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Investing In The US As A Canadian… And How To Do It RIGHT!! (feat. Erwin Szeto)
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Investing In The US As A Canadian… And How To Do It RIGHT!! (feat. Erwin Szeto)

Investing In The US As A Canadian… And How To Do It RIGHT!! (feat. Erwin Szeto) Date: May 28, 2024 Ever been curious about Real Estate Investing in the US?? At Volition, for the past 14 years, we have been focussed on helping investors invest in over $250M of real estate and generate $100M of wealth in the Toronto market, but we are always open to learning more about other business models and learning from other investors. The US has always been an intriguing market to invest in. But the US is a big place… if you’re interested in investing...
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How to Build Multifamily and Laneway Suites in Toronto!! (feat. Expert Architect – Adam D. Brander)
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How to Build Multifamily and Laneway Suites in Toronto!! (feat. Expert Architect – Adam D. Brander)

How to Build Multifamily and Laneway Suites in Toronto!! (feat. Expert Architect - Adam D. Brander) Date: April 23, 2024 For the first time ever, Volition Properties is hosting an event that will focus on the architectural design, development, and approvals process of transforming single-family homes into lucrative Multifamily Investment properties.  The "4+1" business model (i.e. 4plex + Laneway Suite) is quickly becoming one of the most popular development opportunities in Toronto.  That said, if your aspirations are even larger, we will also be touching on development opportunities up to 10 units, and also up to 30 units as well!!...
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Mortgages & Interest Rates – Is The Worst Behind Us? (Interactive Session w/ Hugo Dos Reis)
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Mortgages & Interest Rates – Is The Worst Behind Us? (Interactive Session w/ Hugo Dos Reis)

Mortgages & Interest Rates – Is The Worst Behind Us? (Interactive Session w/ Hugo Dos Reis) Date: Mar 27, 2024 Mortgages & Interest Rates are the MOST TALKED ABOUT TOPIC in the real estate industry these days.  Not a conversation goes by without someone chiming in with their 2 cents about whether rates are going up, down, or sideways. Let’s go beyond the clickbaity newspaper headlines and hear from a REAL industry expert.  Hugo Dos Reis is a partner at VINE Group, one of the top mortgage brokerages in Canada. They fund billions (that's not a typo!) in mortgages every...
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REAL-TIME Analysis Of An Investment Property Listing Thru The Eyes Of An Expert!
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REAL-TIME Analysis Of An Investment Property Listing Thru The Eyes Of An Expert!

Date: January 31, 2024 Are You Ready to Analyze Investment Properties Like a Pro? Join Us for a LIVE Real-Time Session! Ever wonder what Volition, a leading name in Toronto real estate investing, looks for in a potential property? Now's your chance to learn the secrets straight from the experts! In this LIVE & REAL-TIME & INTERACTIVE session, the Volition team will be dissecting a real-life investment property listing from MLS right before your eyes. You'll get exclusive access to our expert analysis, seeing exactly what we see and learning how to spot the same valuable indicators. Let's be honest:...
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STREET SMART TOUR: Little Italy Legal Luxury 4plex Conversion
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STREET SMART TOUR: Little Italy Legal Luxury 4plex Conversion

STREET SMART TOUR: Little Italy Legal Luxury 4plex Conversion Date: November 11, 2023 Don’t miss this RARE CHANCE to tour IN-PERSON a Volition Investor's Legal Luxury 4plex Conversion Project in Little Italy! In Oct 2022, we held a Street Smart Tour at this VERY SAME PROPERTY while in the middle of construction while it was being converted to a Legal 4plex. Construction is finally nearing completion, and now you get to see the FINISHED PRODUCT! It's the Volition version of HGTV's Before & After photos 🙂 but for a REAL-LIFE INVESTMENT PROPERTY! The Volition Team will be walking through the...
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Austin Yeh x Joint Ventures – “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”
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Austin Yeh x Joint Ventures – “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”

Austin Yeh x Joint Ventures – “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” Date: October 18, 2023 Joint Ventures (or JVs for short) are the solution to every real estate problem, am I right? Have no money to invest - find a JV partner! Have too many properties and can’t qualify anymore - find a JV partner! Want to invest from your couch, never lift a finger and get great returns? JV, JV, JV!! Well, not so fast. As our members know, we like to paint the whole investing picture – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - and Joint Ventures are...
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Should I Buy Now OR Wait Until 2024? + Mortgage Update with Expert Hugo Dos Reis
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Should I Buy Now OR Wait Until 2024? + Mortgage Update with Expert Hugo Dos Reis

