Top Investors – Canadian Real Estate Wealth https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca Mon, 16 Oct 2023 01:47:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-favicon-16x16-1-32x32.png Top Investors – Canadian Real Estate Wealth https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca 32 32 Shaminder Gogna https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/top-investors/shaminder-gogna/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:36:59 +0000 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/?post_type=top-investors&p=13907 Shaminder Gogna is a real estate broker based out of Toronto, and one of our picks for the top investment agents in Ontario. Gogna is the founder of Condoville, a group of connected businesses that specializes in helping to develop, market, and sell pre-construction condominiums and communities in high-growth areas across the country.

Gogna grew up immersed in real estate with two parents who worked in the field before him. During his studies at the University of Toronto, he decided to pursue a career in the field himself and began working as a sales manager at his family brokerage, overseeing a team of over 100 agents. After beginning in real estate, Gogna took an interest in the many condominiums he saw popping up around the GTA and began to study the market

I was always intrigued by condominiums. I began intently researching the history of condominiums in major urban cities across the globe and monitoring the markets in the GTA and surrounding areas. At that time, every media outlet was convinced Toronto was building too many condos and the condo bubble would pop any day in the late 2000s,” Gogna remembered. Despite the nay-sayers, Gogna found much success for himself and his clients in condos. “As I continued to advocate for condominium ownership, my network of purchasers continued to build wealth

In 2017, Gogna along with his wife Jasneet founded Condoville. The company draws on their teams decades of experience working with buyers, sellers, builders and developers in the condominium field. Thanks to deep connections within the industry, Gogna’s clients at Condoville are able to gain insights into every step of the development process, from planning to building, which can help them to better plan their purchases and make smarter investments.

Since we started Condoville, our objective in the marketplace has always focused on offering real estate opportunities to people of all walks of life. Whether you are a first-time purchaser or seasoned investor, we strive to offer high-growth real estate that beats market averages. We are continuing to push the boundaries geographically to advise city residents that high-growth opportunities are outside of the city core. As we continue to assist with the design of developments and focus on affordable entry price points, we hope to make real estate ownership a reality for all generations, which sounds impossible to many Millenials and Gen-Zs

Interested in working with Shaminder Gogna and Condoville? Get in touch with them today to learn how they can help you reach your financial goals through investing.

Online: https://www.condovillerealestate.ca

Email: sham@cvre.ca

Telephone: 416.549.4915

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Jesse Davies https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/top-investors/jesse-davies/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:30:54 +0000 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/?post_type=top-investors&p=13902 Jesse is a born and raised Calgarian which gives him considerable knowledge of the city of Calgary and all its diverse communities. Jesse brings a wide range of skills rooted in his Bachelor of Commerce degree which includes marketing, advertising, promotions, personal communications, and business negotiations, making him an award-winning realtor. Jesse is a Certified Condo Specialist in Calgary and is a Top Producing Team lead for 2020, 2021 and 2022 at one of Century 21 top Real Estate brokerages, Century21 Elevate Real Estate. Jesse was the #1 agent at FirstService Residential Alberta Ltd located in Calgary for 10 straight years. Check out Jesse Websitefor more details!

Jesse has also expanded into rentals and has created Casa SMART Property Management adding a service to his investor clients that can be rest assured their investment is protected by him and his team. He helped one of his investor clients tare down an old infill and developed a side by side project in Glenbrook. He also owns 6 investment properties that he manages on his own and he is currently transitioning a duplex into a 4 plex.

When Jesse is not working, he is a very passionate sports fan, and he loves to play golf, baseball, soccer, and hockey. But what he loves most is to spend time with his friends and family especially his wife Andra, and his sons Carter and Alex.

Jesse truly loves this city and the people that make it great. Over the past 16 years Jesse has worked with a wide array of clients from first time home buyers, million-dollar estate homes to million-dollar investment buildings, each client has taught him something that makes him a top producing Century 21 realtor he is today. Jesse has worked with several top builders in the city and was the Director of Sales for RNDSQR an inner-city builder here in Calgary. He is working towards his Accredited Appraisers Designation (AACI) in the Calgary area adding to an on-going and persistent goal to continually keep his skills and education up to date for all your Calgary Real Estate needs.

