Hi Dan and Nick, I just wanted to reach out and thank you for these two amazing courses that I have so enjoyed taking these past few months - Multiplex Masterclass & Realist From Start to Scale - I literally went from being a very insecure student, intimidated by the language, jargon, acronyms and initialisms of real estate and the world of lenders, to a confident investor. Not to say that I wasn't an investor before the course started...but now I feel so much more confident as I can back up my gut instincts with research, knowledge and solid numbers that I've acquired from two super instructors and my mentor, Michael Arthur. A big shout out to each of you!

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has a contractor they could recommend. Looking to start a basement reno this Spring/Summer. Thxs!

Hi y'all Realist group - I'm based in Toronto and die hard fan of the Realist podcast and its fun and educational events- Finished 3 multiplex project thanks to @Dan and @Nick over last 18 months! Would like to diversify and change the market (province) or the product ( like senior housing)

I have been finding, fixing and renting my own properties for 6 years. I currently manage 12 doors. I take possession of a 26 unit apartment in the next few months, with another 6 unit apartment(hopefully) 6 months after that. I plan to quit my regular job as a paramedic to manage the 44 doors. I don’t know if it’s a good idea or not. I know of a great property manager, and I am contemplating bringing him onto the team, which would help me focus on growth strategies and not be so tied up. On the other hand, the property management fees eat into my returns..?..?

I can tell you that finding deals took me a lot of patience and determination. Talking to property owners and building relationships, networking with other investors, helping others investors with deals that didn't fit my thesis, driving for deals, talking to renters about their landlord, talking to neighbours around properties I found interesting, getting to know property managers and realtors and wholesalers…etc. At times it was downright annoying seeing properties go for prices that didn’t make sense, and didn’t pencil out. I was even tempted to just buy something because I felt like I was missing something, or maybe other investors knew something I didn’t. At times I have been frustrated with myself and questioned my ability to do an analysis. At one point a guy named Josh F even helped me see the reality of a deal for what it was before I did something I would have regretted. I have come to understand the importance of quality over quantity. I don’t need to secure a lot of deals, I just need a few good ones, and that’s all I am after. After 6 years of developing and maintaining my pipeline, the deals are coming…good ones too! Even in a hot local market with investors coming in from everywhere. How is this possible? The answer is relationships. Relationships = pipeline!. I now have owners and realtors and property managers and wholesalers bringing deals to me. Lately I presented 3 possible good deals to my financial partner, because we had to narrow it down. We simply can’t handle them all. One of those came from chatting with a guy while walking my dog…he was raking leaves outside a fourplex. One deal is my plumber with an infill lot he wanted to get rid of. The third deal is an apartment building that has been owned by the same family for over 40 years. When the pipeline starts working it is very cool!