Gary chats with Aflonso Cuadra, in a spontaneous, off-the-cuff MUST-LISTEN-TO podcast! Aflonso is refugee from El Salvador who survived TWO civil wars, ended up homeless living on the street in Canada, had a daughter when he was 17, started a business, had a million dollars in his bank account, partied heavily and almost went broke, got into real estate investing, and the rest is history. He now has 500 doors and is on his way to his goal of 7500! They talked about market conditions, monetary policies, how he predicted in March and April that market would go up - he has been the only person Gary interviewed that saw the market going up. DO NOT MISS THIS INFORMATION PACKED EPISODE!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
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Alfonso Cuadra is a dynamic leader that’s passionate about sharing his story and inspiring others to create the life they want and to never give up on your dreams. He truly is in the business of changing lives and has a special gift in his ability to connect with people and move them forward.
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Gary chats with master content creator Jas Takhar, who Gary calls the Canadian Gary Vee, and he’s built an incredible business called REC Canada. Founded in 2000, REC Canada is a multiple award winning leader in real estate sales and consultation. He has 39 real estate agents working for him, and 10 full time employees. Many new investors don’t take it seriously enough, and that they are building a business. Listen to Jas’ story of success.
What you'll learn:
* How as a full time investor you NEED to understand what to delegate!
* Why you MUST take investing seriously as a business
* How Jas gets his staff to buy into his vision
* The role positive MINDSET plays in his success
* Pre construction condos, and why he likes them
* Why at his core he considers himself a ‘sales and service specialist’
* The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know
* Why Jas commits a lot of time daily for learning
* He became an agent at 23 and bought his first investment property at 26
* Why at age 28 he began to focus his business around investors
* Why his parents renting their basement out helped him understand expense offset
* Why his family cherry picked the best tenants
* Why they treated their tenants like family
* Why having tenants showed him how THEY pay the mortgage down, and THIS leads to value going up!
* How one of his podcast guests has 750 doors!
* Why ONE PROPERTY can change your life!
* Why (the reasons) he LOVES pre-construction condos and is focussing on those, but still looks for JV, multi family, etc
* Why immigration numbers will drive condo prices again in Toronto proper
* 3.2 million people will come to the GTA in the next 10 years
* Why inventories are high and resulted in a buyer’s market currently
* You have to think of real estate investing as a business
* Why you shouldn’t panic during downturns
* Ways to pivot as an investor during COVID times
* 100 years of data show prices will dip but they ALWAYS go back up
* How he was able to scale his business
* Why when he wants to do something, he reverse engineers someone doing it successfully
* And MORE!
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Toronto native, Jas Takhar, has been in the sales and service industry for over 25 years. Soon after deciding to try his hand in real estate, he co-founded the REC, and in the course of 15 years, has successfully propelled his team to the 1 st place position in Canada under Royal LePage.
With 34 realtors and 10 support staff, the team advises and assists over 700 buyers, sellers and investors, yearly, across the Greater Toronto Area, resulting in a total of over $1.5B 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 others how to buy or sell real estate on their own.
Furthering his pursuit to educate and motivate, he now hosts one of the top business podcasts in the country, the REC Experience; here he interviews guests who share their success stories on real estate investing, entrepreneurship and leadership. He also hosts a daily Instagram Live show called “Nite Cap with Jas” where he answers his follower’s most frequently asked questions. His hope is to provide inspiring content to aid others in removing the friction for their own life, in order to help them get from where they are to where they want to be.
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Web: https://jastakhar.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1217363094
Instagram: jastakhar13
Text Community: 647-372-0126
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Gary chats with Chris Hummell and Quinton Cordick, valued members of the SmartHomeChoice team! All three bring different skills and flavours to what they’ve built. Both Quinton and Chris are realtors and investors, they are experts in both the Durham and Peterborough markets. Gary gets the 411 on what it was like for both to leave their 9-5 jobs and be investors full time, because it’s a scary transition as Gary can attest to! They also touched on the biggest mistakes investors make, what it takes to be successful, and what’s happening in both Durham and Peterborough.
What you'll learn:
* How Quinton and Chris transitioned from full time day jobs to full time investors!
* How you can SHAKE OFF your fears and become an investor
* Some of the BIGGEST mistakes they’ve seen investors make!
* What it takes to be a successful investor
* What’s happening in Durham Region and the Peterborough area
* Why lack of promotions led Quinton to examine what else he could do
* Why Chris wasn’t passionate about his day job…actually, NONE of them!
* How some seminars helped focus their passion
* Why ONE BOOK, which is mentioned in the podcast changed Chris’ life!
* Why Quinton left a 6 figure job after his wife had left her secure job
* Why Gary started SmartHomeChoice in 2010, and why he left his job in 2014
* When their mindset changed, deals and partnerships started appearing
* Why SmartHomeChoice engaged the city to amend bylaws to expand housing
* Why Peterborough has “a lot of runway left” for investors
* Why people are STILL buying across Ontario
* Why you need a STRATEGY for investing, that will help determine WHERE you invest
* Why ‘the prices are too high!” is relative, as the prices will be higher next year, so ACT NOW!
* Why house flippers are ‘doing a job’, and investors are ‘building equity’…
* Why SmartHomeChoice has been running webinars and Mastermind sessions for years to help investors
* Why some learning is free, but some should be paid for
* There is no magic pill, it’s baby steps EVERY DAY!
* Why not all advice is good advice!
* Why the news only reports on the challenges of investing, not the success stories!
* Why planning is important!
* And MORE!
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Quinton is an established Real Estate agent with 10+ years of solid experience. He recognizes every real estate transaction is a major financial event in his client’s lives. He prides himself on careful attention to each client’s unique set of needs by delivering the services required to fully represent his clients with honesty and integrity. After graduating from York University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, Quinton went on to work in the field of Communications. It is there where he honed his interpersonal and communication skills which he has carried forward into the world of real estate and investments. Quinton enjoys staying active through playing baseball and basketball. He is also a dedicated husband and father to his two children.
Chris has been investing in rental properties for near a decade. He is a full time investor and a full time real estate agent. Over this period Chris has contributed to various projects and has worked with some of the best in the industry. Having won several real estate awards himself and being profiled in several RE Investment magazines and articles, he continues to contribute his knowledge and experience with web articles, videos, seminars and events.
Chris has a background in sales, public speaking and marketing. He prides himself on his people skills and aspires to teaching others how to achieve their financial goals through real estate investing and taking action. One of his personal goals is to mentor disadvantaged youth to show them that anybody can be successful and achieve their dreams. He has a family with two beautiful young children whom he adores and loves to spend time with.
Website/contact info for guest
Web: www.SmartHomeChoice.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smarthomechoice
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchrishummell
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