Danielle Chiasson is a serial entrepreneur known for her work in the field of real estate investing in residential redevelopment and rental housing. Focused in Ontario, her many projects have ranged in scope from light clean-ups to full renovations, as well as legal duplex, triplex conversions, and multi-unit flips.
Danielle Chiasson is a serial entrepreneur known for her work in the field of real estate investing in residential redevelopment and rental housing. Focused in Ontario, her many projects have ranged in scope from light clean-ups to full renovations, as well as legal duplex, triplex conversions, and multi-unit flips. She works as a general contractor managing various trades & staff, while managing her organization. She fills her days operating multiple businesses, underwriting properties, balancing finances, managing rental properties, and endlessly educating herself and others. She is also a licensed Real Estate Broker in Ontario and a member and contributor of several real estate education organizations. Danielle is passionate about business and real estate, and shares her experience and knowledge with other investors through speaking engagements and various online platforms, and is very excited about re-launching Strategic Success Consulting in early 2023.
James Fernandez started with his first rental property in February 2020, at the start of COVID. While working full time as an engineer, James renovated that property, refinanced it, and got hooked on real estate investing. James now runs his own businesses, and left his job as an engineer. He owns several properties in both Canada and USA . His primary investing strategies are BRRRRs, Airbnb, and self-storage.
James Fernandez started with his first rental property in February 2020, at the start of COVID. While working full time as an engineer, James renovated that property, refinanced it, and got hooked on real estate investing. James now runs his own businesses, and left his job as an engineer. He owns several properties in both Canada and USA . His primary investing strategies are BRRRRs, Airbnb, and self-storage.
In today's episode Adrian and James discuss:
And so much more!
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Chris Prefontaine is the four-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, The New Rules of Real Estate Investing, and Sell With Authority for Real Estate Investors. He’s also founder of the Wicked Smart companies and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast.
Chris Prefontaine is the four-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, The New Rules of Real Estate Investing, and Sell With Authority for Real Estate Investors. He’s also founder of the Wicked Smart companies and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast.
Chris has been in real estate for over 31 years. His experience ranges from constructing new homes in the 1990s and owning a Realty Executive Franchise to running his own investments (commercial & residential) and coaching clients throughout North America. After the crash of 2008, Chris reengineered his entire business to weather all storms and economic cycles. Understanding these challenges, he helps students navigate the constantly changing real estate waters.
Today, Chris and his family and team run their own creative financing business and are still in the trenches every day. Their main focus is helping students across North America plan their escape from their W-2 jobs by getting in the trenches and doing deals with them. They’ve completed over $100 million in transactions.
Listen to the podcast to learn more about the following...
- What does it mean to buy real estate on your terms, and the relationship between terms and creative financing.
- What different types of creative real estate financing are available to an investor, do you have a specific preference or some you stay away from?
- Explain to us the importance of becoming “Recession Resistant” in your business and investing life.
and much more!
Roger Grubb is the Owner and Principal Broker of Main Street Mortgages, a mortgage brokerage that operates under the Mortgage Alliance banner. Within the vast Mortgage Alliance network, he has been recognized as a member of the President’s Club, which celebrates the top 5% of mortgage brokers Canada-wide, for each of the past 10 years.
Roger Grubb is the Owner and Principal Broker of Main Street Mortgages, a mortgage brokerage that operates under the Mortgage Alliance banner. Within the vast Mortgage Alliance network, he has been recognized as a member of the President’s Club, which celebrates the top 5% of mortgage brokers Canada-wide, for each of the past 10 years.
When clients require mortgage advice, he clearly explains all their options and guide them to making the decision that best suits them. He focuses on working with self-employed borrowers, real estate investors, individuals who have had challenges with procuring funding from financial institutions and first time homebuyers. These are the class of borrowers who routinely experience real obstacles to getting mortgage financing and he prides himself in working with this group to help them achieve success.
He is passionate about sharing my expertise with others so they can achieve the happiness and success we all deserve in life. He wants to help you win at the real life game of Monopoly, no matter what your own personal circumstances are. There is always a way to achieve your goals. He shows his clients alternative options that will help them realize their dreams.
As much as he values his clients and wants to help them be their best, his favourite roles in life are being a great dad to his four children and a fantastic husband to his beautiful wife.
Listen to this episode to learn more about the following...
Deploying private or registered funds into Real Estate.
The rule of 72 - measuring your investment opportunity
Assessment of rental vacancies in our current market
Focusing on controllable actions, like wealth building.
Our guest today is Jas Takhar! Toronto native, Jas Takhar, has been in the sales and service industry for over 26 years. Soon after deciding to try his hand in real estate, he founded REC Canada under Royal LePage, and for over 5 years has successfully kept his team in the top 3 in the country.
Our guest today is Jas Takhar!
Toronto native, Jas Takhar, has been in the sales and service industry for over 26 years. Soon after deciding to try his hand in real estate, he founded REC Canada under Royal LePage, and for over 5 years has successfully kept his team in the top 3 in the country.
With 50 realtors and 11 support staff, the team advises and assists over 625 buyers, sellers and investors, yearly, across the Greater Toronto Area, resulting in a total of over $2.1B in transactions. Jas’ area of expertise is in helping investors build out their real estate portfolios. Wanting to share his knowledge and experience with the masses, he wrote a book titled, Real Estate Intelligence, which teaches anyone how to buy or sell real estate on their own.
Listen to this episode to learn more about the following...
Tell us more about the concept of “Developing a power team”
What systems, processes, fundamentals or tools have helped you build the dream team you have today?
How do investors and business owners start working towards getting out of the scarcity mindset?
How important is mindset to you, and are there any other mindset principles that you see are very important to grow your passions?
and much more!
"The popularity of the BRRRRR method skyrocketed in 2021 as Canadian home prices soared. A major epicentre for this spike was in the Greater Toronto Area also called the GTA(Hamilton area included) as savvy real estate investors sought out new investment strategies that would allow them to build their portfolios at an accelerated pace."
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