynote speaker at our next iWIN members’ meeting as a warm up for the big stage at iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference on Nov 9th, for which you can get your tickets at wealthhacker.ca. This is an all day event bringing together all the greatest wealth hackers I know who have taken the shortest path to financial success: investing in real estate with other people’s money for 100+ properties, Airbnb, stock options with Omar, making money like the bank, start a small business from zero to $100,000 and from $100,000 to $500,000. Everything I’ve learned on my entrepreneurial and investor journey, the best subject matter experts, the best lessons from my own investing and business building. We are bringing you all my bests for one day, November 9th, including the most in demand business trainer in the world in Grant Cardone in Toronto. The networking alone is worth the price of admission. My friend Susan White did multiple joint venture real estate deals from people she met in the VIP at a similar event. It was an event similar to the Wealth Hacker Conference that was the catalyst for myself to go from amateur to professional Wealth Hacker. This will arm you with the tools to take a shorter and faster path to financial freedom. Tickets at WealthHacker.ca

7-8 Figure Commercial Developments with Shane Melanson

On to this week’s guest! For those with sights on bigger projects, Shane Melanson does exactly that! Shane started like many investors do with single family homes, did a few flips, progressed to commercial real estate including trailer parks, developing industrial condos, and retail plazas. Other than tackling these very large and complex 7-8 figure projects, we discuss Shane’s path to becoming a commercial expert. He’s here to share what triggered his investing, his career path before his first commercial investment, and the mentorship he received along the way. Also fascinating is how Shane structures joint venture investments with these large-scale, capital-intensive projects and % splits via general partner and limited partnerships. Have a listen!

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Youtube: https://youtu.be/smDEkeynjCQ

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To connect with Shane:

Website: http://shanemelanson.com Podcast (iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investing-advantage-podcast/id1465519313 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/shane-melanson/the-investing-advantage?refid=asa Shane’s book: https://www.clubsyndication.com/book1 If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Increasing rent $1,000 w/ Middle Term Rentals; Student Rentals, Trampoline Park, Mother of Four w/ Gillian Irving

June 30, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Do you golf? I used to think golf was an inefficient use of time and poor exercise. I used to think of golf like fishing, or darts. It’s a great hobby to do with friends. But my investor friends more and more have convinced me golf is great for networking and meeting fellow entrepreneurs, so I bought a set of clubs and am giving it a go.

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🏌️‍♂️But I suck at golf. Even with a few mulligans, I shot at 139 including at 76 on the back nine at the lovely Hamilton Golf and Country Club this past Friday. Thank you to Charles Wah for inviting me out. I suck at many things, golf especially as I only golf 18 holes once per year, but now I want to learn so I set aside time to practice. I took a lesson and will take even more. Trying new things is a challenge and as a teacher of #investinginrealestate I can draw parallels on the most direct path to success: 1️⃣ do it with friends: I’m golfing with friends who happen to be successful entrepreneurs, including my wife. This makes the experience and journey that much more fun. Tomorrow I’m golfing with a successful stock investor who sells options and owns 60 units of investment real estate. His name is Omar and he’s teaching me to trade and he will be one of our speakers at the Wealth Hacker Conference in Toronto on November 9th. Omar made $500,000 in 2018 from utilizing a little known strategy, and has made a living doing so for over a decade. 2️⃣ take lessons: you don’t know what you don’t know, so take advice from a professional that has a track record of successfully coaching others to success. Almost every investor I meet wants cash flow and that’s pretty much impossible to do where they live, so they are relying on local experts to guide them to the correct investment decisions. 3️⃣ don’t be afraid to try new things. Five or ten years from now will look back and laugh at how you started from the bottom, now you’re here. None of my multimillionaire clients expected to be here so fast in five-seven years. The next five-ten years will go by no matter what, how you spend them, or rather invest in them, is what will matter most. With excellent guidance and coaching, you can really minimize your mistakes and maximize your returns. Reach out if you don’t know how to get started, as I may suck at golf but few others have a system and team of coaches that produces #realestatemillionaires like we do. This episode is brought to you by iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference: On November 9th, 2019 at the Toronto Congress Center, we will be sharing the best secrets of the rich including:

10X mindset
Six figure income, 15 mins per day, options trading from your phone
Earning income like the bank passively, better returns and more stable than the stock market by private lending
Investing in real estate: apartment buildings, raising capital, AirBnb, student rentals, accessory apartments, land development
And so much more as we confirm more Wealth Hacker experts who do, no theory BS

Tickets are on sale now at: www.wealthhacker.ca and don’t delay, prices are going up and if you want VIP, we only have 100 of them and they will sell out first.

Increasing rent $1,000 w/ Middle Term Rentals; Student Rentals, Trampoline Park, Mother of Four w/ Gillian Irving

On to this week’s show! Mother of Real Estate, Gillian Irving, is an old friend, client, mother of four who had life pretty good yet decided to go next level, hire a real estate coach, and buy a bunch of houses focusing mainly on student rentals. She also started her own successful 36,000 square foot trampoline park, she’s had her own TV show on Rogers, and Gillian shares the story of our first meeting and how she bought a property that same day. It’s been a cash flow gem and nearly doubled in price in less than five years. It goes to show Gillian’s preparation for action!! Gillian was also kind enough to share her worst investment story in a large syndicated mortgage that included losses for her and those close to her. That is the Truth About Real Estate, not all investments are winners, this show is about sharing lessons, including from losses, so you may win in all of your investments.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Youtube: https://youtu.be/SnGSn9uwNQQ

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

To connect with Gillian:

Website: http://investinstudentrentals.com/ Training course: http://www.mothersofrealestate.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gillian.irving.79 Skyzone Trampoline Park: https://www.skyzone.com/ca-whitby If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Police Officer Dave Knight Says You Have The Right, No, A Duty To Build Your Wealth

June 21, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Congratulations Toronto and Canada, we are the champions!! We did it!!

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🎉Party on the Gardiner on our way to the party 🦖🦖. Our first stop was in China town for Oysters because we were hungry, then to a private after party for more 🍸🍺🍻refreshments then finally to Dundas Square to party like it’s been 26 years since we won a 🏆🏆🏆. . 📈Started from the bottom now we’re here. . Parade is over, best fans on the planet and now back to the grind of bringing 🔟❌ and @grantcardone to 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦. . 🎥 @charleswah

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History was made, so I may have taken more liberties than I normally do in my conservative, boring life. I like boring. I like being at home and going to bed early, and I’m glad life can finally get back to normal with less late nights and stress replaced by more family time, more sleep, more martials arts and Crossfit. Life isn’t always boring though, I’m getting a new car next week, my challenge to my mastermind group was to CN Tower Edgewalk (that’s walking around the outside of CN Tower at 1,168 feet high or 116 storeys). Nothing beats a low risk thrill for team building, followed by a mastermind lunch in the 360 Restaurant for blue sky dreaming ideas of wealth hacking. Speaking of Wealth Hacking, while I scroll through the pictures on my phone from the last week, its been busy:

- Our AirBnb is rocking – a single family home we would normally rent for $2,000/mo has booked $4,600 on AirBnb for June only. We are 77% booked, so we can definitely break $5,000. I’m preparing a presentation right now actually, for iWIN members tomorrow night, to share how we arrived at this point with all the automation, apps, technology, hardware etc… as I didn’t lift a finger.

- Cherry and I attend an Entrepreneur Bootcamp for two whole days and I have many takeaways around apps, scheduling, and scaling businesses

- Sadly, I missed a few hours of the 2nd day, as we were out late the night before celebrating history as our Toronto Raptors won the championship. We sent a video of apology to our hosts as we were cheers-ing tequila shots. They understand. This is history and life is all about experiences. We didn’t get in till the sun was coming up and I won’t be doing that again for a while.

- Saturday was another loaded day, as the kids had the day off from Chinese School and I was teaching my oldest to ride a bigger bike. It’s really interesting to practice influence skills on a five year old. She resisted and wanted her old bike but she’s a champ and now only wants her new bike.

- From there it was my clients’ open house of their new build, two semi detached houses, each with basement apartments. I’ll have Steve Ford, one of the investors on this project, on this podcast shortly to explain the ins and outs of new construction. He’s a project manager for a major builder and an expert in construction. As always, we will bring you experts on this show. There is nothing wrong with just starting out, but those starting out should not be offering coaching services. Just saying.
- For some background on these new builds, my clients bought two houses: one a single family, the other a duplex, severed the backyards and built two more houses, each with a basement suite. Each new build is rented for $3,400 plus utilities and over $10,000 in rent for these now-seven units. This is next level investing, so stay tuned for Steve Ford!

This episode is brought to you by iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference: On November 9th, 2019 at the Toronto Congress Center, we will be sharing the best secrets of the rich including:

- 10X mindset

- Six figure income, 15 mins per day, options trading from your phone

- Earning income like the bank passively, better returns and more stable than the stock market by private lending

- Investing in real estate: apartment buildings, raising capital, AirBnb, student rentals, accessory apartments, land development

And so much more as we confirm more Wealth Hacker experts who do, no theory BS

Tickets are on sale now at: www.wealthhacker.ca and don’t delay, prices are going up and if you want VIP, we only have 100 of them and they will sell out first. www.wealthhacker.ca if you’re interested in the best side hustle and income replacement opportunities. November 9th we have the rich and successful sharing their secrets on how they became rich and successful. You don’t want to miss this event.

Police Officer Dave Knight Says You Have The Right, No, A Duty To Build Your Wealth

On to this week’s show! Officer Dave Knight is a friend, an investor, client of ours, fellow podcaster of the First Responder Wealth Network spreading the word how even for those with a pension, people need more. Especially for those who risk their personal safety everyday to protect all of us. Dave is also a big fan and student of Grant Cardone, having taken some of his masterminds and apartment building investing mastery classes, delivered by Grant himself. Dave also has insights into Grant’s strategy and lessons as to what goes into his over $1 billion dollar assets under management portfolio. This was totally not what I expected. Have a listen, buy a timmies for a first responder when you see them in line, and I proudly give you officer Dave Knight.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Youtube: https://youtu.be/P_D3LctzYh0

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To connect with Dave:

Web & ebook: https://www.911wealthnetwork.com/freebook Email Address: info@911wealthnetwork.com If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

$100 Million Portfolio To Almost Broke, The Myth of More, RRSP Secrets with Greg Habstritt

June 17, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Have you been following the Raptors? Secretly, I’m hoping all the hoopla ends soon so my early to bed lifestyle can get back to normal. 🙂 Speaking of Raptors, my all time favourite Raptor player, Vince Carter, has some kind words to share about our upcoming Wealth Hacker Conference:

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🙏🙏Thank you to Vince for the shoutout! . 💯iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference tickets go on sale to those registered for our waitlist at www.wealthhacker.ca in less than 48 hours!! (Noon Thursday to be exact!). Early 🐤bird priced tickets in limited quantities to those registered 24 hours before we broadcast Grant Cardone’s first public event in Canada in a long time! Mr 10X himself. For those registered, watch your email at noon Thursday especially if you want VIP access to meet Grant Cardone and have your picture with him. Event is November 9th, 2019. Toronto Congress Center. Learn from the best Wealth Hackers I know to learn the fastest path to success. If you’re not registered, expect to pay more or instead register at: Www.wealthhacker.ca 🦖 in 6ix. Link in bio

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On November 9th, 2019 at the Toronto Congress Center we, along with Grant Cardone, will be sharing the best secrets of the rich including:

- 10X mindset

- Six figure income, 15 mins per day, options trading from your phone

- Earning income passively like the bank, better returns and more stable than the stock market, by private lending

- Investing in real estate: apartment buildings, raising capital, AirBnb, student rentals, accessory apartments, land development

And so much more, as we confirm more Wealth Hacker experts who do, no theory BS

Tickets are on sale now at: www.wealthhacker.ca and don’t delay, prices are going up and if you want VIP, we only have 100 of them and they will sell out first. www.wealthhacker.ca if you’re interested in the best side hustle and income replacement opportunities.

$100 Million Portfolio To Almost Broke, The Myth of More, RRSP Secrets with Greg Habstritt

This week’s guest, after a four-five year hiatus from the public spotlight, is Greg Habstritt. Greg has spoken on many of the biggest stages in the world of entrepreneurship, including 10X for T Harv Ecker, Dan Kennedy’s Super Conference, plus hosting his on his own stage: Sir Richard Branson (Virgin), Dali Lama, Stephen Covey (author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People), Brendan Burchard. Prior to 2010, every attendee to entrepreneur or real estate workshops and related social media knew and admired Greg, then he gave it all up. He’s here sharing his truths about real estate investing, including amassing a portfolio of over $100 million to almost going broke twice, why he gave up his coaching business, and his current focus.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Youtube: https://youtu.be/yAZG9jf2txg

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If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Ask Erwin Anything EP1 with Joel Arndt

June 10, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Hello wealth hacker nation! As our regulars know, I converted one of my single family homes from being rented to students to AirBnb after an awful experience with one tenant and then dealing with the pro-tenant, Landlord Tenant Board Tribunal. Good friends of mine who have much experience with short term rentals told me how great the tenant profile is vs. long term tenants. Guests of short term rentals, or STR’s for short, are happy because they are on vacation and they have budget, otherwise they wouldn’t be taking vacation. My property is inspected more frequently, as my cleaners are there every week to inspect for maintenance and damage issues. Plus damages are paid for by the guest via their damage deposit vs. a long term rental landlord has to collect themselves, it comes out of pocket, possibly goes to small claims court, which can put the tenant into collections, and you’ll possibly not get paid, etc…

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🥇First look at our post renovated and furnished new Airbnb. Honestly, it was pretty easy when you have a great team. Just hard on the pocket book to get to this point 🤣. Thank you to my wife Cherry Chan who lets me experiment and writes the cheques, furnishing by Jacqueline Paradisi, my PM Bryan Kirow. My Realtor: me 🤣 couldn’t have done it without my Realtor. My mastermind friends Tasha Monaghan and Michelle Gauthier who convinced me STRs are the way to go. No auto accept customers right Michelle 😉 Hopefully the PGA Canadian Championship allows us to charge some stupid rents to recoup some of these costs!! 🙏🙏🙏

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So is the grass greener on the other side? We will see, but so far in less than 72 hours we have $3,500 expected revenue for the month of June. Note, that’s inclusive of HST. Our first guests arrived yesterday and we had our first complaint already, LOL. Our grass is too long, as the grass growing conditions have been perfect and as a student rental, we had the house mowed every two weeks. Note, I raised the rent for this weekend from $250/night to $850/night because the Canadian Golf Championship is in town, so the rent is high but the lesson is to be aware of your market!! Many of my friends with STR’s did not adjust their rents as they weren’t aware of this major tourist event. Fun, useless fact of the day, my guests who booked golf week are from Florida. Also to note – the upfront investment is significant for time and capital to prepare a house for short-term renting, but I outsourced it all from renovations, cleaners, Property Management, and furnishing the house. I’ll be sharing how we did things from beginning to end at a future iWIN members meeting, plus all the technology involved to make the process completely automated. This episode is sponsored by our Wealth Hacker Conference on November 9th, and we just announced is our venue: the Toronto Congress Center – North Building next to Pearson Airport in Toronto. We also announced Pierre Paul Turgeon as one of our many Wealth Hacking Speakers. Pierre Paul is an old friend, the best teacher of apartment building investing, and he grew his own portfolio from zero to 22 million in only a few years. He walks the walk and talks the talk and he’s a good person as he donated several of his apartments to those who lost their homes in the Fort McMurray Fires in Alberta just a few years ago. Our keynote speaker is none other than New York Times Best Selling Author and leader of the 10X movement, owner of Cardone Capital with over $1 billion in real estate under management, our #1 pick and ultimate Wealth Hacker, Grant Cardone. To register go to www.wealthhacker.ca, the sooner you register the better the tickets and better the prices, so please don’t delay. Like many iWIN events, this one will sell out too.

