When Liza Rogers made the jump to real estate, she was looking to reinvent herself. At 40, she was a contractor in the gig economy — she had worked on cruise ships, as an international tour guide, at two Olympic Games — but was starting to feel uncertain about what her future would hold.
“Real estate is one of the few businesses where if the deal is right, the bank will lend you up to 95% of the money you need to get a mortgage,” she adds. “That basically means you’re getting up to 95% of your new business funded.”, a social enterprise where members in Victoria and Vancouver can network and collaborate on income-generating real estate deals.
While some members are motivated by the income potential of real estate investing — “we’re in a time where people don’t want to go back to their normal jobs and work for shit wages anymore, they’re demanding better,” says Rogers — others have come to it as a necessity. And Rogers finds there is a lot of value in the club for those needing to restructure their financial futures in light of big life changes.
For Benesocky, real estate has always been a passion. It was her first career — she became an agent at 22 — and these days, she’s focussed on paying her success forward., for which she currently serves as Chief Executive Officer. Through CPI, investors can access passive investment opportunities for a variety of asset classes, allowing for those without the time or experience necessary to invest in real estate to reap the benefits — “but they’re completely hands off,” she adds.
Benesocky believes all women should not only understand the importance of investing, but be aware of the financial products available to optimize investments.