S3 Ep.3 | Mortgage Broker at 28: The Story of Cyrus Habibi and the Lifestyle to Match

On this week's episode, Neal and Chandler are joined by friend of the show and associate mortgage broker, Cyrus Habibi. Among other things, the 3 chat about how Cyrus got into the mortgage brokerage business, how he found success and built up his reputation, his thoughts on the foreign buyer ban, and future plans. Tune in now! Show notes: 00:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Subscriber Shoutout 2:00 - Quiz time 5:35 - Foreign buyer ban update 7:15 - Rate announcement predictions 8:00 - New condo building in NYC is leaning 3 inches to the North 11:45 - Key player of the week (KPOTW) 13:20 - Introduction to Cyrus Habibi 14:45 - What brought Cyrus into the mortgage broker industry 19:55 - How Cyrus built his business and found success as a mortgage broker 24:20 - How much does a broker make and how do they get paid? 29:25 - Future plans for Cyrus 38:45 - Zero down program 40:20 - Has the foreign buyer ban affected any of Cyrus' clients 44:10 - Financing Airbnb's 46:30 - The current rates 53:35 - Where does Cyrus see the rates going 57:55 - RE-FI's 1:00:40 - How to reach out to Cyrus CHECK OUT OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/masterkeyspodcast The Master Keys Podcast is hosted by Neal Andreino and Chandler Haliburton, two top real estate agents in Nova Scotia, Canada. Neal and Chandler have each built sizable portfolios of investment properties and leverage their expertise to inform their clients as well as viewers. The podcast covers all things real estate from the first steps as a beginner all the way to expert skills for experienced investors. Please contact us with any questions or suggestions at [email protected] FIND US ON INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/masterkeyspodcast/?hl=en TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@masterkeyspodcast? FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Master-Keys-Podcast-110495988057336/ FIND NEAL ON: INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/remaxneal/?hl=en LINKEDIN - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/neal-andreino-90854b102 FIND CHANDLER ON: INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/tchandh/?hl=en LINKEDIN - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/t-chandler-haliburton-40a88468