Ask Erwin Anything EP1 with Joel Arndt

On to this week’s guest who is less experienced to investing. This all started when I posted on Facebook that we can make any investor who is ready and willing successful, as we have 15 millionaire clients who we directly assisted with their investments. They seriously come from all walks of life. I’ll detail in a future episode some interesting statistics and observations of these millionaires. Anyway, Joel Arndt sent me a direct message, or as the young people call them, DM’s. He asked if my statement was true and if he could ask me some questions. He shared his back story. Joel actually goes to Church with one of our super star clients and past guest of this show, Evelyn, and though they knew each other they have taken completely different paths. I asked Joel if we could record our Ask Erwin Anything session to share, as I know we have many young listeners and folks looking to switch careers or learn about investing for a side hustle. He agreed, and here is the interview. I give you, Joel Arndt.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Youtube: https://youtu.be/UjeGS4Pc0es

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

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

100th Episode – Started From the Bottom Now We Here w/ John Roumanis

May 31, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

What does work/life balance mean to you? I make it no secret that I take Sundays off. Sunday was recovery from Raptors Game 6 Series clincher AND Sunday Family Day!! For all you entrepreneurs out there seeking balance, I have no idea what balance is. What I do know is no one likes working on Sundays, so it’s a good day to take off. I’ve been a young hustler for over a decade, and my business and investments keep working on Sundays and statutory holidays, so I don’t always have to work. If I do need to check on a property, I’ll bring the kids as it’s part of their education and inheritance. Going to school will get them a job. Learning to invest in real estate lets them level up, turn down promotions for a little more pay and more responsibility and, worse, more hours. So they can spend time with my grandchildren. To me, that’s balance, and the definition of wealth. When my kids look back, other than being wildly embarrassed by my antics and silliness, I hope they remember they are a priority for me.

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Sunday Family Day!! For all you entrepreneurs out there seeking balance I have no idea what balance is. What I do know is no one likes working on Sundays so it’s a good day to take off. . Note I’ve been a young hustler for over a decade and my business and investments keep working on Sunday’s and statutory holidays so I don’t always have to work. If I do need to check on a property, I’ll bring the kids as it’s part of their education and inheritance. . Going to school will get them a job. Learning to invest in real estate let’s them level up, turn down promotions and overtime so they can spend time w my grandchildren. To me that’s balance and the definition of wealth. . #wealthhacker #gogetyourmoney #10x #iwin

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ICYMI (in case you missed it) Our next speaker for iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference Nov 9th is… We identified this speaker as the top educator in the area of multi-family (5 units and above) investing during our brainstorming phase and he just agreed to participate. Pierre-Paul Turgeon is Canada’s leading authority and insider when it comes to investing in apartment buildings because of his unique perspective on this type of investment.

He is a former CMHC multi-family underwriter (he analyzed the risks for an insurance proposal) and a full time multi-family investor with a portfolio of 160 doors valued in excess of $22M. As a former CMHC apartment building underwriter, he has analyzed hundreds of apartment deals in three provinces and three territories. He has analyzed more apartment buildings than most of the largest landlords in the country. Not only is he familiar with the front end of buying apartment buildings, he is also very knowledgeable about the back-end of this business (that is, when apartment deals go sour and investors default on their loan), as he also managed the default management department in CMHC’s Prairie office. This wealth of knowledge and experience enables Pierre-Paul to invest in apartments buildings strategically to ensure a sound return for his investors with low risks. To register for the waitlist to get advance access to tickets at early bird pricing go here: https://www.wealthhacker.ca

100th Episode – Started From the Bottom Now We Here w/ John Roumanis

This week’s guest is…. Before I introduce this week’s guest, we just passed 100 episodes, which is crazy. This started as a six episode experiment. I was a nervous wreck with nonsensical questions for my guests. I’ll always Remember asking Julie Broad if she drank coffee or tea. Her response was, do people really want to know? Time went on, it’s been three and a half years now. It’s insane to me how a niche Canadian-content-only podcast made the top 60 on all of iTunes in the investment category, so I want to take a moment to say thank you to all my listeners, my guests, especially my favourite guests, many of whom dropped bombs on this podcast publicly for the very first time. One was kicked out of home for substance abuse as a young teenager and lived on the streets for years, only to turn it around and now they are super successful and rich. Another lost her parents as a young teen and became homeless, only to become one of the top coaches in our industry and is wealthy and successful. Many have shared how they overcame overwhelming odds. Tahani, born in a refuge camp, came to Canada for an arranged marriage, become a single mom, barely speaking English, to go on to become one of the wealthiest people I know. Jules Mckenzie, an “Indian”, as he refers to himself, born and raised on a reserve. He was told he was worthless by his teachers, then to have a challenging job of a police officer on the reserve, many dark days, failed investments, only to turn it around and become wealthy. To celebrate 100 episodes, I’ve reached out to several of our most popular guests for updates plus, for fun, a few centurion investors: investors who have owned 100 or more properties, to learn their lessons so we too may learn to invest like the best of the best. First off, we have my friend John Roumanis, an old friend now who owns lots of property, but also the honour of having our most downloaded episode. John is very well educated: MBA, CPA. He even teaches at a local college for fun. He manages tons of people at work, Canada’s largest coffee producer. He’s really smart too, as a conservative stock investor choosing value plays for blue chip companies that pay dividends. He’s also really smart for choosing me to help him make close to $1million in real estate, all part time, in only eight years. If you want help to build and grow a real estate portfolio, let me know.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Youtube: https://youtu.be/cXWc1-UDeIQ

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

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Active Investing Vs Pre-Construction Investing, Doubling Investments Before Closing with Todor Yordanov

May 28, 2019/1 Comment/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Did you hear about the major happenings this week? The Toronto Raptors won back to back home games in the NBA Playoffs vs. the Goliath like Milwaukee Bucks. My wife got us tickets and took me out for date night and it was awesome. In other big awesome news, I was finally allowed to share our big fat secret I’ve been dying to share for the last three weeks. That’s when we signed our keynote speaker for Nov 9th’s iWIN Wealth Hacker Conference. He is none other than New York Times Best Seller, the man who sells out stadiums of over 30,000, the top sales trainer and real estate investor whose company owns over 1 billion dollars worth of real estate, Mr 10X himself, Grant Cardone. Which brings us to this month’s sponsor of the show: iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference. This all started with me putting on a free training event. I told Cherry and she wasn’t impressed. Free stuff is not appreciated nor valued. As the saying goes, “those who pay, pay attention.” Next iteration was a 30 person event in a library or something, but then we applied 10X thinking. How about a 200+ person paid event, and I’ll reach out to some of my expert friends. Then we had an idea to hire a celebrity keynote speaker, someone from my favourite CBC business reality show. Around this time, we hired an event planner. Then our thinking grew another 10X. Together we did some blue sky brainstorming. Who is the most in demand speaker in the world of entrepreneurship? And we got him. Uncle G, Mr 10X, Grant Cardone is our keynote speaker for iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference this November 9th in Toronto.

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Our objective for the attendees is for them to walk away knowing they can take control of their financial future, and we will give them the tools to become a wealth hacker: investors who can profit and thrive in any market, and not just in real estate. We will have experts share about blockchain/cryptocurrency, cannabis and options trading as well. As always, with iIWN events, the networking alone will be worth the price of admission. We are still working out details for the event, including venue and ticket prices, but we have opened a waitlist at www.wealthhacker.ca. Friends on the waitlist will have first dibs on tickets at early bird pricing, including VIP tickets for the best seats and the opportunity to meet my friend Grant and have your picture taken with him. Again that’s www.wealthhacker.ca to register for access to early bird pricing and availability of tickets before the public, plus we will announce speakers to the waitlist first.

Active Investing Vs Pre-Construction Investing, Doubling Investments Before Closing with Todor Yordanov

On to this week’s guest, my old friend Todor Yordanov, he’s the first REIN member I ever met. I first met Todor at a meetup at a Tim Horton’s back in 2008, before anyone knew what a meetup was. This was back in day when email distribution lists were how we communicated. A bunch of Hamilton investors organizing and communicating over an email list of like 50 people. When I met Todor, he was investing in condos: specifically townhouse condos in Hamilton, because they suit this 8-12% rule: the annual rent had to be 8-12% of the purchase price plus improvements. Todor wasn’t the only one following this strategy, as this was what we were taught. These houses cash flowed, but in hindsight, the tenant profile was not a good one and the condo fees were inflating at about 15% per year. The truth about real estate is that when condo fees go up out of control, it negatively affects affordability and in turn, the resale price. Anyway, Todor next invested in student rentals, but now his focus is on condos in Toronto. Especially condos known as pre-construction, meaning builders selling apartments in a high rise building before they are built. The strategy works for Todor as it suits his lifestyle and passive investment preference.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

Youtube: https://youtu.be/78yYgwQ9scU

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To connect with Todor:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/todor.yordanov.real.estate/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todoryordanov/ If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Financing Market Update, Financing Vacation Properties, Heart Attack by 39 With The Best Mortgage Broker Dave Butler

May 17, 2019/1 Comment/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

This is the biggest, craziest thing I’ve ever done. Bigger than buying a house without conditions, without seeing it, without my wife’s permission while we had another house vacant and undergoing renovations. The feeling is more like that combined with skydiving, bungee jumping, hang gliding, competing in martial arts, and public speaking in front of 600+ investors. Everything I’ve done in my life and career has been building up to this moment and I’m grateful for my team and, most importantly, my wife Cherry who has been my partner in this process and putting this event together. I honestly tell her about these crazy ideas I have and she applies her critical thinking about how we make it happen. What am I talking about? These times we live in are hard. Housing affordability is the #1 or #2 issue all across Canada. Canadians without pensions are faced with working into their 70s or 80s to afford retirement. If you’re a parent or grandparent, you have to be worried about how the next generation can get a job let alone move out and buy a home. If you work in corporate, are you getting ahead in life? Do you really want to keep working until your 70’s or 80’s, or would you prefer to make money in your sleep? I’ve been there. I worked in technology and survived two rounds of layoffs, once during the recession and again when our company was acquired. I survived only to see my friends: mom’s and dad’s walked out by HR. Folks with bills, mouths to feed, and mortgages to pay, grateful I survived but wondering when it was going to be my turn. What is one to do about it? Become a Wealth Hacker. Learn to make money in your sleep in any market. Take control of your financial future. November 9th, 2019 is iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference and we have a massive, massive keynote speaker we just signed and wired a bunch of money to bring him to Toronto. You may or may not have heard of him. He is a New York Times best selling author. His limited partnership fund invested in real estate has over $1 billion in assets under management. He is one of the top top sales trainers in the world. Cherry and I, along with numerous Canadians, flew down to Miami to his conference, hosted in a sold out baseball stadium of 35,000 attendees. Cherry and I were thoroughly impressed, hence we brought him back to the Great North for you all to enjoy. His books are titled “If You’re Not First, You’re Last,” “Be Obsessed or Average” and “10X” He is the man, the legend, Grant Cardone. Grant reminds us all we are all capable of greatness, “SUCCESS IS YOUR DUTY, OBLIGATION, RESPONSIBILITY.” ~ Grant Cardone Grant is our #1 overall pick as iWIN continues to bring the best speakers and education, so you all can take control of your financial futures, take care of yourselves and loved ones. To become Wealth Hackers. If you’re interested in attending on Nov 9th, iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference, the cheapest and fastest way is to get on our waitlist at www.WealthHacker.ca for the first 100 registrants who will benefit from having first access to tickets at early bird pricing. This is your least expensive option to get tickets, especially the VIP tickets, as they are very limited and always the first to sell out. www.WealthHacker.ca Take responsibility for your financial future, we will give you the tools on Nov 9th in Toronto.

Financing Market Update, Financing Vacation Properties, Heart Attack by 39 With The Best Mortgage Broker Dave Butler

This week’s guest: The recording is from late March and right after Trudeau’s announcement on how CMHC will help out new home buyers. Unfortunately, Dave didn’t have a chance to do a full review as he literally just got off a plane returning home from vacation but here are my two cents… I’m really interested in knowing how the government plans on funding this program. FYI, the deficit is huge and ever expanding under this government. What is the repayment plan going to look like and do I really want the government owning a piece of my real estate? More questions than actual insight, but the truth about real estate is this: Every time the government introduces new legislation around real estate, the market goes nuts. In this case, I’d expect a buying frenzy when the new CMHC program goes live in the fall, so if you’re actively growing your portfolio, I would buy sooner than later to avoid buying during a buying frenzy. Back to our guest, who is Dave Butler of Butler Mortgages, the #1 Mortgage Brokerage in Canada and my personal Mortgage Broker. I’ve always been a fan of working with the best of the best, which is why I work with Dave and Dan Patton and team. Dave is crazy successful, but he also paid the price of living as a workaholic, smoking, being overweight and pulling off 400 something all-nighters, resulting in a heart attack at the age of 39. Please let this all be a lesson. If you have an inkling of a heart attack: pain, short of breath and discomfort, call 911. Thankfully Dave is still alive and kicking to be here sharing on this podcast.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

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If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Financial Planning Wealth Hacker Style with Kathleen van den Berg, MBA, CFP, CLU

May 13, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

How is your perspective on life? I generally prefer to keep things light on this show, but I’m going to take some liberties this week and stray from the normal. A very good friend was participating in a charity 50km bike ride on Sunday and his friend suddenly passed while on the ride, likely due to heart attack. My friend was the last person to see him alive and he’s obviously upset by this. In times like these, life is put into perspective. I question what I’m doing all the time and today I ask, is what I’m doing right now what I want to be doing? Do I spend enough time with the people I care about? How do I improve how I spend my time? I know for you listeners who are commuting while you listen, many would like to commute a little less. My commute was over an hour each way on a train to work downtown and it drove me nuts every evening when all I wanted to do was get home. Please do make sure you design a life you want and don’t wait for something terrible to happen to get started, like Tom Sullivan shared on his show. He didn’t get started building his retirement fund of ten investment properties until he got cancer. Our award winning joint venturer of the year client, Justin Chung, didn’t start building his empire until his dad was really sick. If you were to pass today, is your family set up in a position to continue without you financially? I had a client pass just two years ago, leaving behind his wife and two kids, the elder of which just graduated university with plans to go to Dentistry school. When I first learned of his passing (now don’t judge me, I have a personality of a critical thinker), my first thought was, “thank God they have real estate.” Two investment properties that had appreciated significantly, over six figures of equity each, and return cash flow over $1,000 each house, each month. It’s not an enormous sum of money, but those are quality assets that give the family one less thing to worry about as they attract great tenants and the rents keep going up. Give it another five to ten years and this widow will be a real estate millionaire and will be better off than most widows.

What is the lesson? I ask myself that question every time something bad happens. In times of sudden passing like a heart attack, I ask myself if I lead a lifestyle conducive to someone living a long and healthy life. To share in my learnings from being the son of a doctor and the patient of a high performance Naturopath, I limit my salt and sugar intake, I don’t eat much fast or processed food, I have 4 or 5 workouts planned this week and I sweat a lot in those workouts. My workouts are so hard, I have doubts every time if I can finish. I’m lucky as I’ve found exercise that I enjoy doing for fun in Brazillian Jiu Jitsu and Crossfit. I get plenty of sleep most nights.

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It’s looking like a four workout kinda week plus a round of golf (golf is not working out). This is the fourth and last set of 215 lbs x 8.. . We are redefining dad bod! my buddy Mike D @mike.desormeaux especially as a dad of two. He can bench press what I squat 🤣 . Wealth is nothing without health. Get out there and be active. Be awesome

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I’ll also take a moment to constructively criticize the celebration and acceptance of dad bod, how being overweight is socially acceptable. It is socially acceptable, no one is judging, I’ll just counter with a question, “Is the lifestyle and diet that leads to being overweight the one that provides one with high energy to conquer the day’s work and workouts? Does having a dad bod predict a long and healthy life?” You all know the answer. I’m no health or nutrition expert, so I’ll leave it there. I do have the occasional glass of wine or dessert, but my body fat % is well under 10%, I have visible abs and have for over four years. I am 40 years old. This is my dad bod and this will be my kids’ context for a lifestyle to follow. Speaking of stuff I’m no expert at, as a critical review of this show informed me, and I quote: “Erwin does not know the nuances of RESP’s”, and it’s true, I don’t. I chase enough shiny stuff already as I’m preparing to start option trading in the near future and I’m car shopping for a new BMW today. That’s not the important work I do… the work I pride myself on is helping everyday, local investors become millionaires and multi millionaires and learning from multi-multi millionaires. Fun fact for the day is none of them told me RESP’s was the key to their success. Quick side note: if you have criticisms or there is a gap in wealth building knowledge you would like filled by an expert, please drop me an email. I have an extensive network of the best of the best experts who I can request a favour to have on the show.

