How Mainstreet Equity Became a Leader in Mid-market Rentals w/ Bob Dhillon, Founder, President & CEO

Sync or Swim: The Multifamily Growth Show

English - May 05, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 29 MB
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"Real estate is a capital intensive business. So everybody's chasing these bigger complexes, which is 20% of the market." — Bob Dhillon

From flipping homes to becoming the first Sikh billionaire in North America, Bob Dhillon knows his fair share about Canada's rental housing market. The CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp. has netted a fortune by investing in undervalued mid-market apartment blocks, refurbishing them, and appealing to the inner city, millennial renter.

Why? For one thing, the affordable housing shortage. 73% of Canadians make less than $50,000 a year.

So, build all the fancy buildings you want, but they don't cater to 73% of the population.

In this episode of Sync or Swim, we discuss multiplying your wealth in multifamily by finding niche opportunities with Bob Dhillon, founder, president & CEO at Mainstreet Equity Corp., which focuses on mid-market rentals in Western Canada.

Here's what we talked about:

Trends in renter behaviour during and post-COVID Why the multifamily industry is resilient — and will continue to be What the future holds for the Alberta rental market

A weekly podcast on PropTech, multifamily marketing, and the rental housing industry. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe or follow Sync or Swim wherever you get your podcasts, Apple, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Sync or Swim in your favourite podcast player.

"Real estate is a capital intensive business. So everybody's chasing these bigger complexes, which is 20% of the market." — Bob Dhillon

Why? For one thing, the affordable housing shortage. 73% of Canadians make less than $50,000 a year.

So, build all the fancy buildings you want, but they don't cater to 73% of the population.

Here's what we talked about:

Trends in renter behaviour during and post-COVID Why the multifamily industry is resilient — and will continue to be What the future holds for the Alberta rental market

A weekly podcast on PropTech, multifamily marketing, and the rental housing industry. If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe or follow Sync or Swim wherever you get your podcasts, Apple, Google Podcasts, or Spotify. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Sync or Swim in your favourite podcast player.