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Most people already had their lives planned out even before they reach their 20s, much like Randy Molland. But something happened to him while he is on this track. He made a big change and went down the real estate investing path which is totally different from what he dreamed of becoming. He turned his entire life around. Find out about his story in this episode.

In this episode, we cover…

• Randy shares the story of what launched him into doing real estate investing. Being a journeyman electrician, he had a mentor who pushed him to do more. He then totally immersed himself in real estate, undergoing a lot of coaching and mentoring.
• How Randy made a change. From having goals set from getting his journeyman ticket at 22 to buying a house at 25, he realized that these aren’t what he really wants.
• The challenges that Randy faced when he was making the big change. Going after what he liked to do was even harder when he had family and friends who were doing just the opposite.
• Creating the environment to get the support you needed. Being around like-minded people and people cheering on you is the biggest thing that can push you. 
• The many successes of Randy Molland and what really brought fulfillment to him. He realized that loves giving and helping people. He loves to bring people into the community and his favorite part of real estate is meeting people.
• Randy talks about his mantra, go big to give big. He also always say, make money matter to people that he meets.
• What the biggest challenge that Randy had to overcome in his journey. Randy shared a story on the most difficult thing he had to do to change his initial mindset.

Resources and links mentioned:

Synergy Mastermind: https://synergymastermind.ca/

The REinvestors Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thereinvestors/

Rich Dad, Poor Dad books by Robert Kiyosaki: https://www.amazon.com/14books

About Randy Molland:

Randy is based out on the west coast of Canada in Victoria, BC. He was a journeyman electrician before he dived into real estate investing. He co-founded The REinvestors with his partner, Steve Arneson. He started out investing in single-family properties and moved into small multi-family buildings.

Connect with Randy Molland:

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

Website: https://thereinvestors.ca/

Connect with Danielle Chiasson:

Website: https://engineeredreturnsinc.com/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.chiasson/

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

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If you're still sold to the idea of going to school then get married and buy a house, work hard for 30 to 45 years to pay your house off, and then go get a retirement, well this doesn't work anymore. This interview with Kelly Wagner drops so many truth bombs.

In this episode, we cover…

• Kelly Wagner’s background. She worked in financial services before getting into real estate investing.
• Kelly drops the truth bomb about why people are leaving their legit careers to get into real estate investing. Kelly says because what they’re doing is not enough to reach their goals. And searching for a way out gets them to real estate.
• The challenges Kelly faced being a new business consultant. First, she struggled to find people who can coach her. Doing something different from everyone else is also a challenge for her. 
• How Kelly did the big change and overcame fear. Investing in education is important. But building support with friends and colleagues that are doing the same thing has made it work out for me.
• Kelly on retirement. Retirement means complete financial independence for Kelly. She loves what she’s doing in real estate and making a difference in other people’s lives. She doesn’t think that she’ll ever stop.
• How Kelly helped other people through passive investing. Not only did Kelly benefit from doing real estate, but she also helped passive investors accelerate their retirement.

Resources and links mentioned:

Keyspire: https://www.keyspire.com/

About Kelly Wagner

Kelly Wagner is based out in Waterloo, ON, Canada. She is the owner of Whitecap Properties. She has a business degree and worked in finance for 9 years. She also worked at Keyspire for 4 years where she learned about real estate investing. From BRRRR strategy to pairing up with passive investors, she is now moving into development.

Connect with Kelly Wagner

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.whitecapproperties.ca/

Connect with Danielle Chiasson:

Website: https://engineeredreturnsinc.com/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.chiasson/

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

Book in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat

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If you're a corporate employee wanting to move out of the rat race, then this episode is perfect for you. Scott Zandbergen was a corporate employee before he went into the real estate investing route. Listen in and learn from Scott's journey and struggles in becoming a real estate investor and how building relationships is very crucial in moving your way up to this industry.

In this episode, we cover:

• Scott’s back story on how he got into real estate investing from being a full-time corporate employee for 25 years. He got obsessed with thinking about his exit plan. And when he thought he hit his cash flow goal, he got off from his job. But then, COVID hit.
• How Scott managed to get investors without a T4 income.  Scott says that a good way to keep scaling is to opt for joint ventures. He also networked with brokers and looked at B lenders. 
• A good choice to keep growing when you’re self-employed is to qualify under commercial where they look at the assets and the income they generate.
• Never estimate the value of relationships. If you can build a relationship and some trust with smaller and newer banks, they can take that a long way. They can sell your story to the right people.
• Duplexes versus Multifamily properties. Scott has perfected his strategy in acquiring duplexes that it becomes too easy and boring for him.
• Scott’s present mindset in his real estate investing business. He is focused on growing now but at some point soon, he hopes to be in the sustained mode.
• Scott talks about his winning strategy which is converting single-family bungalows into two units.

