#InvestorSpotlight: Keith Makse, BlueOceanGroup

<p>What you'll learn in just 17 minutes from today's episode: </p> <p> </p> <ul><li>Find out three real estate profit centers that make it a desirable investment portfolio </li> </ul> <ul><li>Learn about the different real estate investment strategies you can create cash flows from </li> <li>The two major lessons you can learn from real estate investing that can help you carry on and become successful in the real estate business </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Resources: </p> <ul><li>Website: <a href='https://www.blueoceanpropgroup.com/'>https://www.blueoceanpropgroup.com/</a> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Summary: </p> <p> </p> <p>Keith Makse has been actively involved in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area real estate investing for a number of years. His mission is to provide quality housing for quality tenants while at the same time providing an above-average return on investment (R.O.I) for his investor partners and himself.  </p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, Keith shares his real estate investing experience -- what draws him to the real estate space, why he enjoys and has fun making it a part of his investment portfolio. He also talks about the challenges as part of the game and overcoming them, cash flow strategies, and short-term deals. </p> <p> </p> <p>Topics Covered: </p> <p> </p> <ul><li>00:43 - What got him started in real estate investing </li> <li>01:53 - Just having fun and with a property that is appreciating more than thrice </li> <li>02:54 - What draws him to real estate as an investment portfolio </li> <li>04:16 - A different way of creating cash flows that earn more than renting it out as a single-family rental </li> <li>08:12 - Disadvantages of short-term rentals </li> <li>09:13 - A case of hospitality over being a landlord </li> <li>10:27 - Talking about his short-term rental properties </li> <li>11:20 - Expansion plans within and outside Canada </li> <li>12:19 - How his background in technology and hospitality helped him in the real estate space </li>