#186: Adriana Ostapenko - Building Businesses & Designing Dreams On week 3 of Women In Business, Gary chats with multi-family investor Adriana Ostapenko, an exceptionally successful investor. She shares her most costly mistakes, how she learned she doesn’t enjoy everything about real estate so delegates, and what she’s EXCITED for the current market - REALLY?? Yes… Tune in to find out WHY! Gary’s quote for this week: “At this very moment you don’t need anything else to make you happy, it’s simply a choice.” If you are unhappy with life or your progress, let Adriana put you on the path to success!   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Why multi-family investing became the cornerstone of her portfolio How did she scale her business for massive success Why she delegates things she doesn’t like doing, and why that works Some mistakes with JV partners on early deals in her career Why she’s excited about the CURRENT market! How she adopted the mindset to create her ideal life and design her dreams What scares her Why having clear goals and expectations creates massive shifts and growth And MORE!   Bio Adriana is the Founder of Ace Properties and started investing in Real Estate back in 2016. She co-owns a construction company that was established 12 years ago in the Greater Toronto Area, and specialized in MultiFamily BRRR projects. Her main focus presently is on restructuring assets to give back to the communities she operates in, while expanding her portfolio and reach. Adriana also co-owns an REI Focused Virtual Assistant Agency, TurnKey Virtual Agency, for the investor looking for assistance with social media management, bookkeeping, web design, backend and systems, and overall, internet presence! The agency specializes in providing areal estate educated team that is well versed in the needs of the busy investor looking to outsource and establish a team and ally to learn the inside of their business and take on time consuming tasks that are otherwise hindering the opportunity to scale.   This episode proudly sponsored by McMurter & Associates.  They are a real estate and estate law firm who can be your partner for every major legal event in your life. If you're planning an estate, selling or buying real estate, they can help with over 30 years of experience. Their objective is to prevent you from worrying about the legal aspect of your transactions. From the first meeting, McMurter will provide you with straightforward legal advice, and no surprises, including a legal bill you didn't expect.  Find them at: https://www.mcmurter.com   Other Links: Private Investing, visit https://deep-pockets.ca Real Estate Investment Club visit https://www.smarthomechoice.ca  Gary's mentorship program visit https://garyhibbert.ca  Start your own Podcast visit https://www.podcastexperts.ca