by Erwin Szeto
The Truth About Real Estate Investing... for Canadians is by Canadians for Canadians eh? The show is exactly that, we speaks truths, no get rich quick schemes, investing is a marathon, if you're looking to get rich quick this is not the place for you. Instead, we invest based on economic fundamentals using tried and true best practices that generate wealth for the long term. The Show is hosted by Erwin Szeto aka Mr. Hamilton. Erwin is a professional real estate investor, Realtor at Rock Star Brokerage Inc., 2015 winner of Realtor of the year by the Real Estate Investment Network AND the Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine. He is an expert in his field and knows his business like no other. In this show, he deconstructs world class investors, digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and lessons that all investors can use.
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April 22, 2025
<p dir="ltr">Greetings friends, this is Erwin Szeto, and welcome to The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians, the #9 ranked podcast for Canadian Investment and Personal Finance per FeedSpot! Thank you listeners and past guests of this show! As always it’s a honour to have this platform and ability to give back to the community that has been so much to my family and I where we all share a passion for the best investment class in the world: real estate. Here on this show, it’s my job to interview the top minds in real estate investing and business to uncover the strategies, mindsets, and habits that actually work—especially in today’s market.</p> <p dir="ltr">This week’s guest is Scott Dillingham, founder of LendCity Mortgages, is returning to the show with a mortgage market update! He is a rare expert in both Canadian and U.S. real estate financing.</p> <p dir="ltr">Scott built his career helping investors—starting as a high-volume mortgage broker at one of Canada’s Big Four banks for ten years, where he consistently ranked among the top 1% nationwide. In his peak year, he closed over 410 mortgage deals, most of them for investment properties.</p> <p dir="ltr">He’s also a seasoned real estate investor himself, owning dozens of rental units, which gives him firsthand insight into the challenges his clients face.</p> <p dir="ltr">What makes Scott especially unique is that, as a dual citizen, he’s able to own and operate mortgage brokerages in both Canada and the U.S.—something rare, I don’t know anyone else who can do that. That means Canadian investors working with Scott can access lending strategies, mortgage approvals, and support for properties on both sides of the border—all under one team.</p> <p dir="ltr">Through LendCity, Scott works with over 60 lenders in Canada and 2,500+ lending sources in the U.S., helping investors scale smarter no matter where they’re buying.</p> <p dir="ltr">📍Catch him live Saturday morning April 26th Half-Day iWIN Meeting. We have in person seats which are almost sold out and a bit of room online for those who live a bit further away. We survey our subscribers and you want to hear about landlord friendly strategies: student rentals, short term rentals and the US and that’s what you’ll get! My team and I will be sharing a local real estate market update including rentals, tips on selling tenanted properties and Scott will be live and in person where he’ll share best practices on financing and navigating both Canadian and U.S. lending markets.</p> <p dir="ltr">🎟️ Register here: <a href= "https://iwinmeeting.eventbrite.ca/?aff=ig" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://iwinmeeting.eventbrite.ca/?aff=ig</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Please enjoy the show!</p> <p> </p>
April 17, 2025
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✅</span> <strong>The current state of Ontario and Canada’s rental markets</strong><strong><br /></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">✅</span> <strong>Why rent control and landlord-tenant board delays are making investing more challenging</strong><strong><br /></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">✅</span> <strong>What landlords can do to get involved and protect their investments</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome back to</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! I’m your host,</span> <strong>Erwin Szeto</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and today we’re diving into one of the most important conversations for landlords and real estate investors—</span><strong>who’s actually fighting for us?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Between</span> <strong>rising costs, rent control, landlord-tenant board delays, and policy changes that make it harder to operate rental properties</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, it’s no surprise that many landlords feel like they’re being left behind. But there</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">are</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">people advocating for us, working behind the scenes to shape fair policies and ensure that rental housing remains a viable investment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s why I’m thrilled to have</span> <strong>Tony Irwin</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">on the show today. Tony is the</span> <strong>President and CEO of both the Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations (CFAA) and the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO)</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">—</span><strong>two of the largest organizations advocating for landlords and rental housing providers at the provincial and national levels.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With years of experience in</span> <strong>policy, government relations, and housing advocacy</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Tony is at the forefront of the fight to protect landlords, encourage rental supply, and push back against policies that make it harder to provide housing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we get into:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">✅</span> <strong>The current state of Ontario and Canada’s rental markets</strong><strong><br /></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">✅</span> <strong>Why rent control and landlord-tenant board delays are making investing more challenging</strong><strong><br /></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">✅</span> <strong>What CFAA and FRPO are doing to push for fairer policies</strong><strong><br /></strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">✅</span> <strong>What landlords can do to get involved and protect their investments</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you own rental properties or are thinking about investing, this is a must-listen episode.</span> <strong>The policies being decided today will impact your bottom line for years to come!</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tony’s contact information:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">FRPO: <a href="https://frpo.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://frpo.org</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CFAA: <a href= "https://cfaa-fcapi.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://cfaa-fcapi.org</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/frpofacts/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@frpofacts</a></span></p>
April 11, 2025
<p dir="ltr"> ✅ Understand why investors are shifting to U.S. markets<br /> ✅ Learn how to raise capital and structure bigger deals<br /> ✅ Hear what it takes to put 5,000 investors in a room with A-listers</p> <p dir="ltr">Ever wonder what it takes to build Canada’s biggest investing conference?</p> <p dir="ltr">My old friend Seth Ferguson, returns to the show, after losing all his rental properties to a nasty divorce along with his golf clubs, he started the Multifamily Conference in Covid in 2022 which was excellent, 2023 was headlined by Grant Cardone & Alex Rodriguez, 2024 Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort and Robert Harjevic. Today, Seth takes us behind the scenes of how he scaled from a couple hundred person real estate event into a 5,000-attendee juggernaut, easily Canada’s largest Business & Investment event. With speakers like Kevin O’Leary, A-Rod, Dragons Dens: Michelle Romanow, and Manjit Minhas, and still another major speaker yet to be announced. Powerhouse is an apt name for the event. Same for the budget!</p> <p dir="ltr">We dive into marketing, event growth, and how Seth landed some of the biggest names in business. For details and to register go to: <a href="https://powerhouseconference.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://powerhouseconference.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">The event takes place May 23-25th in Toronto.</p> <p dir="ltr">We also get into Seth’s own real estate portfolio and his shift away from Canadian rentals to focus exclusively on multifamily investments in landlord-friendly U.S. markets like Texas and Florida.</p> <p>Seth and his team specialize in garden-style multifamily properties—low-rise, landscaped apartment communities that are common in the U.S. but virtually unheard of in Canada, where high-rise towers dominate. He shares what makes these assets so attractive, how they’re managed, and why he’s also drawn to build-to-rent communities and why he’s bullish in places like Florida and Texas. For details check out <a href= "http://www.cpicapital.ca" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.cpicapital.ca</a></p>
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