If you are looking for a realtor who specializes in investment properties in Calgary, Jesse is a top Calgary realtor who has the experience and knowledge in the local real estate market, as well as a background in investment properties. Meet with Jesse and his team to discuss your investment goals today!

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Sandy Mackay https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/top-investors/sandy-mackay/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:09:57 +0000 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/?post_type=top-investors&p=13900 With more than 10 years in the real estate industry, Sandy is an experienced investor, a real estate entrepreneur, and a visionary for building generational wealth through real estate.

Sandy Mackay grew up in the Greater Toronto Area and started his real estate career in 2011. By 2012 he began his personal investing journey by buying his first property in Oshawa, Ontario. He eventually put roots down in Hamilton, Ontario seeing the potential that the market had to offer. This led to a career as a realtor with Keller Williams where he started in 2014.

With his expertise in the investment world, he decided to share his knowledge, and since 2014 to date, he Co-hosts the number 1 Canadian real estate investment podcast Breakthrough Real Estate Investment Podcast (#1 Canadian REI podcast, over 2,000,000+ downloads)

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, and an investment company. Sandy success can be attributed largely to his ability to build and lead teams.

In 2021, continually seeking to diversify and expand the business, he launched Keller Williams Legacies Realty in Vaughan, Ontario where he is the Operating Principal. The brokerage grew to over 100 realtors within its first year of operation.

His passion for building generational wealth not only for himself but for all his partners and clients had led him to a new ambitious project…Essential Real Estate Partners. Sandy Partnered up with top investors to consolidate a real estate fund management firm with private partnerships in Canada to deploy in multi-residential, affordable housing, mixed-use, and development opportunities.

His passion is helping others to achieve financial freedom, build generational wealth, and live epic lives.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Sandy_Mackay

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Mark Verzyl https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/top-investors/mark-verzyl/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:06:16 +0000 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/?post_type=top-investors&p=13898 Mark Verzyl is a real estate agent based out of Calgary and one of our picks for the top investment agents in Alberta. With over 25 years of real estate experience under his belt and over $1.5 billion in properties sold, Verzyl has helped countless clients to invest and grow their wealth in Calgary.

Verzyl first got his real estate license in 1997 and quickly found himself working for small, medium, and large builders selling new homes as well as taking part in the management and executive roles. Being an investor himself and recognizing an opportunity to share his industry knowledge to help others invest, Verzyl moved towards working as an investment real estate agent in 2014.

In his own words: “I am an investor myself, and I noticed when working with the investors in the new home business, especially the ones that were just starting out, they didnot really have a guide and someone to help them get their start.”

As an agent, Verzyl has a lot of sales experience in the fields of pre-construction, new home development and investments. Beyond his work as a salesperson, Verzyl has also been a speaker and trainer for other agents and investors, and operates a youtube channel, sharing his investment wisdom with others.

One area that Verzyl has excelled in is promoting his city to buyers from around the country. Speaking of one of his most proud career accomplishments, Verzyl remembers a time when a large developer with whom he was working was having trouble moving units in a downtown building. Verzyl realized they may be chasing the wrong audience, and convinced them to launch the building to Toronto investors. What followed was one of the fastest sales they had seen and something of a precursor to the phenomenon Verzyl now refers to as ‘The Great Migration’ of Canadian investors and residents towards Calgary.

Already, Verzyl says, 2022 has exceeded all his expectations, both in his personal business and in the Calgary market. In January alone, Veryl and his team had already made over 300 sales, and they continue to see a heightened interest in Calgary from investors across the country. Despite the shifting pace seen in other markets, Verzyl is confident in the outlook for the future of Calgary and its real estate market.

Verzyl and his team are open to working with all kinds of investors, be they new or established, local or remote. His approach to clients is a holistic one, with a focus on long-term success over short-term profits. Reach out to Mark Verzyl today to learn how he can help you invest in Calgary real estate.