Financial Planning Wealth Hacker Style with Kathleen van den Berg, MBA, CFP, CLU

Back to the show 🙂 To be clear, my financial position and goals are different than most. I’m looking for 30% returns from my investments. My overriding principle is the investment you do is better than the investment you don’t. If I never lost 40-60% of my stock portfolio during the last major recession, I would never have given my full focus to real estate and the money I lost in stocks is pennies compared to the money I’ve made as a real estate investor. Anyways, enough from me. As someone not qualified to speak to RESP’s and retirement planning, I had my friend Kathleen van den Berg come on the show, who has a lot of letters behind her name and is qualified. The Truth About Real Estate Investing show continues to bring you experts in investing. Kathleen has her Masters in Business Administration, her CFP – Certified Financial Planner and CLU – Chartered Life Underwriter, the Canadian wealth transfer and estate planning designation. She also owns 10 investment real estate properties. Kathleen is here to explain the three buckets of assets everyone needs and which order to fill them, and has even more controversial opinions to share on RESP’s, LOL. Note that Kathleen does fee-based financial planning and is one of the rare CFP’s to do so, to ensure she can provide you unbiased financial advice unlike mutual fund sales people, so we are really lucky to have Kathleen on the show so we may all learn. If you are already on my email list, you will receive my type notes from the interview. If you would like to receive my personal notes from interviewing guests, simply go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca and enter your name and email on the right. Without further ado, I give you Kathleen van den Berg, MBA, CFP, CLU and RESP expert. 😉

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DurhamMoneyMatters/ Web: http://www.kavwealthstrategies.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-van-den-berg-mba-cfp-clu-7b20b258/ If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Flipping Houses in Detroit Starting at $57,000 For A House with Savio Almeida

May 6, 2019/3 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Have you seen The Avengers Endgame?!? We did just last night and holy cow!! I won’t share any spoilers, but I will share that I’m a superhero movie fan. I’m wearing my Iron Man shirt as we speak, I’ve watched every Marvel Universe movie at least twice, some three or more times. I’m so nerdy that I caught pretty much every inside joke intended for those who watched the past movies, including Hulk a Hulka Burning Fudge and Steve Rogers’ “on your left” reference from Winter Soldier. Or when Captain America unveils his shocking new super hero powers. I know it’s all fiction and preposterous stuff, but at the root of what superheros do, they all sacrifice and fight for good and the greater good. Which reminds me about investing… I have had so many people tell me it’s too late for them to invest. Not because the opportunity has passed, but they feel there is not enough time to invest and capture all the benefits for themselves. I get that, but let’s not forget about all those who you can help by getting started today, like your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, or your favourite charity.

I’m actually seeing some investors buying houses and condos not for cashflow, but rather to rent out until their kids need the house down the road. For my wife and I, I think we’ll move out of our house eventually and leave it to the kids, while we live in a condo by the lake. Whereas many non-investors I know are banking on the equity in their homes for their retirement. Just imagine a life where you live mortgage-free. I see it in friends my age, and they have so much more time and freedom for travelling. I can’t wait to be there soon, and that’s what I want for my kids instead of these $4,000-7,000 per month mortgages buyers today have in order to own a house. Less if they plan on living in a condo, but I’d prefer to see my grandkids grow up in a house. Speaking of buying houses, my team of investment specialists conduct tours of the elite 8 towns for investing in Ontario. This past Saturday we were in Brantford, Ontario and identified a gem of a property that was well maintained and ticked most of the checklist boxes of the Wealth Hacker Investment Funnel. It was located in a elite 8 investment town, there are several options for excellent property management services, at first look the property would be an ideal candidate for a legal basement apartment, and it would cash flow quite nicely. As I speak, an iWIN member is preparing an offer. That is the objective or our Elite 8 town tours, to have licensed real estate professional specializing in investments show newer investors around a top town for investment. These are fun networking events as well to meet like minded people. We even hosted a certified appraiser for one of the big four banks, a foundation contractor, plus all sorts of other real estate entrepreneurs on our last tour. Everyone had such a great time and great conversations, the lunch we hosted immediately after the tour went over two hours. We have two tours already planned for May in the Elite 8 investment towns Barrie and Hamilton. To be notified of our tours, simple go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca add your name and email on the right side and you’ll be notified over email when the tours are available. Note that spaces on tours are limited, we have sold out every tour we conducted in 2019, so as soon as your hear about one, don’t delay in registering to avoid disappointment or worse, missing out on a great deal. Save the date: Nov 9th: iWIN’s Wealth Hacker Conference, all day event. We just signed our keynote speaker and can’t wait to announce who it is in the coming weeks but for now, save the date. iWIN members, your general admission is included in your membership fees! Flipping Houses in Detroit Starting at $57,000 For A House with Savio Almeida On to this week’s guest who lives and invests in Windsor, Ontario but his full time work is flipping houses in Detroit, Michigan. He started there in 2018 after a much more challenging, low yielding flip where he lived in Oakville, Ontario. After tasting success in Detroit, he moved the whole family to Windsor, made lots of connections going to any and all networking events, including iWIN. If you can believe it, Savio paid only $57,000 for a three bedroom house in a nice neighbourhood in Detroit and flipped it for a $43,000 profit. Listen to his story of how he did it!

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinvestorsav/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8BkhR1T9LVj7wfpJcs1YRg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realestateinvestorsav/ If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/ [/av_textblock]

Ten Houses, Financial Peace, in Only Eight Years with Evelyn Lamarsh

April 29, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

How goes your balancing act with life, work, investing and charity? Last week, we definitely pushed our limits to the edge. My wife and I are parents to a three and five year old, Cherry is in her final stretch for tax season doing Accounting for over 100 local real estate investors, our charity (for which Cherry is VP of Finance and I am President) had one of our three major events this past weekend, fulfilling the wish lists of 32 of Hamilton’s poorest families. Thank you to all our donors and volunteers. If you see my post on Instagram, you’ll see Batman and Thor, God of Thunder, were in attendance to spread some cheer.

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Another successful Easter edition of the @hamiltonbasketbrigade. We have operating Easter, Thanksgiving, and Xmas since 2014. This day we fulfilled the wishes of over 150 of the poorest moms, dads and kids in #hamont . We may not be able to solve poverty but we will provide relief with durable goods that last beyond a meal. . Already in the plans is to buy in bulk winter clothing and boots for this coming Thanksgiving to 28 families in order to make our budget go even further. . Together, we will be the change we want to see in the world. @kmckone @liveandbreatherealestate @jemaggs @burlingtonbatman @thorandcandy

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On top of all of that, we closed on our newest investment property on Thursday, and it’s one of the worst closings I’ve ever seen. Mostly our own fault, and the general difficulty of the lending market and lots of learning lessons. The biggest lesson here is to start your financing process earlier than we did. Most of you are on the ball, as you have your financing in order before conditions are lifted. We did not have a financing condition, so we let that deadline slip a bit too far. I do, however, want to thank Butler Mortgages, specifically Dave and Michelle, as they bore the brunt of our challenges, but got it done. Also, I’d like to thank Crystal at CAP Law for getting our deal closed and doing an excellent job coordinating with the sellers’ lawyers. Real estate investing can be all things: easy, challenging, fun, challenging, rewarding, challenging – yet worth it. Tonight is game 7 of my hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston. It’s also my favourite team, the Toronto Raptors, game 5 of their playoff series. But guess what I’ll be doing? I’ll be in Hamilton with a wet/dry shop vacuum to get the water out of the basement at our newest property. This is one of the realities of investing, the best deals are often houses with challenges. This one, the basement is known to leak, but it’s a very easy fix by rerouting the downspout away from the foundation. I’ve already done that, but now I need to get the rain water out of the basement to prevent mold growth in our unfinished basement. I’ve always wanted to own a shop vacuum anyways, and I’ll be home in time to watch the remain two thirds of the game. If you don’t like doing any work on your properties that’s totally OK. I was just way too slow in booking my handyman to do this job and, again, I’ve always wanted a shop vacuum. 🙂

Ten Houses, Financial Peace, in Only Eight Years with Evelyn Lamarsh

Speaking of investing being challenging and worth it, that brings us to this week’s guest Evelyn Lamarsh, our client since she was 26 years old when we met in 2011. Fast forward to today, she is one of those few investors with 10 properties and living in financial peace. Evelyn and husband Mike are living the dream. Evelyn has her dream job, Mike retired from his job in his early 30’s, they have two young children they get to spend lots of time with, and they just bought a 30 foot boat to spend family time on and entertain friends and family. A boat paid for by their investments. Financial peace and living the dream are indeed possible with some early hustle as explained by our client and more importantly friend, Evelyn Lamarsh.

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To follow up with Evelyn:

You will find Evelyn at iWIN events and; On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evelyn.difrancesco If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/ [/av_textblock]

Ex CRA to Full Time AirBNB Operator Bryan Kirow

April 19, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

What is the deal with AirBnb rentals and short term rentals? First off, I’d like to thank everyone for leaving their reviews on iTunes. It results in this show being one of the top investment podcasts in all of iTunes. If you have any constructive feedback or questions please send them in and not write them in a less than 5 star review. We received a less than stellar review about my lack of understanding of RESP. Admittedly, I don’t understand the nuances of RESP’s, nor do I care to, but don’t listen to me. My investments for my kids’ education plan returned only a couple hundred thousand in less than five years. Personally, I’m a problem solver, and the problem for a dad with young kids is affording their education. It’s going to be expensive. A Globe and Mail article forecasted my kids’ education costing $70,000 each for a four year undergraduate degree for tuition alone. I have two kids, so I need to make an extra 70k times two. How do I solve this problem of affording university?

In hindsight, investing in real estate has worked out quite well based on the results of equity gains in the hundreds of thousands while my kids are only five and three years old. In asking Certified Financial Planner, Masters of Business Administration holder, investor of 10 properties, and upcoming guest of this show, Kathleen Van Den Berg, she informs me the nuances of RESP’s maximum grants per lifetime are $7,200 per kid. Again, I don’t understand the nuances, I have shiny-thing syndrome, but my problem is saving $70,000 big, not $7,200 in grants. I’m not saying don’t invest in RESP’s, I think for some they make a lot of sense, but personally, for my kids, I need a lot more savings and flexibility. More and more I see the quality of education for Sales, Marketing and Business to be better outside of traditional brick and mortar universities. Back we can talk about that another time.

Ex CRA to Full Time AirBNB Operator Bryan Kirow

While we are talking about my kids’ houses, one of them we have changed strategy from student rental for college kids to a short term rental. What a coincidence I had an in depth learning session, I mean interview, of a full time AirBNB operator Bryan Kirow of Northern Host Kirow Management Inc with over 400 overnight stays in his units, and counting. As you can tell from the interview, he’s quite bright. Upon graduating university he worked for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). For our American friends listening, that’s the equivalent to the IRS in the USA. Bryan worked there until life had him move out of town and he decided to make a full time gig of operating short term rentals remotely, as some properties are over 300km’s apart, and he’s acquiring more properties. Currently he owns four properties with seven units, but his portfolio is doubling in size in just a few months. His investments have worked out quite well, as he’s often doubling or tripling the rental income of a long-term strategy, and at the same time avoiding many of the tenant issues from long-term tenancy. Bryan even shares the little known renovation to try to double his already tripled annual rents on his property in a vacation town. Doubled his tripled rents. I know that sounds weird, but when you listen it will make more sense. Would you like my show notes? The notes I’m taking during the interview, as I know many of you listeners are pre-occupied while commuting or cooking or working out while listening to this. If you are interested, I will include my notes in my weekly email that lets folks know the episode is available. Like you, I’m an investor, and here to learn. I’m finding typing my own notes is a good practice for learning. My notes can be yours too if you simply go to https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/ and enter your name and email to subscribe.

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Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

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NorthernHost.ca → click contact to get a message to Bryan I have Bryan’s email too, but I fear we will break his inbox, so if you’re a client or iWIN member, simply ask. If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/ [/av_textblock]

Financial Peace with Rav Toor

April 15, 2019/2 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Are you ever really sure you know what you’re doing? I regularly check in with our investment decisions and, more importantly, what my wife and I are doing as parents. No different than investing, a custom approach is best and kids with their personalities are no different. Admittedly, I’ve taught my kids some controversial things. Today is international bully awareness day, so I thought I would share. My son enjoys hitting and wrestling, my older daughter not so much. So, I’ve told her to tell him to stop and, if he doesn’t, walk away. If he keeps pestering you, then hit him back, just not in the face. I know many don’t believe in violence, but from everything I’ve read on bullying and from my experience, there are people out there who don’t understand words. So I view this as a learning experience under the safety of our home. My daughter learns to stand up to bullies and my son learns that unacceptable behaviour will result in being hit by the victim.

Even though their fighting drives me bonkers, to see how they are best friends makes it all worth it. Here they are, my daughter riding my son’s bike, because she got tired of riding her scooter. My son is copying me, how I was pushing my daughter when teaching her to ride without training wheels. My family is my motivation to work hard to afford more financial freedom and financial peace. Financial peace is a term I first heard from this week’s guest, who is mega successful thanks to his TV show, The Everyday Investor. He has peace, as he does very little other work, other than starting his own church. He has peace, as he called his phone company to remove the texting function from his phone and he deleted all of his social media.

Financial Peace with Rav Toor

Rav was a Realtor and owned his own brokerage, plus several investment properties, but the lifestyle of hustle and the demanding schedule did not suit him. So he stopped being a broker and sold all his investment properties. Instead, Rav focuses on producing his show and teaching others how to invest passively in land developments. However, by far the majority of his time is spent with his wife and two teenagers. Financial Peace indeed, as Rav is rich, yet his favourite store is Old Navy and the only car they own is not fancy and over ten years old. Here I am as a guest on Rav’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRuyalspiY If you’re interested in learning more about investing in real estate, we have upcoming Street Smart tours of two of the elite 8 towns: Brantford and Barrie. Saturday morning of April 27th, we have the former Economic Development Officer of Brantford leading our tour of potential investment properties. One property will be ideal for the recreational investor and another for more intermediate to advanced. The tour will be followed by a mastermind lunch with fellow local investors, including experts from the iWIN community. To get your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/iwin-april-27-brantford-street-smart-tour-tickets-59267081436 Save the date: Saturday morning of May 18th, same idea for Barrie: a street smart tour led by award winning Realtor and investor of 10+ properties, John Beddome. He was a guest on this podcast just two weeks ago, and has been investing in Barrie since 2007. John will be hosting a tour of properties, followed by a mastermind lunch with fellow local investors, including experts from the iWIN community. Save the date for now and stay tuned for how to buy tickets which will be in the show notes at the https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca, or get on the email list so you are emailed when new episodes are released and informed when we host events.

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

To follow Rav, again he doesn’t have social media:

Everyday Investor with Rav Toor: https://everydayinvestor.com/ Simple Church: https://simplechurch.ca/ If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/ [/av_textblock]

How to Prevent Basement Leaks with Manny Cabral

April 8, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

The 40th birthday that never ends…. My clients, I call them the infill boys: they buy houses with large lot sizes and build a 2nd building on the same property. They invited me dinner, a Raptors game, post-game drinks, midnight Chinese food, followed by a night cap of bubble tea because, why not? My clients are Andy, Charles and Steve. They are my clients and, more importantly, they are my friends and it’s so great to have like minded friends. We can share business ideas and goof around so things NEVER get boring.

At dinner, Andy was telling me about an opportunity to turn a suburban bungalow into a three family home with basement apartment and rear edition. I know a little about investing, so I have questions around utilities servicing and parking, to which Andy has answers. We even used whatever was on the table to visualize the plan. Here, I’m using my phone to represent the addition. It was the rear addition to the napkin (main house), but now it’s the second storey to the main house. Mind blown. Imagine buying a house for $400,000 and being able to convert it into a four family home for under $400,000. With today’s market rents, that same property would generate $74,400 rent, plus utilities, per year. All under one mortgage. :p It’s a dream, but hopefully we are two years from being two years away from making this a reality. Assuming you have all the money you need for downpayments. Speaking of money…

New addition to the April 13th Agenda

What’s the #1 problem for real estate investors? How to systemize a real estate business, so we have added it to our agenda for April 13th. It is tax season after all, so I’m sure you’re all enjoying figuring out your tax stuff while the weather is all of a sudden warm and sunny. 🙂 How to better systemize your real estate business. And not just teach you – but show you the best systems by actual professional investors. We’ll have best practices for bank accounts, receipt keeping and filing, filing systems for both paperwork and online record keeping. We could go on!!! Our instructors: – Kristy Allison McDonald, owner/operator of BK Real Estate with an 80+ property portfolio including lots of flips and legal duplexes. Kristy and husband Brady live on their new 50 foot boat in the summer in the Bahamas. That’s how systemized their business is.

