Flipping, Private Borrowing & Lending In A Market Crash With Diana Lizarazo

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How refreshing is our guest Diana today! It goes to show one can’t judge from an Instagram handle. Eg Diana’s is <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/investorgirldiana/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@investorgirldiana</a> when really it should be @sophisticatedinvestordiana but I get it. We are supposed to be humble and modest in our marketing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But screw it. Diana is legit. She shares her experience and numbers flipping from a $2.3M luxury house in Toronto and to a century home in Hamilton to Windsor private lending as well.  There are lots of numbers in this episode including mortgage rates as some of the capital was private money AND Diana shares how she personally lends her own money. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diana’s taken expensive courses and masterminds.  The quality of some is questionable as there were folks in the same masterminds as her years ago who are now bankrupt financially.  That’s right, some courses, memberships, and coaching have negative return on investment.  You as an investor have to conduct proper due diligence on anything you invest in including education.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diana however with her conservative projections and husband as a skilled general contractor have navigated this declining market and exited flips profitably. Some are more profitable than others and not without challenges which Diana shares.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sidenote: I’ve noticed a trend where an investor’s ability to execute on construction or renovations can be make or break for investors. Especially the full timers. In my experience, constantly working with the best of the best contractors has been instrumental to my clients and our own success in our portfolios. Those unable to execute </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not that any contractor is perfect unless maybe you marry them like Diana but much risk can be mitigated with the right one a