Become a Commercial Real Estate Investor

His Private Clients Have Replaced 6 Figure Incomes Investing in one Commercial Property... Now, He'll Coach You One-On-One So You Can Start Creating Passive Income While Working Less

Shane Melanson - Canadian Real Estate Investing

Over the past 12 years, Shane has helped real estate investors buy and sell more than $260M in transactions.  Shane has personally invested $70,000,000 (and still does) - so he knows what is working now.

Not theory on how things 'should be' but how things are in the real world of commercial investing.

You Get:

  • Private, daily (M-F) access to a coach who has helped clients buy and sell more than $260,000,000 in commercial real estate.
  • Proven, step-by-step trainings on finding, financing and optimizing commercial properties to create recurring, passive income.
  • Insider Strategies for finding off market, value add multifamily and commercial properties.
  • A clear, custom 'action plan' - so you have a roadmap to follow and always know what actions are going to move the needle.
  • This is Not For Beginners: You must meet the following 4 criteria on this page

Dan's first commercial property

From: Shane Melanson

Dan, was a successful Physician, working hard and earning 300,000+year income. But, he was trading time for money and looking for a safe place to invest where he had more control.

I took this picture the day Dan closed on his first commercial property.

He was afraid of having too much exposure to the stock market.

He had recently invested in his first rental property (an up-down duplex).  When it was full, he earned $150/month, so long as it was full and the tenants were paying on time.

Needless to say he was frustrated and didn’t know how to scale his high income into passive cash flow.

When I met with Dan and his wife, I asked them a series of questions to find out what they wanted?

Dan asked me point blank (paraphrasing):

“Shane, I want a safe place to invest my money so one day I no longer have to go into the office. 

I want to stop trading time for money.   I’m tired of relying on my practice to put food on the table”.

With a clear target (replace his $300,000/year income) and understanding he was a busy professional, we made a short list of the types of properties that made the most sense

Step 1. The Plan - a clear investing blueprint.

Step 2. Learn the Game of Commercial Real Estate.

Step 3. Take Action and find the right property for his unique situation.

I first helped educate Dan on the market and helped him understand his unique affluence afforded him an opportunity.

He didn’t have to hustle around investing in rental properties paying him a few hundred dollars a month.  At that rate, he’d need 100 houses to replace his income.

I showed him that people of his financial affluence and status could leverage their wealth and access properties very few in the world could.  How to take advantage of his high income instead of competing with the masses on rental houses.

For Dan, Stability and Predictability were most important.

He didn’t have the time or expertise to do a heavy value add commercial property.

He was too busy and didn’t want a 2nd job to oversee 100 single family homes earning him 1.5% return on his money.

Dan wanted to replace his income and put his girls through an elite college.

Pick a property Big Enough.

Four months after working with Dan and his wife, I helped him find and close on a $4,800,000 commercial property delivering exceptional 11%/year returns.  IMPORTANT NOTE: Dan needed approx. 30% equity to close on the deal and didn’t have partners on his first deal.

He could have closed on a smaller deal- but, he liked this property and decided to invest a good portion of his savings into it.

This 1 property now pays him $24,400/month.

Five tenants paying him $24,400/month plus all his bills; property taxes, insurance and covers a professional property manager.

The Numbers:

  • $17,000 (of the $24,400) pays his mortgage
  • $7,390 goes into his bank account every month.
  • Note- his tenants pay down his mortgage about $6,750 every month.  In the first year of owning this property, he will increase his equity in the property by $82,000 ($6,750 x 12 months).  Phantom Income- equity that he can’t spend, unless he sells or refinances.

When the mortgage is paid off in 25 years: One commercial property will pay him more than $305,000/year in passive income requiring about 2 hours of work/month.

*This assumes no appreciation and just rental steps/bumps.  A rental bump are predetermined rental increases already agreed to in the leases.

One investment goes a long way to getting Dan to retirement and paying his girl’s college tuition.

Dan’s on his way to doing this again with his second commercial property as of this writing.

This was the result of following the process and framework of finding the right commercial property in the right location at the right time.

Was it easy?

Not really.

  • It took some time to find the property.
  • To secure the mortgage.
  • To analyze the tenants.

But, looking back it was worth it.

Dan’s email to me (some of private information has been blurred out for privacy)

Email from Dan after closing

Will this work for me?

Dan was nervous at first.

Commercial real estate can be intimidating.  Bigger numbers.  Sophisticated sellers, lenders, tenants.

Where do you start?  How do you actually do your first deal?

Find a well located commercial property with strong tenants big enough to afford a professional property manager.

Commercial properties are not typically listed on MLS.  The best properties rarely hit the market.

Investing in CRE is a relationship game.

The first thing we needed to do was establish Dan as a credible buyer (not hard to do when you understand what sellers and brokers are looking for).

Then, we built his team- commercial broker, lender, lawyer etc.

Within 4 months, he had his first commercial property.

That was Dan’s plan.

I’ve had other clients who just wanted passive income of  $6,000/month to cover their living expenses.

You need a custom plan to fit your circumstances.

An investing strategy and plan specific to you, based on what you’d like to achieve, and where you’re starting from today.

Some clients move faster and will leverage my 'Stair Step Method' (start with smaller commercial properties) -> Add Value-> then sell or refinance to move into larger properties.

The problem for many professionals earning high incomes, is they realize that investing in traditional places residential real estate requires a huge amount of time and is unlikely to generate substantial and predictable income to retire.