– Cherry Chan, Real Estate Accountant, investor of a 10+ property portfolio, and Accountant to many of the top investors in Ontario. We got her in the middle of tax season at a massive expense, of course, so you all can benefit.

As per iWIN policy, we learn from the master class experts. Doers. Not Theory. I have also asked Russell Westcott, JV Jedi, to offer more bonuses to attendees. I’ve negotiated, not ONE but TWO legal document joint venture agreements and the related checklist. Russell has paid his lawyers a rate of $500/hour to prepare these documents and these will be free to attendees. Attendees are saving Thousands with these documents alone. April 13th, all day (9-5), Oakville. Click on the link for full details and to register: https://events.infinitywealth.ca/register Or email Maria at maria@mrhamilton.ca iWIN members: this meeting is included in your membership and will be recorded for your future enjoyment purposes.

How to Prevent Basement Leaks with Manny Cabral

Onto this week’s show! I’m getting a lot of emails and seeing it all over the investor Facebook groups, folks are experiencing basement leaks. I’ve invited my secret contractor, friend and client, Manny Cabral, on the show. Just to warn you, he’s ultra-busy and selective of who he works with. He’s earned the right, as he’s so busy with his own portfolio and existing referral business. Anyway, Manny is a real professional contractor. He used to manage government renovation contracts for government buildings and schools. He’s used to large scale projects with lots of regulation and moving parts, which makes him well suited to be a general contractor, investor, and house flipper. Manny, plus his two sons, are members of iWIN and he used to sing and play guitar in a travelling rock band. As the serial entrepreneur that he is, Manny also collected and sold Corvettes. When our dollar was near par, Manny was the biggest reseller of Corvettes in Canada, but that’s all boring compared to leaky basements, so have at it Manny!

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/aHo9e4sVxCI

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

To follow Manny Cabral:

Web: primoinvestmentproperties.ca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emanuelc101/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primorenoinc/ If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/ [/av_textblock]

How to Invest In Barrie Easily And With Stable Cash Flow with John Beddome

April 1, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Is it weird to work on your birthday? I kind of enjoy working, and our events allow me to see our clients and friends in person. This past Saturday, our team hosted 50+ investor on the iWIN Flip Tour in Hamilton. Our friend, client and iWIN member, Manny Cabral, is in the middle of flipping two properties so we could get the inside view. Literally, as some walls were not just closed, and Manny explained how the deal went down and planned renovations to maximize returns. Both houses were bought off-market, but will be sold on the market via our top Real Estate Agent team who has been working with investors for last four consecutive years. One of the key factors of a successful flip is to purchase the property at a price below what it would sell for on the market. Often times the property is so unmarketable, and sometimes dangerous, that some owners prefer to sell off market. When selling a fully renovated, turn key property, the best practice in my experience is to sell it on market. Those who buy off market want a discount. If you’re looking to sell and maximize sale price, then you want to market the property to as many buyers are possible to be in a position of strength when negotiating, as our client and iWIN member Manny Cabral is doing when his flips are done renovating. As I’ve mentioned on this show, the market is often irrational in how it behaves. I once had two offers on one of my listings, one was our offer, at asking with conditions; the second was $80,000 higher without conditions. If the property was not listed, I would not have received that 2nd offer for $80,000 more. But do know that communication and positioning had to be executed perfectly to generate that crazy aggressive 2nd offer. As is goes with my networking group, the Infinity Wealth Investment Network (iWIN for short), we will continue to teach about flipping and off market deals and wholesaling, along with our full suite of investment hacker strategies. Our guest speakers last Thursday, Ryan Carr and Susan White, have done it all: tiny houses, vertical splits, horizontal splits, storage rentals, rent to own. They know and have done it all, they are investment hackers which enables them to maximize returns on any given property. Why is that important? Sometimes, a great deal will come across your desk and the amateur might think, “This is a great buy and hold” or worse, “I’ll pass”. Whereas an investment hacker would look at the same property and think, “This would be a great property for a coach house addition for short-term furnished rental to someone waiting for the insurance claim to come in and rebuild their home and we can 3x the rents of a single family buy and hold.” Which investor do you think will come out of the next recession in the best shape? Such is why we will continue to teach the latest and greatest at iWIN events: As for our upcoming event: April 13: [iWIN All Day Meeting] in Partnership with Russell Westcott: 7 Steps to Raise $100K+ Real Estate Raising Capital Academy-LIVE VENUE – Sheridan College Conference Centre – we’re back!!

- For iWIN members, this is included in your Membership. Tickets are available to purchase for non-members as this is a special event. Members, not sure if you’re registered? Email maria@mrhamilton.ca !

- Russell Westcott, best selling author, expert instructor on the subject of raising capital for real estate investors is back to take an all day deeper dive on the subject of joint venturing where YOU the real estate expert will learn the expert secrets to attract capital partners for your real estate co ventures.

- Getting mortgages is tougher than ever, the ability to raise capital for any business or investment is key to continuing the growth of your portfolio.
- If you have a friend who’d like to attend, early bird pricing ends April 5th: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/7-steps-to-raise-100k-real-estate-raising-capital-academy-live-tickets-58641284661

How to Invest In Barrie Easily And With Stable Cash Flow with John Beddome

On to this week’s guest!! Sadly, the truth is there are few people I like in the real estate industry and even fewer in the real estate investment industry. John Beddome is not only of the good ones, he’s one of the great ones. John is a licensed real estate professional, he listens to what his clients want and gets them exactly that. The job is to guide investors as best as possible with the highest possible return on time and investment, and John delivers exactly that. When I was checking John’s references (I check references for guests of the show 🙂 I was informed this client was showed seven properties by John, and the investor bought five of them because John listened and found them exactly what they wanted. John is also an investor, a top 10% investor, as one of the few who achieve double digit investment properties at 12, having started in 2007. Even more important is what a good man, husband and father he is, but I won’t spoil it for you here, but around the midpoint of the interview he had me choked up. Finally, John is an original member of iWIN and member of the League of Extraordinary Real Estate Professionals that I personally endorse. After you have a listen, you will understand how John qualifies. Without further ado, John Beddome

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/95QSWaRG9yk

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

To reach out to John:

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/beddome Web:http://investedinyou.ca/ If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/ [/av_textblock]

How To Get The Bank To Give You Mortgages On Investment Property with Dion Beg

March 24, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

How were your 20’s compared to your 30’s or 30’s compared to your 40’s, … etc? To me, it’s all a blur and went by so fast. I still look at my kids in astonishment and can’t believe they are mine and I’m responsible for them. Parenting should really be more regulated. LOL By the time you’ve heard this, I will have turned 40. I can’t help but think back how much more I accomplished in my 30s than my 20s. What blows my mind is what I have planned for the next decade, and I thank you all for listening and following along in my journey. My birthday wish for all of you is to do what you can to build a stable, prosperous portfolio that meets your goals. Maybe one day we can grab a drink somewhere with a warmer climate and share stories, give thanks to our past selves for the hustle we put in so our retired selves could live a little more without worry over money. This podcast also approaches a milestone of 100 episodes. It started with a crazy-nervous host with some odd ball questions, but top notch guests, as an experiment to do six episodes. We were far from perfect, and still are now, but we got it started and the podcast was ranked #55 on iTunes in the investment category. An all Canadian podcast vs the whole wide world of podcasts, and it all started in my bedroom. I still record the majority of episodes from my home office. To celebrate 100 episodes, I have a couple things planned. I’m inviting what I call “centurian investors” on the show to ask them their lessons from owning 100+ properties. What would they do differently so, as usual, we all may learn from their mistakes, their tips and tricks we can apply immediately, and for the long-term for our own portfolios. Even if you’re a beginner, would you want to adopt a centurion investor’s top strategies? A couple quick announcements to make for our upcoming live and in person events. In this world of internet and social media, these tools can not replace networking face to face where you will learn at least one thing to take your business to the next level. March 28th: [iWIN] March Meeting – Off Market Deals, Tiny Houses, Vertical Splits!!

- - Our guest speakers include titans of our industry, Susan White Livermore with over 70+ properties and Ryan Carr who has bought about two houses per month for the last three years. Ryan just sold the Tiny house as well, so let’s find out how the deal went down and how much money he’s counting!
- This really is a treat to have such high level investors come and share with us all to raise our collective skill and experience levels. No where else do you find this level of talent in one room

- Hopefully tickets have not sold out by the time you’ve listened to this, but please don’t wait: https://iwinmonthly.com/optin

April 13: [iWIN All Day Meeting] in Partnership with Russell Westcott: 7 Steps to Raise $100K+ Real Estate Raising Capital Academy-LIVE

- For iWIN members, this is included in your Membership. Tickets are available to purchase for non-members, as this is a special event.

- - Russell Westcott, best selling author, expert instructor on the subject of raising capital for real estate investors, is back to take a deeper dive on the subject of joint venturing where YOU, the real estate expert, will learn the expert secrets to attract capital partners for your real estate co-ventures.
- Getting mortgages is tougher than ever, the ability to raise capital for any business or investment is key to continuing the growth of your portfolio.

- For tickets, go to events.infinitywealth.ca. Please don’t wait. Our events always sell out and early bird pricing ends April 5th for $100 off, or bring a friend 2 for 1 special. Again, events.infinitywealth.ca

May 30th: [iWIN Members Only Monthly Meeting] Mastermind Dinner

- - After countless requests for more networking time, iWIN is hosting a Members-Only dinner. The cost of this dinner is included in your iWIN Membership.
- Location TBD and near Pearson Airport

- There will be structured networking, so expect to be having new conversations with experts you have not met before.

Summer iWIN Socials: Mastermind On A Boat, Mastermind on a Bike – Niagara Wineries Bike Tour. The epic 2019 continues!!!

How To Get The Bank To Give You Mortgages On Investment Property with Dion Beg

On to this week’s show!! In 1964 a comic strip called “Wizard of Id” was published In the first panel the diminutive tyrannical King character addressed his subjects from the balcony of his castle and emphasized the need for “peace and harmony”. In the second panel the King continued by stating “We must all live by The Golden Rule”. Traditionally, the golden rule is to do unto others as you would have done onto you. That’s what nice people do. The tyrannical King, the central character to the Wizard of Id, is not nice so you can imagine the confusion by both the reader and the audience before the king. In the last panel the jackass king character states “Whoever has the gold makes the rules.” In today’s real world, the banks have all the cheap money, cheap money all us investors want, and on the show we have my old friend Dion Beg who specializes in mortgages for investors. He just so happens to belong to the #1 mortgage company in Canada, Butler Mortgage. I’ve always believed in working with the best of the best, and bringing you the best of the best, hence I asked Dion to give us all an update on the mortgage markets specific to us investors and across multiple investment strategies. Pay special attention near the end when Dion explains the break down of his clientele between recreational, intermediate and advanced. I may have many super-stars on this show, but as Dion shares, you don’t need much to build a healthy retirement nest egg. If you’re new to investing, start there. Because no one else is going to give you a pension for this little effort. Without further ado, I give you Dion Beg.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/pJpoOmcRqE8

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

To reach out to Dion Beg:

Web: https://www.mortgagesbydion.com/ If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!! I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor. To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book Sponsored by: TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor W: erwinzeto.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/ [/av_textblock]

Aha Moment for the Hamilton Basket Brigade and How to Invest in Brantford Like a 28 Year Veteran with Former Economic Development Officer Paisely Mackenzie

March 18, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

80+ Houses in Only Three Years, Raising Capital on a Boat w Kristy and Brady Mcdonald

March 12, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Every investor’s greatest fear is buying a lemon of a property. A money pit, if you will.

I made that mistakes way back when I started. We were offered what every investor wants, an off market deal! We made an offer well below what the seller’s Realtor thought they could get and, boom! We got ourselves a money pit. The house had a log foundation and the driveway was sloped to direct water into the basement window and onto the dirt floor of the cellar.

The water that came out of the taps was brown from time to time… I learned a lot from that house.

Mistake #1 – We didn’t get an inspection. The brown tap water is a symptom of galvanized steel plumbing. An old type of plumbing known to leak, hence the insurance companies I use today won’t insure it. If you find it, you better have a plan to replace. No insurance = No mortgage.

If you were going to renovate a house with galvanized steel, would you get permits and update the plumbing to today’s standards when renovating the bathrooms and kitchen or would you leave the old plumbing and just replace the bathroom and kitchen?

A mastermind member of mine, let’s call him Brian, called me and asked my opinion. He had an accepted offer conditional on home inspection, on a nicely renovated property BUT the home inspector found some improper electrical and the bathroom and kitchen fixtures were connected to galvanized steel plumbing. The same stuff I mentioned earlier that insurance companies will not insure. There were no permits taken out, obviously.

What would you do? You bought a house you thought would not need renovation, with a new kitchen and bathrooms, now you find out the electrical is problematic and the plumbing all has to be redone. Doesn’t that feel like bait and switch?

I told Brian what I thought his options were:

Counter with the seller agrees at their own expense to get electrical and plumber permits to fix all the problems.
Get a reduction in price to reflect the cost of remediation. Not my ideal choice, because now you have to manage contractors and have a vacant property during the renovations. This was Brian’s Realtor’s preferred option.
Walk away.

A couple lessons here. Trust no ones’ renovations and workmanship, always get an inspection unless you plan on gutting the place anyways. Even brand new, I had my new construction houses in Brantford inspected. They had passed their electrical inspection, but my inspector found a mistake in the arc fault circuit interrupter that should not have passed inspection. The seller fixed it at their expense. My inspector also pointed out how the step was missing off the rear patio door, something required to obtain an occupancy permit allowing people to actually move in.

Houses are a big investment, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Get an inspection.

On the other side, when you renovate, don’t cut corners. You don’t want that as your reputation, as the investor community is a tiny one. As Warren Buffet said, It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.

Our next Infinity Wealth Investment Network, or iWIN for short, meeting is here in Toronto on March 28th. If you’d like to come, you have to act fast as these events sell out.

You can grab your ticket here: https://iwinmonthly.com/optin

On to this week’s show!!

While my wife Cherry and I were on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, working the whole time, we fit in a podcast with our new friends Kristy and Brady Mcdonald. With partners who contribute both the cash for down payment and renovation, plus getting the mortgage, they have been able to acquire over 80 properties in just a few years. Some were flips so they only still own 60+ properties, depending on when you talk to them.

Pay special attention on how they are able to manage both the acquisition, renovations, and all those tenants. Also note that the Mcdonalds now spend a lot of time on their 50 foot boat in Florida and the Bahamas, cruising and exploring uninhabited islands. Their boat is called Living the Dream.

Kristy also survived a tragic boating accident as a teenager and lost her arm in the process. She’s no victim though, as she practices a positive mindset.

I give you, Kristy and Brady Mcdonald.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

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

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor

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

My Wife Cherry Interviewed Me. Asked About the Stuff I Don’t Share…

March 4, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

What can I say? As any of you regular listeners know, I’m far from normal… but you know what I’ve learnt about spending time around successful people? We’re all sort of crazy.

Anyway, Cherry had a glass of wine, a shot of tequila, loosened up, and felt like asking me whatever she wanted.

If you still trust me afterwards to help you build your wealth through real estate, I’ll be at the next monthly #iWIN meeting on March 28th.

At our last event, we had two of the nicest people in Stuart and Denise MacPherson come all the way from Ottawa to share how to raise money with RSP’s. We also had master of raising capital, Russell Westcott, in the house answering your toughest questions on the subject.

Russell walks the walk too, having raised 7 figures just last week. That’s capital, not mortgage money, as some people on the social media are including in their definition of other people’s money. We only bring the best of the best guest speakers to #iWIN and Russell qualifies as the best selling co-author of Real Estate Joint Ventures: The Canadian Investors’ Guide to Raising Money and Getting Deals Done.

These are the things you CAN’T learn in a book or podcast . . . These are the things we bring to the table for our Freedom 45 people. My goal for our clients is not to teach them more stuff… it’s to make them more wealth. Anyway, if you’ve had an interest in real estate, let me know. I’ve got a killer Freedom by 45 blueprint.

Don’t worry if you’re over age 45 or close to 45, our blueprint works for anyone looking to make more money and build wealth. Even if you think it’s too late for you, we can help you help your children and grandchildren in building more wealth.

Our next Infinity Wealth Investment Network, or iWIN for short, meeting is here in Toronto on March 28th. If you’d like to come, you have to act fast as these events sell out.

