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Welcome to another episode of the RevNYou with Real Estate Podcast!

In this edition of the show we sit down with Ryan Lake, a friend and fellow investor in the Real Estate realm currently living in Edmonton, AB.

Ryan Lake has been involved in real estate since he was 20 years old. Now 32, his portfolio has grown to 7 properties with 10 doors in the markets of Edmonton, Regina, and a little-known town of Esterhazy, SK where his favourite deals are being made and show no sign of slowing down.

He has experience with Buy-and-Holds, BRRR’s, Hard Money Loans, Utilizing registered funds from investors, Direct lending his own money, Investing in LP’s and MICs with others, and creative Joint Ventures.

Ryan works full-time as an Advanced Care Paramedic serving Northern Alberta communities. When he has downtime he loves to travel with his girlfriend Sara-Lynn and make friends from across the world with plans to see every country. he also enjoys the odd patio pint with friends,  reading books, cooking,  green breakfast smoothies,  snowboarding,  passionate about health and fitness, and yearns to learn Spanish.

In our conversation together, Ryan and host Doug Meyers discuss:

Ryan’s origin story for both where he comes from and real estate Finding his way through jobs and early investments, some of which became costly learning lessons Becoming educated in real estate investing Overcoming the imposter syndrome as it relates to creative real estate investing “The Deal” that brought together years of education and previous experiences Shifting his perspective as an investor to “problem solver”  The pros and challenges of investing in small towns including $18,000 deals, cash-flow, lender issues, and knowing the market

Thank you to Ryan for a great conversation and for sharing his experience and knowledge with the show.

If you’d like to connect with Ryan further you can find him here:

http://www.ryanlakerealestate.ca/

ryan@ryanlakerealestate.ca

Thank you for listening and we look forward to welcoming you to the RevNYou with Real Estate community!

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What happens when you give a couple of young gun real estate investors a couple of microphones and an hour to chat?

You get THIS EPISODE of the RevNYou with Real Estate Podcast!

Host Doug Meyers sits down with a fellow millennial investor, Russell Mortlock, of Mortlock Group Investments.

It’s always fun to share the podcast space with other young and hungry, easy to chat to people in the real estate investing space, and Russell is exactly that.

The 26 year old Medicine Hat native was working as a pipe fitter after finishing up a Junior Hockey League career, making a quality income but not falling into the trap of the work hard, play hard lifestyle that many of those around him were partaking in. Instead, he versed himself in financial matters, namely real estate investing, and started saving his way toward his first rental property.

Fast forward 3 short years and Russell has established a solid portfolio for his age and, perhaps more importantly, given himself the opportunity to pursue his passions in real estate by moving to Kelowna, BC to begin a new career as a Realtor and real estate investor.

Our conversation centres predominantly around what it’s like to get in the real estate investing game early and what it’s like to be an investor in your 20s, so if you’re someone in the same boat (or perhaps the parent of a 20-something young adult who’s trying to work things out) this is going to be a great episode to listen to.

Topics include:

Russell’s real estate investing origin story A look at Russell’s portfolio including strategies used and why he chose them. Why you should start investing in real estate as soon as possible. The advantages of being a young investor. The struggles / challenges of being a young investor. What young investors should do to get started if real estate investing is something they want to pursue.

Thank you Russell for coming on the show. Great conversation and we appreciate you sharing your time and energy with our listeners, which is sure to inspire others on a similar path.

Want to connect with Russell? You can find him on social media and online in the following places:

Website: https://www.mortlockgroup.ca/

IG @russellmortlock.realestate

FB: @MortlockGroup https://www.facebook.com/MortlockGroup

Thank you for listening and we look forward to welcoming you to the RevNYou with Real Estate community!

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Continuing the start of a New Year with another informational, educational episode aimed at provided you with relevant resources that we believe are great reads to consider adding to your 2021 reading list.

Host and RevNYou Partner Doug Meyers presents this ‘lone wolf’ episode as he shares 5 recommended reads for you.

From personal finance foundations and developing an investor mindset , to tactical real estate investing, to the systematization of an operating real estate investing business, Doug’s 5 book recommendations for your 2021 reading list provides personal insights, stories, and reference points for WHY these books should be worth your consideration, as well as what you can expect to learn through reading them.

