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Nick Karadza & Tom Karadza founded Rock Star Real Estate Inc. after quitting their jobs in the Software industry to "go it alone" in the world of real estate investing. Rock Star Real Estate has gone from zero clients and zero revenues to being listed on Canada's Profit 500 multiple times as one of the country's fastest growing companies. Together with their team they've now worked on thousands of investments and over a billion dollars of income properties in Canada. On this show they chat r ...
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Hosted by Frank Ungaro - entrepreneur and one of Canada's first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners, Always Be Choking is a lifestyle podcast that brings in guests from all over to discuss what it takes to always be striving toward the goal, to always be pushing for the close. Whether it's finance, business, hunting, fishing, jiu jitsu, this podcast discusses what drives the successful in their relentless pursuit of achievement.
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On this episode Stephen welcomes Alexander Morsink; Alexander Morsink is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Equivesto, a Canadian online investment platform and equity crowdfunding portal.  Equivesto is a fully licensed Exempt Market Dealer, and has helped dozens of Canadian companies raise over $85MM since Equivesto’s launch in mid-2020.  Alexa…
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Stephen Phillips is using his local knowledge of Queens University to uncover cash flowing gems of properties. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show Stephen shares his insights and knowledge of what's going on in Kingston and the opportunities around student rentals. He also describes his current lifestyle of hanging out in Mexico and …
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Peter McCormack is an interesting character. He admits his first encounter with Bitcoin was to buy drugs and has turned that encounter into running one of the largest Bitcoin podcasts in the world, called "What Bitcoin Did" (WhatBitcoinDid.com) On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we go behind the scenes of Peter's life, the growth of…
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Nick Regina has a work ethic that is rarely found. From busing tables as a teenager, he quickly got deeply involved in Toronto and Miami nightlife at the highest levels. Sales, marketing, relationships, networking, promotion ... he is a master of it all. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show Nick walks us through his journey and why he…
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Join us as we discuss how to properly run and assess Canadian and international credit reports with MacKenzie Wilson, including the differences between Equifax and TransUnion, and SingleKey's new features for landlords. We also dive into the Calgary real estate market, future trends, and the impact of the oil and gas industry. Visit singlekey.com t…
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On this episode Stephen welcomes Chad Griffiths; Chad has worked in the industrial real estate industry since 2005. As a member of a global commercial real estate company and a partner with his local firm, Chad has completed over 1,000 deals with clients ranging from small companies to large institutional owners. As an active investor since 2014, C…
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Marko Radosevic and Fernando Cipriano are friends of the show and have come back to discuss what's going on in the world as they see it. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we dive into social media and its impact on society, how our money system works, what is in store for our GDP and how to navigate the modern world as parents.…
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Seb Bunney is an interesting character and critical thinker. He moved away from home in England to Whistler, British Columbia, to chase his love of mountain biking. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we dive into his new book, The Hidden Cost of Money: How Financial Forces Shape Our Lives & The World Around Us. We discuss short-term…
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On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we sit down to discuss the Canadian economy, real estate, interest rate trends, the U.S. consumer, debasement of our currency, taxes and more! We also discuss the state of democracy and if it requires a mandatory reset every so often to continue being efficient.…
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In this podcast, Hart shares a 2024 rental market update, what trends he's seeing, where rents are crashing in Ontario, where they're spiking, how the tenant profile in Canada has changed forever, how to screen international students and immigrants, what drives housing market fundamentals, and much more! Go to RentPanda.ca to learn more about Hart …
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Floyd Marinescu returns to the show to discuss his work in founding UBI Works. As a successful tech-focused entrepreneur he's looking at the role technology is playing in job destruction and the next steps he feels are best to support people impacted while also lifting others out of poverty. There is definitely thought and research behind his ideas…
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Joel Labonte is a seasoned real estate investor with over a decade of experience in the field. As the founder and General Partner of Dwellscape Investments, he has established a reputation for providing investors with opportunities to diversify their portfolios through passive real estate investments. With a wealth of knowledge in underwriting, fun…
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Dave Butler from Better Mortgage Select joined us on the podcast to talk about interest rates for 2024, Canadian debt levels increasing (for individuals and families), people loading up on credit card debt, mortgage qualifications, the cost of housing etc. As well as the housing situation that young Canadians face today!…
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Max Hillebrand is one of these people who make an immediate impact on your life. After a few short minutes of chatting with Max we were diving into Austrian economics, the problem of centrally controlled money, Bitcoin as possible resistance and the consequences of malinvestment. He's an absolutely fascinating guy and on this episode of The Your Li…
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Adam Batstone is living life on his terms. He had a great run as a financial advisor and then decided to jump into the world of private equity and eventually got exposure to the commercial real estate world. He then started his own firm TwoSevensCapital.com and successfully launched investment funds. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Sh…