You can grab your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/iwin-march-meeting-with-susan-white-livermore-tickets-57126023474

But before that, we have our Kitchener-Waterloo Street Smart Tour this Saturday on March 9th with Tim Hong! You can find out more information and grab your FREE ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/iwin-kitchener-waterloo-investment-tour-march-9-tickets-57141131663

Without further ado, I give you my lovely wife, Cherry Chan of www.realestatetaxtips.ca, asking me crazy questions.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/cOMgHV_DXIk

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

Show notes:

Cherry on the web
To register for iWIN’s monthly meetings
Russell Westcott’s best selling book
Erwin on the web

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor

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

Are You Starting Out As An Investor and Thinking About Getting Your Real Estate License?

February 26, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

New record: 24 years old, first time buyer, went firm on an investment property and we couldn’t be more proud.

His name is Joe and we’ll be having Joe on Facebook live for iWIN members and we will share the recording for the podcast and on YouTube.

The number one regret of real estate investors is they wish they started sooner.

Note this is Joe’s first property ever. We do have other investors who bought investment property at 24, but they already owned their homes.

Mark my words here and now, Joe will be a future real estate millionaire and, if he chooses, a multi-millionaire, and iWIN members will be here to support him.

If you want to meet Joe and learn about his duplex-ing strategy (with the help of Andy Tran and Coach Tammy DiTomaso), stuff we teach all the time at monthly iWIN meetings, then come check us out, assuming we have not yet sold out.

Registration and tickets here: https://www.infinitywealth.ca/events

The Vue
195 Galaxy Blvd
Etobicoke, ON M9W 6R7

Thursday, 28 February 2019
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM EST

In other news, I went to the casino on Saturday and came out on top!!

After the sold-out real estate development tour in St. Catharines on Saturday, a couple of us played hooky and went to Fallsview Casino.

Gambling stresses me out. I don’t know what it is, but I get so stressed and I don’t enjoy it, but I’m happy to enjoy an adult beverage or three while watching my friends play. Plus, I’m extremely risk averse. I prefer my money making me money, rather than losing money. That is the number rule in Warren Buffet’s playbook after all.

Our group of five lost a combined $1,800, or an average of $360 per person. Since I didn’t gamble, the average loss is really $450. Tammy Ditomaso, who’s on my team, broke even, so really the losses were $600 on average.

That’s not even a tax deductible expense!! Patooey!!

Since our team had their wallets handed back to them empty, I picked up the tab at dinner. And since dinner was with a group of clients, that would qualify as tax deductible client entertainment.

The day was super fun, hosting 40 investors to tour an actual development. There were no sore losers from the Casino, and who doesn’t like a decadent Chinese dinner, complete with Peking duck?

Next time though, consider investing your money in hard assets or a small business for yourself, which leads up to this week’s guest, Tim.

Are You Starting Out As An Investor and Thinking About Getting Your Real Estate License?

I get this question a lot from recent graduates and folks switching careers. “I want to be an investors, should I become a Realtor?”

I get it so often, I invited a young gentleman named Tim to ask me his questions, and record it so I may share this for anyone in the same boat as Tim.

For those wanting to get a real estate license to get access to the data available to Realtors, over 50% of agents do 0-1 transactions per year. Don’t you think you could hire one as your assistant to send you reports and the data you need? That would be considerably less expensive than the hundreds of study hours needed to obtain your license, plus the couple thousand dollars per year in fees to maintain your license.

Food for thought and by the way, don’t listen to me for career advice or legal advice. These are merely my two cents on the subject.

Secondly, I learned in the methods of business, to not follow one’s passions. The market does not care if you’re passionate about real estate. I got my real estate license back in 2010 because there was a gap in the market. There was no one focused on guiding investors in Hamilton at the time. I was part of a fair-sized investor network and investors there were demanding the same.

I am a Hamilton investor, I was good at it. I’m a pretty good Realtor too, hence the awards you can see behind me. There was demand and no one was supplying the service to fill such demand. That’s how I made the business decision. If you’re looking to practice as a Realtor, I suggest a similar approach to evaluating the supply, demand, and competition in your target market. A great place to start would be like I did, becoming a member of group of like-minded real estate investors like my own group, the Infinity Wealth Investment Network. The iWIN group meets on Feb 28th and four weeks later on March 28th. If you want to be a investor, I can’t recommend enough that you spend time around local, successful investors.

If you want to take an even deeper dive into our Freedom 45 program, we can create for you a business plan that can truly give you time and freedom to do other things you love.

If that interests you, come to the next iWIN event! You can register here: https://www.infinitywealth.ca/events

If you’re looking for a get rich quick scheme, this isn’t for you. Building wealth is a marathon, not a sprint, and playing for the long-term takes a lot of the risks out of investing. No different than the Casino, but I despise risks to my money.

If you’re looking for a “work hard and build an awesome portfolio” scheme, then I’m your man!

Enough from me, I give you Tim, a 23 year old recent graduate with a Psychology degree, $40,000 of student debt, and big aspirations for what’s next.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/TE_o4yrRdK8

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

Books I recommend:

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (I can immediately tell when people contacting me, asking questions, asking for my time, if they’ve read this book or not)
Maximum Achievement by Brian Tracy
Psychology of Achievement by Brian Tracy
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Renos to Riches by Ian Szabo

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor

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

How To Build a Portfolio of Over 200 Properties and Lessons Learned Surviving An Economic Downturn with Jared Hope

February 19, 2019/1 Comment/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Hello Investors!!

Are you surviving the snow, ice and cold? What better time than now to get away to Florida, no? This time next year I plan on go back stateside for the 10X Growth Conference as I just got back and it was awesome. Here are my 🚨Top 3 takeaways from the first day and a half at #10xgrowthcon .

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📐1. More attention to digital assets, specifically websites, thanks to how tos by @tailopez. Check out his website if you want a great example.

🌟📈2. Scaling up is actually a way to reduce competition. Many have yet to learn the skills or raise the capital to do so, so scale up.

🎥3. Share more via video what I’m doing to help clients, members of #iWIN and, most importantly, my charity the @hamiltonbasketbrigade, because this isn’t about me. It’s about providing 1,000 families each year their best holiday ever.

Bonus takeaway: Likes are votes in a democracy, if this video helps you, please like. 🙏🙏🙏

How To Build a Portfolio of Over 200 Properties and Lessons Learned Surviving An Economic Downturn with Jared Hope

This week’s guest is excellent, as always. He’s a coach, a real estate business owner with property management and home construction businesses with 18 staff, and he’s transacted on over 200 properties since 2003. His name is Jared Hope of Tilt Property Group and he’s seen it all, from boom, to bust and 18.5% vacancy rates in the Alberta real estate market.

Jared even shares the moment where he almost lost it all to bankruptcy, having to rely on a stranger to pay for his family’s grocery bill.

Listeners, especially those in Ontario and BC, we’ve been on a very good run since 2008. There will be a downturn and Jared is here to share lessons on where he went wrong in the early days building a massive portfolio, what he would do different to insulate himself from six figure cash calls, and what experts to listen to… I have five pages of notes and know I would have 10X that if I were listening and not interviewing.

Enough from me, I give you Jared Hope.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/UYt8N0wXqlg

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

How to Connect with Jared:

We’re already discussing to have Jared as our May speaker at iWIN. Stay tuned!

Web: https://www.tiltgroup.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/tiltgroup
Twitter: @thejaredhope and @tiltproperties

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor

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

How to Lose Weight, Gain Muscle, Be a Beast with My Crossfit Coach Daniel Thiessen

February 11, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

I bought a house two weeks ago and inspected it last week. From the pictures and description of the house, I estimated $100,000 to get the house rent-ready. Sadly, my renovation estimate was accurate at just under $100k. I’ll allow myself a pat on the back for sadly being right about a lot of money going out the door. I bought it without conditions too, which I do not recommend. Please don’t do what I do. You’ll hear in a future podcast episode how Cherry, my wife, is not too pleased that we didn’t have an inspection condition and I didn’t even see the house!

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Bought another ugly 🏚house. I don’t always just 🏋️‍♂️Crossfit and 🥋Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, some times I actually invest for 🏖retirement and the 🏛kids’ education. This one will make a terrific furnished rental being so close to a 🏛university, a 🏩hospital with no area 🏨hotels, where jobs won’t be lost to automation or outsourced overseas. . I’ve been told I’m a risky investor by everyday people, non investors. The truth is I abhor risk hence I’m 👨‍🎓always 👨‍💻learning, 🤝networking, making relationships with the best of the best so my investment and future is taken care of💆‍♂️ . And oh yeah. We found a mouse in the fuse box. What a ⚡️shocking ⚡️discovery

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With the location being so close to a hospital and university, I’ll see what my options for a furnished executive style rental are, as I’d like to avoid future by-law issues with AirBnb and student rentals.

This deal wouldn’t have been possible without my fellow investor friends who all happened to have been on this podcast: Aaron Moore, Susan White, and Ryan Carr. They each inspire me of what’s possible. Aaron provided me the most tactical advice and answered my panicked phone calls. Susan too.

This is the ugliest house I’ve bought in a while, but what I’ve learned is the uglier the house, often the better the deal is. And it’s great to have friends you can call in a panic.

Speaking of real estate friends, you can meet them too at the next Infinity Wealth Investment Network (or iWIN for short) on February 28th. We have confirmed our location at The Vue where the Royal Woodbine Golf and Country Club hosts events. If you’ve ever been to a wedding at a nice golf course, that’s what this place looks like, and it’s located just east of Pearson Airport.

Our speakers are best selling author, and former Vice President of the Real Estate Investment Network, and founder of the Raising Capital Academy, Russell Westcott, where he is doing something completely different. Investors are invited to submit videos for Russell and I to review and choose from. Then on Feb 28th, Russell will coach this lucky individual LIVE. Russell is the Joint Venture Jedi, so let’s put his teaching skills to the test!

People rave about Denise and Stuart’s presentation on RRSP investing and they are here all the way from the Nation’s capital in Ottawa to share.

Plus interest rate and financing update from Butler Mortgages, and rent and resale price updates from the League of Extraordinary Real Estate Professionals.

Tickets are available at www.infinitywealth.ca, we sold over 100 tickets in a week and just released another 50 now that we have our venue locked down, so please don’t wait and buy your tickets today. Our last waitlist was 71 people….

How to Lose Weight, Gain Muscle, Be a Beast with My Crossfit Coach Daniel Thiessen

On to this week’s guest who is NOT a real estate investor but a remarkable human being nonetheless. Not all lessons are learned in the world of investing, and my conversation with Dan Thiessen, owner of RAdix Performance Centre in Oakville, Ontario, my Crossfit gym, has parallels to the business/investing world.

You want to be elite? The path is quite similar in athletics when compared to investing, and Dan is an elite athlete. He’s grown up playing sports at the triple A level, he’s competed at the provincial and national level in different sports, fast forward to today, he can handstand walk for 100 feet and lift a 280 lbs barbell from the floor to over his head in one movement.

In this episode, Dan has advice for how to get started and many best practices to maintain health, fitness and performance. The perfect thing to listen to right now if you’re suffering from the winter blahs and need motivation.

Personally, I’m near the best shape of my life. The best was a few months ago before my November holidays, but I can still beat up any previous version of myself.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/kyjlz8tGpOk

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

To follow Dan:

Web: https://radixperformance.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radixgym

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor

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

Buying Ugly Commercial Buildings, a Combined 300,000 Square Feet, Renovating on Speculation and Changing Hamilton with Steve Kulakowsky

February 4, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

I separated my rib just three weeks ago at a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament and this past Friday I was back golfing indoors, taking full swings. My core strength is not as good as it used to be but it felt good being able to swing as hard as I wanted pain free. I’m also back doing gymnastic movements at Crossfit pain free. The only time I now feel the injury is when doing burpees when my sore rib touches the floor but it’s barely noticeable.

My point is, I’ve had enough people call me insane for fighting other adults and ending up hurt, but what’s the worse thing that could happen? I lost and lost badly yes, I got hurt, but I’m OK.

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Shooting zombies. We pwned them. I personally didn’t die and I think that’s the most important metric lol. Top team score out of 37. Experience was awesome and can’t wait to do it again. I’d recommend doing booking for two games as it goes by fast.

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So the worst case happened, time goes on, and I’m fine and getting ready for my next competitions. 🙂 Am I insane? I know I’m definitely different, and back to investing, what is the worst case investing in real estate? If you do just a little education, get a little good advice, buy a good property in a top ten town, you’re going to be fine. Worst case, you learn from your mistakes on the next one.

Or if you like giving 110% like I do to ensure more predictable results, hire a great coach and surround yourself with successful investors. If you’re looking for a place to meet successful investors, then come to the next Infinity Wealth Investment Network (iWIN for short) meeting where I’ve assembled a large number of the most successful investors I know. Many have been on this podcast and are killing it. The super cool part is the investor community I know enjoys giving back so if you’re newer, that’s totally cool. You are more than welcome. Go to www.infinitywealth.ca for more information.

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Hosted 🏠150 investors at our first Infinity Wealth Investment Network meeting. 🙏Thank everyone for the kind words and all those who signed up. You are getting in on the 🏗ground floor of something special and we take your trust in us very seriously. We are the change we want to see in the 🌎world, we are here to help, deliver value and experiences never seen before. . We just gained our first member of the Council of Awesomeness to ensure our members receive the most value, fun, experiences, and gain the 🔨🔧tools to build 💰wealth. . 🍻Cheers to all the action takers. Together, we rewrite our histories as it takes a village to raise a 🙌successful real estate business owner and investor. I am proof of how a network of 🥅goal oriented, sharing individuals can be successful and so can you!

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That brings us to this week’s guest, Steve Kulakowsky. He’s one of our few returning guests and if you don’t know him, that’s OK. He’s pretty much the youngest and hottest developer in Hamilton with numerous massive, mid rise, commercial real estate. He owns retail and office space with a little residential. Steve buys them ugly and renovates them into beautiful, interesting rental spaces. Check out their instagram, it’s commercial real estate porn https://www.instagram.com/coreurbaninc/ including nine of the hottest restaurants in Hamilton.

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August 31, 2016, we began welcoming our first residential tenants to Templar Flats. Two years has flown by! Our tenants bring our spaces to life, and we are thrilled they have chosen to call the Flats their home. #hamont

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Buying Ugly Commercial Buildings, a Combined 300,000 Square Feet, Renovating on Speculation and Changing Hamilton with Steve Kulakowsky

Before our interview, I invited Steve to lunch at a fabulous restaurant on King William St, and they just so happen to be one of Steve’s tenants. I also invited Luke Wywrot, who is building a 30 storey apartment building around the corner, as Luke and Steve have never met before. Luke will be by the show when’s he’s less busy. We had an awesome lunch, I was the old guy among the three of us. Lots of ideas were shared on advanced real estate topics, and that’s what cool about so many investors I know. Many are open to sharing how-to.

Just like this episode, Steve shares what motivates him, tips and strategies to attract commercial tenants, a Field of Dreams strategy in a market with double digit commercial vacancy and low rents, going from residential to commercial, and on and on. Hopefully we can get Steve to give a talk at the April iWIN Meeting.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

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

To follow Steve:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreurbaninc/
Website: http://www.coreurban.ca/

If you’d like an introduction to Steve and you’re a friend, please let me know.

If you need a friend defined please read How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegi

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate, then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor

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

Student Rental vs Shared Mature Adults Rental. Which has more cash flow? Which has less headaches? Which removed all the drywall for the landlord with baseball bats? w/ Anna Moore

January 28, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

On Wednesday we hosted 🏠150 investors at our first Infinity Wealth Investment Network meeting. The biggest and best event I’ve yet to host with even bigger and better events to come. 🙏Thanks to everyone for sharing their kind words and all those who signed up for the iWIN membership. You are getting in on the ground floor of something special and we take your trust in us very seriously. We are the change we want to see in the 🌎world, we are here to help and deliver value and experiences never seen before.

Thank you to Charles Wah, Andy Tran, and Steve Ford for sharing their how to’s on small real estate developments, the ideal development investment for beginners. Thank you to Mike Iuliano for sharing his view of the stock markets, how he’s taking that information and applying to his portfolio. And, finally, thanks to my lovely wife and real estate Accountant, Cherry Chan, who is my partner in building Infinity Wealth. Thank you for sharing the taxation challenges of AirBnb’s and short-term rentals. If you have a short term rental, make sure you understand the taxation requirements both in operating and when selling the property.

