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"Inspired to Invest" Podcast

"Inspired to Invest" Podcast

Di: Serena Holmes
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The "Inspired To Invest" Podcast shares stories from inspirational business owners, entrepreneurs and real estate investors, how/why they got started, challenges/obstacles faced, successes achieved, lessons learned and much more. Never miss an episode! The host of "Inspired To Invest", Serena Holmes, ran her own multi-award winning brand experience agency for 18 years and has been investing in real estate for over ten years. Throughout the course of her career, she has had the chance to get to know some super amazing people who have taken charge of their lives to start a business and/or invest in real estate to completely change the trajectory of their finances, their future, and the legacy they will leave behind for their family. With this said, the concept for “Inspired To Invest” was born. Please join in as we journey through the episodes, featuring inspiring stories from business owners, entrepreneurs, and real estate investors. We hope that by hearing these stories that you will find the inspiration, encouragement, and confidence, to get started on your own path. "When you invest in yourself, the sky's the limit!" To watch episodes rather than listen to them, go to Serena's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@serenaholmesrealtor/podcasts and make sure you subscribe! For past episodes or to apply to be on the show, go to https://linktr.ee/inspiredtoinvestpodcast and to get in touch directly, go to inspiredtoinvestpodcast@gmail.com. In addition, Serena recently launched a new business called Executive Lens. Turn content into connection! At Executive Lens, we curate compelling content to help busy business owners, executives, and investors build powerful personal brands on LinkedIn and beyond. After all, attraction is the ultimate flex! Learn more at https://executivelens.co Thank you in advance for your support.© 2025 "Inspired to Invest" Podcast Economia Finanza personale Gestione e leadership Leadership Marketing Marketing e vendite
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  • How to Build Wealth & Financial Freedom Through Real Estate Investing | "Inspired To Invest" Ep165 with Martin Kuev

    How to Build Wealth & Financial Freedom Through Real Estate Investing | "Inspired To Invest" Ep165 with Martin Kuev
    Oct 21 2026
    What if climbing the corporate ladder is helping you earn more... but isn't getting you any closer to the life you actually want?Welcome back to another episode of Inspired To Invest! This week, Martin Kuev is here for Episode 165. To watch rather than listen, click here.In this episode of Inspired To Invest, I sit down with Martin Kuev, a real estate investor, broker, educator, entrepreneur, author and co-founder of the Vaughan Investors Club. After spending nearly two decades building a career inside Fortune 500 companies, Martin found himself confronting the "golden handcuffs." He had a successful career, but promotions weren't giving him more freedom. In fact, greater responsibility meant even less time with his growing family. Then two major life events changed his perspective. His wife told him they were expecting twins, and only six weeks after their daughters were born, Martin's father passed away. It forced him to reconsider where his life was heading. Rather than immediately quitting his job, Martin began building his real estate investing knowledge and portfolio alongside his corporate career. What he initially thought would take three to five years ultimately allowed him to leave corporate in approximately 18 months. Today, Martin helps other professionals understand how real estate can become part of a larger strategy for building wealth, financial independence and a legacy. In this episode, we dive into: 🏠 How Martin transitioned from corporate executive to real estate entrepreneur 💰 Why leaving a steady paycheque changed his ability to qualify for residential financing 🏢 The fundamental difference between residential and commercial real estate valuation 📈 How value-add multifamily investors can create forced appreciation 🤝 Why Martin waited until he had partners and momentum before leaving corporate 📊 Why knowing your numbers is critical before purchasing an investment property ⚠️ How he thinks about investment risk versus fear 🏗️ What happened when one Hamilton property sat without revenue while waiting for permits during COVID 👥 Why investor communities can expose you to strategies outside your existing niche 🧠 Why successful investors need to avoid becoming anchored to yesterday's prices and interest rates 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 How building wealth became connected to Martin's desire to spend more time with his children 📚 Why he wrote Build Wealth. Live Life. for the person he was 15 years ago If you're a professional who wants to build wealth through real estate but isn't sure how to begin, Martin's biggest message is surprisingly simple: Educate yourself first. Learn the numbers. Understand the investment. Surround yourself with knowledgeable people. Then make decisions based on analysis rather than fear. What would financial freedom allow YOU to do differently with your life? ➕ Follow Serena Holmes for all things related to business, entrepreneurship, real estate, investing, wealth (and more!). I'm on a mission to help others create wealth because "when you invest in yourself, the sky's the limit" 🚀 __________________ Attention Real Estate Investors! Raise your first (or next) $1-3 million in the next 90 days without relying on the bank, joint ventures, private lenders or cold calls. Learn more about this proven system!__________________Want to invest in real estate with all of the security and cash flow of ownership, but none of the landlord headaches? Learn more about SHARE, one of the largest asset management companies in the United States, with a turnkey "done for you" ownership program for investors. Find out more!__________________ Financial Advisors! Let me introduce you to your new secret weapon to help you land new clients, and maintain them for many years to come. Advisor Innovation Lab provides AI powered client intelligence for modern financial advisors to help them become trusted partners through life’s most important transitions. __________________ How would you like to get paid for your opinion?! Sign up with User Interviews & start earning!__________________📧 Sign Up For My Monthly ROI Report on LinkedIn! It's loaded with valuable content for buyers, sellers, investors, and homeowners.__________________ 💰 Turn content into connection! At Executive Lens, we curate compelling content to help busy business owners, executives, and investors build powerful personal brands on LinkedIn and beyond. After all, attraction is the ultimate flex! 💫Download our FREE EBOOK - The Ultimate Guide To Building Your Personal Brand On Linked 💫__________________ 🎙️Want To Be Featured On Podcasts Ranking In The Top 5%? Find Out How You Can Get Featured To Build Your Personal Brand. Find out more about That1💯 __________________ 🚀 CHECK OUT MORE INCREDIBLE CONTENT ON ‘INSPIRED TO INVEST” 🚀 👉🏼YouTube & Instagram __________________ LET’S CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA 💥 → Instagram→ ...
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  • How to Build Wealth With Affordable Housing | "Inspired To Invest" Ep163 with Leo Young

