Kelowna Real Estate Podcast
Kelowna Real Estate Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Kelowna Real estate Podcast. With your hosts, award-winning Realtor Matt Glen, & top-producing Mortgage Broker Taylor Atkinson.
Professionals in the industry, enthusiastic entrepreneurs, & successful investors, we’re transparent in our own real estate journey to help you be successful while bringing on guests who shape the city.
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The podcast covers a range of topics related to real estate and local economic development, including property management, investment strategies, market trends, and housing policies, with episodes examining specific issues like Kelowna's rental market, new housing bills, and guest insights on resilience in real estate investment.
Welcome to The Kelowna Real estate Podcast. With your hosts, award-winning Realtor Matt Glen, & top-producing Mortgage Broker Taylor Atkinson.
Professionals in the industry, enthusiastic entrepreneurs, & successful investors, we’re transparent in our own real estate journey to help you be successful while bringing on guests who shape the city.
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Episode 128: Matt and Taylor are joined by Derrick Sabourin.
Derrick is a Managing Partner of Samson Waters Vacation Rentals from Vernon, BC, a property management and optimization service for shot-term rentals across Mexico and the Oakanagan.
A former high school teacher of English and Spanish, Derrick realized he wasn’t as fulfilled in that career path as he wanted to be. After a talk with his cousins, who founded Samson Waters, he moved to Mexico from Manitoba, thus starting his real estate journey. After a year, he decided to follow them to the Okanagan, and has been steadily growing their short-term rentals portfolio ever since.
Derrick is here to discuss:
→ His journey into short-term rentals, the benefits of working with him, and his future plans.
→ The pitfalls of self-managing rentals, what makes Samson Waters different from other property management companies, and the 2 tiers of their “hands off” approach.
→ The ultimate goal of STR and how to optimize pricing, the biggest revenue drivers, and the importance of amenities is profitability.
→ The current state of the short-term rental (STR) market and policies in the Okanagan and what makes a place like SilverStar different.
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CONNECT WITH THE GUEST
🌎 Samson Waters’ Website: www.samsonwaters.com
📸 Samson Waters’ Instagram: @samsonwaters
🔗 Samson Waters’ LInkedIn: @SamsonWatersVacationRentals
📧 Derrick Sabourin’s Email: [email protected]
📸 Derrick Sabourin’s Instagram: @derricksab
🔗 Derrick Sabourin’s LinkedIn: @DerrickSabourin
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CONNECT WITH THE SHOW
🎙️ Kelowna Real Estate Podcast: www.kelownarealestatepodcast.com
📺 Kelowna Real Estate Podcast YouTube: @KelownaRealEstatePodcast
📸 Kelowna Real Estate Podcast Instagram: @kelownarealestatepodcast
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CONNECT WITH MATT
🌎 Matt Glen’s Website: www.venturecommercial.ca/our-team/matt-glen
📬 Matt Glen’s Email: [email protected]
📸 Matt Glen’s Instagram: @realmattglen
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CONNECT WITH TAYLOR
🌎 Taylor Atkinson’s Website: www.venturemortgages.com
📬 Taylor Atkinson’s Email: [email protected]
📸 Taylor Atkinson’s Instagram: @VentureMortgages
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