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Karen Cumming was on The Your Life! Your Terms! Show a few years ago to discuss her book, The Indispensable Survival Guide to Ontario's Long-Term Care System. Today she returns to discuss her new book, The Wealthy Martian: An Out-of-The World Guide to Financial Literacy for Parents, Teens & Other Earthlings. We discuss why she was willing to take a…
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Ernest & Risel Furtado are living life on their terms. They packed up some suitcases and hit the road back in 2020 and haven't looked back. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we catch up with their adventures. They explain the culture of morning rituals in Joao Pessoa, Brazil and how their real estate projects are coming along in Sa…
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On this episode Stephen welcomes Gavin McHale ; Gavin is a Business Coach, Mindset Master, and a Director with Craig Ballantyne's organization, Early to Rise. Gavin helps people all over the world grow their businesses/careers and improve their lives through personal development and improving their mindset for optimal results. The discussion includ…
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This panel discussion was from our most recent April 2024 Your Life. Your Terms. Event for Rock Star Inner Circle Members. Daniel Foch is co-host of the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast, is a broker and is very active on media platforms where he shares a trusted and unbiased view of real estate in Canada. Sasha Cucuz is the CEO of Greybrook Se…
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Nolan Matthias is a wealth of knowledge on all things real estate. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we discuss interest rate trends for 2024, property prices across Canada, working with real estate investors and more. Nolan has built up an absolutely incredible presence online, his Youtube Channel is a treasure of valuable insight…
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Rachael Thiessen is back with Dan to discuss all things nutrition. After being a member of RadixGym.com for years and going through meal plans and a 12-week challenge I've personally learned so much. How to eat, what to eat and when to eat it has changed my life. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we dive into the foundational foods…
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Sergio Manzur is an amazing guy. He left Argentina with his family to set up a better life in Canada. He built a sizeable real estate portfolio here and then took his family on another adventure, to the Dominican Republic. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we discuss the similarities between what Sergio went through in Argentina an…
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In this episode Stephen is welcomes Nick Karadza, the co-founder of Rock Star Real Estate. Nick and his brother Tom left their corporate jobs and created Rock Star to build a community of like minded, education hungry investors, in the GTA and Niagara Region. A brokerage made by investors for investors. Rock Star Brokerage has gained local and nati…
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Welcome to the Focus Capital Podcast with Stephen Simpson - this is an intro to the podcast, a bit about Stephen, and a preview of what to expect in the coming episodes. About Stephen: Stephen Simpson is the Founder and Principal of Focus Developments – a Real Estate company investing in quality industrial properties throughout Ontario. Focus provi…
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On this episode Stephen provides a deeper dive into Focus Developments' investment strategy, Industrial Real Estate 101, and why we do what we do. About Stephen: Stephen Simpson is the Founder and Principal of Focus Developments – a Real Estate company investing in quality industrial properties throughout Ontario. Focus provides Accredited Investor…
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Dr. Emma Apatu is doing some very important work. She's taking her experience in public health and combining it with Bitcoin to explain how a sound form of money has the potential to be a great healer in society. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we chat about Emma's history in academia, her current focus on Bitcoin and public heal…
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In this podcast, Tom & Todd O'Donnell from Desjardins Insurance relive their days at Oracle together before they quit their jobs to go it alone! They talk about leaving the corporate life to start their own businesses and the journey it took them on. Plus Todd gives an update on the property insurance market, what he's seeing, and mistakes that inv…
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What do Lego reselling, dating sites marketing, insurance sales, and real estate investing have in common? That would be Daniel Massicotte! Daniel's created multiple streams of income to fund his life on his terms. In this podcast, he shares some great advice for others seeking to create their own income streams as well! You can check Daniel's Inst…
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Anton Livaja is a cybersecurity expert with a deep technical background in bitcoin security and software engineering... and he can see the matrix! In this podcast, we chatted about how to maximally secure your digital life from all sorts of attack vectors including state-funded bad actors! Anton knows what he's talking about when it comes to securi…
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Len "The Legend" really is a legend. He knows more about security and Bitocin than we ever could. And he's not shy to share his opinions on absolutely everything Bitcoin related. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we discuss mining, running your own node, the Bitcoin price, KYC and non-KYC in Canada, hardware wallets, possible threa…
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On this episode of the Your Life! Your Terms! Show we sit down with Steve Saretsky. He is one Canadian who is not shy to share his opinions on price trends, cost of living, interest rates, government policies and we cover it all in this episode. It's rare to find someone so young who has as much experience and perspective as Steve. He's also one of…
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Tune in for a short masterclass on soundproofing your rental units! SONOpan is a game-changing product for investors. It will eliminate the most common complaint from tenants living in multi-unit situations... hearing noise from other units! Watch the YouTube video we put together to learn how it works and NEVER hear another tenant complain about n…
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We're joined by our very own Noha Abou-Hashima from the Rock Star Real Estate marketing team! Noha is a young millennial who just went through the process of buying her first rental property. We chat about her experience buying a property and finding tenants, why she's investing in real estate, and how she was able to get into the housing market. P…
