Truth About Real Estate Investing - College Instructor Invests in Real Estate: Duplexes, AirBNB, 11 Plex

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. Brian has been methodically growing his own real estate portfolio over 7 years consisting of duplexes, a AirBnb in Blue Mountain, more recently an 11 plex development where he’s adding two additional units. As mentioned Brian is the course creator and instructor of “Real Estate Investment Strategies” at George Brown College, a comprehensive, yet affordable course which is one of the big reasons why I wanted him on the show. Real estate investing is largely about return on investment and that includes one’s education. This course is only $392.24 for 20 hours including private 1 on 1 consultation time with Brian. What an absolute steal. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed recording this episode for you all to learn Brian’s tips and tricks so we may all improve our own businesses and you’ll want to hear about where Brian’s next investments will be and his views on Canadian opportunities. Course: https://coned.georgebrown.ca/courses-and-programs/real-estate-investment-strategies-online Please enjoy the show! 👉TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 03:20 Market comparison: Tenanted vs. vacant 04:57 Impact of interest rates 05:29 Advantages of U.S. investments 06:40 Texas property purchase 07:16 Economic research and U.S. focus 07:49 Canadian economic decline 13:34 Financing and renovation challenges 18:10 Selecting tenant profiles 20:10 Career in real estate 22:42 Working with REITs 47:59 Defining investment strategies 51:12 Lessons from seasoned investors 52:35 Real estate downturn impact 01:02:06 U.S. investment strategy 01:05:04 U.S. vs. Canadian opportunities 01:21:19 Importance of resilience 01:24:48 Diversification and hard assets _____________________________________ This podcast episode is also available on: 👉On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/truth-about-real-estate-investing…/id1100488294 👉On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Z8yd37AQfQI5DK0J0Xwzz 👉Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/40fe627d-dec7-4f5d-b7e5-90a550fffe46/the-truth-about-real-estate-investing-for-canadians 👉Audible:https://www.audible.ca/podcast/The-Truth-About-Real-Estate-Investing-for-Canadians/B08JJS91WR _____________________________________ 👉 WATCH NEXT: ▶️20 Years of Progress: Duplexes, to Apartment Buildings, Now A REIT: https://youtu.be/ib8o97ByjYg ▶️Insights on Portfolio Health, AI Integration, and U.S. Investment Opportunities: https://youtu.be/yS79M32o9Ws ▶️Converting a Dozen+ Houses Into Triplexes: https://youtu.be/pK-GiD5vZkI ▶️Pitching & Building Tiny Homes on Dragon’s Den: https://youtu.be/S8JGDlNMA0g ▶️Managing Six Figure AirBnbs in Canada & USA: https://youtu.be/eKYCQlF9hZk _____________________________________ 👉 WANT TO BUILD WEALTH WITH REAL ESTATE? If you’re interested in being a successful real estate investor like those who have been featured on this podcast and our hundreds of successful clients, please let us know. New investor or seasoned veteran investor, we can help anyone by providing our award-winning coaching services, and this isn’t all talk. Only work with the best is what my father always taught me. If you’re interested, drop us an email at [email protected]. I hope to meet you at one of our meetups soon. _____________________________________ 👉 SIGN UP TO FOR THE IWIN REAL ESTATE NEWSLETTER AND GET PODCAST EPISODES SENT TO YOUR INBOX: https://www.infinitywealth.ca/newsletter-yto _____________________________________ 👉CHECK OUT MY LATEST GUIDE ON THE BEST CITIES TO INVEST IN THE USA https://www.infinitywealth.ca/usreport-ig ____________________________________ 👉 FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erwin.szeto Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erwinszeto/ _____________________________________ #truthaboutrealestateinvesting #RealEstateInvesting #canada #usrealestate #realestate #financialcrisis #erwinszeto #erwinszetopodcast #InvestingTips #preconstruction