Lets Get REAL Estate Podcast Danielle Chiasson

Serena Holmes, a former business owner, is now investing in real estate after purchasing a short-term rental in Florida with her retained earnings. She further expanded her knowledge through a real estate education company and is now interested in investing in multifamily properties and short-term rentals overseas. Despite the challenges of running her previous business, it eventually led her to real estate investing.

In today's podcast we discuss:
A private lender who transitioned from owning properties to lending money privately.She emphasizes the importance of doing thorough due diligence before investing and spreading out investments to mitigate risk.It is important to have the right insurance policies in place when lending money for property flipping or construction.Verifying the identity of the borrower and lawyer can help prevent fraud.Private lending allows for better work-life balance, but borrowers are still personally responsible for the loan.Legal channels can be pursued to recover unpaid loans, and personal guarantees can add another layer of protection.Working with trusted referrals and borrowers with a history of successfully paying back loans is recommended.About Serena:

Serena ran her own brand experience agency (Tigris Events) for close to 18 years. Serena made the decision to merge with another agency in February of this year to take the business to the next level.  With her time back she now focuses on working as a realtor and active real estate investor. 

Serena is also a published author of The Accidental Entrepreneur. Her book chronicles how she went from surviving a troubled childhood to surviving as a self-styled, multi-faceted entrepreneur. The book describes the difficulties faced along with lessons learned and mistakes made, all with the hopes of helping others who are or having been facing similar challenges, either personally or professionally. 
Connect with Serena:

Email: serenahomles2016@gmail.com
Website: https://www.serenaholmesauthor.com/blog/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serenaholmesrealtor/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serena-holmes-realtor-author-ceo
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/serenaholmes
YouTube: Pineapple Podcast Financial Freedom with Private Lending to Real Estate Ventures

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Danielle Unsworth shares her experience in real estate and how to overcome imposter syndrome and balance family while managing business. She also discusses the Women's Investors Network Canada as a supportive community for women investors.
In this podcast Unsworth shares:
How she  started in real estate with a single-family home, using savings, credit cards, and help from her mother.Starting small is possible, and being creative and educating oneself is important to make deals happen.Celebrating all wins, not comparing oneself to others, and looking to learn from others' experiences are key to staying in an abundance mindset.Having a support system, including a coach or mentor, is important to work through imposter syndrome and provide accountability.Time management, planning, and delegating tasks are important for balancing real estate investing with family and household responsibilities.Delegating tasks like property management and virtual walkthroughs to professionals can save time and increase profits.Other topics discussed include saying no, keeping promises to oneself, dealing with naysayers, mindset shifts, and women's investment networks.About Danielle Unsworth:
Danielle Unsworth comes from humble beginnings as a refugee escaping from Cambodia with her parents and sister. She saw the struggles that her parents went through as new immigrants and was determined to find a way to achieve financial security. She started investing in real estate at 24 years old when she bought her first property. Since then, she has purchased multiple properties using the buy and hold strategy. In 2019, she hired a coach to help build a legal secondary suite and started using the BRRRR strategy to quickly grow her portfolio. She is currently investing in multifamily properties across Canada and working with joint venture partners to scale her portfolio. She currently holds 137 units with various partners across Canada, the USA and Turks and Caicos. She is also passionate about providing women with the knowledge and confidence to start investing in real estate. She is co-founder of the Women Investors Network Canada (WINC) and coaches beginners on how to buy their first rental property.

Connect with Danielle Unsworth:
Email: invest@danielleunsworth.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Danielle.Unsworth
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielleUnsworth
Website: https://www.DanielleUnsworth.com
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Dalia Barsoom, the founder of Streetwise Mortgages. Dalia's firm works exclusively with investors and has expanded to include provinces throughout Canada and her portfolio is worth nearly 40 doors.
Dalia shares her financing roadmap for investment properties to help clients secure financing.Planning is crucial in real estate investing and elements like portfolio growth, capital sources, and renovation plans should be considered.Dalia emphasizes the importance of having a custom roadmap and getting the right lender for the portfolio.The state of investment properties is discussed, with advice against flips or investments dependent on the market picking up.Multifamily investments are considered more stable than single-family properties during a recession.Financing small and large real estate properties are discussed, with larger properties requiring a focus on the asset's ability to pay.
About Dalia Barsoum
Dalia Barsoum is the founder of Streetwise Wealth, a boutique real estate wealth advisory firm and Streetwise Mortgages, a multi-award winning brokerage specializing in income property financing. Streetwise Mortgages is known as Canada’s #1 small markets broker (AKA rental markets) as ranked by Canadian Mortgage Professionals.
The team at Streetwise Mortgages has funded over 1 billion dollars of mortgage volume and over 2700 of mortgage transactions ranging from residential, multi family, mixed use and other construction projects.
Dalia is the best-selling author of Canadian Investor Financing: 7 Secrets to Getting All The Money You Want, a columnist for Canadian Real Estate Wealth magazine and has been recognized as a Global 100 mortgage professional, one of Canada’s top 10 brokers and a woman of influence.
Through strategic real estate financing advice, sophisticated deal structuring solutions and access to understanding of all the money tools and capital structures investors use to grow (private money, traditional mortgages, alternative mortgages, GP/LP structures, corporate capital structures and joint ventures), Dalia and her team have helped thousands of Canadians kick start their real estate investment journey and take their portfolios to the next level while managing risk.


