Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?  

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.  

In episode 23 of East Meets West:  

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Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?  

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.  

In episode 22 of East Meets West:  

We're into the Spring real estate market and in this podcast we're talking about our week dealing with the market and difficult realtors. We noticed there are a lot of agents out there that aren't working in their clients best interest and don't comply by best practices to get a deal done - which ends up with them losing deals for their clients.

Currently we both own sub brokerages under REMAX West, however we discuss the idea of growing our real estate businesses by leaving the big name brand brokerage behind. Big brokerages are like an incubator and you need to use them as a way to structure your business and grow your transactions before you jump off into your own thing. 

Then we go on to talk about questionable home rental items in properties such as, hot water tanks and why we think you might as well buy it outright and/or you should be given that option when getting a new home... AND why do new builds come with no fences?!

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Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?  

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.  

In episode 21 of East Meets West:  

We start off by answering a question we got from a viewer which was; "When buying and selling real estate, what are the closing costs and who incurs what?". We touch on this topic pretty deeply and we even take a look at closing costs for first-time homebuyers specifically. After that we go over to talking about some issues associated to buying and selling real estate too quickly, such as HST and other miscellaneous costs.

We then touch on our weeks in real estate. As we inch closer and closer to the spring market we're are picking up MORE listings, MORE buyers, and closing MORE deals. Not to mention Steve is planning for the future as he unloads his current investment properties to reinvest into duplexes that are sitting on sub-dividable lots.

To end off, we jump into our current mindsets, what we need to do in order to not burnout and keep grinding with high intensity. Of course we sprinkle in some stories of why real estate is a good proven investment and why everyone should look at it as such.

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Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?  

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.  

In episode 20 of East Meets West:  

If you like cars, you're going to love the start of this episode. Formula 1 is back and Steve is amped up about it as he's decked out in Mercedes AMG gear! Not only that, but we start off by talking cars - more exclusively our Mercedes.

More and more we're noticing that 2019 is going to be quite a tough year. Not only from our personal experiences in the market, but simply from watching consumers and others. At times like these you need to be extremely aware of your surroundings to know how to move. Pay attention to debt levels, bankruptcy, and the amount of people preaching something is coming. Due to this we have began to be cautious and have started trimming the fat in our business to prepare for the worst and have even started unloading some of our investments.

We also touch on our opinions of lending money, what we think about rent to own, and why Brampton is the Wild West of real estate.

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Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.

In episode 19 of East Meets West:

We finally didn't have a snowstorm on a Wednesday!

This week see the Toronto real estate market continue to be moving along quite nicely with an increase in inventory and continued buyer interest. One thing we did notice is that certain price ranges are moving better than others.

The conversation moves over to working with client expectations (pricing) and why it's important to set them straight when they don't line up with ours. You don't want to be stuck listing for a price your client wants when you know it won't move at that price, it's just a waste of time for both parties.

We dive into talking about a rise in bankruptcy which is mostly due to the purchase of pre-construction. There's a ton of people out there who are way over leveraged and are starting to get in trouble.

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Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?  

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.

Apologies for Steve crunching on chips before he turned into a pumpkin and for us having a video drop-off mid video. We will try to make sure it doesn't happen again!

Right now we believe we're in a very healthy ebb and flow market which is setting us up for a strong spring real estate market. Approvals are happening fast and there are multiple offers on properties. Like we always say, it's an amazing time to list when inventory is low and the buyers are looking, so right now is an ideal time for sellers to hit the market.

We both plan on hustling hard during the Spring and taking a break during the Summer when the market slows. The idea behind this is to clear our minds and give ourselves a break after the non stop work that we expect during the spring.

At the end we touch on Purple Bricks and these discount brokerages again explaining how there is always a downside to these services.

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Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?  

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.

In episode 17 of East Meets West:

We had a pretty productive week with listings, buyers, and general business. The market is moving, new inventory continues to flood in and buyers continue to eat it up. Steve picked up a couple big luxury listings and is preparing them to get on the market by the end of the month.

We have to be carful when selling a property for way over asking as it may not be approved by mortgage lenders once it is appraised. Going into our main topic is for sale by owner versus using a real estate agent. There are more services such as Purple Bricks which are popping up and offering real estate services with low commission fees. We discuss whether these these services are worth it or should you just stick the real estate agents?

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Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?  

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.

In episode 16 of East Meets West:

We speak about how our weeks have been going and from what we’ve seen, it’s OFFER SEASON. There are tons of buyers out there looking to buy up inventory. We recently closed on that collaborative deal we were handling in Angus, Ontario and are moving onto new projects such as Hussein’s client looking to flip a disastrous home in a nice neighbourhood.

We were shocked to see that we have bidding wars happening in our market, but it must just be the perfect recipe between low inventory and bad weather mixed with lower interest rates and the potential of relieving the stress test. We also touch on how to properly handle competing with other listings on the same street, it’s better to collaborate than it is to fight.

Steve then brings in some great information on insolvency and lending money. Bankruptcy’s are down, however, debt consolidation proposals are up! We go over what this means and how we believe it should be navigated. Most importantly, we discuss the importance of living frugal instead of chasing that materialistic Instagram lifestyle. Live within your means and/or even below, and you’ll live happy with minimal financial stress.

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re you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?  

If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.

In episode 15 of East Meets West:

Things are getting interesting as we have been receiving a ton of positive messages about the podcast recently. We appreciate you all for watching and are happy you're all enjoying it!

This week we talk about the importance of pricing, especially because we have had a decrease in price during the end months of the 4th quarter. We also touch on our experiences with pricing a property.

Then we go into how we are always on top of the statistics. The reports that you hear from the media about the market being up or down are usually late reports and don't mean much. We also talk about the upcoming market, new inventory, interests, etc.

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