Best Erwin Szeto Podcasts (2025)

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Is Private Lending Safe? The Real Risks & Infinite Banking Exposed 1:17:53

6d ago1:17:53

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Financial advisor Adam Niman joins Erwin Szeto to share how he turned private lending into a real estate portfolio—and the hard lessons learned along the way. Adam breaks down how he evaluates deals, handles failed loans, and why many Canadians are being misled about participating life insurance and the Infinite Banking concept. 🎯 Topics include: P…

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From Burnout to 20 U.S. Properties: How Share is Revolutionizing Real Estate for Canadians 1:22:40

13d ago1:22:40

1:22:40

In this mind-opening episode of The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians, Erwin sits down with Andrew Kim to discuss how Share, a tech-enabled real estate asset management platform, is revolutionizing U.S. property investing for Canadians. With over 20 properties across four states, Andrew reveals how institutional-grade systems and AI-d…

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From Environmental Law to Impact Real Estate Rodney Wilts' Journey to Sustainable Development 57:25

21d ago57:25

57:25

In this episode, developer Rodney Wilts shares how he's turning contaminated land into zero-carbon housing—including the award-winning Zibi Project. From ESG-driven returns to affordable retrofits, learn how real estate can solve Canada’s housing and climate crises. 🎧 For investors, developers, and change makers alike. Explore more: zibi.ca | theia…

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Canadian Financial Advisor Reveals Why He Chose to Invest Everything in the U.S 1:14:42

28d ago1:14:42

1:14:42

In this episode of The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians, we follow the journey of Carlos Rodrigues, a former Canadian financial planner who sold off his entire Ontario real estate portfolio to start over in Cleveland, Ohio. Carlos shares the real story—including the $30K he lost to a shady property manager, the challenges of lead pai…

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An American Virtual Wholesaling From Canada 59:29

2M ago59:29

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This week on The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians, I’m joined by Nathan Payne, founder of Painless Flipping—and no, that’s not just a clever name. Nathan’s a full-time real estate wholesaler who runs his entire U.S.-based business virtually… from small-town Ontario, Canada. We get into: ✅ How he wholesales houses without ever meeting…

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Who’s Fighting for Landlords? Canada’s Biggest Landlord Advocate Speaks Out 1:18:06

2M ago1:18:06

1:18:06

I’m thrilled to have Tony Irwin on the show today. Tony is the President and CEO of both the Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations (CFAA) and the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO)—two of the largest organizations advocating for landlords and rental housing providers at the provincial and national levels. With years of…

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From Housing Crash to Acquiring $2 Billion of Real Estate 1:00:15

3M ago1:00:15

1:00:15

Are you a Canadian investor struggling with low cash flow, rent control, or expensive renovations? In this episode, we sit down with Ben Barry, a U.S. real estate expert who's deployed over $2 billion in capital and helped transform how investors like you succeed south of the border. What You’ll Learn: How Canadian investors can tap into high-yield…

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Lazy, Remote, Across CAN Investor & Big Results Over 20+ Years 1:07:13

3M ago1:07:13

1:07:13

Hey 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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Mortgage Market Update: Canada & USA w/ Unicorn Mortgage Expert Scott Dillingham of LendCity 1:07:48

3M ago1:07:48

1:07:48

Greetings 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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Powerhouse Conference: Kevin O’Leary, A-Rod, Dragons Michelle & Manjit — 1 Stage, 5,000 Attendees 59:58

4M ago59:58

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✅ 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. 22:33

4M ago22:33

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It’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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From RCMP to Developing 66 and 20 Unit Apartment Buildings 1:01:00

5M ago1:01:00

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From 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 1:09:52

5M ago1:09:52

1:09:52

On 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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$35K in Tenant Arrears: Solving Landlord Woes with OpenRoom 1:09:54

6M ago1:09:54

1:09:54

On 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 1:44:00

6M ago1:44:00

1:44:00

On 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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From School Teacher to Real Estate Chief Education Officer & 580 Doors With Quentin D’Souza 1:11:52

