How To Create Amazing Wealth By Investing In Real Estate

Episode #2 w/ host Terry Paranych

Edmonton Real Estate Agent Terry Paranych talks investing

Edmonton real estate expert and one of the world’s top real estate agents, Terry Paranych and co-host Michael Kryton, explore the strategies and processes related to real estate investment in Episode 2. How To Create Amazing Wealth By Investing In Real Estate.” Topics include understanding real estate markets in Edmonton, Alberta and beyond, choosing investment opportunities, steps to follow in making the right real estate investments and more.

 
  • Trevor Mark

    No. While social media allows for engagement, the vast majority of people do not use it and therefore won’t be swayed by it. So called, “social media experts” put too much stock in it.

  • Eadnams

    While I partially agree, it can be an echo chamber of sorts. However, you have to keep in mind that the majority doesn’t have to be using something for the minority of users to have influence outside of it. It becomes a question of if those that ARE influenced by SM use their own influence OUTSIDE of it on those who don’t use SM.

  • Jeremy

    What social media is doing is deciding in it’s own way who gets to frame the debate and how. It’s now possible, and I think people do this all the time, to go through your entire decision -making process without actually speaking to a live person face to face. Discovery of the issue in the first place, gathering the pertinent facts, reading, listening to, and watching all the players giving their perspectives and their positions, and finally deciding on ones on point-of-view, and finally, sharing that view with others. All done online, and all done thanks to socialk media. Likewise, and in a very media-is-the-message kind of way, certain people tend to give greater weight to discussions and views when they’re given via social media. It must be true, they’ll say. The blogosphere tells me so.  

  • Carla

    I tend to use it to collect information and discover resources. For the most part I find that important topics like the ones you listed usually bring out polarizing opinions. I don’t have time or patience for some of the name calling, tit for tat stuff that goes on. A good debate? Yes. Sharing good resources? Certainly. But vitriolic trolling, not so much.

  • Anonymous

    Social Media will be the hub of the community: the electronic town crier, and a chance to see who is being worshiped as the hero of the hour, or who is being virtually pilloried in the market square.  Social Media is schizophrenic. It is crass, unbalanced,arrogant and totally skewed towards leading to the most dastardly outcome. At the same time it is elegant, objective, and humbly leads the participant towards a perspective of blissful balance. The outcome depends on a series of clicks on a multitude of links. 

    Is Social Media changing anything? Incrementally. It is an influence tool, and it will become so much more than what it is, but the cycle of integration is early. Ask this question again in 18 months, Walter. The potential will have entrenched and solidified to the point that the question will be moot.

  • Mike Leskow

    Twitter especially has helped unite many in the Capital Region who are feeling increasingly pushed around, and even disenfranchised by the ‘vision’ of the Mayor, Councillors and Administration to coordinate and organize their misgivings and concerns.

    Personally, I don’t think that Counc. Gibbons would have put forward his questions to yegadmin had their not been so much push back from citizens on Twitter, Facebook and other social media.  It’s much easier for Councillors to ask unpopular questions if they know that there is support behind them.

  • http://twitter.com/fusedlogic Walter Schwabe

    Thank-you everyone for your thoughts so far, great insights…

  • http://twitter.com/fusedlogic Walter Schwabe

    Tim, thanks for your thoughts.  I agree the “cat on your keyboard” was a bit sarcastic.  Having said that, my intent in offering both candidates a live debate wasn’t an attempt to be funny or cute…Also, everyone (who’s not anonymous like you are here that is) should always act as if media is paying attention.  That’s a solid warning, which I provided not once, but twice.  Also, if you believe Orman’s actions in ignoring me were justified, I understand but don’t agree.  Doug Griffiths didn’t seem to have an issue with an immediate response, but as you say Orman hasn’t had any direct experience with us.  So, if he wanted to do some homework, which is completely fair, then communicate that to person who made the offer…In fact, he could have politely asked me to provide more information which I would have done gladly.  That direct response to me would have showed me and Griffiths the respect and this issue wouldn’t have been an issue most likely.  Instead, he took the road he did throughout the entire exchange…

  • K W M

    Using social media has opened up a world of information , finding out things that are not reported in regular media, then again many of us are well aware of the media bans that are imposed on regular basis in Alberta, unless its praise, it is rarely reported, eg: anyone know whats happening with Pat Clayton & his court case ?

  • ScorpioGriff

    I mentioned to you on twitter, Walter, that for me social media is the next generations prefered mode of gathering information and listening to different points if view. I don’t believe it tells people what to think but makes them mire aware of arising issues and others sentiments and opinions and then they go gather information and form their own opinions. Social media is no different than the coffee shop, the newspaper, or the six o’clock news except that it is immediate, current, larger, more diverse, and the mode of discussion mire people rely on. I believe it is changing things. The impact simply has not yet been quantifiable measures, yet.

  • http://twitter.com/fusedlogic Walter Schwabe

    I think that everyone is continuing to look for that quantifiable silver measurement bullet that doesn’t exist.  What does exist is the spark that sometimes does and often doesn’t lead to escalation in the awareness you correctly speak about.  People really adept at communications can turn that factor into influence, business results and destruction as the case may be.  Thanks to you and KWM for your comments….

  • http://twitter.com/fusedlogic Walter Schwabe

    Skeptical Albertan – We’re not a “serious news outlet” so we wouldn’t have credibility as such.  We do have an audience, we do have reach and impact.  We are a live streaming network that lends airtime to stories that mainstream media most likely wouldn’t.  We’re an alternative.  And I’d have to agree with Lance, we’re definitely more than headlines…When is a blog post an “overreaction?”  I’m showing you respect here despite you not showing it to me or this audience by being anonymous, and you didn’t take a moment to really check into the company or person you were slagging much the same as Orman.  This says quite a bit about “your credibility” doesn’t it?

  • John

    I believe social media is bringing new levels of authenticity, transparency and collaboration to government. A candidate like Doug Griffiths is  offering personal video updates and  interacting with real Albertans in real time. That is huge to me.

    Many politicians still operate the old way, with slick publicists and polished marketed. To me, that is fabricating our leaders. They are just talking heads. Those embracing social media offer new levels of honesty and engagement that I feel will transform government in the future.

  • http://twitter.com/fusedlogic Walter Schwabe

    I’m a fan of an authentic, transparent and collaborative government and leaders too John, thanks for your comment.