The REITE Club - Real Estate Investing for Canadians
Success as a Newbie Real Estate Investor and Lessons Learned
Roger Sherwood is a young, newer Real Estate Investor having started a little over a year ago and already has two buy and holds and recently bought his first flip. Although he has many of the challenges that younger people face, like student debt he still was open to looking at real estate investing and was immediately attracted to the future freedom it offers.
Guest: Roger Sherwood, Real Estate Investor
Roger Sherwood is a young, newer Real Estate Investor having started a little over a year ago and already has two buy and holds and recently bought his first flip. Although he has many of the challenges that younger people face, like student debt he still was open to looking at real estate investing and was immediately attracted to the future freedom it offers.
His goal is to have 31 doors in 5 years and he focuses on up and coming areas in the Niagara region having already found properties that have future development potential as he builds equity in his portfolio. Roger attributes his early success to taking action and following his mantra of ‘always learning, always growing’ being sure to surround himself with the right people. As he says real estate investing is a team sport.
Roger continues to be employed full-time, is a Certified Engineering Technologist, Professional Quantity Surveyor and Project Management Professional and uses his daily commute as his very own mobile university listening to podcasts and continuing his real estate investing education.
In this episode learn about:– Investing insights and process for the first-time homebuyer investor– Opportunities in the Fort Erie and Port Colborne Market– Understanding the fundamentals before investing in an area– Breaking down some of the figures in his investments
To get in touch with Roger: Website: https://ontariopropertyfreedom.com/Facebook: www.facebook.com/ontariopropertyfreedom/Instagram:www.instagram.com/ontariopropertyfreedom/