The Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: How a 28-Year-Old Bought 7 Rental Properties in the GTA through House Hacking and the BRRRR Strategy with Jelani Smith

Jelani Smith is a personal finance guru with a passion for real estate & personal finance. He is a real estate agent at RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY and managing editor & founder of Bay Street Blog, a Millennial Finance Hub. He envisions the blog to improve the financial literacy rates among millennials. Jelani bought his first home in Toronto as a recent U of T grad and looks forward to sharing his knowledge with students & recent grads.

Jelani has received multiple agent awards – & closed 39 deals in the first 12 months of his real estate career & continues to help clients climb the real estate ladder. All in all, Jelani has the vision of providing guidance to investors, buyers, & sellers – with the underlying goal of wealth creation.

In my interview with Jelani, we discuss what is house hacking and why do it, how to scale your real estate portfolio using the BRRRR Strategy, and how to successfully work with contractors.