Retirement Real Estate

A guide for Canadians on how to use real estate as an investment and retirement solution. Leveraging equity in a principal residence and using it wisely to purchase rental property is the solution to a safe, secure retirement for millions of Canadians. Many Canadians who own their home have never considered buying a second property. And nearly one-third of retirees are worried about running out of money.

Do you find yourself constantly wishing you had more money, more financial freedom, and the ability to do and go where you please? The truth is, real estate investment doesn’t require above-average brilliance or obscenely large amounts of money to get started. In fact, with next to no money down, and the right techniques and strategies, you can begin to earn a profit from your very first investment! Real estate is one of the best investment options for developing exponential growth in your asset column, and getting started has never been easier.

Are you a real estate agent thinking about your retirement or an active agent ready to take your real estate business to the next level? If you’re ready to set yourself apart, this audiobook is your guide to growing your business or preparing for success in retirement. Our industry is being reshaped by the pandemic, new real estate technology, and the online home search. With the average age of active real estate agents continuing to rise, many agents are contemplating whether they will leave their real estate career in the next two years.

Retirement doesn’t have to be reserved only for the old or the rich. More and more people have been able to retire early through creative ways, such as extreme frugality and investing 90 percent of their income. Quite a number still have been able to retire in their 20s, 30s, and 40s because of real estate. There are many different ways to invest in real estate, but one strategy in particular is popular because it’s easy for first-time investors to get into and assures reliable income that grows through the years.

How to make enough passive income from your properties to retire in 10 years, even if you have zero investments today. Do you want to shorten your years working a nine-to-five job and increase the years you’ll spend doing what you love, while you can still do it? Traditional wisdom advises us to keep toiling, scrimping, and saving until we finally reach the retirement age of 60, after which we can live off what we’ve saved and hope we die before it runs out.

In this age of ubiquitous connectivity, time is a resource you can use to much better advantage than in the past. You can literally “not work” from anywhere in the world, checking in occasionally to make sure that the money river is continuously and abundantly flowing.

The purpose of this book is twofold: to impart wisdom that is both simple and proven and to spark the drive in you to set out on your journey in real estate investing. Whether you are an experienced investor or a beginner, the insights and methods presented here aim to lead you toward fulfilling your financial objectives.

It’s no mystery that 9 out of 10 of the world's wealthiest investors have their hands in real estate. They weren’t born instant millionaires, nor did they acquire their portfolio of properties overnight. Many of them began their journey with little to nothing, and the best part is that many of you can too!