Episode #233 - Building the Missing Middle with Dave Knight

Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Dave: How Ontario’s “missing middle” housing market is creating new opportunities for investors. Key strategies to maximize property potential through lot severances and favorable development loopholes. How to navigate financing challenges, interest rate fluctuations, and MLI Select benefits. Practical tips for raising capital, staying compliant with securities laws, and managing projects effectively. The Missing Middle Conference and how you can be part of it. And much much more...   Dave Knight is a seasoned real estate investor, developer, and community leader with extensive experience across Canada and the U.S. He is a partner at SDG Canada, where he leads capital strategy and investor relations for purpose-driven infill and missing middle housing projects that prioritize both impact and scalability. With 15 years as an active-duty police officer, Dave brings a rare combination of deeply rooted integrity, trust-based leadership, and real-world problem-solving to the development space. He is also the founder of the First Responders Wealth Network, a national platform and podcast that empowers first responders throughout Canada and the US towards financial literacy and real estate investing across multiple asset classes. As co-founder of the Missing Middle Conference, Dave is focused on convening the most insightful and action-oriented voices in housing—from developers and planners to institutional leaders and policymakers. His mission is to get the right people in the room, spark meaningful conversations, and push the dialogue forward on how we can build housing better, faster, and more responsibly.   @daveknighter on Instagram     Missing Middle Conference 2025 Toronto Fairmont Royal York September 12thwww.TheMMC.ca Missing Middle Development Community - WhatsApp Group chat https://chat.whatsapp.com/ECz3fd5RFTqJmCYcjIUEBa?mode=ac_t

Episode 233 of the Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast podcast, hosted by Rob Break & Quentin DSouza, titled "Episode #233 - Building the Missing Middle with Dave Knight" was published on August 15, 2025 and runs 63 minutes.

August 15, 2025 ·63m · Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast

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Here’s What You’ll Learn in our Interview with Dave: How Ontario’s “missing middle” housing market is creating new opportunities for investors. Key strategies to maximize property potential through lot severances and favorable development loopholes. How to navigate financing challenges, interest rate fluctuations, and MLI Select benefits. Practical tips for raising capital, staying compliant with securities laws, and managing projects effectively. The Missing Middle Conference and how you can be part of it. And much much more...   Dave Knight is a seasoned real estate investor, developer, and community leader with extensive experience across Canada and the U.S. He is a partner at SDG Canada, where he leads capital strategy and investor relations for purpose-driven infill and missing middle housing projects that prioritize both impact and scalability. With 15 years as an active-duty police officer, Dave brings a rare combination of deeply rooted integrity, trust-based leadership, and real-world problem-solving to the development space. He is also the founder of the First Responders Wealth Network, a national platform and podcast that empowers first responders throughout Canada and the US towards financial literacy and real estate investing across multiple asset classes. As co-founder of the Missing Middle Conference, Dave is focused on convening the most insightful and action-oriented voices in housing—from developers and planners to institutional leaders and policymakers. His mission is to get the right people in the room, spark meaningful conversations, and push the dialogue forward on how we can build housing better, faster, and more responsibly.   @daveknighter on Instagram     Missing Middle Conference 2025 Toronto Fairmont Royal York September 12thwww.TheMMC.ca Missing Middle Development Community - WhatsApp Group chat https://chat.whatsapp.com/ECz3fd5RFTqJmCYcjIUEBa?mode=ac_t

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