Cashflow Queens

Creative Financing Options: A Guide to Unlocking Your Financial Future With Samantha Simmons

Alexandra Episode 16

Today I have Samantha on the podcast, she is a mortgage agent who focuses mostly on first time home buyers. She gives great advice on how to get creative with financing!      
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About the podcast:
Alexandra Tejeda (@teamtoronto) is a Realtor in Toronto and loves guiding investors and first time home buyers though the process of building wealth, she looks at all go her clients as investors! She is currently looking to get her first investment property as well and is passionate about real estate investing. However, she recognized a gap in the market. She is always listening to podcasts and realized that most of the people being interviewed were men - which is fine but she just wanted to promote a different perspective. Alexandra prides herself on learning daily and has really enjoyed interviewing these seasoned female investors in and around the GTA! This podcast is for both new or seasoned investors and the goal is to create a positive, powerful and female empowered investing group!

About the Guest:
Samantha Simmons is a licensed Mortgage Agent in Ontario with a robust background in Corporate Finance, Bankruptcy, and strategic problem-solving. Samantha aids families in achieving homeownership goals through creative financing and proper planning. Besides professional achievements, she excels as a Single Mother to three exceptional children! Samantha’s mission extends to educating individuals about the home buying process, emphasizing its attainability despite its challenges, a testament to her dedication and belief in the value of owning a home.
 
In this episode we discuss:

00:40 About Samantha
2:22 Clients she works with
3:50 Creating a plan to qualify 
5:15 Qualifying for a mortgage
5:35 Different lenders
6:55 Different programs by different lenders
7:30 HELOCs 
8:35 Qualifying with your job
9:58 Down payments
10:34 Self-employed & A lenders
11:30 Write offs 
13:40 Your first investment property
16:00 Income needed to qualify
16:30 Debt ratios
18:20 Co-signers
20:05 Refinancing
21:16 Samatha’s future goals
23:20 Recommend for new mortgage agents 
24:10 First deal & mindset
25:05 Samantha’s socials

Socials (follow ya girl)
Insta @teamtoronto
TikTok @teamtoronto_
FB @teamtoronto
LinkedIn @Alexandratejeda
Email alexandramtejeda@gmail.com

Follow Samantha
Insta @strategicsimma.mortgages
FB @SamanthaSimmons
Linked In @SamanthaSimmons

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