Truth About Real Estate Investing - Mortgage Market Update: Canada & USA

Whether you're investing north or south of the border, this episode is your playbook for navigating real estate financing today. I sat down with one of the top mortgage strategists in Canada (who also does U.S. deals) to break down: ✔ How to finance U.S. properties as a Canadian ✔ Why multifamily single-family for cash flow ✔ Where lenders are tightening up—and how to pivot ✔ Real stories, real numbers, real investor wins 🎯 Want More? Join Us LIVE This Saturday, April 26 If you like what you’re hearing, don’t miss our next iWIN Meeting where we’re going even deeper on: U.S. market strategies Student + short-term rentals Selling tenanted properties Cross-border financing best practices In-person seats are almost gone. Online spots are still available. 🎟️ Save your seat here https://iwinmeeting.eventbrite.ca/?aff=YT ______________________________________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 – Scott’s intro + why dual-market lending matters 02:07 – Landlord-friendly strategies for Canadians 08:01 – Are interest rates finally turning? 12:05 – Fixed vs variable: What investors need to know 18:15 – U.S. lender pullback: What it means for you 25:54 – Multifamily Single family? Let’s talk numbers 36:39 – What U.S. lenders actually look at 47:26 – U.S. affordability vs Canadian cash flow 51:19 – How to use refinancing to grow your portfolio 56:51 – Starting small in U.S. real estate 1:03:46 – Order of lenders matters. Here's why 1:08:57 – The #1 underwriting mistake investors make 1:14:03 – How to stay profitable AND hands-off _____________________________________ 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: ▶️Canadian Powerhouse Conference (Featuring A-Rod & Kevin O'Leary): https://youtu.be/kkFcPRzbD9Y ▶️How Much Does It Cash Flow?: https://youtu.be/e_KSwHCQUjk ▶️How to Profit from U.S. Real Estate During the Tariff War: https://youtu.be/SDjjMq267NU ▶️Ontario Rental Market Update: https://youtu.be/-BKS5ZMgCMY ▶️Surviving & Thriving: From Rock Bottom to Real Estate Success: https://youtu.be/Z3UXBT_q4Ss ▶️Fractional, Futurization of Real Estate Investing: https://youtu.be/ey3r0TEFqUA _____________________________________ 👉 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 #ontario #CanadianInvestors #OntarioRealEstate #RentalMarket #landlord #tenant