Online: http://markverzyl.ca/

Email: mark@greateryycgroup.com

Telephone: 403-617-9998

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Natasha Phipps https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/top-investors/natasha-phipps/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:04:40 +0000 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/?post_type=top-investors&p=13896 Natasha Phipps is a top producing real estate agent based out of Calgary, and one of our picks for top investment agents in Alberta. Phipps is the team leader at Phipps Real Estate Group at CIR Realty, as well as an investor and public speaker that works to help buyers and sellers make the right choices to grow their wealth in Calgary real estate investments.

Phipps first began her career in real estate in 2008, though she had a connection to the housing industry prior through her family’s work in construction. After purchasing her first property in her early 20s, Phipps began to grow an interest in real estate and particularly the power of investment real estate, which drives her passion in the industry to this day.

Investing has always been the backbone of what is sparked my interest and my love of real estate and still is to this day. We look at everything we do in real estate, be it a primary home or an additional property as an investment, and the bulk of our clients are real estate investors./p>

Working with investors, it comes down to numbers and strategic decisions. I’m a very analytical person so it’s something that works well in my brain. What I really love about the real estate investment game is putting it all together: finding the deals, running the numbers, and thinking about the strategy. To top that all off, we get to help people take control of their financial futures through real estate investing./p>

Having been part of the Calgary market for years, Phipps has seen her share of ups and downs. That translates to a wealth of knowledge on the local markets that Phipps strives to share with her clients to help them make the best investments for their money.

Despite changing conditions nationally, Phipps sees a lot of opportunity for investors in Calgary, particularly due to exciting new diversification being seen in the local economy and the influx of new residents being drawn to the city from all around the country.

We are very proud to have a strong foothold in our local marketplace, but this year we’ve been seeing even more out-of-province investors. We’re eager to work with people from out of town and are set up to help them from start to finish in their buying process. That is definitely a specialty for us: accommodating out-of-town investors and assisting with everything from purchasing, all the way to closing and even property management which we can do in-house.

Beyond just helping clients to buy and sell, Phipps emphasizes their fully hands-on approach to helping clients succeed in their investment endeavors. “One thing that really makes us unique is we do a lot of training and educating, and that is all complimentary when you are a client of ours. We do things like monthly investor socials, where we bring in speakers to talk about an educational topic that is important for real estate investors to know. Additionally, we offer free planning sessions, monthly updates and a private Facebook Group with over 2000 investors with an interest in the Calgary market.”

But most importantly, for the individual, every client starts off with a strategic meeting where we talk specifically about them. We meet them where they are at, whether they are brand new or have an established portfolio, and see how we can add to their experience. If they are new to the marketplace, then we want to spend the time making sure they are properly prepared and not rushing into the market prior to making a plan. We spend a lot of time upfront making sure that they are set up for success in the long run, and we really strive for long-term relationships with our clients.”

Interested in working with Natasha Phipps? Get in touch today through one of the methods below to find out how she and her team can help you to find success in Calgary real estate investing.

Online: https://phippsgroup.ca/

Email: nphipps@cirrealty.ca

Facebook: Calgary Real Estate Investing

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AJ Hazzi https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/top-investors/aj-hazzi/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 19:41:12 +0000 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/?post_type=top-investors&p=13892 AJ Hazzi is a real estate broker based out of Kelowna and one of our picks for the top investment agents in British Columbia. Hazzi is the founder of Vantage West Realty, a team who specializes in helping clients find real estate investment opportunities in the Okanagan Valley region

Hazzi got his start in real estate 20 years ago, getting his real estate license at just 19. After some experience working in the field, he went on to found his own brokerage in 2008, just before the financial crisis of that year. Despite the challenges this timing presented, Hazzi says it would ultimately lead Vantage West to where they are today, as a firm that focuses primarily on working with real estate investors..

Just as I opened my doors, we went into a global financial crisis. It felt like a curse but in the end, it became a blessing because it forced us to really reimagine what it meant to be a real estate professional,” said Hazzi. “We ended up moving away from the tired salesmans approach and incorporated a consultants approach. I gravitated towards real estate investors, as I was one myself. It was a wise pivot at that time, given that most people were scared except investors who were looking for deals”.