If you missed it, that’s OK, the recordings are available for members. If you want to know more about the Infinity Wealth Investment Network, come check us out! You can register for the event at infinitywealth.ca. Our keynote speaker is none other than best selling author, master of raising capital (and has done so to acquire over 100+ properties), Russell Westcott, aka the JV Jedi.

Susan White Livermore, multi-millionaire mom, will also be in the house to share how she continues to get mortgages, event with her portfolio of 35+ properties. It’s not pretty, but the bank makes the rules and they lend us hundreds of thousands, so it’s worth it.

The networking of course will be excellent, we had many folks stay over 1 hour after the event to chat. The restaurant for the post-meeting meeting had to give the rest of us the boot, and I took away massive value from the after-meeting meeting.

I have been asked many times what is that one thing that is responsible for my success. There honestly is no one thing. I believe the path to success is inch by inch and not by miles. But if you’re always willing to learn, seek out mentors, like the guests on my podcast and the attendees of my events (as they are sharing golden nuggets all the time), then it’s up to you to apply them.

🍻Cheers to all the new iWIN member action takers. Together, we rewrite our histories as it takes a village to raise a 🙌 successful real estate business owner and investor. I am proof of how a network of goal oriented, sharing individuals can be successful and so can you!

Student Rental vs Shared Mature Adults Rental with Anna Moore

I first met Anna after seeing a piece by CTV Barrie on how an area student landlord was switching gears and renting to seniors instead (link below). Anna has been in the student rental business for 25 years. After the straw that broke the camel’s back, another abused rental property by the student tenants and thousands of repairs and clean up bills, she switched gears in renting to seniors.

As a student rental investor myself, I immediately reached out to AMR Property Management to speak to owner Anna Moore and here is our recorded discussion.

Anna is a veteran business owner with a successful printing company, she currently manages 200 doors (many are her own investments), and she vacations much of the winter in the Bahamas and Europe in the summer.

Yet another lifestyle success story for you listeners, as it’s not about the investment, it’s about what our investments afford us in lifestyles, and Anna is living the dream. Plus her business is ever improving as she goes from 5 senior rentals to offering as many as 50 this spring.

Without further ado, I give you Anna Moore of AMR Property Management

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/0Q8Z-UKOcbY

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

Link to CTV coverage of Anna: Company turning student homes into shared housing for seniors

Website: www.amrpropertymanagement.com

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor

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

Little Known Strategies for a Perfect Morning, Perfect Day, Perfect Week for a Perfect Life with Craig Ballantyne

January 17, 2019/1 Comment/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Hello Investor!!

How goes those new year’s resolutions? I personally do not make resolutions as my goals are being revised a couple times per year as priorities change and my goals for 2019 were set this past November. If you don’t have goals… well my mentor Brian Tracy says “Goals are everything, everything else is commentary.”

One of my 2019 goals was to compete in one of my first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments on Jan 5th. The decision was made to compete only 3.5 weeks in advance which was great – less time to stress about the competition. I changed my schedule with my wife’s support and this definitely one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.

Preparing to fight other men is nerve wracking. I have to eat properly during the holidays, I had a total of three glasses of wine in December, made the time to train and, lucky me, I caught a cold a week before the event and couldn’t practice.

The day of the event, I lost my first match quite badly. I haven’t had the strength to watch the recording 🎥but I will eventually to show my coaches so they can tell me where I went wrong so I can learn from my mistakes. I was also injured in the process, my rib separated, so that was painful and I was scared but the quick turnaround between my early matches allowed my adrenaline 💉 to keep me in the fight.

This video is of my second and final match of the day. I forfeited the rest due to injury. I sped up the boring parts and my embarrassingly bad pulling of guard.

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Definitely one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. My first 🇧🇷Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament 🤼‍♂️. Preparing to fight other grown men is nerve wracking. I have to eat🍽🍴🥗 properly during the holidays, make time to train 🏋️‍♀️, I caught a 🥶😷 cold a week out so couldn’t practice. . 🤦‍♂️I lost my first match quite badly, I haven’t had the strength to watch the recording 🎥but I will eventually to show my coaches where I went wrong to learn from my ❌ mistakes ❌. I was also injured in the process so that stings but the quick turnaround between my early matches allowed my adrenaline 💉 to keep me in the fight. . 📽This video is of my second and final match of the day. I forfeited the rest due to injury. I sped up the boring parts and my embarrassingly bad pulling of guard 🤣 . 🤙What am I doing? I am pushing my limits. Entrepreneurs look to push themselves in areas outside of just business. I got steamrolled in my first match, I had a rough day and that is much worse than anything I’ll face at work this week or this month. As I tell my team, #nopressurenodiamonds 💎 . 🙏I want to thank my team mates and trainers and coaches 🦜 for getting me to through this event. This won’t be my last competition and look forward to healing and fixing the holes in my game. #nevergiveup

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Am I insane for doing this? Well my coach is doing a half iron man and my old friend Quentin Desousa lost over 100 lbs in 2018 and is running a half marathon this year. One of my Jiu Jitsu coaches at the age of 46 is competing at the world championships in Las Vegas again this year.

Successful people push their limits in areas outside of just business. I got steamrolled in my first match, I got hurt and submitted, but fought my next match 15 mins later. It was a rough day and in business, shit happens just the same. Just know you can overcome your challenges, it’s been done before and there is no reason you can not do the same. As I tell my team and clients, no pressure no diamonds 💎.

I want to thank my teammates and trainers and coaches for getting me to through this event. This won’t be my last competition and look forward to healing and fixing the holes in my game. You only truly lose if you give up and I hate losing more than I like winning.

Speaking of successful people, at the time of this posting, I have over 150 of the most successful real estate investors from our community RSVP to my networking event. The event takes place on January 23rd, which sold out in less than 80hours, and the waitlist now stands at 44. This is the biggest room of successful investors I’ve ever put together, so if you have big plans for 2019, you will want to be at the next meeting.

Our keynote speakers on Jan 23rd are currently building two houses from the ground up on a lot they already own via another investment property and had this lot severed. In simple terms, the land was free, so the returns are quite significant, especially the cash flow once the basements are legally suited.

Two houses >> four units, brand new.

This is an ideal strategy for investors new to developing and building, and we are very lucky to have Charles Wah, Steve Ford, and Andy Tran to share how they are doing it.

From Jason Gaignard, only 3% of the population are entrepreneurs, only 4% of those entrepreneurs have 7 figure businesses. They are rare. I’m one of the many that will be there Jan 23rd in Mississauga, Ontario. To get on the wait-list, please visit www.infinitywealth.ca/join

You can also register for our next Street Smart Tour of Kitchener-Waterloo on January 26th, 2019 by Clicking Here!

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Craig Ballantyne is the first influencer I followed back in early 2000’s before influencer was a term to describe someone with a significant following.

I knew Craig from his highly successful online fitness training program. Craig’s clients would sign up online to learn how to exercise and diet to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. Craig also taught his business and marketing methods and produced many other successful online fitness entrepreneurs. He is the real deal.

Fast forward to 2019 and Craig is still crushing it. Two personal friends of mine are enjoying his personal coaching and I’m enjoying Craig’s Perfect Day Formula as seen below. Here’s the link if you want to check it out: https://perfectdayformula.com/

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I interviewed the OG @realcraigballantyne for the podcast about the formula to a perfect morning, perfect day and perfect week so I’m crazy amped to dig into the Perfect Day Formula kit. Just look at all this stuff! Day planner, gratitude journal, work life balance assessment booklet, goal setting booklet. Holy crap this kit is complete!! . Productivity #10X is on its way!!! . 🙏🙏🙏 Craig!! @realcraigballantyne . Look out 2019, you’ve been warned, prepare for crushnihilation!! . #perfectday #perfectdayformula

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Craig is the author of the Perfect Day Formula and his brand new book “Unstoppable”. He’s been viewed on YouTube over 7 million times. Craig is one of the original gangsters, an OG of online direct marketing, and you can tell he’s been successful and around a long time when you read all the folks who wrote forewords for “Perfect Day Formula” – pretty much the who’s who of the entrepreneurship and marketing educators.

He’s also a podcaster at www.earlytorise.com

I ask Craig how to create a perfect morning, perfect day, perfect week, and perfect life. I think that’s something we all want.

I thought it was also pretty cool how we discussed Craig’s biggest fear of regret and what he’s doing to make sure his regret does not become reality.

Craig also shares how he built and organic following of almost 33,000 on Instagram with video.

This is an early favourite episode of mine for 2019.

Check him out on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/realcraigballantyne/

And seriously, you can email Craig at Craig(at)Godfather.com LOL!!

Without further ado….

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/_LFnccJe1YM

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

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor

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

Giving Cancer The Finger, Getting Screwed and Buying 10+ Investment Properties Anyways w. Tom Sullivan

January 10, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Happy New Year my fellow investors!!

I hope you enjoyed the holidays and are ramping up for an epic 2019!!

I had my mastermind session with the WuMASTERS just before Christmas, an overnight affair with a bunch of ballers who all have big plans for 2019, 2025, 2040.

The amazing part is some of my mastermind members already have 80-90% of what I want, which is why I’m so lucky to be a part of this group.

Just have a look at the lovely log cabin we stayed at on the river is just on the edge of Cambridge. One of my goals in life is to live part of the year in what many would consider a vacation property, so friends and family can come visit whenever they want, stay a weekend or a week or two. I’ll work mornings only and come noon, I join my guests for lunch and take the rest of the day off. This property fits my vision and how cool is it we all got to enjoy it together.

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Xmas Mastermind session complete. Our location was the amazing @blackbridgecabin. Simply gorgeous, thank you to the hostess with the mostess @tashamonaghan71. We shared each shared our updates, goals for next year and year 5, 10, 20. Expect big things from this group for years to come. Most of them will be at my networking event Jan 23rd. DM me for details.

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2018 has been an amazing year for me and my family. Not business wise, as the government was successful in slowing down the market and, in turn, my business for the first half of 2018. Thanks to my investment portfolio, I can weather the storm between lines of credit and cash flow.

Real estate is not all sunshine and lollipops but keep in mind, the average investment property has its mortgage paid off around $500 per month by the tenant. If you have just five investment properties that’s $2,500 per month or 28,000 per year. How many people do you know are putting away 28,000 per year for retirement or for kid’s education fund?

I did a double take just last week to see my University program has increased its tuition to 28,000 per year!!! Up 155% from what I paid, or a compound growth rate of 5.4% per year. Is anyone earning 5.4% more each year over year in their job??

Quick event announcement, my networking group is getting together the evening of Jan 23rd at our new location near Pearson Airport!

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with and, lucky for us, my mastermind group will be in attendance plus many other of the most successful real estate entrepreneurs I know. Such as Rob Break of the Break-Through Podcast, Brian of Pulis Investments who owns hundreds of doors in apartment building investing, plus several other award winning investors, flippers, wholesalers, AirBnb pros, etc…. My commitment to you the attendee is to assemble Ontario’s best, tightly knit networking group of real estate investors. I have some networking exercises planned so you all can get to know one another better.

Seating is limited, so register as soon as you receive the invite. To get on the invite list go to https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/

I’ll be sharing the business framework I created for investing in real estate that decides for me if now is the time to invest.

We have keynote speakers Andy Tran and Charles Wah to share how they created “free land” to build four units from the ground up and how we investors may be sitting on tens of thousands of “free,” unlocked equity in your existing portfolio, or how to seek out similar properties.

Again, to get on the invite list: https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/

Giving Cancer The Finger, Getting Screwed, and Buying 10+ Investment Properties Anyways w. Tom Sullivan

On to this week’s guest, Tom Sullivan. He is a Cancer survivor, and when he learned of his Cancer it served as a reminder of how short and precious life is. He went on a tear to acquire over 10 investment properties and earned him the Real Estate Investment Network’s award for Rookie of the Year in 2015.

Tom is a smart guy holding his Masters in Business and Chartered Professional Accountant designation, investing in the Durham Regions and places east of Toronto. He’s also one of the nicest, most sharing people you’ll ever meet, which is why it’s awful how another investor did not live up to their contractual, joint venture obligations when the partner profited so massively above projections from the deal.

As always, this is the Truth About Real Estate Investing show, so we bring you real stories, including those of headaches and financial losses so you may learn how to avoid similar mistakes.

As the saying goes, a fool learns from their own mistakes, a smart person learns from someone else’s mistakes.

Do have your note taking implements handy, as Tom is full of great tips and, thanks to him, I just loaded up with tons of extended warranties. Without further ado, I give you, Tom Sullivan.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/zpX2WwpzShM

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

To follow up with Tom:

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sullivan-mba-cma-cpa-471604/

If you enjoyed the show and would like to learn more about investing in real estate then you do not want to miss my Top 10 Tips On Real Estate. It’s FREE to Download!!

I’ve interviewed many of the leading authorities in real estate, including Best Selling Authors like Julie Broad, Don R Campbell, Russell Westcott, and Tom Karadza. My super star investors include folks who acquire two properties per month or have transacted on over 100 properties. I have learned a thing or two in my own investing and distilled it down to 10, you-can-not-ignore, tips if you want to be a successful investor.

To download the report go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/book

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Preview of What To Expect Jan 23rd with Andy Tran and Charles Wah

January 8, 2019/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Our keynote speakers Andy Tran, Charles Wah and Construction Manager, Steve Ford, are currently building two houses from the ground up on a lot they already own and had severed. Basically, they got it for free so the returns are quite significant when you have next to zero land acquisition costs, especially the cash flow once the basements are legally suited. Andy Tran knows a thing or two about that too. Two houses >> four units, brand new.

This is an ideal strategy for investors new to developing and we are very lucky to have Charles Wah and Andy Tran to share how they are doing it.

To get on the invite list: https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/AEO4ng-tHJ4

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

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Wholesaling, Flipping, Investing in the GTA with Aaron Moore

December 21, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Hello investors!!

What a great time it is to be alive!! One of the secrets of happiness is the practice gratitude, and I do this a couple times a week in my journal. One of the secrets of motivation is to have a purpose beyond just you.

I bring this up today because I received a rather nasty email from someone I know. He challenged the purpose of why I post what I do, saying it’s for self affirmation, states my humility is false, and is making assumptions about me.

As someone who has done a lot of self introspection and studied human psychology, I have learnt a few things. Among them is that we are all human, we are all flawed, there is no such thing as normal. I am no different, I knowingly admit I am crazy in many ways. Just this morning I signed up for a martial arts tournament to fight other men. I am scared, scared of losing, scared of being embarrassed. I have been choked unconscious before in competition in front of my teammates and coaches. I am crazy. I do chase excitement. I am not normal.

Many things we all do is about our nature. We as humans enjoy challenges, we’re territorial, we have egos, we all seek approval and want to be loved. So no judgement here if anyone wants to publicly share their wins and successes, I personally welcome it. By witnessing others’ successes, that motivates me to be successful with you. If you remember the story about the 4 minute mile, a running race to complete a mile, 1600m, in under 4 minutes was first done by Roger Bannister in 1954. How long have humans been racing for? FYI, the first Olympics was in the 600’s BC. Two months after Roger Bannister’s record feat, he did it again, a sub-four-minute, along with Australian John Landy. Once John Landy knew it was possible to run sub-four, he believed in himself and made it reality.

This is the same reason I’ll continue to share my journey to freedom 45. My success was not overnight nor without sacrifice. I have more grey hair than my dad and scars on my face from Shingles, exactly seven years ago due to stress. I want to be a living case study of what is possible and the rewards that come, so you the listener or friend or client (not mutually exclusive) may believe in yourself to do the same.

For the same reason I belong to a mastermind with Michelle Gauthier, Susan White, Ryan Carr, Aaron Moore – our guest this week, Luke Wywrot, Tasha Monaghan and Sarah Coupland to hear others’ successes to motivate me and to them the same.

If anyone is interested, I’ll share more about what drives me in hopes YOU may be more motivated to make 2019 your best. Because to answer my hater, I’m not at peace with myself at 3am, my mind gets on a hamster wheel when I wake up in the middle of the night how I can do more, be more. That is who I am and how I arrived to where I am today and take me to places including a multi million dollar charitable foundation for my charity the Hamilton Basket Brigade to ensure hundreds of families will receive the best Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas ever for decades long after I’m gone.

If people want to hate me for chasing my goals then go ahead. Because a good life for my kids, grandkids and giving underprivileged families their best Christmas ever means a hell of a lot more to me than one person’s feelings.

If you’d like to spend more time with fellow world changers and investors, save the date for my networking meeting Wednesday evening on January 23rd. We are still working on a venue, but to get on the invite list go to www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting and register to get on the invite list.