Should I Buy Now OR Wait Until 2024? + Mortgage Update with Expert Hugo Dos Reis Date: September 13, 2023 This meetup is going to be a DOUBLE HEADER featuring Matthew Lee & Ming Lim from Volition answering the single most FAQ the Volition team has been asked in the past few months is: "Should I buy NOW or WAIT until 2024?"... PLUS we’re bringing Expert Mortgage Broker Hugo Dos Reis (Partner at Vine Group) to give us an update on Interest Rates & the Mortgage Industry. *** Part 1: Matthew Lee & Ming Lim from Volition Properties “Should I buy...
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Ask Me Anything + Volition Experts + Summer Social = Best 3 Hours of Your Summer
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Ask Me Anything + Volition Experts + Summer Social = Best 3 Hours of Your Summer

Ask Me Anything + Volition Experts + Summer Social = Best 3 Hours of Your Summer Date: August 16, 2023 Your most pressing questions about real estate investing in Toronto – ANSWERED LIVE AND IN-PERSON! What's on your mind? What's keeping you up at night? If it's keeping YOU up at night, chances are it's keeping OTHER PEOPLE up at night as well... and these are the very same concerns that we aim to address during our much-anticipated AMA! Bring your questions, and we'll bring answers! Inflation, interest rates, Bank of Canada, is there a bubble, what do I do with my condo...
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Street Smart Tour: Duplex + Laneway Suite Build (Almost Completed!)
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Street Smart Tour: Duplex + Laneway Suite Build (Almost Completed!)

Street Smart Tour: Duplex + Laneway Suite Build (Almost Completed!) Date: June 17, 2023 Our Street Smart Tours in the past have had a fantastic reception. You’ll learn first-hand what we look for when analyzing and evaluating a potential investment property so you’ll have that extra advantage as you make your future strategic investments! You’ll also learn about the high-level construction process and how we turn an average home into an investment goldmine. For those who participated in our VIRTUAL street smart tour last year (March 2022) and saw the duplex conversion on the Danforth, you may recall the Laneway...
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Duplexes & Triplexes… OUTSIDE Toronto??? ??? (feat. Special Guest ERWIN SZETO)
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Duplexes & Triplexes… OUTSIDE Toronto??? ??? (feat. Special Guest ERWIN SZETO)

Duplexes & Triplexes… OUTSIDE Toronto??? ??? (feat. Special Guest ERWIN SZETO) Date: May 17, 2023 Now this is a curveball if we've ever thrown you one before, isn't it?? Volition Properties. Talking about real estate investments OUTSIDE TORONTO?? What has this world come to??? I bet you never thought you'd see the day, right?? Here's the reality. We know that Toronto isn't for everyone. While we are contrarians in our belief that Toronto is actually a great place to invest (which we've taught for over a decade now!), we realize that different investors have different goals, aspirations, goals, and capabilities....
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Street Smart Tour: The Best Investment Properties To Buy in Toronto in 2023
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Street Smart Tour: The Best Investment Properties To Buy in Toronto in 2023

Street Smart Tour: The Best Investment Properties To Buy in Toronto in 2023 Date: April 29, 2023 Following hot on the heels of our October 2022 Construction Street Smart Tour where there was a lineup of nearly 100 people ??? out the door and around the block, we are doing our first Street Smart Tour of 2023! We toured two types of properties that would be suitable for TWO different types of investors: 1. Owner Occupied House-Hack Investors: A duplex or triplex where you live in one unit, and rent out the rest. Typically there is a nicer "owner's suite"...
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Financing 201: Changes in the Mortgage Industry that Affect Real Estate Investors
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Financing 201: Changes in the Mortgage Industry that Affect Real Estate Investors

Financing 201: Changes in the Mortgage Industry that Affect Real Estate Investors Date: March 29, 2023 Financing is the SINGLE BIGGEST CHALLENGE facing real estate investors. We strive to solve problems, so we’re bringing in a titan in the industry, Hugo Dos Reis. Hugo is a partner at VINE Group, one of the top mortgage brokerages in Canada. They fund billions (that's not a typo!) in mortgages every year and have the expertise to handle complex investor and personal portfolios. Following on the heels of our January Meetup where we identified Toronto real estate investment opportunities, financing is the next...
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Own A House In Toronto For The Same $$$ And Monthly Carry Cost As A Condo
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Own A House In Toronto For The Same $$$ And Monthly Carry Cost As A Condo

