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The Truth About Financial Independence for Canadians

Hosted by Erwin Szeto · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 411 episodes

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411
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68m
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About this podcast

Are you a Canadian real estate investor looking for real Canadian Content? You've found it! Since 2016, this weekly show has helped Canadians cut through the BS and uncover the truth about how to most effectively invest in real estate. Ranked as high as #81 globally in iTunes' Business category, host Erwin Szeto is a real estate investor and 4X Investor Realtor of the Year, with just under $500M in income property transactions. Erwin interviews top investors and wealth builders, sharing strategies that worked and didn't work. This is your blueprint for long-term wealth through real estate.

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Erwin Szeto hosts The Truth About Financial Independence for Canadians, a business show with 411 episodes published.

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Buying a 25-Year-Old Bookkeeping Firm | Ming Lim & Bryan Ma

Jun 5, 20261h 17m0

In January 2026, Ming Lim and Bryan Ma closed on AccounTrain, a 25-year-old bookkeeping firm based in Ottawa with clients across Canada. They beat out five other offers. They paid 1.3 times annual revenue. They spent alm

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20 Years in Canadian Finance, Now He Only Buys $70K Cleveland Duplexes | Carlos Rodrigues

May 28, 20261h 18m0

Carlos Rodrigues spent 20 years in Canadian financial services. Mutual funds, life insurance both levels, and a full mortgage broker with five agents under him. He tried to start his own fund. Canadian compliance costs k

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He Talks to AI While Walking the Dog | Greg Kowalczyk

May 25, 20261h 25m0

In this episode, Erwin sits down with Greg—an engineer turned real estate investor and e-commerce entrepreneur who scaled his business to $700K/month and is now leveraging AI to build apps, automate workflows, and save t

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Rebuilding Wealth After Divorce: Sarah Coupland on Ontario Multifamily, Distressed Properties, and Creative Financing

May 18, 20261h 19m0

What would you do if you had to sell your entire real estate portfolio… and start over? In this episode, we sit down with investor Sarah Copeland, who went from managing over 60 doors to liquidating everything—and now re

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Welcome to the Truth About Financial Independence

May 8, 202622m0

Passive real estate investing in Canada has changed — and for many investors, the math no longer works. In this episode, Erwin Szeto explains why he’s been telling investors to diversify out of Ontario real estate since

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The Zero-Down Wealth Strategy: How Canadians Use Leverage to Beat Inflation

Apr 29, 202615m0

Real estate investors are feeling the squeeze—rising inflation, capital trapped in property, and nonstop landlord headaches. In this episode, Erwin breaks down the Zero-Down Wealth Strategy, a leveraged investing approac

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Ontario HST Rebate SURGE, Alberta CRACKS & $600K FSRA Fine | Canadian Real Estate 2026

Apr 26, 202627m0

In this episode of The Truth About Real Estate Investing, we unpack three stories that look disconnected in the headlines — but together reveal where Canadian real estate is really headed in 2026. Ontario’s HST rebate tr

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Ontario Landlord Horror Story: 7 Months No Rent vs Alberta's 30-Day Eviction

Apr 20, 20261h 18m0

Why do Ontario landlords wait 7+ months for an eviction while Alberta wraps it up in 30 days? Erwin sits down with Mackenzie Wilson of SingleKey — Canada's largest tenant screening service — to expose the massive risk ga

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Canada Is Losing Jobs and Population. Here Is Where I Am Investing Instead

Apr 9, 202613m0

In this episode, we break down Canada’s rare population decline, rising unemployment, weakening income growth, and what these trends mean for housing prices, rents, and investment strategy. We also explore how inflation,

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Rent to Own 1 0 Is Dead. Here Is What Replaced It

Apr 6, 20261h 4m0

In this episode, rent‑to‑own expert Rachel Oliver shares how real estate investing has changed — and why the traditional rent‑to‑own model no longer works in today’s market. With over 16 years of experience and nearly 1,

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Best Selling REI Author About Lows Of Near Bankruptcy and Recovery to Leading Developer

Mar 25, 20261h 47m0

In this episode of The Truth About Real Estate Investing, Erwin Szeto sits down with best‑selling author and veteran investor Russell Westcott for an honest conversation about market cycles, hard lessons, and survival in

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Build 6 Units in Toronto and Pay Zero Development Charges

Mar 18, 20261h 18m0

In this episode, Andy Tran breaks down what’s really happening in the Canadian real estate market in 2026 and explains why 4+1 and 6+1 properties have become the new investment sweet spot in Toronto. We discuss housing s

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He Funded His Trading With DoorDash. Now He's a Professional Trader

Mar 13, 20261h 15m0

In this episode, Erwin sits down with Anderson, a professional trader who went from driving DoorDash and trading on his phone to getting paid to trade stocks, options, and futures. Anderson shares his real journey—immigr

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How Canadians Can Win in U.S. Real Estate in 2026 (Without Betting on Appreciation)

Mar 5, 20261h 16m0

In this episode, Erwin talks with Glen Sutherland, a full-time Canadian investor actively scaling US real estate from Canada. They break down what’s working in 2026, why relying on appreciation is risky, and how experien

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70 Properties. Private Money. Mental Breakdown. The Truth About Scaling Real Estate

Mar 2, 20261h 40m0

Rasna Arora built a $50 million real estate portfolio across 70 properties using private money, refinancing, and aggressive scaling. Then the market shifted — and everything unraveled. In this raw and honest conversation

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CRA Audit Nightmare: How I Lost $14 Million in Real Estate (And What I’m Doing Now)

Feb 11, 20261h 23m0

Adam Kitchener built a $14 million real estate portfolio — and then lost it after a CRA audit. In this episode, he shares the hard lessons from scaling fast, navigating tax mistakes, surviving an audit battle, and rebuil

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From 18 Income Streams to Zero: A Real Conversation About Risk in Real Estate

Feb 6, 202657m0

Serena Holmes shares a powerful perspective on money, mindset, and real estate investing. In this episode, she breaks down why money isn’t evil, how scarcity thinking holds investors back, and the mindset shift required

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From Corporate CFO to Personal CFO: A 2026 New Year Wealth Reset for Investors

Jan 28, 20261h 13m0

In this episode, Erwin Szeto sits down with former corporate CFO turned personal wealth strategist, Winnie Tsang, to unpack why so many Canadian real estate investors feel stuck—and what smarter, more resilient wealth pl

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Mortgage Market Update for 2026 | Residential, Commercial, Development, Canada, USA & Mexico!

Jan 23, 20261h 10m0

Thinking about investing in U.S. real estate as a Canadian? In this episode, Scott Dillingham shares the real truth about cross-border real estate investing — from mortgages and financing challenges to tariffs, hidden co

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From Houses to Hotels: A Real Life Monopoly Story

Jan 16, 20261h 41m0

Mike Rosehart shares his real estate journey from buying his first student rental while in university to scaling hundreds of units across residential, hotels, and motels in Canada. We talk house hacking, leverage, market

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The Truth About Financial Independence for Canadians is hosted by Erwin Szeto. The show is categorised under business (investing) and has published 411 episodes.

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The Truth About Financial Independence for Canadians has published 411 episodes.

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