Gary chats this week with Darcy Marler, a real estate investor having success since 2001, and author of 4 books. Darcy has owned 92 properties and 240 doors worth 44m over the years, he’s done flips, land development, new builds, long term rentals, BRRRR before it was called BRRRR, condos, land parcelling, and has now transitioned into mentoring! It made him successful, but also depressed…tune in to find out HOW! This conversation is great for both new investors, and seasoned investors that want to take their portfolio to the next level.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• How Darcy was able to scale his business from 1 property to 92!
• How to understand your Joint Venture (JV) partner
• How to raise money
• The circumstances that brought on his depression
• Darcy shares some of the biggest mistakes investors are making in the beginning
• His journey with depression after building a real estate empire
• How investors get caught up trying to get as many doors as possible
• How the first real estate book from his dad at age 15 changed his life
• How he created his own spreadsheet program to crunch investment numbers
• Why he was a millionaire, but couldn’t afford to buy GROCERIES!
• Why cash flow is KING!
• Why he says he gets bored easily, but suggests most investors stick with a strategy
• Darcy says ‘knowledge is key’ to success, and avoid failure
• Why JV’s are ‘selling yourself’, not selling the property
• His 1st book looks at investment strategies, and helping you figure out which is for you
• Understand your “Why” that you are investing, then choose your strategy
• If you’re not happy with one strategy try another
• Why it’s OK to fail as long as you learn from it
• Why Darcy, like Gary, doesn’t really enjoy being a landlord
• Why Darcy initially did everything himself, now hires others
• 3 critical steps to self growth according to Darcy
• And MORE!

Darcy’s Bio

Full time R/E investor since 2001; have owned 92 properties / 240 doors, worth $44m; have done flips / land development / new construction / long term rentals / BRRRR / commercial / condo conversions / land parceling

Website/contact info for guest

Web: https://www.hrrealestatementors.com/books
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabanabooks15 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabanabooks15/
Email: darcy@huttonradway.com

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To learn more about Gary’s mentorship program, visit https://garyhibbert.ca

Tags: #investing, #mindset, #rebuild, #coaching, #personalgrowth, #DIY, #investorlife, #depression, #failure, #learning, #lifestyle

Gary chats this week with Mark Smith, the host of the 7-2 Mindset Investor Podcast. Mark had the kind of life some people dream of, but it did NOT lead to happiness for him. From $6000 suits to a jail cell, his life took a dramatic turn. After a conversation with his son, it started him on the path to rebuilding, redemption and personal development, which you will hear in this not-to-be-missed podcast, Real Talk With Gary!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• How Mark came up with the name “7-2 Mindset Investor”
• Why he’s thriving even during the pandemic and the role of mindset
• How $6000 suits, box seats to sporting events and expensive bottles of wine did NOT make him happy
• Why his health suffered as well
• How jail changed him
• The steps to rebuilding - personal development, reading, mentorship groups, mentors, personal coaches, real estate coaches, and good health
• Why he feels coaching is a marathon, not a sprint
• How the former ‘people pleaser’ now focuses on internal happiness
• Why Mark says the real asset is YOU, not the real estate, so invest in yo u
• What real estate strategies he uses
• How he’s now created the lifestyle of his dreams
• Why his mindset is ‘what can I give’ vs. ‘what can I receive’
• The benefits of a mastermind group
• Some of his favourite and life-changing books including the NUMBER ONE book they should read
• Why working for someone else creates a false sense of security
• Mark answers when is the best time to invest
• “The days become turbulent because we didn’t have a smooth takeoff or landing”
• And MORE!

Mark’s Bio

Mark is a real estate investor known as the The 7-2 Mindset Investor. He’s also a motivational speaker and a strategic mindset architect. His investment strategy is as an off market apartment specialist. He has pledged to himself that he will spend $1 Million dollars on personal development, and is a big believer in Mind, Body, Spirit!

Website/contact info for guest

Web: https://youtube.com/c/The72MindsetInvestor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/72mindsetinvestor
Instagram: @72mindsetinvestor or @the72apartmentguy

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Interested in learning more about Real Estate Investing? Visit https://www.smarthomechoice.ca

To learn more about Gary’s mentorship program, visit https://garyhibbert.ca

Tags: #investing, #mindset, #rebuild, #coaching, #personalgrowth, #DIY, #investorlife

Gary chats this week with Angelo DeTorres, one of the owners of Steps Dance Studio, and a real estate investor. Why are we talking dance on this show? Health, wealth and everything in between. Dance was introduced into Angelo’s life at a young age, but didn’t turn back to it for 15 years, after an ACL injury cancelled his NBA dreams. His passion for dance was reignited at a chance encounter in Cuba. Angelo had moved from the Philippines to Toronto, and got involved with Steps Dance Studio as a customer as a way to express himself, then ended up co-owning the business! Angelo relays experiences of seeing seniors dancers prolong their lives with movement! And, how his dance partner became his life partner, with two kids!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• Who recommended that Angelo read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”
• He was working at Bell, Steps and real estate investing
• How his growing family played into his lifestyle choices
• Why in 2016 he decided to leave 9-5 and what it was like
• His first house was $286,000 and he still owns it
• What the steps were to transition from 9-5 to full time entrepreneur
• From 500 members to 50 due to the pandemic
• What the lockdown has done to his business, how he stayed resilient and kept moving forward
• How they’ve moved business at Steps to go fully virtual, and were the first studio to do so
• They have daily courses online
• They got some members back before the 2nd lockdown
• How they will create online courses to allow people to learn 24/7
• How he’s repurposed his dance space during the pandemic
• His feelings on Big Box stores vs small retailers and service providers
• Why he initially ignored dance and what he would tell his younger self
• And MORE!

