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Oct. 12, 2022

Never Ever EVER Give Up with Quentin D’Souza

Never Ever EVER Give Up with Quentin D’Souza

Real estate is said to be simple, but not easy. Wealth creation in this context encompasses all other investment vehicles, but it also comes with challenges that will test your character. As you strive for greater success in this business, you need to...

Real estate is said to be simple, but not easy. Wealth creation in this context encompasses all other investment vehicles, but it also comes with challenges that will test your character.

As you strive for greater success in this business, you need to step up your game and do things differently, personally and professionally. 

How do you find the drive to do things consistently, always push yourself to succeed, and bring your real estate investing business to even greater heights?

In this episode, Quentin D’Souza shares how he built a real estate investing business that runs independently of him. Also, he offers that you need to learn more and take care of other vital aspects of your life, including health and fitness. Not only do you become financially free, but you also gain time, location flexibility, and thought freedom.

What you will learn from this episode:

  • Where Quentin originally came from, what life looked like back then, various jobs he got into, and the realization leading to real estate
  • The time he started learning and investing in real estate [mistakes and lessons learned]
  • Learning and growing the way Quentin does
  • The driving force behind his entrepreneurial spirit
  • Making the most of 'The Wheel of Life' for your health, fitness, and work-life balance
  • The need to employ systems and processes [making your business run without you]
  • What failures and taking risks teach you when dealing with real estate investing
  • The 'four freedoms' that you've got to work on in real estate investing
  • How setting goals in 10-year time, quarterly, and weekly helps accomplish objectives
  • Measuring results to achieve your goals
  • The people he had the hardest laugh with
  • Moments that stand out for him

Key Takeaways:

"Make sure you don't set up your business so that you are the only thing that makes your business run." - Quentin D'Souza

"Everybody has to find in them what it is that's going to drive them to help them to succeed." - Quentin D'Souza

"Real estate is simple but not easy." - Quentin D'Souza

"Whatever you're doing, whatever it is, you want to be persistent, and you have the never-give-up attitude." - Quentin D'Souza

"My health is important to me. Like, I don't want to be the richest guy in the graveyard." - Quentin D'Souza

"I do this little wheel of life activity, where I'll break down the different segments of my life once a quarter. I'll identify where I am financially, physically, and spiritually. And I break it down, and I rate myself, and you can see where you are on that wheel." - Quentin D'Souza

"It's having those systems and processes, those checklists, so that not only you can do it, but you can give that to somebody else." - Quentin D'Souza

"Don't be afraid to try and fail, especially when you're younger; this is the time to try and fail." - Quentin D'Souza

"I'm looking at time freedom, location freedom, thought freedom, and financial freedom. Those are the Four Freedoms that I like to focus on. And if I have all of those four things, then I'm a happy camper." - Quentin D'Souza

Quentin D'Souza is a multiple award-winning Real Estate Investor and a trusted authority on real estate investing. He holds two university degrees, which include a Master's in Education. Quentin has appeared on local and national television and radio, interviewed in national publications, and has been a keynote speaker to large audiences of real estate investors.

Quentin is a proud member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. His company, Appleridge Homes, uses the Buy, Reposition, Refinance, and Rent strategy on long-term rental properties in Ontario, Canada, as well as with joint venture partnerships to create win/win relationships on Apartment Building purchases. Quentin owns a real estate portfolio in excess of $100 million dollars of assets under management across Canada and the US and transacted on 80+ properties since 2004.

Quentin has authored and co-authored six books on the topic of investing in real estate, available on Amazon and bookstores.

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