We put this show on to inspire you and help you breakthrough to the life that you want to live through the power of real estate investing.
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Real estate investing in Canada can be confusing. You own your first home, but where do you go from here? How do you build your portfolio and your wealth? The confusion ends here. Quentin DSouza is your host, an award-winning real estate investor and founder ofAppleridge Homes, which started with small single-family homes in 2008 and has grown to large apartment buildings and growing towards 100 million+ in assets under management. On this podcast, you'll learn how to take your high-income, ...
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The Truth About Real Estate Investing... for Canadians is by Canadians for Canadians eh? The show is exactly that, we speaks truths, no get rich quick schemes, investing is a marathon, if you're looking to get rich quick this is not the place for you. Instead, we invest based on economic fundamentals using tried and true best practices that generate wealth for the long term. The Show is hosted by Erwin Szeto aka Mr. Hamilton. Erwin is a professional real estate investor, Realtor at Rock Star ...
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An ongoing conversation about Real Estate, Entrepreneurship, and Personal Development.
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Episode #227: Investing to fit your life goals with Dave Bethune and Lisa Huie
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1:03:16Here’s what you’ll learn in our interview with Dave & Lisa…. - From their first turnkey property to expanding their portfolio with different strategies including renovating and converting single-family homes into legal multi-units. - Their recent purchase of a vacation home and Airbnb in Costa Rica, detailing the unique challenges and benefits of i…
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From Housing Crash to Acquiring $2 Billion of Real Estate
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51:09Hey friends, this is Erwin Szeto, and welcome to The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians, where it’s my job to interview the top minds in real estate and business to uncover the strategies, mindsets, and habits that actually work—especially in today’s market. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Ben Berry, a true industry heavyweight who's…
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Lazy, Remote, Across CAN Investor & Big Results Over 20+ Years
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1:07:14Hey friends, this is Erwin Szeto, and welcome to The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians, where it’s my job to interview the top minds in real estate and business to uncover the strategies, mindsets, and habits that actually work—especially in today’s market. My guest today is Michael Ponte—a full-time real estate investor, educator, an…
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Episode #226: Building a Truly Free Lifestyle Through Real Estate with Michael Dominguez
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52:55Here’s What You Will Learn in our Interview with Michael… How he got started and built his portfolio every year for over 10 years. His unique approach to successful investing. How Michael achieved financial freedom and the roadmap to helping you do it too! Scooby Dooby Doo And much much more In this episode, we sit down with Michael Dominguez, an a…
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Mortgage Market Update: Canada & USA w/ Unicorn Mortgage Expert Scott Dillingham of LendCity
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1:07:49Greetings friends, this is Erwin Szeto, and welcome to The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians, the #9 ranked podcast for Canadian Investment and Personal Finance per FeedSpot! Thank you listeners and past guests of this show! As always it’s a honour to have this platform and ability to give back to the community that has been so much t…
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Episode #225: The Young Guns - How Two 20-Somethings Built a Multimillion-Dollar Portfolio With Jude Gomes & Cliantha Fernandes
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53:23Here's what you'll learn in our interview with Jude & Cliantha Starting with nothing to owning a 19-unit apartment building before graduating college. Unique investing strategies and big-leap stories that propelled Cliantha and Jude's success. How to turn your passion for real estate into a thriving business, from single-family homes to multiple ap…
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Powerhouse Conference: Kevin O’Leary, A-Rod, Dragons Michelle & Manjit — 1 Stage, 5,000 Attendees
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59:59✅ Understand why investors are shifting to U.S. markets ✅ Learn how to raise capital and structure bigger deals ✅ Hear what it takes to put 5,000 investors in a room with A-listers Ever wonder what it takes to build Canada’s biggest investing conference? My old friend Seth Ferguson, returns to the show, after losing all his rental properties to a n…
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Another Trip Around the Sun. The Worst Year for Real Estate in My Experience.
