"I am 100% convinced that learning this invaluable skill is more important than anything else you will ever learn in business or University..."

Strategic Home Buying gives you a step by step blueprint on real estate investing and analyzing deals- which I feel are critical factors in any investment, regardless of whether you are investing in real estate for the first time or a seasoned veteran.

Strategic Home Buying Vision. For all Calgarians: Buyers, Sellers, Investors, Rent To Own buyers. Why this website is different and how you will benefit-;

To help Calgary Real Estate Investors achieve financial freedom and security through safe real estate investments.

For most, buying a house will be the biggest investment they will ever make. So knowing how to buy real estate, regardless of whether you plan to be an investor is very important.

I was careful to word my mission this way.

1) I live in Calgary, so I am closest to investors living here. I know what is going on with the Calgary real estate market and who the key players are.

One of the biggest mistakes investors/buyer/sellers make when it comes to real estate - working with the wrong person. There is no room for errors when it comes to choosing someone to help you in the real estate game- mistakes are expensive.

With so much at stake and the complexity of real estate, it is easy to see why their are sharks in the water- waiting to prey on those who are uneducated or too trusting. I won't get into any stories here, but suffice to say I have learned some expensive lessons and would hope that I can educate you enough to avoid the big ones.

2) Financial Freedom- my definition of this is having enough passive income every month (not having to go into work for a pay check) that you decide where you spend your time.

My goal is $12,000/month passive income, with $10,000,000 in real estate assets. My goal is to be free to travel and spend my time where and with whom I chose. It all comes down to choice- and I am creating a life that is based on my choices, not others.

3) Safe Real Estate Investments- Everything I have been taught from my mentors has been to protect the downside and the upside will take care of itself. Simply put, do not get into an investment without knowing what your game plan is- from start to finish.

You'd be surprised how many investors buy real estate with no holding strategy or exit strategy.

Many Calgarians investing in real estate over the past 2 years (whether they consciously thought it or not) where using the Bigger fool exit strategy.

The Bigger Fool theory states that you buy something (a house or commercial building) hoping that you can sell it at a higher price for no good reason other than you are able to convince someone (a speculator) to buy it at a higher price. When the market is moving up- these buyers look like geniuses.

I think most people in Calgary know someone who has been the victim of a preconstruction condo that never got developed, a house that is under water (mortgage is worth more than the value of home) or maybe someone who got paid $6,000 to lend their personal information to help qualify someone else for a mortgage (fraud by the way).

You will not hear any get rich quick schemes here or how to quit your job in 30 days investing in real estate.

What you will learn, is how to implement a laser-focused strategy for creating long term wealth through real estate investments.

Clarity on what you want is the first step. Surprisingly enough, when I ask most investors what they want, they don't have a simple and specific example.

It seems to me that some investors are waiting for someone else to set their goals for them and then they go along.

Why would anyone do that?

2 reasons I can think of.

1) Most people are not taught how to set their life goals (personal, financial, spiritual, physical), but understanding why you want to make $10,000/month is as important as how you make it.

2) It's easier to steal or borrow someone else's goals, than create their own. If you've read a personal development book by, Tony Robins, Steven Covey, Napoleon Hill, Maxwell Maltz and thought- that's what I want, those should be my goals!

It is no surprise people want more money, true love, happiness and so on- but the more specific you are the more likely you are reach them.

Sitting down with a pen and paper and asking yourself why you want to invest in real estate is key.

I may lose business by saying this- but I have found that my success in helping others is largely based on whether or not they have goals written out and an action plan to achieve them.

Rest assured that I have taken the time to create templates for helping you write out my goals and spent the past 5 years learning how to successfully help others in goal setting, which won't take 6 hours of hard work.

Once you have your goals on paper (with my help) then I determine the action plan we will follow to get you to financial freedom. Goals are only part of the equation. You need an action plan that fits your lifestyle in order to make them a reality. Please take full advantage of the advice posted on this site, it will only cost you a bit of time to read and I value your time, so I do my best not to waste it with trivial crap.

To helping you achieve your financial freedom,

Shane Melanson

1800.931.7497 24 hours, for FREE recorded message
1st Ave NE
Calgary, AB
T2E 9C6

P.S Remember to check out the Strategic Home buying Blog. I try to post on it weekly, discussing everything new going on in Calgary. If you've got a question, go over to my contact page and submit your questions. I do my best to respond via email within 24 hours.