6M ago1:11:52

1:11:52

On 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 1:12:35

7M ago1:12:35

1:12:35

On 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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Surviving & Thriving: Cory's 20-Year Journey from Rock Bottom to Real Estate Success 1:15:10

7M ago1:15:10

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Cory 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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Democratizing Real Estate Investing With Addy’s Stephen Jagger 1:02:02

8M ago1:02:02

1:02:02

Please 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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7 Figure, 20yr Appraiser From BC, To Real Estate Developer in Edm with Christine Traynor 1:01:53

8M ago1:01:53

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In 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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$1M Losses, NEW Federal Gov't Lending For Developers w/ Pierre Paul Turgeon 1:17:38

8M ago1:17:38

1:17:38

Now 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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Trump win, How a 33 Year Old Mechanic from Montreal a executed a BRRRR in Memphis, TN 49:07

9M ago49:07

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This 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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Developing Healthcare & Senior Living Facilities w/ Dr. Wing Lim 1:03:14

9M ago1:03:14

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Today’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 1:27:12

9M ago1:27:12

1:27:12

Today’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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Slow and Steady Wins the Race & Achieving Financial Freedom With Tim Tsai 1:01:02

10M ago1:01:02

1:01:02

We have the co-founder of Trust Your Talent, Tim Tsai returning to the show after a two year hiatus from the show. Tim’s members include 150 who have achieved some level of financial freedom, including the first level which is to have one’s monthly expenses covered by the cash flow from their investments. That’s a lot of people Tim and co-founder R…

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50+ Short Term Rentals Part 2 With Spencer & Ashley 1:14:29

10M ago1:14:29

1:14:29

On to this week’s show, a topic I’m a big fan of, avoiding long-term rentals in tenant friendly provinces like Ontario hence we have Spencer and Ashley Giles back for round 2. If you didn’t already know, vacation rentals are a business, 24-7 for some like Airbnb managers like Spencer and Ashley Giles who are back to share more, dig deeper into the …

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Building Systems, Packing Up, Moving from BC To Ohio with Meghan Hubner 1:02:18

11M ago1:02:18

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Our guest Meghan Hubner is a real estate business consultant who helps investors run their portfolios like a business. After a 12-year career in medical and pharmaceutical sales, Meghan transitioned to entrepreneurship, using her degree in entrepreneurship to work with various businesses. About 4 years ago, she started focusing on real estate inves…

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Building Resilience: From 100+ Unit Investment Portfolio to Active Business with Elizabeth Kelly 1:24:42

11M ago1:24:42

1:24:42

On to this week’s guest! Award-Winning Real Estate Investor, Coach, Speaker, Educator & Proud Entrepreneur, my old friend Elizabeth Kelly who tells it like it is. Elizabeth shares about her wins and losses in real estate. She’s been an active leader in the community for nearly 20 years and is here to tell us about how we Canadian real estate invest…

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12 Apt Buildings, Selling ONT, Buying AB&USA With Mike Beer 1:24:45

12M ago1:24:45

1:24:45

Mike Beer is is an owner of a real state investment company Mike Beer Investments. They have developed an investing system that has been working for well over a decade and invest in apartment buildings in Canada. His mission is to enable each of his investors to provide their families with the financial future they truly deserve. In the past he was…

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College Instructor Invests in Real Estate: Duplexes, ABNB, 11 Plex 1:15:19

12M ago1:15:19

1:15:19

We have a college instructor on this week’s show! Brian Gordon is an old friend of mine from years ago, he works full time for the largest appraisal company in Canada, if not North America in Management. Prior to that he worked as a Senior Property Tax Analyst for one of Canada’s largest REITs, if not the biggest. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com…

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20 Years of Investing: Duplexes, to Apartment Buildings, Now A REIT with Amanda & Marty Gordon 1:11:48

12M ago1:11:48

1:11:48

We have my friends returning to the show, Marty and Amanda who’ve been renovating and investing for nearly 20 years, Amanda Bouck has managed properties for nearly 20 years, Marty her husband is a carpenter by trade and personally much of their 15+ duplex conversions in Guelph. They are a power couple: they get numbers, execution, cash flow and hat…

