LAND RUSH 2008 SPEAKERS
RALPH CASE: Director, AMG Investments Ltd.
"Investment Tips to Survive 2008"
Ralph Case has been an active investor for over 26 years. He has experience as a sole proprietor and as a regional sales manager supervising Realtors for a public company with over 100 million dollars in annual sales. Ralph has personally helped hundreds of clients purchase residential, investment and recreational Real Estate. A pioneer of selling over the Internet, Ralph has sold millions of dollars worth of investment Real Estate online. He co-founded AMG Investments Ltd. to empower the average person to buy investment Real Estate by providing properties that are well researched and easy to own. AMG has sold hundreds of quality individually titled investment properties to a growing clientele. Ralph is also president of Worldwide Referrals Realty Inc. www.wrr.ca
BERT CHAPMAN: President, Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board
"Kelowna, Vernon and Salmon Arm"
Bert Chapman has over 39 years of real estate expertise with 10 years in the Kelowna Real Estate market. Having successfully sold properties in the Lower Fraser Valley and Vancouver in British Columbia Canada, California USA and the last ten years specializing in the Okanagan Valley in beautiful British Columbia,
Bert has enjoyed the roles of sales associate, management leader and presently as company owner. He also has an accomplished past as a Real Estate trainer at the provincial level as well as for private local and major international companies.
As a consequence of his varied experience, he maintains extensive Real Estate connections across Canada, the United States and Hong Kong. Bert is the present President of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board for 2007. www.omreb.com
OZZIE JUROCK: President, Jurock Real Estate Insider
"2008 - is Real Estate buying too late?"
Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul says: “Ozzie is the wisest money man alive; Peter C. Newman in his book Titans called him a ‘Real Estate Guru’; and best selling real estate author Robert Allen says "Ozzie is right on target." Recently Ozzie was featured in Donald Trump's new book Trump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received. Ozzie Jurock, author of Forget About Location, Location, Location, will use his vast 35 year experience in the real estate business to forecast the market for Western Canada, with a strong focus on BC and show you how to find the best deals. Jurock.com/insider, ozziejurock.com
DAVID INGRAM: Centa
"Vancouver Tax Expert, Real Estate & Immigration"
David Ingram is probably best known as a Canadian tax preparation expert. He is also a radio, TV, and print personality with a national and international reputation for honesty and forthright talk on not only tax, but many other subjects. centa.com
LARRY MCGUINNESS: Senior Mortgage Broker, Meridian Canadian Mortgages
"Financing tips for 2008"
An active investor himself, Larry is the lead mortgage broker at Meridian Canadian Mortgages. Larry, with a broad-based successful track record of 15 years sales and service experience, has an unmatched enthusiasm for the real estate industry. With a positive track record of personal real estate investments and the desire to help those interested in investing in real estate, Larry offers a unique ability to fuse people with desirable properties. He also has a unique ability to get deals financed with great rates and terms. Larry is a member of REAG (Real Estate Action Group), the Mortgage Brokers Association of BC and the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. www.mcmortgages.ca
JOHN TANSOWNY: Freedom Investment Club
"Real Estate Investment in Alberta"
John Tansowny has grown FIC's real estate portfolio to in excess of $120M in market value in less than three years investing less than $30M in cash, using innovative deal structures and strategically positioned low risk investments.
He is currently managing 12 diverse real estate development projects. One project, Genesis, is the largest single residential subdivision development project in Western Canada. His current position and accomplishments as FIC's Vice President Corporate Development and Real Estate is just another of a long list of achievements throughout his diverse career as a senior executive in both government and business, a venture capitalist, a business financier, an entrepreneur, an author and motivational speaker, a senior management consultant, as well as a real estate owner, investor and developer.
A commitment to produce dynamic entertaining and informative presentations is John's trademark. Attend and gain insights from someone who has truly "been there and done that", and who enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with FIC's members who can profit from it. ficinvestors.com
BRYAN WOOLLEY: President Maverick Real Estate Corporation
“8 ways to make money with new condos” and “comments on condominium markets in Victoria, Vancouver/Lower Mainland, Okanagan, Calgary and Edmonton.”
Bryan’s firm, Maverick Real Estate Corporation is a specialist project sales and marketing firm that works with developers to make them more money on their projects through highly effective design, marketing and sales. Maverick has been active in a number of North American markets since 1992 and their current focus is primarily on Western Canada. They have been involved with over $3 billion of multi-unit sales comprising thousands of individual condominium and townhouse units in urban and resort locations and currently have projects worth over $2.5 billion in progress.
Prior to starting Maverick, Bryan was Vice President and General Manager of Bentall Property Management where he dramatically increased the firm’s size and profits. Bryan started his real estate career 27 years ago as a commercial broker. He has also been the developer of hi-rise and low rise condominium projects and has and continues to be involved with a variety of entrepreneurial real estate and other ventures. www.maverickrealestate.com
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