The Smartest Play In Real Estate Right Now | “Inspired To Invest” Ep134 with Debora Randall
The Silver Tsunami Is Here The real estate world loves shiny objects. But the smartest investors are paying attention to something far less flashy and far more inevitable. Welcome back to ep134 of Inspired To Invest. This week, we are sitting down with Debora Randall, an agricultural economist turned real estate investor, to unpack why […]
How Tech & AI Are Transforming Real Estate
The Way We Buy, Sell & Invest In Real Estate Is Changing How Tech and AI Are Transforming the Way We Buy, Sell, and Invest in Real Estate If you have been anywhere near real estate over the last few years, you can feel it. The process is changing. Quietly in some places, radically in […]
From Market Crash To Cash Flow | “Inspired To Invest” Ep130 with Jo Anna Wright
From Market Crash to Cash Flow: What It Really Takes to Live Off Real Estate What does it actually take to live off real estate—not just own a few rentals, but create true financial freedom, time flexibility, and legacy wealth? In Episode 130 of Inspired To Invest, I sat down with Jo Anna Wright, founder […]
Purpose-Built Rental & the Institutional Capital Pivot: Why Rentals Are the New Core Asset
The Power Of Purpose Built Rentals For Real Estate Investors For years, condos stole the spotlight. They were faster to build, easier to sell, and perfectly suited to a market obsessed with appreciation. Investors piled in. Pre-construction allocations sold out overnight. The exit strategy often mattered more than the operating plan. But quietly and decisively […]
From Corrections To Capital Raising! “Inspired To Invest” Ep128 with Belen Hipskind
Building A Real Estate Portfolio With Private Money What does it really take to go from working as a corrections officer to becoming a full-time real estate investor, operator, and developer? Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Belen Hipskind is joining us for episode 128. Belen is a hands-on real estate investor based […]
Family Wealth, Legacy & Real Estate
Teaching The Next Generation About The Value Of Property Most parents don’t set out to raise real estate investors. They set out to raise good humans. Resilient kids. Children who understand effort, responsibility, and the value of building something meaningful. But somewhere along the way, between rising costs, financial complexity, and a world that feels […]
Transforming World Class Destinations Into World Class Investments | “Inspired To Invest” Ep122 w/ DeAnna Lee
An Incredible Story Of Inspiration And Resilience What if your next investment didn’t just build wealth — but created unforgettable memories, too? In this inspiring episode of Inspired to Invest, Serena Holmes sits down with DeAnna Lee, founder of Collective Destinations, a lifestyle-hospitality investment fund redefining what it means to invest in real estate. From […]
Secondary Real Estate Markets Are Hot Right Now!
The Case To Be Made For Investing Outside The Downtown Core Secondary Markets Are Hot: Why Investors Should Look Beyond the GTA Core The gold rush is moving — and as an investor, you have a choice: follow the crowd into the obvious hotspots, or position ahead of it. When I look at the mid-sized […]
Basem’s Bold Leap From $100M Cannabis Company Exit To Condo Development | “Inspired To Invest” Ep121
A Life Changing Exit In this episode of Inspired to Invest, I sit down with Basem Hanna — serial entrepreneur, cannabis pioneer, and now real estate developer / exempt market dealmaker through his firm Almega Co. Basem’s journey is compelling: from scaling TerrAscend (TER.CN), navigating cannabis regulations and market cycles, to executing a strategic exit — […]
Building Value In Canadian Real Estate
Making Moves In The Canadian Landscape Building Value When Others Wait: Contrarian Moves in the Current Canadian Market When everyone else is playing defense, that’s often the best time to quietly go on offense. It’s easy to get swept up in the caution blanketing Canada’s commercial real estate scene right now — investment volumes dropped […]