The Your Life! Your Terms! Show
Episodes
Rock Star Chit Chat: Toronto Condos, Surfing, Interest Rates, PRP and Tequila With Mike D & Carlo B
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We get way off topic to start this podcast and don't talk about anything that remotely resembles a condo update until at least the 20min mark. But if ...
How the Eviction Process Works in Ontario Step-By-Step with Special Guest Kelly Hawkes
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Going through evictions is never fun, for the landlord or the tenant. Unfortunately, most landlords don't know their rights and don't understand the ...
Magnetic Marketing- A Tribute To Dan S. Kennedy The Master Of Real No B.S. Business Advice
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are very few people who had a bigger impact on our lives outside of our parents than Dan S. Kennedy. A couple of weeks ago, we got the news that...
Florida Real Estate Adventures, Surviving the Crash & Living Life on Your Terms with Chris Curry
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When we first met Chris Curry, we didn't know what to make of him. He seemed to have a million years of real estate experience at the age of 25. Over ...
From Buying Rental Properties To Developing Land With Paul D'Abruzzo & Andrew Palhetas
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It has been awesome to watch these guys over the last ten years. They started with buying rental properties in their 20s and have become longtime memb...
Adventures In Real Estate Investing, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly With The Rock Star Team
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 100th episode of The Your Life! Your Terms Show... crazy!! When we started this podcast we had no idea it would be as much fun as it has b...
Millennials Launching Businesses & Living Life On Their Terms With Cody Price Of MobileTire.ca
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We get asked how the Millennial generation is going to survive in this crazy world all the time. Well here's a perfect example of exactly how a Millen...
How To Rent Out Income Properties Yourself, Quickly and Painlessly With Rock Star Mike Desormeaux
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you've never rented out a property before, it can be a bit nerve-wracking, but it doesn't need to be. The process in Ontario is pretty straightforw...
Dreams Never Die: Taking Control Of Your Life And Living On Your Terms With Special Guest Dan Illman
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Illman is one of the good guys. He's faced his challenges head-on and won. It doesn't mean that there won't be more challenges coming his way but ...
Negative Rates On Your Cash & Real Estate As An Insurance Policy With Tom & Nick Karadza
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Negative interest rates seemed like a unicorn type of thing only a few years ago. Then we saw the first bonds in Europe with them and now we see the I...
10X Your Investing & Your Life with The Real Estate Investing Power Couple Cherry Chan & Erwin Szeto
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Both Erwin and Cherry bring a lot to the table individually. Together they're truly a real estate power couple. Erwin has a wealth of knowledge in i...
Nutrition, Sports Science, Fats Vs. Carbs, Fitness And A Whole Bunch Of Fun With Dr. Scott Christie
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whenever we dive into the topics of nutrition and fitness we quickly get lost in the nuance and details. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms!...
Canadians Buying And Flipping Large U.S. Properties For Fun & Profit With Special Guest James Su
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James Su is an investor with a lot of heart, a ton of smarts and a huge amount of guts. He started investing aggressively after quitting his corporate...
Golden Horseshoe Real Estate Market Updates & Banter With John Paul Gulbis
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Paul Gulbis is back on the show to chat about what he's seeing "on the streets" all around the Golden Horseshoe. JP Gulbis has worked with invest...
Investing In Alberta, Oil & Energy, Multi Unit Apartments & Cap Rate Updates W/ Pierre-Paul Turgeon
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre-Paul may be one of the most passionate Canadians we've ever met. He's passionate about multi-unit apartments, Alberta, energy issues and Canada...
Organic Beans, Caffeine & The Third Wave Of Coffee With Firebat Coffee Co-Founder Gustavo Castelar
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When we discovered that there was someone roasting beautiful, amazing, organic coffee beans next to the gym we go to, we knew it would be love at firs...
Investing In Strip Malls Across Canada & Buying Your First Triplex With Special Guest Petr Kafka
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Canada is a wonderful place. Full of amazing people doing amazing things. Petr Kafka is one of those types of people. Not only does he have a PhD, but...
Two American's Journeys Through The U.S. Real Estate Crash Of 2008 W/ Rob Minton And Preston Letts
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are always short term paranoid and long term optimistic when it comes to real estate. One of the reasons we're optimistic is because we study the w...
How To Invest Like A Developer Into Land, Subdivisions & Condos With Greybrook Realty Partners
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We met Greybrook Realty Partners co-CEO's a few years back and somehow they let us meet with them several times as we were trying to figure out if the...
Income Properties, Testing Investing Strategies, Running An Airbnb & Life On His Terms W/Andre Hart
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andre Hart is someone who is carving out his own path in life and we admire him for it. He did a year's worth of research and due diligence on Rock St...
What Does A Real Estate Crash Look Like And What Can We Learn From Them?