Resources and links mentioned

MLS: https://www.realtor.ca/mls

Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB): https://tribunalsontario.ca/ltb/

Equiton: https://equiton.com/

About Scott Zandbergen

Scott Zandbergen is based out in Napanee, ON, Canada. He was an accounting technology industry leader in the corporate world for 25 years before he dove deep into real estate investing. He left his 9-5 job during the pandemic focused on acquiring properties. His winning strategy is converting single-family bungalows into duplexes. He now owns and manages many properties and all of which are generating very healthy returns.

Connect with Scott Zandbergen

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

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +1 647 624 6410

Connect with Danielle Chiasson:

Website: https://engineeredreturnsinc.com/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.chiasson/

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

Book in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat

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Interested in becoming a guest on the show? Email [email protected] with the Subject: I want to be a guest! OR simply fill out this form: https://perfectpropertyinc.activehosted.com/f/34

Please check out our other episodes here: https://letsgetrealestatepodcast.com/

Nick Skalkos and I met at a Canadian mastermind we're a part of. Through that group, I've learned a bit about his inspiring story and I think a lot of people can relate. If you're someone who's having challenges in rising up, then this episode is for you as you'll learn golden nuggets from Nick's story.

In this episode, we cover:

• About Nick Skalkos and the story of how he got to where he is today. Nick shares his family background and his obsession with music. He talked about the things he did just to get noticed.
• Nick on overcoming the challenges from his past. His strong passion helped him deal with these challenges and guided him to reach his goals. He set high standards for himself and never let anyone else set his standards.
• How Nick made a break in the real estate investing industry. He felt like his drive came from his passion to get out of his present position. He simply believed that he could do it. He also said that it is important to be in the present moment and understand who you really are.
• What Nick did to start learning about real estate investing. It took him 7-8 months to learn before he was sure he knew what he was doing and moved forward.

Resources and links mentioned

Synergy Mastermind: Real Estate Investing: https://synergymastermind.ca/

Income Property TV Program: https://www.hgtv.com/shows/income-property

Scott McGillivray: https://scottmcgillivray.com/

About Nick Skalkos

Nick Skalkos is the founder of NSE Real Estate. His company focuses mainly on multifamily investing techniques. He lives in Cambridge, ON with his wife of 20 years. He was a waiter and a musician before he got interested in real estate investing. In 2016, he joined Keyspire where he learned the basics of real estate investing and started to create powerful partnerships and ventures. Nick has now amassed around 60 doors in Ontario and New Brunswick. 

Connect with Nick Skalkos

Website: https://www.nickskalkos.com/

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

Connect with Danielle Chiasson:

Website: https://engineeredreturnsinc.com/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.chiasson/

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

Book in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat

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You can also leave us a review and of course, don't forget to share. I'm sure there are real people in your network who can take advantage of what they're going to learn from the show.

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Please check out our other episodes here: https://letsgetrealestatepodcast.com/

One of the struggles a lot of people experience is that in the beginning, they're focused on owning their first home without really thinking of making it an investment. This was what Shawn went through. And, it took a shift in mindset to be able to focus on investing in real estate.

In this episode, we cover:

• Shawn’s background and how he got started in real estate investing. After he bought his new home from his buy-and-sell business, he started educating himself on how to invest in real estate to change his life.
• Good debt vs. bad debt. Bad debt is credit card debt. Good debt is owning the mortgage you’re paying because you are building equity and gaining an appreciation for the property over time.
• The challenges that Shawn faced from buying his primary residence in 2018 to owning over 40 units to venturing into land development.
• How Shawn found people who have experience in real estate investing and connected with them to make sure he was on the right track. He started looking online, joined online communities, and also started going to networking events.
• Shawn shares how some properties could have been great investments but he was too picky. He only focused on properties that he knew were perfectly executed BRRRs. He admits he could’ve made more.
• How Shawn changed his strategy to be more fluid in underwriting a property. He realized that he has to lower his criteria to lesser cash flow and lesser return in order to purchase more properties and grow his portfolio. He was able to do this by shifting his focus to a different market.
• Shawn on not overthinking about things. He says that just make sure to make educated decisions and not base them on emotions. 

Resources and links mentioned:

MLS: https://www.realtor.ca/mls

About Shawn Rea

Shawn Rea was a full-time employee but still living paycheck to paycheck. He changed his life by educating himself in real estate investing. He started investing at age 25 and now owns over 40 units and 18 parcels of land among other properties. He is currently working as a realtor in the Niagara region. He works primarily with investors that are looking to invest in multi-family properties, flips, and conversions.

Connect with Shawn Rea:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnrea/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawn.rea
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnrea/?originalSubdomain=ca

Connect with Danielle Chiasson:

Website: https://engineeredreturnsinc.com/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.chiasson/

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

Book in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat

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Are you one of the so many people interested in getting into real estate investing but just couldn’t do so because of this huge limiting belief?

