I’ve Just Retired – 30 Years Early!

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Investing, Podcast, Real Estate, Real Estate Investing | 0 comments

Can you imagine retiring from your job 30 years before ‘everyone’ says you are meant to?

That is what Sarah Larbi has managed to do and in this episode, she discusses with one of her key power team members what is needed to make it happen and how you can make it happen for you.

Guest: Dalia Barsoum, Real Estate Investor & Mortgage Broker 

Can you imagine retiring from your job 30 years before ‘everyone’ says you are meant to?

That is what Sarah Larbi has managed to do and in this episode, she discusses with one of her key power team members what is needed to make it happen and how you can make it happen for you. 

Financing is very important in order to scale up your portfolio and having the right mortgage broker on your team who can guide you in the right direction. This week’s guest, Dalia Barsoum, Real Estate Investor & Mortgage Broker, provides insights and advice on financing in order to scale up. The biggest takeaway is that your mortgage broker will help you understand your financial goals and build a financing plan to get you to where you want to go.

Dalia Barsoum is an award-winning Mortgage Broker, Real Estate investor and financial advisor with over 20 years of experience in the banking sector, spanning: Wealth Management, Lending, Strategy and Real Estate. She holds an MBA in Finance from Dalhousie University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers Association.

She heads up the Real Estate Investment Financing & Wealth Advisory practice within Streetwise Mortgages. Dalia has helped many Real Estate investors kick start their investment plans as well as take their portfolios to the next level. Her clients range from rookie investors to sophisticated investors with multi-million-dollar portfolios.

She is a public speaker, a regular columnist for Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine and contributes to various media outlets on the topics of Real Estate investing and financing including Rogers TV, Toronto Money Show, the Toronto Investor Forum, Canadian Mortgage Professionals (CMP) as well as various GTA-based investment groups.
Dalia is the author of Canada’s best selling Real Estate Financing Book and an Amazon Best Seller: “Canadian Real Estate Investor Financing: 7 Secrets to Getting All the Money You Want”. She has been nominated/won multiple industry awards including:

  • Top 75 Brokers, 2017 ( Canadian Mortgage Professionals )
  • Top Mortgage Broker Award, 2017 and 2015 ( Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine)
  • Women of Influence, 2017 ( Canadian Mortgage Professionals)
  • Top 100 women driving and reshaping the Canadian Real Estate Industry, 2016 ( Real Estate Professional Magazine)
    > #1 Mortgage Broker by units volume, 2016 ( Centum Financial Group)
    > Top Mortgage Broker Award Finalist, 2016 ( Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine)
    > Top Mortgage production award, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 (Centum Financial Group)

In this episode you will learn about: 
– Understanding your goals & how to break it down to get what you want
– What is the “growth phase”?
– How to burn down mortgages 
– Understanding advanceable mortgages
– Defining a “nest egg” & accelerator portfolios 
– How does a mortgage broker help narrow down the best strategy to use?
– How does somebody go from 1-2 to 14 doors?

Get in touch with Dalia:
Email:
 info@streetwisemortgages.com
Contact Form: streetwisemortgages.com 

Thank You to Our Sponsors

“Where Should I Invest” is brought to you in part through the sponsorship and support of the following;

Dalia Barsoum of Streetwise Mortgages – click here for more details

Jon TenBrinke of Black Jack Contracting Inc – click here for more details

Dylan Suitor of Elevation Realty – click here for more details

White Elm Design Build Inc – click here for more details

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