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're obviously big fans of real estate, but that doesn't mean we're blind to any possible crashes or corrections. Although we can never predict these...
Property Management Tips, Strategies, Successes And Horror Stories With Nadeem Ahmed And Eric Cleary
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nadeem Ahmed has been with us at Rock Star Real Estate for eight years. He's been a great asset to the team and has worked with investors on hundreds ...
Flipping & Rehabbing Properties And Using Education To Change Your Future W/Danielle Chiasson
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's always great to chat with people who are actually doing what they talk about. Danielle Chiasson is one of those! She is rehabbing properties for ...
A Millennial's Guide to Social Media, University & Creating Businesses with Alex Kowalczyk
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Alex walked in the doors at Rock Star as a 19-year-old to pitch us on doing an internship, we were fairly interested. But then when he busted ou...
Quitting Your Government Job, Investing In Niagara & Epic Living With Mike Gillespie
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike quit his job at the government after catching the real estate bug to live life on his terms. He's just the kind of guy we love talking to. On thi...
Tiny Homes With Big Opportunities For Real Estate Investors Looking For Cash Flow W/Daniel Ott
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When we asked Daniel Ott to come in and share his story on this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we thought we were going to chat only about...
Buying Farms, Quitting Microsoft, BJJ Competing, Raising A Family & More Adventures W/Barbie Perry
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's not often we meet someone that stuns and shocks us (in a positive way), but Barbie Perry is one of those amazing people. On this episode of The ...
Economic Trends, Housing Prices, Interest Rates, Ontario Population Growth, Demographics Chit Chat
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
So we love digging into the economic data and trying to make sense of it all. Specifically over the last decade we used the U.S. data to help us fore...
Surviving A Heart Attack, Mortgage Updates, Financing On Severed Land W/Dave Butler
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Health is priority number one. Sometimes we need a reminder about just how important our health is. Dave Butler got one of those reminders in the wo...
From Hong Kong To Toronto - Real Estate Accounting Tips And Living Life On Your Terms W/Cherry Chan
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cherry Chan is an amazing woman. She came to Canada in her teens, graduated high school and hustled over to the University of Waterloo to complete an...
Music, Walking Away From Corporate Canada, Working With Your Spouse, Yoda And Raising A Family
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you get lucky and amazing people just walk into your life. That's how we felt when we met Anthony DeGazon and his wife, Rachel. Anthony wa...
Toronto Condo Update, Executive Short - Term Rentals, Demographics & Employment Trends
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Montu is joining us on The Your Life! Your Terms! Show to give us the latest on the Toronto Condo and Pre-Construction Condo scene. We chat short ter...
Investing With Your Son, Operating Multiple Family Businesses With Matt & Gino Spada
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have to start a Rock Star legend series. Recently, we had very longtime member Jason Jenson on the show and on this episode we chat with longtime R...
How To Live At Peak Performance- Your Diet, Hormones, DNA, Liver Detox And More With Dr. Cowan
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Cowan from Phenom High Performance Medicine (www.PhenomHPM.com) is back to chat with Tom Karadza and Mike Desormeaux about living life at peak per...
Skipping University To Buy Properties, Invest In Yourself With Koukun Unosawa
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Somehow Koukun blames us for deciding not to go to University, and we're OK with it as long as he keeps investing in his own education the way he has....
Raising $400K Crowdfunding A Travel T-Shirt- Unbound Merino's Dan Demsky Shares His Journey
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The minute you meet Dan you realize he's full of passion and full of entrepreneurial spirit, which is amazing!! On this episode of The Your Life! You...
Using OSAP To Buy A Condo, Surviving The 90s Recession & Buying Properties With Felix Vortsman
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We used our OSAP money (loan) for University to buy trips to Mexico on reading week. Felix did the much smarter move and used his OSAP cash to buy hi...
Rock Star Legal Update With Chris Argiropoulos- Insurance, Liability, Legal Games And More!
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we bring in our lawyer Chris Argiopoulos to chat about everything from his espresso drinking and in...
Millennials Investing In Real Estate- Creating Cash Flow & Finding Deals With George El Masri
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
George El Masri is an impressive guy. He hasn't let his age, property prices or anyone's feedback stop him from reaching his investing goals. Often ...
Small Towns Big Cash Flow With Special Guest Darcy Griffith
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darcy has been a supporter of Rock Star for almost a decade. He's a great guy and he moved his family from Orangeville, Ontario to New Liskeard, Onta...
Traveling The World With Your Family- Leaving Canada Behind To Live Life On Your Own Terms
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and I have know each other for a lifetime! We went through grade school together, then high school, our paths parted for a few years and then th...
Rural Properties, Country Homes, Horses, & Income Properties With John Paul Gulbis
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We love sitting down and chatting with good people and John Paul (JP) Gulbis is one of those. He's an all around amazing dude who knows about rural p...
