Where Should I Invest? Real Estate Investing in Canada

Every considered the rent-to-own strategy? In this episode, Brooke Shang goes over how she structures her rent-to-own deals and why she prefers to use this strategy out of province.

This week’s podcast guest is Brooke Shang, Real Estate Investor and Author of Financial Freedom The Royal Way based in Toronto, Canada. Started her journey in 2016 when she took a course to educate herself on the best strategies to use for real estate investing. She shares what she has learned as an investor especially when it comes down to best utilize lease options.

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This week’s podcast guest is Ken Bekendam

Are you looking to pivot into multi-unit investing? With the ever-changing market, Ken has taken a pivot into the multi-unit conversion world and shares his wealth of knowledge in this episode!

Ken is an investor and BCIN designer. When he’s not shaking things up in the investment world, he is helping investors and clients to obtain their architectural drawings and building permits for their own projects. His company Legal Second Suites covers everything from a small basement apartment to a multiple-unit building conversion.

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This week’s podcast guest is Mike Beer

Mike is an accomplished real estate investor who has a remarkable and inspiring story! He recently received his second award for multifamily real estate investing in Canada. He’s passionate about helping other investors gain the financial future they deserve and before that he worked in international business as well as a professional ski instructor and scuba divemaster.

Today, he focuses on coaching for charity, ice water dips, and LOVES personal self-development.

Sell, Rent, Stay – www.sellrentstay.com

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Ever wanted to get started in development but not sure where to start? then this episode is for you!This week’s podcast guest is Ali Nazarian, Founder of EcoLux Developments shares his story of how he went from an engineer with a fascination with construction and home building all the way to becoming a Real Estate Developer. You can expect insights into what strategy he first used to get started, the timeline uncertainty you will face, and how to budget initially before jumping in.

Ali began his journey in 2016, when he purchased his first property in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Within the first year, he embarked on his first development project which is when his company EcoLux Developments was founded in 2017.

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When something unexpected happens to your property how do you do damage control? This week’s podcast guest Axel Monsaingeon, Founder of Real Estate Effect shares his story about how his building caught fire and how he handled this crisis led to his starting and transitioning into being a full-time real estate investor. He discusses the strategies that work for him in terms of finding deals as well as building strong relationships with potential investors!

Born in the French Caribbean, Axel was convinced he wanted to be a banker. He studied Economics and Supply Chain Management. A couple of years into the corporate world, he decided he wanted more, and jumped into consulting before taking the leap to full-time real estate investor. When has grown from the BRRRR strategy to long-term hold, construction development, and redevelopment.

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With the current state of today’s market, it’s important to explore creative strategies especially when it comes to financing that you can use to help navigate your way whether you are entering the market or managing an existing portfolio. This episode covers some investment strategies and creative ways to finance your portfolio

This week’s podcast guest is Dalia Barsoum an award-winning mortgage broker and financial advisor with over 20 years of experience in the banking sector, spanning lending, wealth management strategy, and real estate. In 2011, she launched Streetwise Mortgages, a boutique brokerage specializing in servicing real estate investors and self-employed clients across Ontario.

She is the author of Amazon’s Best Seller: Canadian Real Estate Investor Financing: 7 Secrets to Getting All the Money You Want, a public speaker, a regular columnist for the Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine and contributes to various media outlets on the topics of Real Estate investing and financing.

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In addition to his love of real estate, he spent more than ten years as a project manager for major utilities. Jamil also holds a certification in construction technology which has helped him better comprehend the theoretical and practical aspects of residential construction.

As someone who has experienced the ups and downs of investing, Jamil’s personal approach and industry knowledge gives his clients the support they need to scale their portfolio.

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The US is a great market for real estate investing, but there are some things to be aware of if you are from Canada. Alain Forget shares his experience with how Canadians can buy in the USA and in Florida as well as different strategies that work well. He also talks about loan-to-value and interest rates in the US as well as the difference between ownership structures in the US and Canada.

Alain is the Director and Head of Sales and U.S. Business Development and has been working for Royal Bank Financial Group for over 42 years, holding various business and sales leadership roles in Canada, the Caribbean, and the U.S. He is passionate about helping Canadians purchase U.S. homes and works closely with consumers, real estate professionals and other strategic partners to provide education and opportunity to Canadian buyers in the U.S. Alain is a licensed real estate agent in Florida and has his NAR CIPS designation (Certified International Property Specialist) He holds a degree in Finance / Management/Investment.

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Extra Resources:

Home Plus Advantage hub (HPA) brings a lot of resources, insights, tools, solutions and advice for any Canadian looking to invest in the U.S. real estate market @ www.rbcbank.com/hpa.  This tool was built over the last few years with a strong desire to make U.S. homeownership easier and to educate more investors across the border…from “Dream to Doorstep”!

U.S. mortgage preapproval letter: www.rbcbank.com/preapproval

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Do you want to learn more about pre-construction? You are in luck because in this week’s podcast episode of Where Should I Invest, Niru Sharma, Real Estate Investor and Realtor, shares some of her favourite tips for finding incredible preconstruction houses. She also reviews the market from a Realtor’s point of view and what the market looks like for preconstruction. Niru dives into the risks of investing in preconstruction, what it means to move with the market and having a backup strategy so you can pull the trigger when the time is right.

Niru is an investor, and real estate agent with expertise in preconstruction and focuses on Oakville, Burlington, Milton, and Mississauga resale.

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Farms are not just for farmers anymore! An average investor can own a share of a farm to help our agricultural community grow. In today’s podcast, we’re talking about some of the most important things to look for when you’re starting to think about purchasing a farm.

Guest, Peter Badger shares with us how crops can be your ultimate guide and where your best ROI will be when choosing the farmland to purchase. Aside from where you want to make a profit, you need to make sure that there is a strong management company in place. And finally, it goes without saying that you want to make sure that your investment is safe and smart.

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