ANNOUNCEMENT

For Immediate Use: Toronto, August 1, 2005

“Hi Hon, I’m Fired.” “Wonderful news dear.”

From the employment frying pan – to investment success.

The day that Mark Garrett lost his job – he and his wife Carol woke up - and smiled. They knew that it was time to fast-forward their schedule on their real estate investment plans. They were ready to take control of their lives – and they did!

“We succeeded because we didn’t believe that we couldn’t”, states Carol Garrett, looking back on the past 18 months. “Instead of worrying how we would pay the rent today we focused our direction and energies on our future.”

Mark and Carol bought three income properties before they moved from renting to home ownership, by the lake. Mark and Carol Garrett have since purchased 34 properties, raising private capital for Joint Venture Partnerships – $30,000 to $100,000 at a time. They did that using OPM – other people’s money. Why would other people invest their money with this husband and wife team?  “We offer 12% on RRSP 2^nd mortgages and 14% for short term bridge financing. In the 50/50 Joint Venture relationship, we do all the work including cleaning up after sewer back ups and dealing with challenging tenant situations – mind you, all of our tenants are wonderful people who enjoy calling our properties their home.”

Plan, dreams, desire. Can it be done? It started with a book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and a seminar. – “Fast Track to Cashflow”. Darren Weeks, President of Fast Track to Cashflow said, “Very few individuals have taken more action to escape the Rat Race than Mark and Carol. Their dedication and ability to create long lasting relationships makes them rise above the crowd.”

Tell me more. How can I do it? Next stop and step was REIN. The Restate Investment Network, founded by Don Campbell, provided a system for real estate investing in Canada. After completing second printing, in his national best selling book, “Real Estate Investing in Canada: How to Create Wealth with the ACRE System” Campbell prominently featured the Mark and Carol as a successful example of his philosophy and system.

“They have taken real estate investing to a whole new level by focusing on ensuring others are successful.  Careful analysis, creative thinking and clearly laid out results are what I find to be their key strengths.  It is an honour working with them.”  Don R. Campbell – President, Real Estate Investment Network and Author

“We approach investing from a non-emotional, ethical – full disclosure – aspect.  And the banks love this and so do our investors,” states Mark.

What drives them? “In the beginning it was the money. And we still want to make money but what delights us most at this point is helping others realize their dreams. We help new investors with their first few purchases and seasoned investors revisit their portfolio to acquire more property.”

Recently, Carol fulfilled one of her dreams - to help her sister move into their first home. Through effective buying, Carol’s sister purchased her first home for $102,000 and after only $8,500 for paint, flooring, and new kitchen, it is worth $129,000 in less than 2 months.  Not bad when you consider the family of 4 was destined to rent unless they changed their thinking and their actions. 

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