Own A House In Toronto For The Same $$$ And Monthly Carry Cost As A Condo Date: February 1, 2023 Seems like a fantasy, right? Every newspaper headline you read these days is talking about how Toronto is so unaffordable for the average Torontonian, and how the next generation of Millennials and Gen-Z’s are priced out of the housing market. Far too often, we hear that aspiring homeowners feel that they can't afford to buy a home in Toronto, or North York, or Richmond Hill, or Markham, or Sauga, or wherever they wish they could live. The odds are simply...
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Our Biggest WHY: Intergenerational Wealth Planning for our Kids & Aging Parents
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Our Biggest WHY: Intergenerational Wealth Planning for our Kids & Aging Parents

Our Biggest WHY: Intergenerational Wealth Planning for our Kids & Aging Parents Date: February 15, 2023 Over the past 7 years, our Meetup has focused on teaching the ‘hows’ of real estate investment to over 4000+ investors – the economic fundamentals, strategies, and business models. In this session, we will switch gears to help you connect your ‘hows’ to your ‘whys’, starting with arguably the biggest reason we seek to build wealth: to support our families – young, old, and future. Many of us are part of the “sandwich generation” with children and aging parents or loved ones whom we hope to support through our...
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Street Smart Tours: Laneway Suite and Fourplex Edition
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Street Smart Tours: Laneway Suite and Fourplex Edition

Street Smart Tours: Laneway Suite and Fourplex Edition Date: October 22, 2022 We’ll be touring properties that are at different phases of completion and walking through the plans, high-level financials, and opening the floor to your questions. We will be joined by one of our contractor partners, Kyle Springer from 2x2 Construction, who will be leading the tour through a laneway suite designed by Lanescape. You’ll learn first-hand what we look for when analyzing and evaluating a potential investment property so you’ll have that extra advantage as you make your future strategic investments! Here’s what we covered: The business model...
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Everything You Know About Investing in Toronto Is WRONG!
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Everything You Know About Investing in Toronto Is WRONG!

Everything You Know About Investing in Toronto Is WRONG! Date: September 28, 2022 "Investment Properties don't work in Toronto" "Cashflow doesn't exist in Toronto" "You have to go outside Toronto to find good properties" "Investing in Toronto means that you are buying a condo" "Toronto is too risky" "Toronto is expensive" At Volition, we would agree with, at most, ONE of these statements. Can you guess which one? Just because you live in Toronto or GTA, doesn't automatically make you a Toronto investment expert. At Volition, we have been debunking myths about the viability of investing in Toronto for the past 14...
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Good Job, Good Income, Still Can’t Buy A Primary Residence In The GTA??
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Good Job, Good Income, Still Can’t Buy A Primary Residence In The GTA??

Good Job, Good Income, Still Can't Buy A Primary Residence In The GTA?? Date: Wednesday, June 15 This will be a little bit different than our typical Investor Focussed Meetup. Definitely, we will be bringing our Investor Realtor lens and deep insights, but we will be focussing on a different pain point... "Good Job, Good Income, Still Can't Buy Your Primary Residence? Strategies To Home Ownership In An Expensive Market!" (yes, we are talking about the GTA!) In fact, we touch on some of this in the article that HGTV.ca wrote about Volition entitled: "Expert Tips That Will Help You...
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Does Investing in Toronto Real Estate Still Make Sense Today?
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Does Investing in Toronto Real Estate Still Make Sense Today?

Does Investing in Toronto Real Estate Still Make Sense Today? Date: Wednesday, May 4 The single most FAQ the Volition team has been asked in the past few months is: "Does Investing in Toronto Real Estate Still Make Sense Today?". We will reframe this question that is on everyone's mind, and dive into topics and recent developments including: Rising Interest Rates Inflation War in Ukraine and global uncertainty Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST) increase Open Bidding Process Rising Prices What is happening to Rents? Proposals for City of Toronto changes to the development process to build triplexes/4plexes (and up to 4...
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Virtual Street Smart Tour! Beyond Theory – Multi-Family Conversions
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Virtual Street Smart Tour! Beyond Theory – Multi-Family Conversions

Virtual Street Smart Tour! Beyond Theory – Multi-Family Conversions Date: Saturday, March 5 Time: 10:30 - 1:00 pm Place: Zoom RSVP for free! Don’t miss this rare chance to see inside of our current projects! We typically can’t bring the public onto a live construction site, but in March, technology will break that barrier! We’ll be sharing tours from properties that are at different phases of completion, walking through the plans and financials and opening the floor to your questions. Our street smart tours in the past have had a fantastic reception. You’ll learn first-hand what we look for when...
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“Financing Blueprint” – Strategies to Start & Continue Buying Properties!
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“Financing Blueprint” – Strategies to Start & Continue Buying Properties!

