What's The Best Way To Scale Your Real Estate Portfolio? | Real Estate Investing Canada

Jul 31, 2025

🎧 What's The Best Way To Scale Your Real Estate Portfolio?
Real Estate Investing Morning Show – Hosted by Wayne & Gabby Hillier

Today’s show is all about scaling your real estate portfolio—without the guesswork, burnout, or regret.

Wayne and Gabby answer several listener questions about scaling, refinancing, adding secondary suites, RRSPs vs. real estate returns, and whether to turn your current home into a rental. Then they go deep on what they would do if they had to start from scratch today—with no properties, no money, and only their current knowledge. Wayne reveals the one strategy he would bet on in any market, at any time.

🧠 What You'll Learn in This Episode

• Should you use RRSPs to lower taxes or keep cash accessible for deals?

• Why most Canadian properties don't make good rentals

• Pros and cons of renting out your current home after moving

• How to finance a secondary suite renovation (including CMHC loan details)

• The 5% Rule™ and why it's your key to low-risk investing

• The surprising truth about suite conversions in today’s market

• Wayne’s #1 strategy if he had to start over from scratch

• How to build a scalable, systemized real estate business that supports your life

👥 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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