Our guest speakers Charles Wah and Andy Tran will be sharing the how-tos on small in-fill real estate developments, as they are building two houses from scratch that will each be a duplex. This is the ideal starter development investment for folks, as the land came included with the initial investment that already cash flows, thus reducing the risks. Most of my mastermind will be in attendance as well in case you want to meet someone who’s transacted on 70 properties or buys 12-24 properties per year or is building a 30 storey condo building or owns/manages over 200 apartment doors and of course, this week’s guest, Aaron Moore.

Again that’s www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting to get on the invite list.

Wholesaling, Flipping, Investing in the GTA with Aaron Moore

Americans call him the “Canadian Investor” as Aaron embodies the Canadian stereotypes as he both helps and invests. Aaron is a past winner of REIN’s Leslie Cuff Player of the Year award, that’s the big award only given to investor each year. He’s won renovator of the year as well.

Aaron left his corporate job in the early 2000’s to make investing a full time gig. He’s also one of the best I’ve seen at incorporating online, paid traffic strategies to source off market properties and he’s been a big help in me getting started as well.

I give you Aaron Moore.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/anGVvLu5QH4

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

To follow Aaron:

Web: https://www.housedealsgta.ca/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronmoore1

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

The DOW plunged 800 points last Tuesday. How to Invest Like Mike?

December 12, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

The DOW plunged 800 points the other day so I asked Invest Like Mike‘s Mike Iuliano what’s going on in the markets, how he’s investing (since he consistently beats the markets) and how it relates to real estate.

I hope you enjoy! If you do, please like and share so I know you want to hear more of these interviews with Mike!

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/bFzEcYhtZMs

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

To follow Mike, his group on Facebook is here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/InvestLikeMike

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
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Starting Late but Retiring 5 Years Early with Doug and Anna Scott

December 6, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

I’m back from vacation!!

Yes I know, I was back like two weeks ago from Hong Kong, China, but this time I’m back from our cruise trip we had booked before our Hong Kong trip!!

We took a Norwegian Bliss cruise out of Miami with stops in St. Thomas USVI, Tortola BVI (my personal favourite for the lovely views of rainforest and coast line, and one of the nicest beaches I’ve been to), and Bahamas.

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Seriously epic times on @norwegiancruiseline to Eastern Caribbean with a group of 26 friends and family. Weather and ship was great, the buffet was even better, I gained six pounds but let’s see how fast I lose it by going back to #timerestrictedeating #intermittentfasting no sugar and alcohol because I had lots of those on the ship!!! 🤣🤣🤣

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We did some amazing snorkeling right off the beach in Magens Bay, St Thomas. I was snorkeling with land developer Charles’ Wah’s dad, he goes by Wah, and my brother, Tony. My brother is an advanced diver, I’m a recreational diver. We both like to dive, but when travelling with kids, snorkeling will have to do. We saw lots of tropical fish (some the size of my forearm), a school of cuttlefish, and the highlight was an octopus. We hung out with our eight legged friend for a bit and were treated to a show as it changed colours to an almost-white.

Snorkeling brought back memories of my brother and I snorkeling in Bahamas as kids. This event and the whole trip was a great bonding experience for us.

On the trip was my wife and kids, Tony’s wife and kid, my mom, friends of the show Charles Wah, land developer, and Andy Tran, best known for his basement suite consulting business. They both brought their families, including parents. Our total group was 26 and it was so much fun!!! I call this having multiple flavours of cake and eating it too!!

Charles and Andy are my friends who were at first clients of mine, but then became close friends. We’re all young and ambitious entrepreneurs, so it’s great we can get together like family to enjoy a pleasure cruise. We get each other, whereas many of you investors know, not many people “get you.”

I love cruising so much, I already booked my next cruise in early 2019. You see, I’m turning 40. I thought things were downhill at 30, so even more so now. Cherry and I are attending the 10X Growth Conference by Grant Cardone in Miami, so why not hop on a 4 night cruise in the Caribbean since we’re already in Miami and it’s so much cheaper than staying in Miami! LOL :p

A couple real estate friends look to be coming too. How great is that, a motivational conference followed by a week with fellow entrepreneurs to mastermind and have a good time. I truly love mixing business with pleasure!!!!

Quick announcement before we get to our guest, I’m still getting questions on almost a daily basis on timing real estate, the future of real estate, blockchain and real estate, am I worried about interest rates and bubbles, the recent announcement of the GM plant closing in Oshawa etc… so come January at my monthly networking meeting I will go over how I see the world and how the research drives my decisions. I am not an economist, however I am a multi millionaire investor, I’ve coached multiple multi millionaire investors, and I spend a lot of time around other real estate multi millionaires, so hopefully I’ve learnt something along the way. I’ll share the research so you may make your own decisions. So go to https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ to get on the invite list.

Our January guest speakers are currently developing a small piece of land and building two houses from scratch on a lot they bought, which already had two properties on it. Pretty cool eh? Take two properties and sever the lot, build for a total of four properties and 8 units. How did they do it? Andy Tran and Charles Wah will be at my networking meeting to share how they went about doing it.

Starting Late but Retiring 5 Years Early with Doug and Anna Scott

Have you met Doug and Anna Scott? No? They are at every networking event. They will even split up to divide and conquer if there are events going on at the same time. I last saw Doug at the Ontario Landlord Watch Annual Conference but no Anna, she was at Scott McGilvrey’s Keyspire event in Toronto where they are member coaches.

Doug and Anna also host their own networking group in Cambridge, Ontario. I’ve been before, and it’s a great, energetic group of action takers. My wife has spoken there twice, and I spoke there just a few months ago. I highly recommend you check them out if you’re in the area… or not from the area, as Doug and Anna will tell you. No great event is too far, as they live in Waterloo but are regulars and members of the Durham REI meetings all the way in Whitby, Ontario. That’s 90 minutes in no traffic or five hours in Toronto traffic!

Anyway, here is their story on how starting later in life and investing in just a few properties still allowed Doug to retire five years early, and how retirement/full time investing really means spending more time doing what they want to do. How they got started, how to be great networkers, and as always, advice for the new investor.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/5JIelcbjgVg

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

To follow Doug and Anna:

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/topics/real-estate-investors/ca/on/kitchener/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bikingchick23
Email: lautuspg@bell.net

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

How to Buy a Business with Ajay Jain

November 26, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

While on vacation, I didn’t get much work done, just a little bit of emails and communicating with my team over instant messaging. I’m on vacation with my kids, so no hard core work was getting done, but I did do some light thinking.

Such as, how so many people are working for the weekend. My family and I were in Hong Kong for my brother in law’s wedding, so there was sufficient notice to all that we were coming. This is partly cultural and partly being an entrepreneur, as both of my wife Cherry’s parents have their own businesses, but they each took maybe one or two days off during our two week stay.

My in laws only see their daughter and grandkids once per year, but could only afford 1-2 days off between the wedding of their son and visit from their grandkids. They did not join us for any of our activities site seeing or the two days we spent at Disney.

On the flip side, there’s my cousin’s wife who retired a year ago from her executive position at one of the big banks. She spent a whole day driving us around, sight seeing, taking us to the beach. She doesn’t have kids, but is crazy about kids. She had a job offer from another big bank for an executive position with salary in the 300k zone. Her competing offer was to be a personal chauffeur to her teenage niece who is a competitive swimmer who needs to get to practice before and after school with dreams of going to the Olympics.

Which would you choose? What if money was no object?

She turned the bank down, informing them she had a better offer. No stress, no long hours or responsibilities defined by others, no greed. To me, that’s what investing is all about. Her and my cousin invest in 2nd mortgages. Making money passively so you can do whatever your heart desires. To me, that’s living the dream.

Quick announcement before we get to our World Champion guest, I’m still getting questions on almost a daily basis on timing real estate, the future of real estate, blockchain and real estate, am I worried about interest rates and bubbles, etc… so come January at my monthly networking meeting I will go over how I see the world and how the research drives my decisions. I am not an economist, however I am a multi millionaire investor and I spend a lot of time around other real estate multimillionaires so hopefully I’ve learnt something along the way. So go to https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ to get on the invite list.

How to Buy a Business with Ajay Jain

It seems we’ve all read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. If you haven’t, please do so before continuing listening. 🙂

Robert Kiyosaki wrote about starting or buying a business instead of getting a job. I sought out an expert on buying businesses, which is how my friend and client Ajay Jain got on the show.

Ajay has his Chartered Accountant designation from India, his MBA from Rotman’s School of Business from the University of Toronto, and he’s worked in Merger’s and Acquisitions at CIBC. That’s the department at a bank whose role is grow the business through acquisition. For example, often time when you see a Canadian Bank in the States, it’s because they bought the local bank.

Ajay is also licensed to work as an agent in brokering the purchase and sale of businesses, so he’s here today to share how that works, and how he values businesses and structures deals.

If you’re an existing business owner, pay special attention, as Ajay is giving guidance on how to increase the value of your business and how to get paid out faster.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/yTIviV-2ZLs

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

To Follow Ajay:

Connect on LinkedIn
Ajay’s Email Address: ajay@aldrin.ca
Website: www.aldrin.ca

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Investing early at Age 18 to Living The Dream the last 14 years Choking People and Becoming a World Champion at Jiu Jitsu with Barbie Benton

November 19, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

I’m back!! My family and I landed back in Canada 12 hours ago after a two week vacation in Hong Kong to witness the marriage of my brother in law, Vick, to his lovely bride, Kitty. Hong Kong is known as the least affordable real estate in the world it was fascinating to me to be able to witness it first hand.

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Disneyland Hong Kong was awesome!! We went twice during our two week trip to Hong Kong. Clockwise, us and: Minnie Mouse, Moana, R2D2, Iron Man, Goofy and Pluto. All characters were amazing. We even saw Minnie Mouse autograph a smartphone overlay and she nailed it. These actors were all full send in character and it didn’t go unnoticed. So grateful for our #realestatebusiness and investments for affording us this lifestyle. Can’t wait to Disney Cruise next 😀🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🕶🐹

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I know Hong Kong is not Canada, but as a real estate nerd, I’m always interested in how real estate markets behave for both sale and rent for ideas on how my tribe and I may invest to capitalize. For many of you listeners, you may recall the massive influx of Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong in the 90’s, and today it’s more the mandarin speaking folks. I hear it all the time from my friends in Vancouver and around Toronto.

If you’ve spent any time in China, like Hong Kong, you’ll understand why, and it starts with prices. The condo I stayed at was only a few years old, on the suburban, terminal end of the train line to the north East. The GTA equivalent, this would be Barrie or Stouville. For a recent listing, the asking was just under $2,000,000 Canadian for…. Wait for it… almost 800 square feet, two bed, two bath apartment condo… Just think what $2,000,000 gets you in Canada. $2,000,000 gets you into a decent house West Vancouver, the most expensive neighbourhood in Canada.

Another way to think about the price is per square foot, which is almost $2,500 per square foot. Compare that to 1 Bloor West in Toronto, which is one of the most premier, most expensive condos in Toronto priced at around $1,500 per square foot.

Do you still wonder why we are seeing so much foreign investment from China?

On the rent side, it’s not as crazy. This same condo rents for just over $3,000 per month. On the other hand, we have a family friend paying over $11,000 per month for her 1,100 square foot, ocean facing condo. Something to keep in mind as condo investing will become synonymous with single family home investing, condos with views will rent for above market prices.

Canada sounds pretty cheap, doesn’t it? Affordability is a concern for every Canadian, just know how much better we have it than many.

On a socialist front, 28% of Hong Kong’s population, or over 2,000,000 people, live in public housing. In comparison, Toronto Public Housing has just 164,000 tenants.

Some other fun facts of Hong Kong:

Minimum wage is under $6/hour
Income tax is 15%
There is no sales tax or capital gains tax
Investment property financing requires 50% as down payment.

Quick announcement before we get to our World Champion guest, I’m still getting questions on almost a daily basis on timing real estate, the future of real estate, blockchain and real estate, am I worried about interest rates and bubbles, etc… so come January at my monthly networking meeting I will go over how I see the world and how the research drives my decisions. I am not an economist, however I am a multi millionaire investor and I spend a lot of time around other real estate multimillionaires so hopefully I’ve learnt something along the way. So go to https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ to get on the invite list.

Investing early at Age 18 to Living The Dream the last 14 years Choking People and Becoming a World Champion at Jiu Jitsu with Barbie Benton

Barbie is living the dream. No, there is no Ken or pink corvette, but she does what she wants with her time when she wants to. Barbie chooses to train and teach martial arts several times per day and she’s quite good at it, including having won at the Abu Dhabi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships. She is the first world champion I’ve had on this show, but she won’t be the last.

Most of us have day jobs. Barbie’s day job is that of a self sponsored professional athlete, thanks to having started investing at the age of 18. 17 years later, that same property now makes up half of the income she earns today.

Barbie shares about what it takes to be a world champion, what life is like as a successful investor, and her recent trip to China to start her ecommerce business. I’m just jealous she has fun all day and doesn’t have to work, AKA, living the dream.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/JcTCqDu7ua8

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

Show Notes:

Barbie’s BJJ Journal
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbie__on__fire/

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

How to Choose a Coach with My Coach for the Last 7 Years Mary-Anne Gillespie

November 12, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Driving down country roads near Hamilton Mountain, top down, in a 600 horsepower, v10, 5.something litre engine in a Lamborghini Huracan Spyder. They cost around $350,000 to own but I’m no investor of cars therefore we rented. 😛

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Rolling up with my real estate investor friends in @gta_exotics_official sports cars: Lamborghini, Audi R8, and Maclaren. Super fun, highly recommend and thank you to everyone at GTA Exotics for making sure we had a great time.

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The experience was amazing, the handling, braking and acceleration is unreal. The experience was made better by sharing it with my fellow real estate entrepreneurs and my new Marketing person, Darren Cabral. He knows cars like I know houses. Darren would buy one of these if he was in my financial situation, which I think is interesting. Whenever Cherry and I have capital available, it gets invested. I do drive a decent German sedan, but that’s the norm for my line of work.

To me, I would much rather vacation with the kids and acquire a vacation property. One idea is to buy one of those Pier 8 condos in Hamilton, as it will be quiet with no major roads nearby and we will be on the water yet close to a mid sized city with all the hottest cafes and restaurants.

It’s just one idea, but I’m sharing because I do want you all to think bigger. I’ve had some great ideas that were born while networking and masterminding with many great investors, many well ahead of me in their careers.

If you have any trouble finding folks who will raise you up, a good place to start is my own HaltonREI.ca meetings. We have the wonderful Jay Gabrani as our guest speaker on November 24th at the prestigious Sheridan College in Oakville. His lessons on preparedness from the sudden loss of his wife and mother of his three young children and the investments he made to support his life as a stay at home, single dad.

Investing saved his life, including investing in stock options and private lending, so you don’t want to miss this keynote talk.

Also on November 24th, my dear friend and multi-millionaire real estate investor friend, Tahani, is hosting her first ever FIRE conference, “Females In Real Estate”, at the Bisha Hotel. You will learn from Tahani and other incredible speaker on how to grow your wealth and make more money.

Use code “ERWIN” to get a discount off tickets! Click here for more information and to buy tickets: http://bit.ly/FIREConf

How to Choose a Coach with My Coach for the Last 7 Years, Mary-Anne Gillespie

The real estate investing industry has exploded with coaches. I get it, my team and I coach investors too. It is highly rewarding work to teach others to become successful investors, we have many multi millionaire clients who started with nothing. They are crazy grateful, doing amazing things with their families, favourite charities, and living life to the fullest.

But who is a good coach? Personally, I always want to work with the best of the best, so when I first sought out a coach I asked several winners who the best coach was. That is how I found my coach since 2011, Mary-Anne Gillespie. At the time, she was head trainer for a very large brokerage. She is also a coach to many top level real estate entrepreneurs who are household names in my industry.

I have no idea what she saw in me when she took me on, but here we are.

Maybe because we’re both a little nuts as Mary-Anne finds marathons boring and is now preparing for an Ironman triathlon. She is also an exclusive member of the Forbes Coaching Network. To summarize, she’s a winner, coaches winners, and one can never spend enough time among winners.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/vk03YSnTIUc

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

To follow Mary-Anne:

Mary-Anne’s Instagram
Mary-Anne’s website

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Halloween Special – Scary Investor Stories

November 1, 2018/1 Comment/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Monthly Mastermind with these beauties!!

