
Vancouver Real Estate Podcast VREP #474 | How a Family-First Investor Cracked RRSP Real Estate and Scaled a Multifamily Portfolio with Rodrigo Parada
Jun 27, 2025
Rodrigo Parada, a Montreal-based investor and founder of Triple Harbor Capital, specializes in multifamily real estate investments using registered retirement savings. He discusses how he transformed his family's RRSP into a multimillion-dollar portfolio, sharing insights on negotiating residential lending limits and building a mutual fund trust. Rodrigo delves into the difference between residential and commercial financing, and how a family-first mindset fueled his success. He offers practical strategies for Canadians looking to invest smarter in real estate.
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Start Real Estate With Honesty
- Assess your personal financial situation honestly before investing in real estate.
- Match investments to your stage by house hacking first, aiming for value-add properties to refinance and scale.
Rodrigo's Family House Hacking Start
- Rodrigo started real estate investing with his family in 2018 by buying and renovating a triplex during COVID.
- They house hacked by living in one unit and renting the others, using renovations to increase value and cash flow.
Commercial Lending Offers Valuation Certainty
- Commercial multifamily valuations rely more on net operating income and cap rates than recent sales comps.
- This offers more certainty for refinancing value than residential markets, aiding confident dealmaking.








