Dec 22, 2025
🎧 Success Tips for Setting Up Your Rental Business
(After You Get the Tenant)
Real Estate Investing Morning
Show – Hosted by Wayne & Gabby Hillier
Today’s episode is all about what happens after you’ve screened your tenant and handed over the keys. Wayne and Gabby walk through the real-world systems, habits, and landlord practices that separate stressful rentals from smooth, cash-flowing properties. This episode is especially valuable for new landlords and investors scaling beyond their first few doors.
🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode
Why move-in inspection reports are non-negotiable (even for brand-new suites)
When and how to complete inspections properly at possession
Why tenants who report issues early are actually a good thing
How delayed repairs turn into major expenses
The importance of quarterly inspections and preventative maintenance
Why assuming tenants will handle maintenance tasks is a costly mistake
How to respond quickly to lease breaches without hesitation
Why month-to-month leases are dangerous in Alberta
How to stay ahead of lease renewals and market rent changes
Systems that protect your time as your portfolio scales
👥 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, joint ventures, creative financing, and proven property management systems.
New episodes every weekday morning featuring real stories, coaching moments, and tactical investing advice for Canadian investors.
💡 Resources & Contact
📘 The 5% Rule™ – A Real Estate Cash Flow Test for
Canadian Investors
Build a storm-ready rental portfolio using Wayne’s cash-flow-first
framework.
👉 Buy the book here: https://a.co/d/jdZaBXM
🎓 Learn about the REI Masters
Mentorship Program:
www.reimasters.ca
📊 Bookkeeping & tax support
for real estate investors:
www.finngo.com/rei
📩 Submit a question for the
show:
info@reimorningshow.com
🤝 Thanks to Our Sponsors
🏠 Krystal Kromm – Red Deer Investor-Focused
Realtor
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Team
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📊 Finngo Bookkeeping & Tax – Investor-Focused
Accounting Firm
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💼 Kirkwood & Brennan Mortgage Group –
Investor-Focused Brokers
🌐 www.kbmortgages.ca
📧 keaton@kbmortgages.ca
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Corporation
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