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Insights on Portfolio Health, AI Integration, and U.S. Investment Opportunities 19:33

1y ago19:33

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Greetings my fellow investors and truth seekers, this is the Truth About Real Estate Investing Show for Canadians and if you’re addicted to social media like I am, there’s not a lot of good news within our community. It’s not all bad, we just had Kelly Caldwell, Victoria Cluney, and Milena Simsic. Spencer and Ashley with their AirBnbs, Zac Killem w…

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Converting a Dozen+ Houses Into Triplexes with Kelly Caldwell 1:04:09

1y ago1:04:09

1:04:09

This week’s guest is the lovely Kelly Caldwell, who has converted over a dozen single family houses for basement suites AND garden suites. Together with husband Jeff Caldwell, they’ve become leaders in their community, Collingwood, ON filling in the missing middle working closely with local government as such they were invited to be a part of a new…

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Pitching & Building Tiny Homes on Dragon’s Den With Victoria Cluney 1:08:22

1y ago1:08:22

1:08:22

Real estate development for it’s lack of long term tenants makes more sense which is a great segway for this week’s guest Victoria Cluney fresh off recording a show on Dragon’s Den to pitch her Tiny Home community and manufacturing of tiny houses!! Victoria is under a hush agreement about what happens on her episode but will share her experience au…

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"How to invest your first $1,000 in 2024!" - Eric Pan of Ericnomics 48:28

1y ago48:28

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Wealth Busters! Today, we hang out with Eric Pan, better known as Ericnomics, a personal finance whiz with over 200,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok. Eric’s got an impressive background in traditional finance, hedge funds, and crypto, and now he’s sharing his journey with us. We chat about every…

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"Every Canadian wants to go to the States!" - Erwin Szeto 1:00:46

1y ago1:00:46

1:00:46

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Wealth Busters! Today, we've got Erwin Szeto, a top real estate investor and podcast host, joining us to chat about the ins and outs of the real estate game. We dive into everything from the challenges of being a landlord in Canada to the exciting opportunities waiting in the US market. If you're loo…

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Managing Six Figure AirBnbs in Canada & USA With Spencer & Ashley 1:20:46

1y ago1:20:46

1:20:46

On to this week’s show, as always, we try to focus on cash flow the young, lovely couple Spencer and Ashley Giles are Niagara- based real estate investors with a shared love of travel (they are literally vacationing in Nashville, TN right now, hopefully they find an AirBNB investment there as I hear Nashville is awesome), fitness, and dogs. They st…

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"I was Homeless and Now I am a Real Estate Millionaire" - Ray Glymph 44:50

1y ago44:50

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Join us in this inspiring episode as Ray Glymph shares his incredible journey from facing homelessness to owning 140 doors in real estate. We dive deep into Ray' strategies, setbacks, and successes along his path to becoming a real estate mogul. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and initial question about becoming homeless. 01:14 Continuation of the di…

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Navigating Legal Structures and Taxes: A How To for Canadians Investing in the US with Carmen Da Silva, Tax Specialist, CPA in both USA&CAN, CFO of SHARE 58:26

1y ago58:26

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We have a special guest today who we squeezed in before her return home to Tampa Bay, FLA to warm weather, pickleball year round, fruit trees in her backyard. The reasons are obvious why Canadians love Florida. Carmen is a Canadian living in Florida, she’s Chartered Professional Accountant Tax Specialist in both Canada and the USA. She owns 70 inco…

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"I Made $10,000,000 with Airbnb Arbitrage" - Humza Zafar 54:32

1y ago54:32

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Humza Zafar is the latest guest on the Wealth Busters Podcast Humza has a an incredible story from being unemployed to running an 8 figure Airbnb Arbitrage business in a couple of years I today's episdoe Hamza explains the strategies and mindsets he used to get where he is today as well as advice for investors in the Canadian Real Estate market Tim…

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From International Student to Stock Option Investment Coach and USA Apartments With Cody Yeh 1:11:01

