🎧 3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Investing in Real Estate
Real Estate Investing Morning Show – Hosted by Wayne & Gabby Hillier

Today's episode was raw, real, and powerful.

No leftover questions. No email backlog. Just an honest breakdown of the three biggest lessons Wayne wishes he had understood when he first started investing.

If you're early in your journey — or even a few properties in — this one will hit.

🧠 What You'll Learn in This Episode

• Why letting emotions drive your investing decisions is dangerous

• The hidden risk of buying in your hometown "because it feels safer"

• Why what worked yesterday won't work tomorrow in real estate

• The uncomfortable truth about trusting advice in this industry

• Why motion beats perfection every single time

• A deep breakdown of house hacking and whether it's truly worth it

• Why joint ventures are inevitable if you want to scale

• How caring about what others think may be your biggest obstacle

👥 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.

💡 Resources & Contact

Learn about our Mentorship Program:
👉 www.reimasters.ca

Bookkeeping & tax help:
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Submit a question for the show:
📧 info@reimorningshow.com

📘 Get Wayne's Book:
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🔹 Why Edmonton is one of Canada's strongest cash flow markets
🔹 The economic drivers shaping Edmonton's growth
🔹 How to analyze neighborhoods for cash flow and upside
🔹 The five main asset types and how they perform
🔹 Tenant selection strategies that protect your returns
🔹 How to buy rental properties that actually make money

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🤝 Thanks to Our Sponsors

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This episode was less about tactics and more about mindset.

If you're circling the runway instead of landing the plane… it might be time to stop worrying about what people think and start moving.

Because motion beats perfection.

And joint ventures aren't optional if you want to scale.

See you tomorrow morning at 6am MT.