Connect with Dalia Barsoum

Website: https://streetwisemortgages.com

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

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

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Ilona is a real estate investor and a mother of 2, who shares her personal journey and highlights the importance of going through tough times as it makes people stronger. 


Ilona emphasizes the importance of belief in achieving success, citing Tony Robbins' "The Power of Belief" video as an example.Ilona shares her experiences with partnership, discussing the importance of having difficult conversations and brainstorming solutions together.To navigate emotional baggage in challenging conversations, Ilona recommends being proactive, centered, and patient with oneself and others.To release negative emotions and build momentum towards happiness and joy, Ilona suggests daily practices such as building momentum, gratitude journaling, or talking to a friend.Ilona stresses the importance of controlling one's thoughts and choosing to think positively, arguing that this can improve one's life.Ilona encourages listeners to practice positive affirmations and exercises to develop a positive mindset, acknowledging that this process takes time and effort.Ilona advises starting small and building momentum over time when developing positive habits, such as practicing gratitude and affirmations in the morning.


 
About Ilona
Ilona is a multi-faceted Real Estate Professional. After leaving the corporate world in 2020, she dedicated her energy into pursuing a full time career in real estate investing. She co-founded a real estate development firm called REDI Developments, acquired 6 development projects and raised over $7M of investor capital all in under 24 months. She is now focused on land development, consulting and private lending. Ilona is passionate about sharing her journey to help others gain awareness of their thoughts and ultimately live joyful, fulfilling lives. 



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Instagram: @ilonakoziol
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The speakers discuss the importance of taking action after gaining knowledge, rather than just accumulating knowledge without using it. They encourage open-mindedness and considering other possibilities for wealth building.


Dave gradually moves into real estate investment, beginning with a down payment on a property after graduating from university and gradually building their portfolio.Dave attended a workshop to learn about different investment strategies and focused on student rentals and multifamily conversions.The importance of pivoting and finding cash flow in a changing market is emphasized.Learning from losses and setbacks and making better investments in the future.The significance of educating oneself, seeking advice from experienced investors, and re-evaluating the need to sell an asset.The possibility of selling underperforming assets or bringing in a capital partner to help survive.The importance of taking action after gaining knowledge and considering other possibilities for wealth building.

About Dave Knight:
911WealthNetwork.com Founder and Host, Dave Knight is a full time Police Officer who outside the workplace has been able to grow a multi-million dollar rental income portfolio through various investing strategies in both Canada and the US. With a passion of helping his own community, First Responders Wealth Network REI Podcast was created to help ALL First Responders become educated and exposed to the possibilities through real estate investing, various strategies used to build wealth over time, and to stop relying on a paycheque or pensions alone. Dave interviews top millionaire investors, industry leading professionals, and real life stories from other First Responder investors throughout Canada and United States as they are showcased bi-weekly to share their journey and lessons learned along the way.
Dave’s mission is to help educate others through his online coaching & training courses at 911WealthNetwork.com, but more importantly inspire to take intelligent action with confidence through both active and passive investing opportunities by changing ALL first responders mindsets on how they approach their financial future and overall wealth throughout ones career. 


Connect with Dave Knight:
Email: info@911WealthNetwork.com
Website: www.911WealthNetwork.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daveknighter/

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We are joining today with Greg Brook, living in Dallas, helping clients from across the world by providing them with train professional VA and also embarking on his own way to real estate, and how a successful flipping team in Jacksonville used a cold calling team of 15 people for 6 months, resulting in 370,000 outbound calls and $3.6 million netted.
In this podcast, we will be exploring:
Virtual assistants can help real estate professionals automate businesses, limit liability, reduce risk, and increase profitability.Rocket Station is a virtual staffing company that provides trained virtual assistants from the Philippines to the real estate industry.Investing in training virtual assistants is crucial for success, and they should be treated with the same level of importance as physical employees.Having clear goals, outcomes, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) is important for holding employees accountable and ensuring productivity.Simple out-of-the-box CRM solutions can be effective for real estate businesses, and working with a virtual assistant can help manage technology and automate processes.Investing in systems, training, and technology can turn every hire into an asset to the business.It is important to track and delegate tasks to prevent burnout.

A successful flipping team in Jacksonville used a cold calling team of 15 people for six months, resulting in 370,000 outbound calls and $3.6 million netted.



About Greg Brooks:
Greg is a partner in Rocket Station and oversees everything business development and marketing. He joined the Rocket Station team with an immense background in sales and entrepreneurship, both in the public and private sectors. He has led teams in many industries including sponsorship, fundraising, consumer packaged goods, military resale, and hospitality. On top of this, he has worked for some of the top Fortune 500 companies as well as having started and sold multiple companies of his own.
Connect with Greg Brooks:


Website: www.rocketstation.com
Website: https://kitcaster.com/greg-brooks/
Email: greg@rocketstation.com
Facebook: RocketStationLeaders
LinkedIn: RocketStationTeam
YouTube: RocketStationLeaders
OnceHub: Discovery Call with Alex



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