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Never stop learning. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, so I choose to be with these top real estate entrepreneurs who are all on track to do big things. #mastermind

I shared with them my big ideas and they encouraged me to keep going. I’ll of course need their help, and I’ll be there for them when they need mine.

So many big things coming in 2019 and I can’t wait to share them all with you in due time!!!!

Halloween Special – Scary Investor Stories

After lunch at my mastermind meeting, I passed my phone around for a casual conversation about everyone’s nightmare investor story. I know some of the stories are really scary but we all survived and the returns were more than enough to compensate us for our efforts.

Just this week I was speaking to a client looking to exit their investment where their capital return is around $200,000 for one property. Just think how many hours per day, per week, per year it takes for you to earn that kind of money, then decide if investing is worth it for you.

My first job out of university, right after September 11th, 2001, paid me a whopping $35,000 per year. You don’t need a calculator to figure whose hourly rate was better.

Happy Hallowe’en!!

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/JFtcKhZLTE0

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

Show notes and Thank you to:

Susan White Livermore: https://libertypropertysolutions.ca/
Michelle Gauthier: http://www.greenridgeproperties.com/
Sarah Coupland – Apartment building specialist: https://tagproperties.ca/
Aaron Moore: https://www.gtahousebuyers.ca
And Ryan Carr: http://rwcarrinvestment.com/

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
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IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Renovating Tips from 50-70 Renos, Starting a US fund, and Losing 100lbs, with Quentin D’Sousa Part 2

October 29, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

This is me mid morning routine.

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Every morning the first content I consume is business or self development books. I’m loving the app Blinkist right now (thank you @tashamonaghan71 for the recommendation). Super cheap and summarizes much of the greatest books in history. The screen capture is Eat That Frog by one of my favourites @thebriantracy. Pretty much the perfect book to start the day.

I just downloaded “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie as it’s been a while since I last read it and the book keeps coming up in my coaching of other investors and coaches on my team. The lessons from this book have enabled me to attract mentors, be a better leader to clients and employees, build relationships with contractors and celebrities in our industry.

Getting guests on this podcast to deliver you all the best information is no cake walk either, as everyone’s time is precious. Many guests need some coaxing and cajoling as we have no budget to offer speaking fees. LOL.

Speaking of budgets and celebrities, if I were to hire a guest speaker, a real estate personality to come speak at my event, come on the podcast. Who would you want that to be? E.g. a panel member of Dragon’s Den, Brian Balmer, Mike Holmes, the Property Brothers, or someone unrelated to real estate? Please let me know! Reply to one of my emails or hit me up on social media. I’m on Instagram and Facebook mostly.

If you’d like to take a deeper dive, meet and see myself and other guests of this show live and in person, then get on the invite list for the Halton REI networking meetings at Sheridan College in Oakville Ontario. Past and most talked about guest, Jay Gabrani, will be our keynote speaker sharing how real estate saved his life and the strategies he implemented to do so, including option trading and private lending. To get on the invite list go to www.HaltonREI.ca, fill out the form, and you’ll receive our monthly invitations.

Also, if you would like to receive our new episode notifications to your email inbox you can do so by going to TruthAboutRealEstateInvesting.ca and input your name and email. Simple as that!

Full Time Investing, Starting a US fund, losing 100lbs, and Renovating tips with Quentin D’Sousa Part 2

We are all over the map in attempting to catch up to what Quentin D’Sousa is up to in life and investing. That’s what happens to full time investors, as one does not need to focus as much on one geographic location or strategy when you have a 40-50 hour week to grow a real estate business.

Quentin shares on a bunch of topics, including how and what he looks for when doing deals, tips on renovating from having done 50-70 major renos, his fitness and weight loss journey (he’s already lost 90 pounds this year with a 10km race coming up).

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://youtu.be/hCUwLkjpT40

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

To Reach Out to Quentin:

Q’s monthly networking group: https://durhamrei.com/
Q’s coaching program: https://durhamrei.com/coaching/

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
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From Rehab to a $800,000 Commission Realtor with Ben Oosterveld Part 2

October 22, 2018/1 Comment/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Boo, summer is over. It’s already toque weather in my opinion. 😛 It’s also fall harvest at our house as we dug up the rest of our potatoes. I shredded them into pancakes for dinner. Super easy and delicious. My whole family loves the crispy texture from pan frying in my cast iron pan in avocado oil and butter 🙂 #backyardtotable

I got the idea over three years ago to start a garden from a viral post on Facebook to “like” if growing food should be taught in school. Yes, it should, but I’m not going to wait around for that to happen. I don’t wait around, I prefer action to ensure my kids get the education they need. They won’t learn Marketing in school either. They should, but again, I’ll teach them myself. I don’t blame schools or teachers, they do plenty already.

My daughter said it was a lot of work to get the potatoes to which I replied, yes it is, that’s why we have to respect our food.

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Investing and getting rich for an early retirement to spend more time with family is no different. No one will work as hard as you do to make it happen. If you want it, go get it. No one gets to FREEDOM 45 having someone invest for you.

From Rehab to a $800,000 Commission Realtor with Ben Oosterveld, Part 2

Ben is among the best natural sales people I’ve met. Sales may sound like a yucky skill or profession, but to steal a joke from the legend Brian Tracy, the oldest profession is not what you think it is, but rather it is a form of Sales. 🙂

Ben will share his lessons from starting out to where he is today. Ben started out as a new agent like anyone else, but he earned $400,000 in commissions in his first year and not long after that, $800,000.

Ben shares how he started off working for free to build a name for himself, and how he today is always looking to blow people’s’ minds so they send him referral business. Plus his lessons on mindset for his team for them to break through their own perceived barriers.

I even took some of Ben’s advice, and the next day we were able to help out a friend in serious need due to a nasty divorce. That’s actually a good lesson – if you want to be a good mentee, let the mentor know, which I did, and it made Ben’s day. The mentor will then know you take action and continue to mentor.

Ben has an event coming up for Realtors in Edmonton and in Toronto. I’ll be attending the Toronto event with my team and I hope to see you there: the url is https://agentfromwithin.com/

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqo-CEt1zBDY-jGezITzvtw?view_as=subscriber

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

To Reach Out to Ben:

Ben’s event The Art Of Building A Real Estate Business 2 Day Accelerator (for agents)
Business From Within Podcast
Ben’s full story on past episode: Preacher’s Son, Ran Away From Home at 12, 365 Days In Rehab To Real Estate Success With Ben Oosterveld

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

Refugee to Real Estate Developer and Legit Baller with Tahani Part 2

October 15, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

Thanksgiving Hamilton Basket Brigade Edition Complete!! 40 underprivileged families have a lot more warm clothing, winter boots, toys, games, food.

As the President I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this happen. Our board of governors, our donors and volunteers. The Hamilton elementary public and catholic school boards for your support. They are the ones who identify for us which families need the most help and allow us to be proactive vs. reactive.

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Thanksgiving Hamilton Basket Brigade Edition Complete!! 40 underprivileged families have a lot more warm clothing, winter boots, toys, games, food. As the President I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this happen. Nancy and Liz from the Public School Board for organizing our customers and finding out what they want. Mike from the Catholic school board for getting us half of our customers and reserving us our venue. Thank you to the Catholic School Board for donating the gymnasium, our staging/party area for the day of. Thank you to our board of governors: Matt, James, Roger, Cherry, Maria. Thank you Council member Tammy Ditomaso for your leadership and donating the pizza. Thank you to the Auger Family: Roger, Crystal, Josh, and Madison for donating and cooking the hot dogs, the cart and Madison stealing the show as the Dancing dinosaur. Thank you to our platinum donors for this Thanksgiving: Matt Green, Evelyn and Mike Lamarsh, Tony “Mr Ottawa” Miller, and of course Scott Dillingham of CIBC who holds a significant margin as our #1 donor. Thank to Cherry Chan, CPA, CA for our Accounting Services, the peoples’ real estate Accountant. www.realestatetaxtips.ca Thank you uncle Bill for our photos Thank you John Cerpnjak for recording testimonials Thank you to all the volunteers who donated above budget to ensure your families got what they need, 97.5% of you went over LOL. Thanksgiving as all events took a toll on our bank account, we currently have budget for less than 10 families for Christmas so for volunteers who register, we will assign you a customer for Xmas so you may shop during Black Friday. Otherwise, we will wait for donations before committing to more customers. If you have stories to share, please send them in, email is best (you know how to reach me), your stories will help us raise awareness so we may expand our reach to help more families at Christmas and beyond. If you would like to support us, the three best ways are: 1 Donate 2 Volunteer 3 Send us someone you know who wants to be a real estate investor with heart. Send me an email introduction, please thank you and #bethechange

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For Thanksgiving we changed up our format to deliver more quality instead of quantity by spending the same budget we do for 300 families for a Thanksgiving dinner to 40 of the most impoverished families in Hamilton. We asked the school boards for their worst and they definitely delivered. We have lots of single mom families, a single dad family who just moved to a trailer park after the loss of mom to cancer, a single mom who just sold the family car to make rent.

This time we asked the parents what they wanted and they asked for warm clothing, winter jackets and boots, toys, games, arts stuff and food. Parents asked for some essentials like deodorant, toilet paper, and clothes, but nothing else. We budgeted $100 per person.

It’s hard to explain the impact of what we do, but here is what volunteer Kara wrote me:

“I just delivered my SUV full off stuff for the Willows (not their real name) family. It was amazing to see the joy on the 7 kids faces and the mother’s gratitude for everything. 6 boys screaming with excitement over new clothes, snow pants, running shoes, hats, gloves and new sweatpants/sweatshirts was absolutely amazing to witness. The mother was so grateful for everything and was so happy with the amount of useful stuff she received. The kids couldn’t believe all of the new stuff they received and one of the boys was yelling “this is the best thanksgiving everrrrrr”. The grandmother said I had ESP because they received everything they were in need of (especially all of the snow pants). This truly was an amazing experience for both the family and myself. Thank you team for all of your hard work and dedication to the community. It was greatly appreciated.

I look forward to Christmas!!

Happy thanksgiving to you and your families.”

If you would like to support us, the three best ways are:

Donate or Volunteer, go to www.HamiltonBasketBrigade.com, we are a registered charity so you get a receipt and community hours OR
Send us someone you know who wants to be a real estate investor with heart. As our business grows so will our charity. As you know, my team is the four time real estate agent of the year to investors and we give back to the community with everything we’ve got.

On to this week’s show!!

Refugee to Real Estate Developer and Legit Baller with Tahani Part 2

Returning guest, and it’s been way too long, is Tahani. She is baller, but she didn’t start that way. Born into a Jordanian refugee camp, she came to Canada for an arranged marriage that later dissolved, leaving Tahani a single mom in the frozen tundra of Canada who barely spoke English.

She now drives premium German import cars, she trades in developments, Tahani was just on the Marilyn Dennis Show, and has an upcoming TEDx talk in Toronto on the subject of resilience.

Tahani is hosting a women’s only conference in November on the subject of real estate. She shares on the show how 90% of her clients are men and why she’s giving some attention to the ladies.

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Masterminding the way we do. A huge delicious lunch, lazy river kayaking and excellent company. We talked business, developments, podcasting, travel, family. Epic day as expected.

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We also talk about her son’s experience on Big Brother Canada, how she’s raising her kids to be leaders, and how she won’t spoil them with guaranteed inheritance. Funny enough, raising rich kids is a coming topic among my investor friends, so you don’t want to miss this.

Like Madonna, Tahani only goes by one name, so without further ado, I give you Tahani!!

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

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

To Reach Out to Tahani:

FIRE on web: www.Femalesinrealestate.com
Tahani on Marilyn Denis Show
Tahani on Instagram

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

CEO Health and Nutrition with Dr. Cowan

October 4, 2018/0 Comments/in podcast/by Erwin Szeto

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Rolling with my homies 🤣🤣🤣 Noon time workout at @mnunesbjj_hq. Workout and self defence all in one. #bjj4life yes I’m a white belt and have a white belt mentality in all things in life. #whitebelt4life

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Thank goodness my health and nutrition are on point as it’s been a tough week with Cherry in China attending a funeral. Thank you to everyone sending in your condolences. No sorries are needed. Grandma Chan is leaving behind a successful legacy. Much of her family evaded Communist China, her grandkids are all quite successful, and her great grandkids (my kids) are on a good path while living in the greatest country in the world, during the best time in history to be alive. RIP Grandma Chan, we honour you in our efforts to make this a better world for everyone around us.

Another tough week is upon us as we approach Thanksgiving where we as the Hamilton Basket Brigade will spend $20,000 on what has become a birthday party for 40 of Hamilton’s most underprivileged families.

I am the co-founder and President of our registered charity on a mission to relieve poverty and be the change I want to see in the world.

The local elementary school boards support us by contacting the families and having the families fill out wish lists. Here is what one Hamilton school administrator wrote about one of the families we are supporting on Oct 6th and this Christmas as well.

“We have definitely kept our eye on this child and have helped where we can.

Last year our principal got some outside help for this student during the Christmas season and the family was very grateful as they were unable to provide.

This boy often comes to school without having eaten and depends on us throughout the day to sustain him until he returns. Last year this student fainted from hunger. He is in grade 7.”

The slogan for the Hamilton Basket Brigade is “be the change,” a shortened version of the famous Mahatma Gandhi quote. Gandhi may not approve, but come hell or high water, we will be the change for this family and 39 others this Thanksgiving.

Thanks to all the listeners who are donors and volunteers. Volunteers, I’ll see you Saturday for what has proven to be our most challenging event, and hopefully the most rewarding.

CEO Health and Nutrition with Dr. Callum Cowan

You as the CEO of your life and business. If you were to take a third person view, say as the chairman, and have a look at the CEO you have employed to run your life and business, would you want them to have high energy and eat a healthy diet or would you want someone sluggish who considered french fries a vegetable?

In masterminding with many entrepreneurs, health and weight are concerns for many, as they should be. Much of your health and weight depend on your inputs, meaning what you eat, and here to help us all with what the heck we should be eating, is my performance doctor, Dr. Callum Cowan. If you follow him on Instagram (@phenom_doc), you’ll notice his patients include many elite athletes, whether Canadian Olympians, or NHL’ers (such as local Hamilton boy and defenceman for the Nashville Predators, Ryan Ellis) and UFC Champion, Max Holloway.

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1 week out for The Champ! Can’t wait for this one. Better than ever and keeps pushing for better. @blessedmma #ufc226 #champ #blessedera #andstill #ufc

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Dr Cowan answers my millions of questions on what to eat vs. not to eat: e.g. coffee, chocolate, a glass of wine a day, most science backed optimum diet, the fastest path to gaining more energy and health. If you don’t believe in functional medicine, that’s cool too, I just know I’ve gone from needing regular naps in afternoons to having the best mental clarity I’ve ever had. I’m pushing new personal bests in the weight room, my abs are popping, and I know I could beat up any previous version of me. I’m not looking to impress, but rather share my results from my lifestyle changes.

If you hear me mention Tom, that’s my friend, mentor, gym buddy Tom Karadza, co-owner of Rock Star Real Estate. He’s the one who introduced me to Dr. Cowan.

Anyways, without further ado, Dr Callum Cowan.

To Listen:

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294

Google Play: http://goo.gl/CAM5Mn

On Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=87335&refid=stpr

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

To Reach Out to Dr. Cowan:

Dr. Cowan’s Instagram
Phenom HPM Website

Sponsored by:

TitanInvestmentRealEstate.com – 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 admin@mrhamilton.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.

HaltonREI.ca – This episode is brought to you by my networking group, the Halton REI. We meet in Oakville (part of the Halton Region), but mainly invest in the top investment towns west of Halton: Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge.

We regularly feature the top speakers from our industry. The vast majority of our attendees are seasoned investors, so you will want to spend more time around these folks, as you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Your net worth is your network, so choose how you spend your time wisely.

Knowledge is power. Every meeting we share the latest in market rents, prices in the top neighbourhoods, and strategies for investment. We share the best property available as our Best Buy Property of the Month. We share the best tips and tricks for you to implement immediately to your investment businesses to fast track YOU on your journey to financial freedom. It’s up to you if you’d like to be on said journey.

To get on the invite list please register at https://www.truthaboutrealestateinvesting.ca/meeting/ and you will receive an invite to the next Halton REI meeting once announced.

But don’t listen to me, here’s what members of our community are saying about the Halton REI!!

Till next time, Just do it because I believe in you.
Erwin
Hamilton, St. Catharines, Toronto, Land Development, soon to be builder and Real Estate Investor
FB: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/

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