“Financing Blueprint” - Strategies to Start & Continue Buying Properties! Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm Place: Zoom Join our Mastermind Meetup! Financing is the SINGLE BIGGEST CHALLENGE facing real estate investors. We strive to solve problems, so we’re bringing in a titan in the industry, Hugo Dos Reis. Hugo is a partner at VINE Group, one of the top mortgage brokerages in Canada. They fund billions (that's not a typo!) in mortgages every year and have the expertise to handle complex investor and personal portfolios. Following on the heels of our January Meetup where we...
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Start Real Estate Investing! Where and when should you invest?
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Start Real Estate Investing! Where and when should you invest?

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm Place: Zoom Join our Mastermind Meetup for monthly real estate investing events! The holidays are done and the credit cards have been filled just as high as stockings. January is looking tight and keeping your job is on your mind, let alone early retirement. This time of year, we get approached by a lot of novice investors who want to take control of their financial futures. So, what better way to kick off 2022 than by reviewing our systematic method for investing in real estate based on our years of...
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Tap into a $1.8 Trillion Source of Funds to Do Your Deals – No Banks, No JVs!
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Tap into a $1.8 Trillion Source of Funds to Do Your Deals – No Banks, No JVs!

Tap into a $1.8 Trillion Source of Funds to Do Your Deals - No Banks, No JVs! Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm Place: Zoom Join our Mastermind Meetup for future events! There is $1.8 trillion in untapped funds that could be used to fund your next deal. It’s NOT JVs… (you get to keep 100% of the profit) It’s NOT alternative institutional lenders… (there are no broker fees) It’s registered funds!!! RRSPs, TFSAs, RRIFs, LIRAs - you’ll learn how to tap into these funds! Join Volition Properties as we welcome back, by popular demand, Denise...
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Special Guest Speaker LANESCAPE – Laneway Suites are taking over the Toronto RE Market!
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Special Guest Speaker LANESCAPE – Laneway Suites are taking over the Toronto RE Market!

Laneway Suites are taking over the Toronto RE Market! With special guest speaker Tony Cunha from Lanescape Date: Wednesday, October 20 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm Place: Zoom HGTV said THIS housing trend was taking over the Toronto real estate market right now – or was it us?? Laneway suites have revolutionized cities like Vancouver and now they’re making waves in Toronto. The ability to build a laneway suite on a residential lot offers tremendous flexibility including rentals, work from home/flex spaces, and intergenerational living. It is an incredible opportunity for Volition investors to solve the problem of limited cashflow...
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Become a Money Magnet – Learn How To Raise Capital with JV Master Dave Dubeau
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Become a Money Magnet – Learn How To Raise Capital with JV Master Dave Dubeau

Become a Money Magnet – Learn How To Raise Capital with JV Master Dave Dubeau People aren’t investing in deals… they are investing in you. Date: Wednesday, September 15 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Place: Zoom “There is more money chasing good deals than good deals chasing money.” There is truth to this old adage… but this statement is an incomplete perspective. Remember: people aren’t investing in deals… they are investing in you. As a result, before you are able to attract this kind of capital, you need to invest in evolving yourself into the type of person that people...
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IN-PERSON Real Estate Investing AMA with the Volition Team – Ask Me Anything!
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IN-PERSON Real Estate Investing AMA with the Volition Team – Ask Me Anything!

IN-PERSON Real Estate Investing AMA with the Volition Team - Ask Me Anything! NEW Date: Monday, August 30 Time: 6:00 -8:00 pm Place: Withrow Park RSVP for free! Your most pressing questions about real estate investing in Toronto – ANSWERED LIVE AND IN-PERSON! Yes, you read that right. We know we’re not the only ones tired of talking to blank screens and desperately craving facetime with the community. In line with public health guidelines, we’ll be hosting this Meetup at Withrow Park! Record-breaking prices, falling rents, strict stress tests, “the exodus from the city”, possible rising interest rates, impacts of...
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Massive Action: From zero to 90+ units before the age of 30!
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Massive Action: From zero to 90+ units before the age of 30!

