Josh Stevenson, the founder of Invest North, bought his first income property in 2005 while he was a full-time school teacher in Barrie, Ontario. Since then he, along with his business partners Brent Peterson, and their wives, has acquired 34 properties (100 apartment units) in Orillia, Sundridge, Rutherglen, North Bay, Cobalt, Elliot Lake and Sault Ste Marie. Josh and Brent manage the majority of their apartments themselves and they have built their portfolio with absolutely no joint venture partners. He has appeared on many podcasts including, where to invest now with Sarah Larbi, The Breakthrough Real Estate Podcast, Real Talk With Gary Hibbert as well as several others where he discusses the creative financing techniques which has helped invest north accumulate 20 million dollars in real estate assets. Josh is married to Jessica Hamilton, the author of the thriller novels, “what you never knew” and “don’t you dare”. Josh and his wife live with their two children in Orillia, Ontario.

In this episode we discussed:

• Real Estate Portfolio Growth
• Creative Financing Strategies
• Transition to Commercial Real Estate
• Why self management vs traditional property management
• Insights into the challenges and strategies associated with real estate investing in smaller cities and towns
• Finding deals in today's market

and a lot more!   Follow Josh's social media on:  Instagram: www.instagram.com/investnorth.ca Website: www.investnorth.ca  

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