On what makes him and his team unique, Hazzi highlights firstly the full-service aspect of their business. Clients will be guided from A to Z, all the way from financing, acquisition, property management and more. Another thing they pride themselves on is strong negotiation skills that allow them to cut the best deals for their clients.

We are all students of negotiation and we are constantly upgrading our skills in that department. We are kind of old school in that we do not rely on DocuSign and text messages like the majority of Realtors these days, we still sit down face to face with homeowners to negotiate on our clients behalf the way it was done back when contracts were made out of carbon copies.

So far, Hazzi says 2022 has exceeded expectations for him and his team. Though a shifting market may make others fearful, Hazzi experience working through previous downturns has him confident in his teams ability to thrive in a shifting market. With a solid foundation of tools and practices in place, Vantage West intends to use what they have learned to face the shift head-on and help their clients make the most of the opportunities it may present

We truly believe that it is in the shifting markets that opportunity lies and millionaires are made. Instead of seeing it as a potential threat, we see it as an opportunity – mindful of the risks, of course – but optimistic about the opportunity that it presents, if you know how to navigate it.

Email: info@ajhazzi.com

online: https://ajhazzi.com/

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Alex Wilson https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/top-investors/alex-wilson/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 19:36:50 +0000 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/?post_type=top-investors&p=13889 Alex Wilson is a real estate broker based out of Toronto and is one of our picks for top investment agents in Ontario. Wilson is also the owner and team leader at RE/MAX Wealth Builders Real Estate, and a real estate investor with a portfolio of $20M.

After studying Economics and Finance at Wilfrid Laurier University, Wilson began as a real estate agent in 2008. Shortly after, Wilson also began building his own real estate portfolio and found his passion for investment real estate. Wilson successfully turned his initial investment of $39 thousand into a portfolio of $20 million in just 10 years. He works to share the investment wisdom that made him a success with his clients, to help them build financial freedom and generational wealth through real estate.

His work has focused largely on condos and has been in the top 1% of condo sales in Toronto for around a decade. After spending many years in the City of Toronto and the GTA, and has recently taken an interest in the City of Calgary. Alex has received numerous awards and recognitions for his sales prowess, including a RE/MAX Circle of Legends award. His experience has also led to great relationships with developers, which he uses to help his clients access exclusive offerings.

I deal with anyone from first-time investors all the way to C-level executives, medical professionals and business owners. For example, we show business owners and medical professionals who do not have pensions how to structure their portfolios to maximize their tax-efficient dollars.

Since the start of the year, Wilson has already helped over 300 clients to buy a first investment property or expand an existing portfolio. Looking forward, Wilson plans to continue to explore new investment avenues for himself and his clients, such as his expansion into Calgary, a market he recognized for its opportunity.

Interested in working with Alex Wilson? Get in touch today to find out how he can help you to achieve your financial freedom through real estate investing

Telephone: 416-996-5181

Email: contact@alexjwilson.com

Youtube: youtube.com/alexjwilson

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Warren Pratt https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/top-investors/warren-pratt/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 18:41:30 +0000 https://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/?post_type=top-investors&p=13870 Warren Pratt is a top agent and investor from the City of Edmonton and is one of our picks for Top Investment Agents in Alberta. Pratt, along with his team at Alberta on Fire have cumulative decades of experience in investing, real estate sales, and development, which they use to help clients make great investments in Edmonton. Warren Pratt first began working in Edmonton real estate in 2011 and has continued to grow his skills and expand his team to the present day. Pratt is a specialist in both investment properties and new home development and comes to the field with a background in finance. These make him an expert in not only buying and selling homes but doing so in a way that makes for a great investment. As investors themselves, Pratt and his team possess a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in investment properties, and they seek to share this expertise with their clients. This first-hand experience goes beyond just the duty of an agent in buying and selling property, but also into aspects of due diligence, finding tenants, property management, and more, that make the difference between a successful investor and a mediocre one. Pratt and the Alberta on Fire team position themselves as a truly specialized team. When they say they work with investment real estate, they mean it, with over 95% of their business being done in investment properties. This means they understand what makes investment buyers unique, and can offer exclusive opportunities for the best deal, new developments, and more

Online: https://www.albertaonfire.com/

Email: warren@albertaonfire.com

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