Doug’s 5 Book Recommendations, listed in an order that’s explained during the show, are as follows:

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! – Robert Kiyosaki More Than Cashflow: Understanding The Real Risks and Rewards of Profitable Real Estate Investing – Julie Broad Real Estate Investing in Canada  – Don R. Campbell Real Estate Joint Ventures: The Canadian Investor’s Guide to Raising Money and Getting Deals Done – Russell Westcott & Don R. Campbell Get A Grip: How To Get Everything You Want From Your Entrepreneurial Business – Gino Wickman and Mike Paton

Are there any recommended reads that you have for real estate investors in 2021?

We’d love to hear them! Let us know via e-mail, to info@revnyou.com so we can share with the entire RevNYou community.

Thank you for listening and we look forward to welcoming you to the RevNYou with Real Estate community!

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Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of 2021!

In this edition of the show, the tables are turned and RevNyou Partner and Investor Gary Spencer-Smith sits down with normal podcast host, RevNYou Partner and Investor Doug Meyers, for this informative conversation around Tech Tools for Real Estate Investors.

There is a wealth of technology tools available from phone apps to online programs and computer software that can be utilized in the running of a successful real estate investing business.

Gary and Doug dive into a number of different tools that they personally use within their real estate investing businesses to keep things running, systemized, and organized (albeit they still work constantly to make improvements).

From the basics of a suite of business tools available in Google Suite and Microsoft Office 365, to the more niche applications like phone apps for tracking business vehicle mileage, whether you’re new to real estate investing or a seasoned veteran there’s likely a tip or two you can pull out of this episode that will help you better optimize your business activities.

By no means is this an exhaustive list – we’re sure there are plenty of other tools out there that would be beneficial to use – so if you’ve got something that’s working for you, stick with it! Better yet, let us know about it on our Facebook page!

Some of the technology tools and the practical application of them in our real estate investing businesses discussed include:

Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, etc.) Google Suite Docusign ClickUp (for Project management) Ilovepdf.com Canva.com Evernote Go Canvas Social Media MileIQ Zoom Wix, WordPress, Squarespace (for websites) Tiny Scanner CRM – Hubspot Mailchimp (for just e-mailing)

We trust you’ll find this episode useful as you take the reins of your real estate investing business to start 2021 anew.

Do you have questions you’d like to ask the RevNYou with Real Estate team? Send your questions in to info@revnyou.com and we’ll be sure to answer them on a future show.

Thank you for listening and we look forward to welcoming you to the RevNYou with Real Estate community!

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Welcome to the final episode of 2020 of the RevNYou with Real Estate Podcast!

In this edition, RevNYou Partner and host Doug Meyers is sitting down with Musician, Animal Activist, Real Estate Investor, and Keyspire team member Nick Skalkos.

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This is a truly unique conversation with an incredibly humble guest. Nick’s real estate investing journey started in 2016 when he joined Canadian real estate educational company Keyspire. It was there that he learned how to invest in real estate and create powerful partnerships and ventures.

Prior to getting into real estate, Nick was a mainstay in the Canadian music scene playing with bands including The Miniatures,  Spirits, and The Mounties. He has also recorded on City and Colour’s chart topping album “Little Hell” which garnered platinum record status.

Nick is still very much involved in the music game where he now focuses on songwriting and producing with and for other artists. He is currently working on numerous projects spanning across all genres, including working with Scott McGillivray on his self-titled short album and the theme song to Scott’s new HGTV show “Scott’s Vacation House Rules”.

In four short years Nick has amassed 20 doors in Ontario and New Brunswick using strategies like Buy and Hold, Multi-units, house jacking, BRRRR, J.V. and using private lending, but it’s not as though he seeks to position his portfolio as a selling feature for becoming an investor – in fact, this conversation takes place around a time when, as Nick says he is feeling “a bit deflated” around real estate, the reason which is shared throughout the show.

In this wide-ranging, transparent conversation, Nick and Doug touch on:

Nick’s childhood and origin of becoming a musician How Nick “fell victim” to the HGTV Income Property phenomenon, which led him to real estate investing with his wife Working with Scott McGillivray and Keyspire, and the power of being surrounded by a network of real estate investors An open look at Nick’s real estate investing portfolio and strategies The honest truth around “feeling deflated” with real estate investing, and how to roll with that and keep going Doug shares the story of how Nick was the tipping point for a major change in his life What it means to Nick to “invest where returns are best” Investing outside of your place of residence – BUILD A GREAT TEAM!