Massive Action: From zero to 90+ units before the age of 30! Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm You’ve listened to them on podcasts, watched them on YouTube, and seen them featured in Toronto Life; now they're gracing the Volition stage!! Volition is thrilled to welcome Austin Yeh and Mayu Thava, real estate investing superstars and leaders of RISE Network, as guest speakers! Like many others, Austin started exploring the world of real estate investing after reading the classic book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. UNLIKE many others, Austin took massive action and has grown his portfolio...
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Toronto’s Next Hottest Neighbourhoods! Why and how to invest there!
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Toronto’s Next Hottest Neighbourhoods! Why and how to invest there!

Toronto's Next Hottest Neighbourhoods! Why and how to invest there! Date: Wednesday, June 23 Place: Zoom Schedule: 6:30 - 7:00 pm: Online networking 7:00 - 9:00 pm: Presentations RSVP for free! Get ahead of the masses! Volition is going to show you four neighbourhoods to keep an eye on which have the potential of turning into Toronto's Next Hottest Neighbourhood. We will walk you through "Why this neighbourhood", the pros/cons of each, and which investment business models work in these areas. This isn't just throwing a dart at a map and hoping that we get lucky; this is based on decades...
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Advanced Tax Planning & Strategies with Expert RE Accountant, Cherry Chan!
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Advanced Tax Planning & Strategies with Expert RE Accountant, Cherry Chan!

Advanced Tax Planning & Strategies with Expert RE Accountant, Cherry Chan! Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Place: Zoom Cost: Free "It's not about how much you make... it's about how much you keep!" Improper tax planning can be one of the largest drains on your real estate investments, so join us on May 19 and learn how to pay less tax! We’ll be joined by Cherry Chan, expert Real Estate Accountant, and covering topics like: Corporations - When should I incorporate? - Should I buy in a corporation? - Taxes on corporations? - Active vs...
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AMA! Ask Me Anything – Live Q&A with Real Estate Investing Experts!
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AMA! Ask Me Anything – Live Q&A with Real Estate Investing Experts!

AMA! Ask Me Anything - Live Q&A with Real Estate Investing Experts! Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Place: Zoom Cost: Free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3BotqZQ_mk Back by popular demand, our Real Estate Investing AMA - Ask Me Anything! This edition will be centered around the following themes: How do you scale and grow your real estate business? You've bought your first or second rental property. Now what? Using your RRSPs to invest in real estate Structuring your Real Estate systems as a business Raising capital with JV partners We have put together an expert panel of Real Estate...
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Insurance for INVESTORS! “Insuring” you avoid coverage pitfalls
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Insurance for INVESTORS! “Insuring” you avoid coverage pitfalls

Insurance for INVESTORS – “Insuring” you avoid coverage pitfalls! Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Place: Zoom Cost: Free Being a sophisticated investor requires mitigating risk from all angles. This month we welcome property insurance expert Dan Tetzlaff of Hub Insurance to bring attention to common coverage pitfalls in investment property insurance. Home insurance is typically an afterthought for most investors, and most investors typically shop around for the cheapest possible policy. Dan will bring to light how, in an attempt to save a nominal amount per month on a cheaper policy, you may be opening...
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February 2021: Virtual Street Smart Tour!
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February 2021: Virtual Street Smart Tour!

A rare glimpse at current projects!Date: February 20, 2020Time: 11:00am -1:00 pmPlace: ZoomDon't miss this rare chance to see our current projects!We typically can't bring the public onto a live construction site, but on February 20, technology will break that barrier! We'll be sharing tours from properties that are currently under construction and opening the floor to your questions.Our street smart tours in the past have had a fantastic reception. You'll learn first-hand what we look for when analyzing and evaluating a potential investment property so that nothing goes overlooked. You'll have that extra advantage as you make your future...
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Masterclass – Toronto Real Estate Investing in 2021
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Masterclass – Toronto Real Estate Investing in 2021

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 10 AM – 5 PM Online Tickets: $149 Register here: hopin.com/events/toronto-rei-masterclass We're going virtual for our second annual all-day Masterclass! If you only go to *one* event this year – THIS IS THE ONE! Come learn from the Volition team, Toronto’s real estate investment experts and organizers of the largest and most active Real Estate Investment Meetup in Toronto. We've helped clients generate $113M+ in wealth, and $10.3M+ in cashflow using these strategies and we are here to help you do the same. Who this Masterclass is for: If you are NEW to real estate investing and don’t...
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Secrets to Help You Buy Your MAXIMUM Number of Properties!
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Secrets to Help You Buy Your MAXIMUM Number of Properties!