2019 ECommerce & Amazon.com Business Building, Sourcing Products & What Income Levels Are Possible
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brian are back to chat about what exactly goes on when they travel to China, how to source your own products, 2019 Amazon updates and other f...
Private Vs. Public Markets- The Differences, What To Look For & What Opportunities Exist
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For years we had no idea that "private markets" existed or that they could offer some interesting investment opportunities. On this episode of The Y...
Luxury Real Estate Trends, Strategies, Updates & Living Life To Win With Special Guest Ruben Furtado
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Very few people have the guts to double down when playing with big money. As we've watched Ruben Furtado over the years, nothing impresses us more th...
Outrageous Marketing That's Outrageously Successful For Entrepreneurs With Special Guest Bill Glazer
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Glazer has been a long time mentor of ours. He's helped us see things in business and marketing in completely different ways and helped change o...
Cannabis, Airbnb, New Ontario Standard Lease, And The Ontario Tenant Board With Kelly Hawkes
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Somehow when you deal with investment real estate all day, every day, big issues don't bug you anymore ... or they bug you less perhaps is the better ...
TruLocal.ca Co - Founder Marc Lafleur Shares The Journey Of Quitting Your Job, Entrepreneurship
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TruLocal.ca is a company that ships great quality, local meats and fish, directly from farmer's and fishermen right to your doorstep. They definitely...
Dr. Pete Angerilli Talks Chiropractic, Nervous System Responses And Other Fun Stuff
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Pete is back! This time we brought Nick into the discussion so he could throw some curve balls and see how Dr. Pete would handle them. Dr. Pete ...
Alberta Multi - Unit Investor Shares His Journey Through The Ups And Downs Of The Oil & Gas Crisis
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You may know Pierre-Paul Turgeon as a passionate multi-unit investor, educator, and ex-CMHC underwriter. But he's also a real estate investor and own...
Mental Benefits Of Fitness, Building Endurance, Energy Systems, And Kicking Off 2019
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we break down how the body's energy systems work together, eating habits, why building endurance is the foundation to fitness, trends...
Building Your Real Estate Legacy, Using Your Gut To Guide You, Investing For Control
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Jenson has been a long time member and a huge supporter of Rock Star Real Estate. We consider him more than a friend, he's part of the family. ...
Before You Quit Your Job! What We Wish We Knew Before Starting A Business
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We've made a lot of mistakes over the years. Too many to count. On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, we share some of the things we w...
How To Hold Your Real Estate, HST Rebates, Latest Canadian Tax Rates And More With Andrew Topping
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We could talk to Andrew for hours. Every time we think he won't know some obscure tax detail he surprises us with a super duper answer. Andrew Toppi...
Adventures In Real Estate, Horse Back Riding, Modeling Gigs And More With John Paul Gulbis
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're grateful and blessed to have crossed paths with John Paul Gulbis. This guy found us via some marketing we were doing and wrote us a letter expl...
Toronto Condos: Crystal Ball Forecasts, Rents, Population & Investing Chit Chat With Andrew LaFleur
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We love chatting with Andrew LaFleur. He feels like part of the team here at Rock Star even though he is somehow off on his own doing his thing ... we...
The Entrepreneur Life: A Quick Look At The First Ten Years Of Building Rock Star Real Estate
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When we started with zero clients, zero sales, and zero clue we wish someone would have broken down some key concepts to us. Or at least someone would...
The Gold & Silver Bullion Edition- Why Gold & Silver Fits Into Our Lives
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We take a lot of heat whenever we bring up gold and silver. It's often dismissed as shiny rock that serves no purpose. And perhaps we'd agree with t...
Second Suites Take 2- Latest Trends, Rental Rates, Bylaws, Curve Balls & Successes With Andy Tran
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As it gets harder to save and buy property in the Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe Areas more families are renting. It's creating intense demand ...
Jumping Into The Deep End, Buying Properties, Starting A Business With Jacqueline & Andrea
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's rare that you meet two people who jump straight into the deep end with no fear and that's exactly what both Jacqueline Paradisi and Andrea McDona...
Designing Your Perfect Day, Week & Life With Entrepreneur & Performance Coach Craig Ballantyne
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The best coaches are very often those who have gone before us. They've made the mistakes, fought the battles and lived to tell the tale. Craig Balla...
Turks & Caicos, Airbnb & Canadians Buying Lifestyle Properties on The Islands
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's a lot of work owning income properties in Canada. But when you can turn that work into buying amazing lifestyle properties in Turks & Caicos it'...
Rock Star Chit Chat- Interest Rates, The Economy, Housing Trends, Debt And The Two Money System
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show we chat about interest rates, the economy, the debt levels, housing trends, rental prices and other...
BJJ, Fishing, Wine, Real Estate And Hitting Base Hits With Special Guest Frank Ungaro
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Ungaro has more energy in his pinky toe than the average Canadian has in their entire body! This guy doesn't take no for an answer and when he ...
