East Meets West

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?   If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 14 of the East Meets West podcast: Despite the weather holding progress up on certain things, we got stuff done and even sold the property we were collaborating on. We've been busy closing deals and landing new ones with lots of stuff in the pipeline heading into the spring. We had our REMAX award ceremony the other week and we both received the Chairman's Award. The big thing that we noticed was there were a lot less people receiving the award this year than the previous and believe it's due to the fact we took big steps with our planning. We did a ton of new things with marketing, social media, an

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?   If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.   In episode 13 of East Meets West: January has been flying by and coming off a weird year in real estate it's been a little bit slower than we expected, but we have people in the pipeline and everything is starting to pick back up - especially with the interest rate starting to come down. We keep telling our clients that it's the best time for people to move up into larger detached homes from townhomes and condos. Real estate is a long game and we believe now is the time to put your money in and wait - but be cautious!  Then we dive into answering a viewer question which was, "People say to become a

In episode 12 of East Meets West: We're wearing matching outfits and closing deals! We're collaborating on a listing in Angus, Ontario and both have a few listings in the pipeline.

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate?   If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading.   In episode 11 of East Meets West: It's our first official podcast recorded in 2019! We're getting back into the swing of things with the holidays and the market being down it's been a little more quiet than usual, but our businesses are picking up and the phones are starting to ring with leads. We dive into speaking about market performance over the past year and what it means for the future, in terms of interest rates, upcoming election, etc. (we believe they will drop). One of the main things we took out of 2018 was how we've dealt with pricing - which is being upfront with what we believe the propert

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 10 of East Meets West: We're in Collingwood! This is our annual business trip where we take a couple days to look back on what went well the previous year and begin planning our attack for the year ahead of us. We start off talking about how 2018 was for us in real estate, from a negative market (producing losses), to getting active on social media, and growing our teams. We look back on what it taught us and how we will use that to improve in 2019. Then we talk about setting goals and even touch on our personal goals/mindset going into the new year. We answer a good question that came in from a listener

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 8 of East Meets West: After we take a minute to complain about the travel to get between the East and West we jump right into our weeks in real estate and the current state of the market. It's not all sunshine and rainbows in this industry, there are some stressful/complicated situations we have to deal with and the best feeling is overcoming them. We also talk about home builders, from what they are doing in the current market to the quality of homes they are producing in large subdivisions. Thanks to Steve talking about what he learnt when he played hooky, we get off topic and start talking about North

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 7 of East Meets West: Alright, so BIG news came up this past week regarding the closure of the GM plant in Oshawa. Approximately 2,500 people may be out of a job and some who own properties in the Durham Region are freaking out. In this episode we shine some light on the situation and walk you through our thought process on it. As always we talk about our week in real estate and how we've been finding the market, current dealings etc.. We also touch on external factors affecting real estate (ex. Oshawa GM Plant closure), and how materialistic things might make you feel nice, but won't make you truly happy

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 6 of East Meets West: We're getting in the holiday spirit, but we don't want to stop the train from running. We go over our ups and downs in the real estate industry this week (did we sell anything, buy anything, pick up anything etc.) and touch on where we see the market heading. We talk about how much things have changed over time in terms of how the public interacts with agents and how it might cause the public to act in a way agents may not like. We also tackle new construction and what we think about buying into one right now. Of course, as always, we sprinkle in our personal experiences with each su

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 5 of East Meets West: We start off a bit off topic by complaining about cable television and how these big companies are ripping us off, BUT we were able to quickly get back on track! We continue to review how the past week has been for us both in real estate industry (did we sell anything, buy anything, pick up anything etc.), we talk about the misconception of investing in real estate, and we dive into the difference between working with a real estate team versus working with an individual real estate agent. Of course, as always, we sprinkle in our personal experiences with each subject and have a laugh

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 4 of East Meets West: We review how the past week has been for us both in real estate industry (did we sell anything, buy anything, pick up anything etc.), we talk about open houses - if they're even worth the effort - and we go over how we're working towards creating a strong mindset. Of course, as always, we sprinkle in our personal experiences with each subject and have a laugh. Please don't forget to rate and subscribe to our podcast! We would love to hear your feedback and answer any of your questions in our next episode. Shoot us an email at: eastmeetswestrealestate@gmail.com Subscribe to us on Y

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 3 of East Meets West: We review how the past week has been for us both in real estate industry (did we sell anything, buy anything, pick up anything etc.), we talk about how staging a property affects sale value, and we go over self worth and the impact it can have on your mindset. Of course, as always, we sprinkle in our personal experiences with each subject and have a laugh. Please don't forget to rate and subscribe to our podcast! We would love to hear your feedback and answer any of your questions in our next episode. Shoot us an email at: eastmeetswestrealestate@gmail.com Subscribe to us on YouTu

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. In episode 2 of East Meets West: We touch a little bit more on the legalization of cannabis across Canada and what that may mean for real estate and your investment properties. We also dive into talking about how incredible it is to be living in a time where so many things have changed from TVs to Cars. Shoot us an email at: eastmeetswestrealestate@gmail.com Subscribe to us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwrM3HwYDRr1_WUts-YpZw Follow Steve Zalunardo on Instagram at: www.instagram.com/zalunardos Follow Steve Zalunardo on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/zalunardos/ Follow Steve Zalunardo on YouTube at: http

Are you looking to start a career and/or investing in real estate? If so, you'll really want to tune into this one. In this very first episode of East Meets West, we (Steve Zalunardo and Hussein Kabani) let you in on our conversation - most would probably call it a debate with the way we talk to one another. We share our very different stories of how we got started in real estate and go on explaining where we are heading. During this episode we also touch on comparing Real Estate investing to investing in the stock market through ETFs, innovation that is happening today, investing in bitcoin, what is happening with the legalization of marijuana in Canada, and dealing with business taxes. We would love to get your feedback and answer any questions you may have. Shoot us an email at: eastmeetswestrealestate@gmail.com Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwrM3HwYDRr1_WUts-YpZw Follow Steve Zalunardo on Instagram at: www.instagram.com/zalunardos Follow Steve Zalunardo on Facebook