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Quentin DSouza

Quentin D’Souza is a multiple award winning Real Estate Investor, and a trusted authority on investing in estate.  Quentin has appeared on local and national television and radio, interviewed in national publications, and has been a keynote speaker to large audiences or real estate investors.

Quentin owns a real estate portfolio in excess of $125 million dollars of assets under management across Canada by the end of the year and the US and transacted on 80+ properties since 2004.

Quentin’s company, Appleridge Homes, uses the Buy, Fix, Refinance, and Rent strategy on long term rental properties in Ontario, Canada, as well as with joint venture partnerships to create win/win relationships.  He also invests in rental properties in the USA.

Quentin is the author of “The Property Management Toolbox: A How-To Guide for Ontario Real Estate Investors and Landlords,” “The Filling Vacancies Toolbox: A Step-By-Step Guide for Ontario Real Estate Investors and Landlords for Renting Out Residential Real Estate,” “The Scaling Up Toolbox: A How to Guide for Real Estate Investors Who Don't Have to Use Their Own Money to Buy Property,” “Finding Properties Toolbox: Buying Real Estate at a Discount” and “The Ultimate Wealth Strategy: Your Complete Guide to Buying, Fixing, Refinancing, and Renting Real Estate.

He also mentors and coaches real estate investors through the Durham Real Estate Investors Club.
You can reach out to Quentin at quentin@quentindsouza.com

Rob Break

Rob is an entrepreneur in the world of residential investment real estate, with an impressive history of many successful BRRR projects.

Rob has coached and advised countless investors through acquisition and renovations to help build their own generational wealth.

He and his family have recently relocated to Costa Rica and are flipping houses there as well as maintaining his real estate team in Ontario at the Breakthrough Property Group under KW Energy.

Rob has also joined Krain Luxury Real Estate to help other Canadians fulfill their dreams of owning property in Costa Rica.

You can reach out to Rob at rob@mrbreakthrough.ca
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Episode #212: Insights on short term rentals and the ever changing real estate market with Allan Bell

October 1, 2024

Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Allan Bell

  • How to get approved for creative financing
  • The biggest challenges with STR and how to overcome them
  • Where investors are going for mortgages these day

        and much much more…

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Episode #211: Investing in the U.S. with Sandro (Canada) Ferreira

September 16, 2024

Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Sandro Ferreira

  • The challenges that come with moving from Brazil to Canada and getting started in REI
  • Expanding to 100+ doors in just one year and how to not make the same mistakes that go along with growing so fast
  • Why investing in the U.S. should be an option every Canadian real estate investor should consider
  •  and much much more!!

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Episode #210: Navigating Large Residential Development Projects with Luke Wywrot

September 2, 2024

Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Luke Wywrot

  • Why the GTA has the longest and most expensive development process in all of North America
  • The true profits that developers can expect to make
  • The biggest challenges that developers face in today’s market
  • Converting from condos to low-rise rental units

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Episode #209: Tiny Homes and the importance of approaching REI with a business mindset with Victoria Cluney

August 1, 2024

Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Victoria Cluney

  • How she got into building tiny homes
  • Key strategies for growing your real estate business
  • The unique challenges and successes of running a motel
  • How to manage all the responsibilities that come with running multiple real estate ventures

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Episode #207: Rob Break and Quentin D'Souza Chat

July 2, 2024

Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Rob and Quentin 

  • The impact of the huge inventory of newly completed Toronto condos coming to market.
  • Ontario Landlord with $144M debt misappropriation of Investor funds
  • Fatal shooting over $1.2M investor fraud
  • Wealth on all levels. It’s not just financial
  • and Much Much more

Additional Links:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/landlords-bankruptcy-protection-ontario-1.7234290

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-shooting-alisa-pogorelovsky-alan-kats-1.7239676

Social Media 

Instagram: @breakthroughrei

Instagram: @rob.break

Instagram: @qmanrei

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Sandy Mackay

Sandy is an experienced investor, a real estate entrepreneur, and a visionary for building generational wealth through real estate.

His consistent and strategic work has led him to build multiple million-dollar businesses in real estate including a realtor team selling 300+ units a year, a property management company, a construction company, and an investment company.

He leads as CEO and founder of Freedom Reps, a full-service real estate platform that partners with the top 1% of Canadian agents and teams to help them to expand their profitability, value proposition, and wealth-building opportunities.
You can reach out to Sandy at sandy@freedomreps.com

Ana Marin

Ana is the CEO/Team Leader of Keller Williams Legacies - the fastest growing KW franchise in Canada. She is also the founder and co-host of Sales Beast Podcast- a real estate podcast focused on educating realtors. Over the past few years, she helped build one of the largest inside sales teams in Canada with Mackay Realty Network and was a Director of Operations for Keller Williams Young Professionals. Ana is a Realtor and Multi-family Investor.

You can reach out to Sandy at sandy@freedomreps.co

Mike Johnson

Proudly born & raised in Halifax. Mike is a Team lead & licensed Realtor with Mackay Realty Network. He was an MBA grad and a former corporate employee. His passion for entrepreneurship led him to real estate and Hamilton. In his first year as a realtor, he sold 52 houses. He now leads a team of 10 agents, and they are on pace to do 3.5 million GCI for 2022.

You can reach out to Rob at rob@mrbreakthrough.ca

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