Real Estate Coaching Q&A | Avoid These Costly Mistakes as a Canadian Landlord

Jul 30, 2025

🎧 Real Estate Coaching Q&A | Avoid These Costly Mistakes as a Canadian Landlord
Real Estate Investing Morning Show – Hosted by Wayne & Gabby Hillier

Today’s episode is packed with live coaching for landlords and real estate investors navigating tricky situations — from lease loopholes to utility setups and skyrocketing insurance quotes. Wayne and Gabby return from vacation and answer your questions with real talk, strategic insights, and behind-the-scenes examples of what it takes to manage a rental portfolio in Canada.

🧠 What You'll Learn in This Episode

• Whether tenants can break a lease before it starts

• How to structure utility responsibilities in rental properties

• Why rental property insurance is becoming harder to get (and how to respond)

• What to do when a tenant breaks a fixed-term lease early

• How to calculate recoverable losses after a lease is broken

• The biggest insurance mistake landlords make during conditional periods

• How to compartmentalize stress as a landlord and investor

• Real-life examples of midnight moves and how to handle them

👥 About Your Hosts
Wayne & Gabby Hillier are full-time real estate investors and coaches based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Through their REI Masters Mentorship Program, they help Canadians build long-term wealth using rental properties, BRRRRs, flips, joint ventures, and creative real estate strategies.
New episodes every weekday morning featuring real stories, coaching moments, and tactical investing advice.

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