Laurie May Peroff talks about how she helps older people break into this world. While most of the people at this stage sit in a rocking chair, Laurie May’s group of investors are actually enjoying the hands-on work in real estate. Find out the advantages and the challenges that they have to deal with in this episode.

In this episode, we cover:

• About Laurie May Peroff and how she got into real estate investing. Laurie and her husband decided to cash in their pension and moved to Calgary. They landed in the real estate industry when they needed a plan to replace their pension income.
• Some of the biggest challenges for people that are not so young anymore but want to start getting into real estate. Laurie heads an exclusive group of silver-haired investors and she considers mindset as the biggest difficulty that they have to deal with.
• Laurie May talks about the problem of not being able to qualify for a mortgage as a common problem for older people in real estate investing. 
• The major advantage of Laurie May’s group as real estate investors. They understand the routine maintenance that a property needs. They also take pride in saying that older people have a good sense of qualifying people.

About Laurie May Peroff

Laurie started getting into real estate investing at age 50 with absolutely zero experience. She figured her way out by doing little things along the way. She considers private lending and private borrowing to be her area of strength. Laurie is now into real estate investing full-time. She is a part, either heads or partners with about nine corporations all committed to real estate investing. 

Connect with Laurie

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

Websites: https://sshbuilds.com /  www.moredoorscapital.ca 

Connect with Danielle Chiasson:

Website: https://engineeredreturnsinc.com/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.chiasson/

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

Book in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat

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You can also leave us a review and of course, don't forget to share. I'm sure there are real people in your network who can take advantage of what they're going to learn from the show.

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Please check out our other episodes here: https://letsgetrealestatepodcast.com/

Real estate investors are always careful when choosing the properties to invest in. But what most people need to understand is that they themselves are the asset. It is not the properties they acquire. So to be a more successful investor, you must first invest in yourselves and into your mindset.

Listen to Mark Smith, the mindset investor, as he talks about the importance of a proper mindset in real estate investing.

In this episode, we cover…

• How Mark Smith went from real estate investor to mindset investor. He also talks about his 7-2 mindset and why it is so important in his journey. For him, real estate investing is just a vehicle that takes him to the next level. 
• Building the 7-2 mindset. Mark shares the challenges he faced before having that mindset shift.
• Mark and Danielle talk about ego as a liability. Being vulnerable to people who are close to you helps you to heal wounds. And growth comes from that space of vulnerability.
• Overcoming the mindset issue and problems in real estate investing. Mark invested in mentors that allow him to see things differently. He sees his mentors as his GPS.
• People have to do their due diligence not just in real estate properties but also in finding mentors. 
• The importance of being humble.

Resources and links mentioned:

Tim Storey: https://www.timstorey.com/

About Mark Smith

Mark Smith graduated as a respiratory therapist and worked in a hospital. It was tough for him to be in charge of the ventilators and life support of patients. He is passionate about helping other people. He and his partner, Alexander Solga, co-owns a company called Clydesdale Capital Group, Inc. He has done every single real estate investing strategy except for rent-to-own. Aside from being a real estate investor, he is also a podcast host for the show, 7-2 Mindset Investor.

Connect with Mark Smith:

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

Connect with Danielle Chiasson:

Website: https://engineeredreturnsinc.com/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.chiasson/

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

Book in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat

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Hi everyone! Welcome to the intro episode of the Let’s Get Real Estate Podcast where real people are doing real estate. I’m Danielle Chiasson from the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada.

I’m a full-time real estate investor since August 2013. Prior to that, I was just a landlord until I joined a real estate group and got myself proper education and training. I’ve made great connections that helped me launch my real estate business. I also became a speaker and a coach. And now, I’m doing corporate consulting for other people who want to build their real estate businesses as well.

I am very excited to share my real estate business journey with you through this podcast as I’m very passionate about helping others on their journey. For each episode, I’ll be bringing on guest experts, professional partners and my coaches turned into friends to share with you some information that will definitely help you on your real estate journey. We’ll be highlighting a challenge and sharing with you the solution so you’ll be prepared whenever you encounter something like this.

Aside from the podcast, I’ll be launching my book called Stop Saving, You’re Losing Money in early 2022. So please subscribe to get notified when we release new episodes and make announcements.

Thank you so much for allowing me into your life and sharing my experiences with you.


Connect with Danielle Chiasson:
Website: https://engineeredreturnsinc.com/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.chiasson/

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

Book in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat

Listen in and subscribe for more.

You can also leave us a review and of course, don't forget to share. I'm sure there are real people in your network who can take advantage of what they're going to learn from the show.

Interested in becoming a guest on the show? Email [email protected] with the Subject: I want to be a guest! OR simply fill out this form: https://perfectpropertyinc.activehosted.com/f/34