Blake and I had a chance to discuss the following:

• Growing up in Vancouver
• Having a mother in interior design
• Architecture and design focus in his projects
• Moving to Toronto in 2011
• Starting Wyatt Development Group at 29 years of age
• Never allowing his young age to be a deterring factor in acquiring partners and clients
• Hiring people who compliment him and his business
• The benefits of keeping his company relatively small
• Differentiating his projects from other developers
• The importance of open concepts, livable space and “human design”
• Good design doesn’t have to cost more
• Simplicity and colour choices
• Continuing to experience sustainable growth
• Avoiding driving down cost to maximize profit, rather focusing on delivering quality for a reasonable price
• Marketing a new development through the ‘Toronto Star’, ‘Globe and Mail’ and other news outlets.
• The importance of relationships and connections in building a strong team
• Nurturing business relationships
• The highest and best use of Blake’s time
• Keeping a balance between business and personal goals, raising a child while growing the company
• Breaking down Blake’s work day

This time, Adrian Pannozzo and I discuss the following:

• Being a retired sergeant with the Peel Regional Police
• Beginning his real estate investment career 7 years ago
• Bought first rental property in New Market
• Heavily invested in the city of Hamilton
• Focus on Triplexes and Fourplexes while applying the buy, fix, refinance strategy
• Joint Ventures
• Working within the police department: patrol, homicide, bureau, bank robbery, drug squad etc.
• Spending 21 years in policing
• Finding investment partners within the police force
• Owning 33 properties
• Is it possible to live off the rental income?
• The value of networking
• Retiring early

On this episode, Ryan and I had a chance to speak about the following:

• Starting off as a licensed mechanic, building armoured cars and transitioning to real estate after getting bored
• Self-teaching how to renovate through Youtube, TV shows and reading books
• Switching his focus from short term to long term investing
• How is business is currently structured
• Real estate money is made in the purchase, specifically off market deals
• Financing properties after reaching a cap with traditional banks
• Borrowing private funds versus having a co-venturer (joint venture)
• The importance of relationships and your reputation
• Using bandit signs and other methods to generate off market deals (door knocking, mailers, posters)
• The impact of social media on his business
• Giving without any expectations
• The vertical split method

Ryan is always willing to share and help other, if you’d like to reach him, you may do so at  [email protected]

On this episode, Cindy Wennerstrom and I discuss:

• How receiving a “package” from her employer lead to a full time investment career
• The advantages of joining local small groups and surrounding yourself with like-minded people
• Who inspired her to invest in real estate
• How owning real estate helped her through her post-secondary education

Cindy’s an awesome person to work with. She helps people find tenants, provides renovation advice and many other things. You can find out more at https://oroproperties.ca/

On this episode, Andrew Brennan and I discuss:

• How losing his job lead to a full time investment career
• Owning 100 doors (mostly with JV partners)
• Vendor Takeback Mortgages
• How to find a JV partner
• The importance of business relationships and building a team
• The power of referrals
• The role of continuing education
• Applying the buy fix refinance strategy
• How to attract JV partners

Andrew's a very successful real estate investor with a huge portfolio. You can find out more about him at http://www.bpirealestate.ca/

Sandy Mackay is a real estate agent, investor, Joint Venture partner, husband and several other things. Today, he owns dozens of properties, mostly around Hamilton, Ontario. He also leads a successful real estate team in that region.

Sandy discusses:

The things he learned while attending an all-boys boarding school

How he met his wife

How he almost quit on his very successful podcast

Wholesaling real estate

What inspires him

Why he’s willing to give and help others

Things don’t always appear as easy and they may seem. He’s had to overcome several challenges in his personal life and career to become a successful investor and real estate agent.

About Quentin:

Former Teacher

Two university degrees, including a Master’s in Education

Specializes in the Buy, Fix, Refinance strategy as well as joint venture partnerships

Quentin is the author of 3 books including "The Ultimate Wealth Strategy"

Also runs the Durham REI meetings and seminars

We discuss:

Leaving something behind for his kids

How he sacrificed a secure 6 figure teachers salary for his real estate investments

His ratio of real estate investments relative to stocks and other forms of investments

Jenn and Mike Richter discuss how they built their portfolio of newly built homes. They went from not having any knowledge of real estate investing, to owning a portfolio of 7 brand new homes. You'll find out why they started investing and their future plans. In addition, you'll learn what living in Africa and working with monkeys has taught them. Tune in to be motivated!