#201: Mel & Dave Dupuis - $0 Real Estate In Multiple Countries he title pretty much says it all - $0 down real estate. Can it be true? Can you purchase real estate and build a huge portfolio with NONE of your own money? YES, and Mel and Dave have and are here to drop some truth bombs about this investing method, where you don’t require millions of dollars ​of your own money to buy properties. ​They are i​nnovative investors that find ways to close deals, they are also best selling authors, award winning mentors and have created a portfolio of over 240 apartments, in FIVE countries! Mel & Dave are an example of what you can achieve if you put your mind to it, and become obsessed about mastering your craft.  If YOU are curious about purchasing properties, but DON’T have a down payment, THIS is a must LISTEN! Gary also shares the NUMBER ONE THING YOU should be doing BEFORE you buy your next property, and the 3 mentors he listens to!   Gary and Darlene have a few spots for their one-on-one mentorship program to supercharge your investment game! Receive scheduled calls and classes to help define your passion, goal setting, whiteboarding and of course scaling your investment portfolio!  Check out https://garyhibbert.ca/vipmentorship/for more info.  WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: How they were able to build a huge portfolio of rentals with NONE of their own money Using Other People’s Money (OPM) and vendor take backs (VTBs) Mel and Dave have been paying Interest rates that are 8, 10 or even 12% and have been for a long time, so this interest rate hike is nothing to them Why the interest rate can sometimes be just the cost of doing business, and why closing the deal matters Importance of investing in yourself - continuous learning and growing Why you need to have laser focus to archieve what Mel & Dave have Geographical freedom - how they’ve achieved it, and how you can too And MORE! Bio Melanie and Dave Dupuis, well known as Investor Mel & Dave, are innovative real estate investors, best-selling authors and award-winning mentors who have SOLELY acquired over 240 apartments in just a few short years in Canada, the US, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Their strategy gives them the ability to purchase properties… without using any of their own money or relying on joint ventures. This also allows them to own 100% of the property - which means they keep 100% of the equity, cash flow, and appreciation. With over 23 years of combined experience in real estate investing, Investor Mel & Dave are founders of the Action FamilyTM Mentorship Program and are dedicated to helping individuals create their own time, location, and financial freedoms. They do this by helping them build their real estate portfolio without using their own funds while solely keeping ownership. To date, they’ve helped over 1500 students in Canada and the United States get started on their real estate investing journey.  Starting out, Mel was working full-time at her local college, and Dave was a full-time firefighter. They understand what it’s like to be stuck in the ‘hamster wheel’ of trading time for money. But they knew they wanted a better life for their family, so they chose to step up and make real estate investing work no matter what. After discovering the “Creative Financing” strategies they now use, they were able to purchase 12 properties in 12 months (56 units) in 2017 and both quit their jobs in their 30s.  Following a horrific life-changing highway crash in 2018, they wrote a Real Estate Investing book “Real Estate Investing Secrets” which topped the Amazon #1 Best Seller list early in its launch.  As well, Mel is the co-author of “The Only Woman in the Room”, which also achieved Bestseller status. They are living proof that if you don’t let anything stop you, success can be yours.  They won the 2019 Chamber of Commerce - Small Business of the Year Award, the 2020 Canadian Business Award as Lea