A big thank you to Nick for sharing his experiences and stories with us.

We’ll be looking out for his podcast coming in 2021: What You Should Know About Real Estate Investing with Nick Skalkos, Trevor Gaal, and Ben Friegang

Do you have questions you’d like to ask the RevNYou with Real Estate team? Send your questions in to info@revnyou.com and we’ll be sure to answer them on a future show.

Thank you for listening and we look forward to welcoming you to the RevNYou with Real Estate community!

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This week, host Doug Meyers is sitting down with none other than Zeb & Colleen Tsikira, the investor-duo also known as The Tsikira’s!

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The Tsikira’s are well-established real estate investors and business owners who got their start in entrepreneurship and developing an investor mindset in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Their journey in the past year has taken them from the cold of the Northern tundra, to the heat of Arizona, and over to Dayton and Cleveland, Ohio, where they have continued to expand their real estate investment portfolio.

With COVID-19 having an impact on original travel plans, the couple has returned to their roots in Canada and are now pursuing multi-family investments in and around Edmonton, Alberta.

In addition to the whirlwind of a year of travel, The Tsikira’s have recently released their brand new book “You Can’t Save Your Way to Wealth – How you can build generational wealth through real estate, take care of your immediate family and fund your retirement, even if you’re an immigrant, have no saving and have bad credit” – copies of which can be purchased on Amazon here:

https://bit.ly/thetsikiras

In our conversation we cover many valuable topics including:

Understanding the cashflow quadrant components of E, SE, B, and I How being employed vs. self-employed impacts your ability to qualify for mortgages How the Tsikira’s transitioned from the E / SE quadrants over to the B / I quadrants, and advice on how you can do it too Moving from YK to AZ to pursue continued growth of their portfolio Tales and tribulations of travels in a wild 2020 Reasons for beginning to expand into multi-family investing How letting go has allowed them to manage their business activities much more effectively Discussion around how Zeb & Colleen structure their week to manage everything they have on the go Advice on how to build a real estate investing business Conversation on their new book, You Can’t Save Your Way to Wealth – why now, what’s in it, and the making of it What’s next in 2021

As a cool note as well, host Doug Meyers will be narrating The Tsikira’s audiobook version of their new book! The audiobook should be completed and released either before the end of the year or in early 2021, so be sure to keep an eye out for that.

Thank you to Zeb & Colleen for coming on the show and for sharing their knowledge and experience with our listening audience – we appreciate you both!

Thank you for listening and we look forward to welcoming you to the RevNYou with Real Estate community!

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Real Estate Investing Education, Mindset, and Investing South of the Border

Returning to the process of goal setting, tracking, reviewing, and planning

We made it!

It’s officially past the half-way point of 2020 and what a wild year it has been:

Coronavirus and a global pandemic? Interest rates slashing Immigration stalled, planes grounded Home sales silenced in some areas before taking off once again (GTA, anyone?)

These are just some of the bigger events that have been happening around us this year. But how are WE doing amidst all this change in relation to the accomplishment of our goals? As we’ve gotten to this point, we’re taking a look back from the lens of revisiting those ever so good intentions: New Year’s Resolutions….or in other words…the goals we set at the start of the year.

How are you doing in the accomplishment of what you set out to do in 2020?

Are you crushing it, or are things stagnantly staying the same?

Did you set goals for 2020, or is goal setting something that’s completely new to you….something that feels like a daunting task?

In this episode, RevNYou with Real Estate Educator and podcast host Doug Meyers shares the importance of goals setting, including setting the RIGHT TYPE of goals that force us to expand, his process for goal setting, tracking, reviewing, and planning, and how to systematically follow-up with our goals to stay on track, adjust if needed, and keep moving in the direction of our desires.

As mentioned in the show, if you are interested in seeing the template for the process that Doug uses on a yearly, quarterly, and weekly basis, please send an e-mail to info@revnyou.com and we will get it out to you. You can also request an invitation to set up a call to work through the process directly with us. That’s how important we believe this process is – a process that we use in our own lives.