Angelo’s Bio

As a co-owner of Steps Dance Studio, Angelo is a full time instructor, choreographer and performer. He is currently managing all of the Steps performance teams, and is choreographing for couples as well as competitors.

Angelo is a professional competitor having won the Canada Salsa and Bachata Congress as well as the Chim Pum Callao Salsa Congress in the professional Bachata division. He also coaches and competes in Pro-Am showcase and heated divisions at local and international Congresses. 

Angelo has trained with multiple world-renowned artists such as Tito Ortos, Tamara Livolsi, Anya Katsevman, Billy Fajardo, Katie Marlow, Nelson Flores, Adriano Ieropoli, Samantha Scali, Grupo Alafia and Raul Santiago. He has completed the Salsa Certification course with Tito Ortos in both 2017 and 2018.

Angelo has taught and performed with the Steps Professional team in various Salsa Congresses and events including Mambo Nights in Bermuda, the New York Salsa Congress, Hustle & Salsa Festival in Puerto Rico, the Montreal Salsa Convention, the Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress, the International Hustle & Salsa Competition in Miami and the Ottawa Salsa Congress. 

His love for Latin dance is reflected in his teaching technique. He is truly passionate about sharing his knowledge and in return seeing growth and advancement in his students. 


Website/contact info for guest

Web: https://www.stepsdancestudio.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StepsDanceStudioToronto

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepsdancestudiotoronto/

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Gary starts off the show by answering the question if NOW is a good time to invest; how to invest; and why ‘cash is trash’ and hard assets are the safest place to be RIGHT.NOW.

Gary chats this week with Edna Keep, a real estate investor for 13 years with an incredible story. Currently, Edna has 600 doors, and will be adding 84 more soon. She became a single mom at 16, living in subsidized housing, and daughter was in subsidized daycare. Fast forward to today, she is a now multi-millionaire investor, coach and inspires others with her story. Her main strategy is long time, buy/hold apartment buildings. Her claim to fame is a $65 million dollar portfolio with OPM - other people’s money. She invests primarily in Canada, but has properties in the US as well. And you can too…

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• Why Edna determined that she would be a success through MINDSET
• Why ‘IMPERFECT action is way better than perfect’
• Why it’s not ‘live within your means’, or ‘you need to budget’
• Why she wanted to be wealthy
• How as a financial planner she would see how well her clients were doing with RE investing
• How Robert Kiyosaki’s training helped her
• Why some financial planners ‘don’t know everything’
• She initially started with her husband, but moved on to JV/partnerships
• How vendor take back mortgages quickly allowed her to buy more properties
• Why upkeep expenses (roofs, heating, plumbing) initially made her focus on condos
• What is the biggest mistake Edna has seen in the multi family market by investors
• Your first investment will be your hardest, but it gets easier
• Why she’s purchased ‘turn key’ and fixer uppers
• Who is Edna getting financing from
• How she has helped her students set up REITs
• The role of DUE DILIGENCE on the purchase process
• WHERE Edna finds co-investors
• Her best advice on how to scale to multi family investment properties
• Why you have to ‘think differently’ when you are using other people’s money and doing multi family
• Why continuing education/learning is VITAL for success
• Edna believes ‘If you’re going through hell, keep going!”
• Why she tells her students you ’can study (investing) until the cows come home, but there’s nothing like a real, live deal!’ TAKE ACTION
• Why Edna offers free Real Estate Coaching Fridays, and Mindset Mondays to her members!
• And MORE!

Edna’s Bio

Edna Keep’s journey from single mom at age 16 – living in subsidized housing with a daughter in subsidized daycare - to multi-millionaire Real Estate Entrepreneur and Coach inspires others. Her major operations are longterm buy-and-hold rentals apartment buildings.

Her claim to fame is a $65 Million real estate portfolio built with “Other People’s Money.”

A proponent of education and inspiration, Edna offers live training with her Free Real Estate Coaching Fridays and Mindset Monday live events on Facebook each week.

Website/contact info for guest

Web: https://ednakeep.com  or https://ednakeep.com/90daysto5k
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachednakeep 

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Interested in learning more about Real Estate Investing? Visit https://www.smarthomechoice.ca 

To learn more about Gary’s mentorship program, visit https://garyhibbert.ca 

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