Ex - CMHC Underwriter Talks Apartments, Financing Options, Cap Rates & Living Life On His Terms
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's not often you get to hear the behind the scenes stories of a bank underwriter but today that's exactly what we're doing. Pierre-Paul Turgeon is ...
Walking Away From A Government Job For The Bigger Opportunity With Leslie Kitchen
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Not everyone would walk away from a government job after 22 years and with only ten years left to a full pension. But not everyone is the amazing Les...
Toronto Condo Rents, Using AirBNB To Maximize Cash Flow And More With Montu Dhillon
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The best part of doing this podcast has become learning about so many people's journeys to living life on their terms. Montu Dhillon is another great...
Living Life On Your Terms With Local SEO Search Founder John Vuong
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Here's another example of how you can truly live life on your own terms. John Vuong was an immigrant to Canada, grew up without some of the most basi...
Achieve Peak Performance, Lose Fat, Build Muscle & Live To Your Fullest With Radix's Daniel Thiessen
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nick has been going to the gym regularly since he was about 20 years old. He told me about all the physical and mental benefits of exercise but I alw...
Be A Phenom With Naturopathic Doctor & Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr Cowan
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Cowan returns to the show to chat about Coffee, Wine, Sulfites, Probiotics, Fasting, Time Restricted Eating and more! He shares the behind the sc...
32 Properties In 32 Months, Buying A Cafe, Getting Married & Doing The Impossible
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's not every day that you meet superhuman investors but today is that day!! Erika Spencer and Jay Shaw joined up as Rock Star Inner Circle members ...
HealthNut Nutrition, YouTube, Travelling The World & Living Life On Your Terms
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thinking of starting your own YouTube channel? Want to quit your job and travel the world? Interested in living life on your own terms? In this epis...
Riding Waves & Surfing Your Way Through Life With Lifestyle Entrepreneur Carlo Batara
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Many people want to surf their way through life, both literally and metaphorically. It's extremely rare to meet someone who is actually doing it! On...
Creating Your Own Family Board Meetings With Special Guest Jim Sheils
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Sheils is the real deal. The moment you meet him you know you are speaking to someone who is living life on his terms. We couldn't be more proud...
Real Estate Updates, Morning Routines, & Navigating What Life Throws At You With Mike And Ruben
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Your Life! Your Terms! Show, we touch on a bit of everything. Ruben Furtado shares some of his latest thoughts on the high-end...
Making Your Health Life Long Priority & Tackling The Critics With Special Guest Dr Pete Angerilli
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Pete returns on The Your Life! Your Terms! Show to pick up where we left off on all things Chiropractic. After the first episode, we were surpris...
WWE Star Santino Marella Shares His Journey Becoming the WWE Intercontinental Champion
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's not often you get to watch one of your high school friends chase his dreams and make it to the pinnacle of his craft. Anthony Carelli (know as S...
Canadian Real Estate Tax Talk: Real Estate Investing, Deductions, Tax Rates, Using Corporations
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For some strange reason we find the topic of real estate, tax and using corporations exciting stuff. And on this episode we bring on our own accounta...
Cannabis Updates & Global Economic Chit Chat for June 2018 with Tom & Nick Karadza
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Cannabis Bill is becoming law in Canada and the provinces are to have their regulations out within the next 12 weeks. On this episode of The Your...
Hustling In Your Twenties So That You Can Vacation In Your Thirties With Andrew Palhetas
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Palhetas is one of those driven people who breaks down complex ideas and implements them fast and furious. He's got a larger-than-life persona...
High Performance And Setting National Records In The Real World
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the show, we brought in not one, but two, elite level athletes to chat about high-performance living, health, fitness and setting r...
Building eCommerce & Amazon.com Empires with Special Guests Greg Kowalczyk & Brian Zammit
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We brought back Greg and Brian because of all the great feedback that poured in after their first chat on the show. This time around we discuss priva...
Ontario Real Estate Prices, Population, Rents & Trends: May 2018 Rock Star Real Estate Market Update
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ontario's population is growing much faster than we had anticipated and it's affected rents, price points and investment strategies right across the p...
Quitting Corporate Canada, Moving to L.A. & Living Life on Her Terms with Special Guest Julie Broad
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Broad has always taken the path less travelled. From quitting her job after realizing her MBA and Corporate Canada was not the path for her, to...
Navigating The Real Estate Legal Process In Ontario With Special Guest Chris Argiropoulos
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When you don't understand something, it can scare you. At least that's how we work. In this episode, we break down the legal process in Ontario, wit...
New Ontario Standard Lease Agreement & Latest On The Canadian Marijuana Legislation
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The new Standard Ontario Lease Agreement has a lot of investors and landlords scratching their heads. On this episode, we cover what you need to know...