Thank you for listening and we look forward to welcoming you to the RevNYou with Real Estate community!

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BRRR Strategy Expert, Father, and Full-time Pharmacist

Born and raised in India, Kunal Mohindra is a Pharmacist, who moved to Canada in 2009 as a student and went to Halifax to complete his Masters in Health Informatics. He is currently working on a project to implement a provincial computer system, which will have a massive impact on Healthcare delivery in Alberta.

In addition to his full-time pharmacist role, Kunal is the founder and CEO of Divergent Homes. He has transacted over $7 million in real estate, starting as a fix and flip investor in 2016, and now focusing on helping friends and family unlock the power of real estate by investing in legally suited properties in Edmonton.

Kunal loves to give back and inspire others to invest in Real Estate. He is the host of the Edmonton Real Estate Mastermind, which offers a safe place for investors to bring questions and challenges. You can also find him hosting family friendly Open Houses at his projects to facilitate networking within the real estate community.

In our conversation, Kunal and I discuss a number of topics that I’m sure many of our listeners will relate to:

The inspiration, or in Kunal’s case, the desperation that got him started in real estate The journey of becoming a “seminar junkie” Growing and getting over the “employee mindset”…this was a big roadblock for Kunal Adopting an open mindset toward partnerships and sharing Tips on how to network as an introvert Moving from education mode to action mode Approaching COVID as a time to grow your network Managing focus over managing time Mitigating risks in real estate and lifestyle Choosing your partners is like a marriage – think long-term Reasons to start investing in real estate Kunal’s First 3 Steps to get started in real estate investing

We also dig into the real estate investing strategies that Kunal has specialized in, covering in depth the BRRR strategy, and why he made the transition from house flipper to the BRRR strategy expert to build wealth through real estate.

A passionate husband and a super dad to 2 lovely daughters, Kiara and Inaya, Kunal is committed to creating a life by design and aspires to be an enthusiastic life coach to his kids.

Please enjoy this conversation with award winning real estate investor, Kunal Mohindra.

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Thank you for listening to The RevNYou with Real Estate Podcast – we look forward to welcoming you to the RevnYou with Real Estate community!

Raising Money During A Pandemic & Going Big to Give Big

Vancouver Island based Randy Molland and Steve Arneson make up The REInvestors, a real estate investing duo committed to working with investors that are looking to grow their portfolio, have a passive investing approach, and achieve greater returns on their investments.

They also host a monthly community meetup to help educate those looking to learn about real estate as an investment. At these meetups the most experienced professionals in each real estate investing field present their expertise and teach the best ways to successfully create a wealthy lifestyle by investing in cash-flowing real estate.

In this episode, the young, energetic and passionate Randy & Steve provide some incredible insights into:

Investing in your real estate investing education, specifically not being afraid to invest the money into close mentorships  Gaining a financial education through real estate  Leveraging the experience of mentors & coaches to raise money from joint venture partners  Betting on yourself: determine the worst case scenario and if you can handle it, it’s time to go out and do what you want  Maturing over time in real estate investing – trusting the process and enjoying the challenge  Raising capital in the middle of a pandemic  Structuring unique joint-ventures for educational purposes, not just for financial reasons  The details of their investment portfolio  The start of The REInvestors and what their mission is moving forward  Moving on up! Transitioning from single family homes to multi-family to land development investments

The process of self-development has become a major part of Randy and Steve’s lives. They pride themselves on getting high returns but also on helping you get in the right mindset to go along with it.

At the beginning of their career they were told by a mentor, “If you want to make a million dollars, help a million people first”. This led to their “Go Big To Give Big” movement.

Go Big To Give Big is a mission to inspire one million people to go bigger in life and unlock their full potential so that they can create abundance in as many ways as possible to allow them to give back on a larger scale!

The REInvestors are leading this action by hosting a variety of events where proceeds are given to charities, plus they donate their time helping others achieve financial freedom!

If you are interested in creating a for-purpose business, these guys have a community around them to help you network, grow your idea, and increase market share so you too can start Going Big To Give Big!

Thanks to The REInvestors for coming on The RevNYou with Real Estate Podcast!

You can connect with Randy & Steve, the REInvestors at:

info@thereinvestors.ca

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Thanks for listening and we look forward to welcoming you to the RevNYou community!