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 6:30 - 9:00 pm We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. "There are only two types of real estate investors out there: ones who HAVE run out of money and ones who WILL run out of money." Let's all be the latter!! If you're a Real Estate Investor, you'll know that financing is your biggest pain in the ass (next to tenants, of course!). If you're a Real Estate Investor, you'll know that every property you buy makes it harder to buy the next one (because of the 50% rental offset and increased Debt...
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COVID x LTB – Your biggest risk is BIGGER! Learn what you need to do about it!
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COVID x LTB – Your biggest risk is BIGGER! Learn what you need to do about it!

Do you know how to protect yourself as a landlord? Do you know what it takes to avoid "professional" and "predatory" tenants? Did you know that the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board laws heavily favours the tenants? Tenants have always been one of, if not THE BIGGEST risks to your real estate investing business. Mix in a global pandemic resulting in people losing their jobs, and a backlog of cases at the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) and things are even more skewed against landlords. Learn from the incredible Veteran Landlord Legal Representative, Steven J. Smith, in this important session about...
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Life Insurance for Sophisticated Real Estate Investors
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Life Insurance for Sophisticated Real Estate Investors

Nothing is certain in life but death, taxes, and not having enough cash to fund your next deal...but what if there was a way to borrow from yourself?? Join us and guest speaker Mary Sun to learn about the basics and beyond of Life Insurance for sophisticated real estate investors. At the VERY LEAST you should be protecting your assets. But we never stop at the very least. If used correctly, life insurance can be an effective tool to accelerate you to achieving your goals - ACCESS TO CASH AND CAPITAL, LEVERAGE TO FUND YOUR NEXT PROPERTY, AND TAX-EXEMPT INVESTMENT...
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Making Toronto Work – Legal Luxury Fourplexes
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Making Toronto Work – Legal Luxury Fourplexes

For years, the Volition team has heard from casual investors that "Toronto doesn't work, it's too expensive, it doesn't cashflow". If you do what everyone else does, then you'll only get the same results as everyone else. At Volition, we're not interested in being like everyone else. We want to be better. We want to do better. We want to achieve more. At Volition, WE MAKE TORONTO WORK. This is the impetus for wanting to share with you the natural evolution of our well-established triplex business model, Legal Luxury Fourplexes. These are an extremely desirable asset class, attract top-quality tenants,...
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Climbing Prices and Record Falling Rents, NOW WHAT?
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Climbing Prices and Record Falling Rents, NOW WHAT?

If you’ve opened social media in the past week, you’ve seen the headlines - “Tiny Toronto House - $1 Million!!” and “Record Falling Rents!”. Increasing asset prices and decreasing rents are not exactly the recipe for success. So, as a sophisticated investor, what can you do to position yourself to WIN in this market? This month’s guest speaker Jin Kim, long time real estate entrepreneur, is navigating the intersection of these challenges and is using two strategies. 1. A combination of short, medium, and long-term rentals to solve the cash flow problem 2. Investing in real estate in alternative ways...
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** How to Raise Capital during a Pandemic with Dave Dubeau! **
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** How to Raise Capital during a Pandemic with Dave Dubeau! **

COVID-19 presents a number of challenges and an air of uncertainty for those of us in the real estate investment sector. During these tense times, it takes a different approach to find investors and source capital for our ventures. Some people say: “just find a good deal and the money will find you.” Does that ring a bell? We’ve all heard it. Unfortunately, it’s NOT that simple. Especially right now…with such HUGE stock market volatility that have affected so many people (and their retirement savings). In reality, you need to have a bunch of investors who are already in the...
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“Quick Start” Part 2: The Hidden Gems That We Didn’t Have Time To Present
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“Quick Start” Part 2: The Hidden Gems That We Didn’t Have Time To Present

Following on the heels of our wildly popular FULL-DAY Quick Start Seminar on Feb 1 where we taught 100+ investors how, why, and where to invest in Toronto, we are finally having our first Meetup of 2020. We ran out of time on Feb 1 (apparently an 8 hour event just isn't long enough!). By all accounts, it was because Matt kept speaking for too long. While his tangents might have been interesting (to him, anyway), it meant that we only glazed over the some of materials that you investors told us that you want to learn more about. The...
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“Coronavirus – What sophisticated investors are doing!”
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“Coronavirus – What sophisticated investors are doing!”