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22:34It’s not all bad 🙂 Thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to wish me a happy birthday. The vast majority of messages came from the real estate investing community, and reading all the comments and seeing the names brought back a lot of memories—many from easier times for real estate investors. My fellow escape-room-loving, …
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Episode #224: Tenants, Toilets, Partners and Evolving Strategies. Nuts and Bolts Real Estate Talk with Tom Sullivan
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58:33Here is What you will learn in our interview with Tom: Key factors to ensure you place good tenants The big challenges that are Par for the course when you decide to invest in real estate and how to navigate them Things to consider when first starting out Avoiding partnership pitfalls And much much more… Bio: Tom grew up in an average family househ…
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Episode #223: Setting Yourself Up for Successful Real Estate Partnerships with Sandy Mackay
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55:25Here’s what you will learn in our interview with Sandy: What Sandy has been doing for the past year since leaving the show Overcoming the big challenges in joint venture partnerships Positioning yourself for success in todays market How NOW is the very best time to get started in real estate investing Our take on the US imposed tariffs And much muc…
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From RCMP to Developing 66 and 20 Unit Apartment Buildings
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1:01:01From RCMP to Developing 66 and 20 Unit Apartment Buildings: Marc Amyot's Journey of Strategic Development Strategic Partnerships Matter: How mentorship from industry experts transformed Marc's real estate investing approach Location, Location, Innovation: Marc reveals how strategic site selection, zoning knowledge, and maximizing land use can turn …
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From Burnout, Heart Attack at 38 to 200 Doors & Financial Freedom & Top Coach
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1:09:53On to this week’s show! This week we have an amazing guest who’s been on a bumpy path. I’ve known Ryan Carr for quite some time but when I attended Truth Your Talent’s Awards Gala, the coach who had the most award winners and thank yous was Ryan hence I invited Ryan Carr onto the show which he gracefully accepted. From household $400k income, Corpo…
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Episode #222: Real Estate Bookkeeping and Tax Strategies with Steve Tsonev
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56:27Here’s What you’ll Learn in our Interview With Steve: The biggest tax mistakes real estate investor make and how to avoid them How to effectively track expenses and maximize deductions Strategies you can use to legally reduce your tax burden The best software to stay organized And much much more Bio: Steve serves as the Managing Partner at Finngo B…
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Episode #221: The Real Deal about Investing in Edmonton Alberta with Real Estate Coach Wayne Hillier
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55:26Here’s what you will learn in our interview with Wayne Hillier Market indicators to watch for in order to do smart deals Why multiple stream of income is the way to go How to analyze the deal properly Creating the life you want to live and much much more… https://www.reimasters.ca/edmontondeallab https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/real-estate-in…
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$35K in Tenant Arrears: Solving Landlord Woes with OpenRoom
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1:09:55On to this week’s guest! I’m thrilled to introduce Wei Ting, an unstoppable entrepreneur, speaker, and innovator reshaping the rental landscape in Ontario with plans to expand across Canada. After losing over $35K to non-paying tenants and spending countless hours navigating Ontario’s complex rental compliance laws, Wei Ting decided enough was enou…
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"From Rent To Ruin" With Kevin Costain
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1:44:00On to this week’s guest, Kevin Costain is the poster boy for reform being needed in Ontario and he’s doing something about it as the new Chair of SOLO: Small Ownership Landlords of Ontario. He’s fighting for the small everyday investor like I do. He is the author of the book “Rent To Ruin” where he documents his ordeal with his tormentor: the tenan…
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Episode #220: Flipping Houses in Toronto with Deep Singh
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56:32Here’s what you will learn in our interview with Deep: How to successfully flip houses in Toronto in today’s market Going above and “Beyond Just Sold” as an investment realtor Why physical health is so important to business and much much more… Direct: (905) 515-7160 Website: godeep.ca Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/…
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From School Teacher to Real Estate Chief Education Officer & 580 Doors With Quentin D’Souza
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1:11:53On to this week’s show! We have my old friend Quentin D’Souza returning to the show at my request as I need a trustworthy real estate expert to share with you the listener about the multi family market who’s not going to sugar coat how tough the last few years have been and what and where the opportunity is going forward. Quentin is going to share …
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Ontario Rental Market Update w/ Rent Panda
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1:12:36On to this week’s guest! Again, Hart is a friend, I refer him clients all the time for tenant location services. This may sound like a paid endorsement and full disclosure, Hart Pays me nothing. We receive zero compensation for me having Hart on this show and sending him referrals. It’s too bad we’re selling the rest of our Ontario portfolio in the…
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Episode #219: Collectables and Cryptocurrency Charting with Mike Iuliano
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57:33Here's what you will learn in our interview with Mike: - How to successfully manage student rental properties - The fascinating world of collectables - how to chart your cryptocurrency roadmap and much much more! When the stock market crashed in 2008, I was determined to change my way of thinking. I spent countless hours doing research, read countl…
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Surviving & Thriving: Cory's 20-Year Journey from Rock Bottom to Real Estate Success
