BONUS Episode 61 Sarah Larbi

In this episode, Gary was a guest on Sarah Larbi's podcast, a real estate investor, speaker, podcaster and mentor with many years of experience. They had a wide-ranging discussion on many topics, such as investing, currency, and how business will need to innovate and change to survive this pandemic for the future. What you'll learn Gary's opinions on money, and the historical significance of investing The significance of WW1 and investing the significance of gold on currencies Why countries aligned their currencies to the US dollar in 1944 and became FIAT currency Why wars caused these countries to print money, and the ramifications 1971 Nixon unpegged the currency and the dollar became paper! How COVID-19 interrupted economies, and why countries will have to print TRILLIONS of dollars to keep the economies going * What will be the plan to deal with all this excess currency, is it inflation? Will governments be able to bail out or rescue every business affected? What is the silver lining in this crisis - innovation, and what it means! How jobs will change, move or be made redundant * How the workforce may change due to COVID changes, and how will the culture change - 'water cooler', traffic, etc. How local manufacturing, vs foreign may dominate the future How we're repositioning our business to prepare for the future Why some investors are worried about being over leveraged Why good landlords are having more success, both now and during non-pandemic times How landlords can innovate to accept alternate forms of payment if needed House price predictions for the future And MORE! Bio Sarah Larbi had the drive and focus to embark, build and grow a seven-figure, 10 property investment portfolio by her early 30's, all whilst full-time employed. Known as the BRRRR Expert, her results-oriented approach has been featured in numerous Canadian media, on the stage at events like Canadian Real Estate Wealth Investor Forum and as a guest on many North American finance-focused podcasts. Sarah hosts her own podcast "Where Should I Invest?", which reached the Top 50 of All Time for Canadian Investing on Apple podcasts and is also co-founder of The REITE Club and co-hosts their own successful podcast. Website: https://sarahlarbi.com/podcast-home/ Interested in learning more about Real Estate Investing? Visit https://www.smarthomechoice.ca