As the Coronavirus spreads through our community, the impact to our daily lives here in Toronto is unprecedented. Unsurprisingly, we’re getting asked constantly about what we believe the impact is going to be to the real estate market. To address the urgent need for help with our investor community, we’re changing our agenda to tackle the most pressing questions about the virus and your investments. Questions we’re going to address are: Should I be worried about the market? What will the impact be to Toronto? How can I protect myself during the downturn? Short-term and executive rental impacts? How will...
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Quick Start Seminar – Toronto Real Estate Investing in 2020
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Quick Start Seminar – Toronto Real Estate Investing in 2020

  Photos from the event You can access the presentation slides here https://www.slideshare.net/VolitionProperties/volition-quick-start-presentation-feb-1st-2020 https://www.slideshare.net/VolitionProperties/insurance-2020-226815028 https://www.slideshare.net/VolitionProperties/finance-226815224 —– If you only go to *one* event this year – THIS IS THE ONE!  If you are new to real estate investing and don’t know how to get started – THIS IS THE EVENT FOR YOU! If you are a seasoned investor and are looking for ways to take your investing to the next level – THIS IS THE EVENT FOR YOU! If you have a partner/spouse/family who has reservations about your desire to invest in real estate and is concerned that it’s too risky – THIS IS THE...
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October 23, 2019 – Joint Ventures! The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!
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October 23, 2019 – Joint Ventures! The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!

Joint Ventures are the solution to every real estate problem, am I right? Have no money to invest - find a JV partner! Have too many properties and can’t qualify anymore - find a JV partner! Want to invest from your couch, never lift a finger and get great returns? JV, JV, JV!! Well, not so fast. As our members know, we like to paint the whole investing picture - the good, the bad and the ugly - and joint ventures are no exception. Come join us on October 16th, at Creeds Coffee Bar to hear from Erwin Szeto a...
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September 18, 2019 – The Secret World of Construction Financing!
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September 18, 2019 – The Secret World of Construction Financing!

The secret world of construction financing! Learn how to get the bank to pay for your next project! You've seen our seminars on laneway housing, renovations, flipping and you want to get started. Who wouldn't be interested in unlocking the potential of a home through construction? Maybe you're creating a secondary suite, running a BRRR investment strategy (buy, renovate, rent, refinance), or building a green laneway suite? But there is one major problem standing in your way - money. How the heck are you going to pay for all this? Fear not fellow investor - we've got some help on...
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August 28, 2019 – Laneway Housing! Learn about Toronto’s newest investment opportunity!
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August 28, 2019 – Laneway Housing! Learn about Toronto’s newest investment opportunity!

Laneway housing has revolutionized cities like Vancouver and it’s here, now in Toronto. If you’re not familiar with laneway housing, the concept allows the use of the many laneways, which are typically used to access garages and other spaces, and allows for housing development along the laneway. Laneway housing is important to Toronto as it allows for both gentle densification and meets the requirements of the Official Plan. Savvy developers and seasoned investors are already starting to take advantage of laneway opportunities. Learn how to invest strategically and plan for this massive change to the Toronto housing landscape! We have...
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July 17, 2019 – Learn to be a developer!
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July 17, 2019 – Learn to be a developer!

When people think about development, they think of it as something reserved for rich, well-connected people. They envision high-rise condos, large commercial projects, or huge sub-divisions. This isn’t reality. Development can be as simple as splitting a large lot or building purpose rental homes. Most importantly, development is something the average person can work towards! What is reality is that development isn’t easy to learn - there are no courses, no books and certainly no seminars on development. The only way to learn is from someone else and most people don’t know someone who is a developer within their network...
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APRIL 17, 2019 – BOOST YOUR CASHFLOW!! EXECUTIVE FURNISHED RENTAL STRATEGY
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APRIL 17, 2019 – BOOST YOUR CASHFLOW!! EXECUTIVE FURNISHED RENTAL STRATEGY

Have you always wondered how the world of executive rentals work? How are some investors able to get $3000, $4000 sometimes upwards of $5000 in rents on their condos? Join us to hear Rick Aubry speak! Rick is the Managing Partner at Premiere Suites and will be teaching us all about the world of executive rentals! For most unsophisticated consumer-level investors, cashflow negative between $200-$400 is a reality when buying a regular investment condo. As sophisticated investors, this isn't good enough for us. We are supposed to be sophisticated, so let's act like it!! By thinking creatively and strategically, we...
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March 20, 2019 – ADVANCED TAX PLANNING & STRATEGIES – REI ACCOUNTANT PETER CUTTINI
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March 20, 2019 – ADVANCED TAX PLANNING & STRATEGIES – REI ACCOUNTANT PETER CUTTINI