    How to Build Wealth With Affordable Housing | "Inspired To Invest" Ep163 with Leo Young
    Oct 7 2026
    Could manufactured housing be one of the most misunderstood opportunities in real estate investing?Welcome back to another episode of Inspired To Invest! This week, Leo Young is here for Episode 163. To watch rather than listen, click here.In this episode of Inspired To Invest, I sit down with Leo Young, Founder & Managing Partner of Cornell Communities, a private equity real estate firm focused on revitalizing manufactured housing communities across eight U.S. states.With more than $75 million in real estate transactions, institutional private equity experience and hands-on operational leadership, Leo has seen real estate from both sides of the table: institutional capital allocation and entrepreneurial ownership.But his path into real estate wasn't conventional.Leo studied finance before taking a career risk and joining Tesla in sales. As an introvert, he saw sales as an opportunity to become a stronger communicator. He became a top regional performer, but burnout eventually pushed him to find a way to generate income without constantly clocking in.That search led him to real estate.After becoming a licensed real estate professional, Leo joined a fund deploying capital nationwide, where he learned how institutional investors evaluate assets, locations, risk, budgets and capital allocation.Today, he's applying those lessons to an often misunderstood corner of real estate: manufactured housing communities.In this episode, you'll discover:✅ Why Leo transitioned from Tesla sales into real estate investing✅ How institutional investors evaluate real estate differently from retail investors✅ Why manufactured housing caught Leo's attention✅ How manufactured housing can help preserve affordable housing✅ How the land-lease business model works✅ Why residents typically own their homes while Cornell owns and manages the land✅ What Leo looks for when evaluating markets and communities✅ How regulations, taxes, utilities and capital expenditures affect investments✅ Why affordability needs to be balanced with reinvestment✅ The challenges of building a private equity real estate firm✅ How Cornell aligns its interests with passive investors✅ Why people, processes and teams can be harder to manage than real estate✅ Why scale matters when building a sustainable investment business✅ How Leo achieved personal financial independence through investment cash flow✅ Why financial independence and being "work optional" aren't the same thingOne comment really stood out to me.Leo describes himself as "work mandatory times five" because his job as an active operator is to help make his investors work optional.It's a refreshingly different perspective in an online world filled with passive-income promises.Real estate may create financial freedom, but building the company that creates that freedom for other people requires an entirely different level of responsibility.Whether you're an accredited investor, real estate entrepreneur or simply curious about alternative real estate asset classes, this conversation provides a fascinating look behind the scenes of manufactured housing investing.Thank you to ClicknPark and Fingerprint.to for bringing us this month’s episodes.Parking in Toronto just got easier with ClicknPark and their pre-booking app. Download it on the Playstore or AppstoreAnd! You’re probably overdue for a seach on yourself. Use fingerprint.to (https://fingerprint.to/) to find out what information is publicly accessible with current and past emails accounts and usernames.🔔 If you enjoy conversations about real estate investing, entrepreneurship, passive income and building long-term wealth, subscribe to Inspired To Invest and ring the notification bell so you don't miss an episode.👍 Like the episode💬 Comment with your biggest takeaway🔔 Subscribe and ring the bell📲 Share this episode with someone exploring alternative real estate investments➕ Follow @serenaholmesofficial for expert insights on business, branding, real estate, investing, wealth (and more!). I'm on a mission to help others create wealth because "when you invest in yourself, the sky's the limit" 🚀 ➕ Follow Serena Holmes for all things related to business, entrepreneurship, real estate, investing, wealth (and more!). I'm on a mission to help others create wealth because "when you invest in yourself, the sky's the limit" 🚀 __________________ Attention Real Estate Investors! Raise your first (or next) $1-3 million in the next 90 days without relying on the bank, joint ventures, private lenders or cold calls. Learn more about this proven system!__________________Want to invest in real estate with all of the security and cash flow of ownership, but none of the landlord headaches? Learn more about SHARE, one of the largest asset management companies in the United States, with a turnkey "done for you" ownership program for investors. Find out more!__________________ Financial Advisors! Let me introduce ...
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