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In this podcast, Anthony sat down with Rock Star Coach Mike Desormeaux to tap into his 20+ years as an investor and investing coach to extract his greatest real estate lessons! What strategies are working best in today's market, the mindset you need to have to succeed in real estate, the biggest investing opportunity today, how the real estate mark…
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We've assembled the credit card miles and points dream team! Rohin Jain from the Prince of Travel team, and world travellers/Airbnb investors extraordinaire, Spencer & Ashley, all on one podcast! We drilled deep into how to actually redeem credit card miles & points for their highest value. There's a skill to be developed for unlocking dream trips …
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Hussein Kudrati is an international man of mystery. You never know where you'll bump into him around the world and you never know where a conversation with him will take you. He's a real estate lawyer, estate planner and has experience with property investors in Canada and internationally. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we discu…
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So are we really going to be staring at $3M suburban townhomes in our near future? Or is the real estate market headed for a drastic turn? On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we chat real estate price trends, give interest rate predictions, chat about Bitcoin, look at population numbers and some of the differences between investing i…
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James Maggs has an amazing real estate story that starts with Bell Canada, then into Hamilton rentals and then into Costa Rica vacation property! Cam McCarroll has an equally wonderful journey from being a musician on a cruise ship, where he met his wife, to buying rental properties and surfing for years in Costa Rica. On this episode of The Your L…
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Daniel Patton and Lorenzo Podda of Better Mortgage Select have been working with investors for years. On this episode of the Your Life! Your Terms! Show we discuss the new big bank that has entered the mortgage broker channel, some of the latest CMHC multi-unit investing options and the latest news in the Canadian investing market. You can learn mo…
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Ben Rabidoux is a consultant to many major financial institutions around Canadian Real Estate and broader economic conditions. His work is highly regarded and is a very real take on what's really happening today. He started doing a deep dive into Canadian real estate out of 'interest', and we're sure glad he did. His research is always insightful a…
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Our mindsets dictate so much of what we do, yet it’s hard to recognize what patterns, thoughts, and habits are dictating how we live our actual lives. Diving into these topics and most importantly, diving into our mind to confront ourselves is super important if we want to live our lives consciously, rather than drift along unconsciously. You can f…
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Dalia Platt stumbled into Bitcoin and went down the rabbit hole in a big way. Not only did she devour everything she could on the subject but went on to create a curriculum used in El Salvador to teach children the concepts of sound money and Bitcoin. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we explore her own story of moving from Colombi…
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Dan Thiessen just finished something incredible. He rode an Echo Bike for 12 hours straight and burned off 7,000 calories in the process for charity. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we recap the experience and the type of training he had to put himself through to accomplish this. Just the amount of food he had to eat for 4 months…
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On this episode of The Your Life! Your Tems! Show Stephen Simpson joins us to cover Industrial Real Estate Investing. It was only a few years ago Stephen decided to move on from the typical corporate '9-5' and put his focus on real estate investing. But instead of the more common residential path he dove into Industrial properties and hasn't' looke…
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Real Estate investing is an interesting thing. Every time someone has told us the opportunity is over it magically morphs and opens up new opportunities. That's exactly what we're discussing on this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show with Craig Race. Craig is an architect who designs the most beautiful small multi-units you've ever seen wit…
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Jay Shaw is on this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show to chat all things property management for 2024. What's going on with the Landlord & Tenant Board, wild N5s he's dealing with, rent rates in various cities in the Golden Horseshoe, rental demand and more!! Whether you're doing property management yourself or working with a property mana…
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The Plate Licker himself is back! On this episode of The Your Life! Your Tems! Show we chat with the "Plate Licking Pleb" about his latest thoughts on Bitcoin. We also dive into the pros and cons of real estate as an investment and what the future of real estate's monetization may look like as Bitcoin gains adoption. The Canadian Bitcoin Conference…
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We cover it all on this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show with Andy Tran. Andy works with homeowners and investors on ADUs, legal second suites, laneway housing and garage conversions. On this episode, we get updates on the trends he's seeing in this area across the Greater Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Areas. Somehow we also end the show div…
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This year is going to be volatile. Will there be rate cuts? Will inflation keep coming down, is it already turning back up? If there are rate cuts will there be 3 or 5? What's going on with housing supply and population growth? On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we sit down with long-time Rock Star Coach Mike Desormeaux to chat abou…
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JD Singh, Wendy Singh and Shawn Cameron just don't seem to take no for an answer. We knew they were buying a lot of property but we weren't fully aware of exactly how much! On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we hear from JD and Wendy as they outline how they acquired 70+ properties. Shawn Cameron is also in-house to describe how the…
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