The very first book I read that started me on the path to become a real estate investor, was Rich Dad, Poor Dad. In that book, Robert Kiyosaki uses an analogy on how wealth is built. Think about wealth as water and your finances are a bucket holding that water. Most people have one tap filling that bucket - their job. But they’ve got lots of holes in that bucket - bills, car payments, their mortgage, and **TAXES**. To build wealth, you’ve got to turn on as many taps as possible and close as many holes in your bucket as...
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February 20, 2019 – Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind – SOLVE YOUR MORTGAGE PROBLEMS IN REAL TIME!!
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February 20, 2019 – Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind – SOLVE YOUR MORTGAGE PROBLEMS IN REAL TIME!!

This is an ADVANCED-LEVEL MORTGAGE PLANNING session. This doesn't mean you have to be at an advanced-level and/or expert in order for this to be applicable to you, this just means that the LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION that we will be bringing is top-notch. Financing is the SINGLE BIGGEST CHALLENGE facing real estate investors. There are only two types of real estate investors out there: ones who HAVE run out of money, and those who WILL run out of money. It’s no wonder when we polled our members, a session on mortgage planning was their #1 pick. We strive to solve...
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January 17, 2019 – Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind – Start Real Estate Investing! Where to invest? When to invest?
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January 17, 2019 – Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind – Start Real Estate Investing! Where to invest? When to invest?

** OUR POPULAR ANNUAL INTRODUCTION TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING ** The holidays are done and the credit cards have been filled just as high as stockings. January is looking tight and KEEPING YOUR JOB is on your mind, let alone early retirement. If this is you don’t beat yourself up - in fact almost *50%* of consumers go into debt to pay for Christmas. THIS WAS ME 18 years ago. Faced with huge student debt, holiday costs and getting laid off during the dotcom crash. Good thing I had started investing in real estate and had a reliable second source...
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Thur Nov 15, 2018 – **Tommy & Gina’s Journey to MASSIVE CASHFLOW – A Stepping Stone Approach**
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Thur Nov 15, 2018 – **Tommy & Gina’s Journey to MASSIVE CASHFLOW – A Stepping Stone Approach**

During last month’s Street Smart Tour, we checked out 3 awesome cashflowing investment properties.  All of them were in the $7800-8200/month rent range, which is amazing… but they were also in the $1.75-1.85M range 🙁 These are the types of properties that we aspire to as sophisticated real estate investors.  But unfortunately, the reality is that only the 1%ers can actually ever afford to purchase them.  Right? Right?? WRONG!!   You will be able to purchase them too!!  Eventually. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but eventually.  How do we know this? Because we understand the mechanisms through which one...
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September 20, 2018 – Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind – LANEWAY SUITES! Learn what it takes to build and invest in laneway homes!
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September 20, 2018 – Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind – LANEWAY SUITES! Learn what it takes to build and invest in laneway homes!

September 20, 2018 - Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind  LANEWAY SUITES! Learn what it takes to build and invest in laneway homes! Question: What's our number one job as real estate investors?? Answer: **To put our money to its highest and best use!!** https://www.slideshare.net/VolitionProperties/volition-meetup-201809 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lf67Pgr7A   With rising costs of property in Toronto, however, this is getting more and more difficult to do. Is the answer to look outside of Toronto for cheaper properties? No! As sophisticated investors, we know that along with lower prices comes increased risk. So what's the answer? DENSIFICATION!! Laneway housing in Toronto has been a...
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April 19, 2018 – Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind – Reno For Renting, Flipping, And More!! Part 2 Of Our Popular Series!!
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April 19, 2018 – Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind – Reno For Renting, Flipping, And More!! Part 2 Of Our Popular Series!!

April 19, 2018 - Volition Real Estate Investment Mastermind Reno For Renting, Flipping, And More!! Part 2 Of Our Popular Series!! Renovating for Renting, Flipping, and more! How to maximize your money and reduce your headaches.  Join us on April 19th, to learn about renovating for your investment property from Alcina Sung, the Head of Volition Design and Construction. It's going to be packed full of great information, so if you're ever planning to do a renovation on any of your properties, this is not one that you will want to miss!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idmzHTq-hvQ&list=PLiKrBijgEi9-t90NaT4U1_Iz--7nk1khJ Renovations are a critical element to...
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