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1:15:11Cory is a 20 year investor who's been through rough times back in the financial crisis, from Toronto he was investing on the wrong side of the tracks in London, Ontario, sleeping inside the renovation project as he didn’t have funds for trades and to cut down on his commute from Toronto. Fast forward to today, Cory’s been a full time investor for 2…
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Episode #218: From Driving a Truck to Full Time Freedom in Costa Rica with Rob Break
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1:06:26Here’s what you will learn in our interview with Rob Starting from nothing with real estate wholesaling Adding value in joint ventures to create trust and real win/win partnerships How he moved his family to Costa Rica Running his boutique hotel Manta Ray Lodge and much much more Rob is an entrepreneur in the world of residential investment real es…
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Democratizing Real Estate Investing With Addy’s Stephen Jagger
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1:02:03Please welcome co-founder of Addy Stephen Jagger, I’m excited to have him, if you haven’t heard of Addy before, it’ll blow your mind. If you have, the advancements in deal offerings, technology will surprise you along with one of their investment vendors who went belly up. Oh yeah, this is the truth about real estate investing show so when deals go…
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Episode #217: How to Maximize Your Flip Profits with Cali Braithwaite
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55:53Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Cali Braithwaite Why Cali invests in New Brunswick while living in Ontario Flipping out of province: How to minimize risk and maximize profit. Why investing in yourself pays off and much much more! About our Guest First and foremost, Cali is a proud husband and father to three amazing kids. His family …
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7 Figure, 20yr Appraiser From BC, To Real Estate Developer in Edm with Christine Traynor
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1:01:54In this episode, we sit down with Christine Traynor, from Victoria, BC, a seasoned real estate professional who has navigated the industry from multiple angles. She started as a paralegal in mortgage enforcement/foreclosures, became an appraiser in 2002, worked in for a high end real estate developer then buying a real estate appraisal firm, buying…
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Episode #216: Success with Garden Suites & Additional Dwelling Units with Kaush Nanubhai
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58:12Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Kaush Nanubhai How to successfully add garden suites to your portfolio Transitioning from a corporate career to become a full-time real estate investor after building a diverse portfolio of over a dozen properties. Kaush’s experience with various strategies, including student rentals, duplex conversion…
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$1M Losses, NEW Federal Gov't Lending For Developers w/ Pierre Paul Turgeon
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1:17:39Now for those of you with deeper pockets and want to be developers closer to home, we have my old friend Pierre Paul Turgeon returning to the show. A former industry insider as an underwriter at the CMHC, active investor, and real estate expert in the apartment building space, who has analyzed 100s of large, lucrative multifamily investment deals a…
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Episode #215: Multifamily Investing the Right Way & Canada’s Housing Crisis with Pierre Paul Turgeon
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1:05:31Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Pierre Paul Turgeon Challenges in today’s lending landscape and how to navigate it successfully The ABC’s of multifamily investing Letting the numbers tell the story and not your emotions The biggest hurdles in REI and how to overcome them and much much more… About our Guest Pierre-Paul is Canada’s lea…
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Trump win, How a 33 Year Old Mechanic from Montreal a executed a BRRRR in Memphis, TN
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49:08This week we have an everyday, blue collar Canadian, 33 year old Shayne from Montreal who just bought his first investment property and he has executed a BRRRR in suburban Memphis, Tennessee. The ARV is substantially higher than projected, rent came in almost 10% higher. Shayne is the youngest client of mine by far for years and years so I’m of cou…
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Wall Street, Real Estate Deal Structuring, & Mentoring Others With Arlett Tygesen and Host Stephen Simpson - Ep.12
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1:06:27On this episode Stephen interviews Arlett Tygesen. Arlett is a Finance Professional, Real Estate Investor, and Mentor. Arlett had a long career on Wall Street and is now focussed on structuring large multifamily real estate deals in the USA and mentoring the next generation to set themselves up for success in investing and finances. Stephen and Arl…
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Episode #214: From the NHL to Luxury Real Estate Sale and Development with Eddie Lack
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52:07Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Eddie Lack Eddie’s transition from the NHL to full-time in real estate The best US investments for Canadians Arizona’s Airbnb market Eddie’s new development project and much much more About our Guest Eddie Lack has won a Gold medal for Sweden in the World Hockey Championship, he has played in the NHL f…
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Developing Healthcare & Senior Living Facilities w/ Dr. Wing Lim
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1:03:15Today’s guest is Dr. Wing Lim, a true renaissance man - a dedicated medical professional and serial entrepreneur who has built an impressive portfolio of healthcare facilities and senior living communities. For over 30 years, he has balanced a thriving family medicine practice with innovative real estate ventures. Dr. Lim's impact extends far beyon…
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Why a Top Business/Stock Valuator Is Investing in Real Estate with Adam Johnson, CPA, CA, CBV, CFA
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1:27:13Today’s guest is my good friend and past client, Adam Johnson, CPA, CA, CBV, CFA—who, at the time, was my youngest client and didn’t have as many letters behind his name. Adam’s not your average CPA. He’s also a Chartered Business Valuator CBV and Chartered Financial Analyst CFA, making him one of less than 100 people in Canada with all three desig…
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