1y ago1:11:01

1:11:01

Cody Yeh arrived in Canada at the age of 18 on a student visa, initially lacking knowledge in income and wealth creation. Over the past 11 years, Cody has undergone a significant transformation, evolving from a student to a full-time project manager, and eventually to a financial coach, real estate investor, and stock options investor. The skills h…

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How a Nurse Became a Millionaire and Top 1% Realtor With Milena Simsic 1:04:11

1y ago1:04:11

1:04:11

In the latest episode of our podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Milena Simsic, a remarkable individual who transitioned from being an ICU nurse to becoming a top 1% Realtors in Windsor, ON. Milena's journey is a testament to the power of determination, strategic thinking, and adaptability. Career Transition: From Nurse to Realtor Milena'…

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"Formal Education will Earn you a Living, Self Education will Earn you a FORTUNE!" - Jeff Wallis 1:08:19

1y ago1:08:19

1:08:19

Jeff Wallis is the latest guest on the Wealth Busters Podcast Jeff is a 20+ year Sales Expert and we touched on a variety of things such as - How to Dominate in Sales - How Jeff has been using Stock Options to speed up his retirement goals - Investing in new assets for the first time in your 40’s Timestamps Introduction of Jeff Wallace - 00:52 Disc…

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Revolutionizing How Tenants Build Credit & Improving Rent Collection with Zac Killam 46:12

1y ago46:12

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Zac Killam: Real Estate Innovator and Entrepreneur, a Top Forty Under 40 winner, has made significant strides in the real estate industry. He has built a rapidly growing multi-family real estate business of 500 units, leveraging his entrepreneurial acumen to drive success in this competitive market. Beyond real estate, Zac founded Canada’s largest …

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Realtor to Uncovering Deals As A Full Time, Well Off Investor With Georges El Masri 1:05:59

1y ago1:05:59

1:05:59

We have an old friend in Georges El Masri returning to the show, host of Well Off Podcast, Georges used to work at the same Brokerage, the wonderful Rock Star Real Estate Brokerage but like many talented investors do, they transition out of service work into more focus on their own portfolio. Like I’ve told many new Realtors, investors in my experi…

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"If you are thinking of Immigrating to Canada for Money.... DON'T" - Simran Sachdeva 53:05

1y ago53:05

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Welcome to another exciting episode of the Wealth Busters Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Simran Sachdeva She goes into a wide variety of topics - The future of software development - Immigrating to Canada - The role of female developers - How to thrive as a couple in business - Should individuals still think about immigrating to Canada…

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Multifamily Development In Toronto With Ming Lim 1:23:47

1y ago1:23:47

1:23:47

We have my old friend Ming Lim of Volition Properties, Toronto Realtor and investor extraordinaire and the name volition is about living your life on your own volition thanks to financial peace from a great real estate portfolio. The nice thing about investing in Toronto is one can’t really beat the number of high quality tenants to choose from. In…

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“I Paid over 500k for Grant Cardone to Speak at my Conference” - Seth Ferguson 1:08:31

1y ago1:08:31

1:08:31

🎙️ Welcome to another exciting episode of the Wealth Busters Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Seth Ferguson, the mastermind behind Canada's largest real estate investing conference. We discuss with Seth how he was able to scale the Multi Family Conference in just 3 years and have guest such as Grant Cardone, Alex Rodriguez, and Jordan Bel…

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Real Estate Titans: Tools, Tactics and Wisdom for Canadian Real Estate Wealth With Andrew & John 58:08

1y ago58:08

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We have my old friend Andrew Hines and his co-author of an all new book John Schwenker! Andrew needs no introduction and John is an everyday hero, a firefighter and recovering real estate investor. Andrew has taken his turn sharing how he lost money investing in Ohio now it’s John’s turn to share how he made a bunch of money in Ontario, lost all hi…

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Maximizing Rents With Basement & Garden Suites With Andy Tran - Part 4 1:03:36

1+ y ago1:03:36

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On to this week’s show! We have one of my oldest real estate investor friends Andy Tran who was among my first clients and home inspectors. I’ll always remember the first deal we did together, a detached house in Hamilton for $216,000. The house had been sitting for nearly two months before we came along and during our appointment to see the proper…

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