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A Decade of Real Estate Investing in Canada: Lessons Learned

My journey started with my first real estate investment in Canada, a property in Downtown Hamilton, in 2011. At the time, Hamilton was considered the armpit of Ontario, the ugly cousin to Toronto. Despite skepticism from others around me, I saw the citi’s potential due to its unique blend of urban density and heritage charm. With the little bit of capital I had saved up over the years and a basement apartment available for free, I left my career in 2014 and moved to Hamilton. This was my big contrarian bet, and I was all in.

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