Too many people of the social elite go to investment seminars designed to help the masses, get to an ok retirement… someday.

Financial advice from people who specialize in helping average people invest their money isn’t going to produce the real wealth you’re after.

There’s a gap in the marketplace helping people who earn high six figure and 7 figure incomes - where can they invest, with control and safety.

But, you’re far from average.

You earn a phenomenal income that affords you certain advantages and opens the door to huge opportunities, especially in areas like commercial real estate.

The solution I commonly advise my highly affluent clients earning multiple 6-figure incomes is commercial real estate.

(I helped Tim start investing first passively in other people’s deals, then his own.  He accomplished this in under 12 months) ->>

Tim's text after closing on his first commercial property

 

 

Here’s why:

If you’re earning more than $200,000/year you have a distinct advantage to creating substantial net worth.

If you have savings of more than $200,000 to invest then it’s possible to get into commercial properties.

The commercial market is poorly understood by many, which allows for attractive risk adjusted returns.

Those with the financial affluence, combined with the right advice in markets of imperfect data, have the ability to make unparalleled profits.

Finally, commercial real estate deals are big enough, where just one property, in the right location can replace a 6-figure income.

 

12 Month Coaching Program Includes

The Plan

What will you have when you’re done?

On completion of Phase One you will have developed a customized Commercial Real Estate Investing Plan.

This will serve as your Investing Roadmap.  Aligning your vision to the right type of Investments.

The Playbook

How To Find Your First Property and, if required, Raise Capital

Take The Plan you created and apply it to finding the right property and raising capital.

You will understand what I call “The Game of Commercial Real Estate”.

The Player

Completing Your First Commercial Real Estate Investment

What will you have when you’re done?

On completion of Phase Three you will have an Accepted Purchase and Sale Agreement for your first commercial deal.

Coaching Services: 

The focus is to help busy professionals and business owners earning high income transition to Investors. So you no longer trading time for money- your money is working for you. This is suited for investors in Canada looking to actively invest in commercial real estate. You want someone to guide you through the process, who isn't conflicted with incentives (earning a commission for selling you a property).

How?

As a real estate coach I show you how take control over where your money is invested. You will have a clear road map on how to invest to create the net worth you require in retirement.

The Club Syndication Program is divided into 3 Phases:

 

Phase 1: The Plan

On completion of Phase One you will have developed a customized Commercial Real Estate Investing Plan.

This will serve as your Investing Roadmap.  Aligning your vision to the right type of Investments.

  • Design a Plan based on where you’re at and where you would like to be in the time you set out.
  • Avoid the Biggest Mistake- chasing deals and being an opportunist
  • Select the properties suited for you to invest in- where are they located, what returns do you expect for each.

Finish Line: You have successfully completed Stage One, The Plan when you successfully complete your 7 Figure Commercial Real Estate Investing Roadmap.  This will serve as your custom guide to successfully compliment (in the short term) and eventually replace your single source of income.

Prize: You have clarity on what your real estate investing will do for you.

You have a clear vision for why you’re investing.  You will have the confidence to act decisively and stay focused on the right properties that will align with your vision.

Timeframe is 1-2 weeks.

 

Phase Two. The PlaybookHow To Find Your First Property and, if required, Raise Capital

On completion of Stage Two you will have:

A. Programmatic Investor:

  • Mastered what I call my SafeLine to Investing in CRE.
  • You’ll be a strategic investor with confidence
  • You will know how to underwrite and complete financial analysis on commercial properties (in 5 minutes)- including my personal excel files to underwrite deals.
  • Checklists and Worksheets to find the right properties in the right locations (and which properties to stay away from)
  • You will speak the language of Commercial real estate so industry professionals treat you like an insider
  • You will have a Playbook for setting up your first deal

 

B. 7 Figure Pitch Deck to Start Raising Capital:

  • Provide you the same tools I use to raise capital.  The same PowerPoint Presentation I used for my last 3 Pitch Decks, each raising $2.1M, $2.7M and $6.5M).
  • Sample GP/LP agreement-  **You still require a lawyer and accountant-  but you’ll have access to the same capital raising agreements to use as templates. I’ve paid as much as 15k for a LP/GP agreement. So, you can streamline the process.
  • How to structure deals
  • My Four Part Framework to build your Dream 20 investors.
  • Who to target, what to say, how to approach them and how to continue to communicate.
  • How to market and position yourself as a credible and trusted authority worth investing in. Building trust starts early.
  • Access to my 30 Day Capital Raising Plan. When I start talking to partners. What I send. Where I meet. It’s the same framework and step by step model to use. From finding to raising money to executing.
  • I’ll help you refine your presentation and how you communicate your deals to investors. So you have confidence and your investors feel privileged to be part of it (without using old sales tactics).

Why that’s important: it is critical you understand the foundational rules of the game to properly prepare yourself to strategically interact with the player: Commercial Brokers, lenders, lawyers, and property managers.

Most investors new to commercial real estate, find out quickly there’s a big difference between CRE and residential.

When you understand the rules of the game, how to interact with the players and analyze properties- you’ll be more in control of the deal.  Actively managing risk vs. reacting to those only too eager to take advantage of uninformed, neophyte investors.

Raising Money is all about confidence.  Confidence comes from Competence.  The more competent an investor you are (understanding the rules of the game), the faster you can raise money from investors.

Finish Line: You are ready to make offers on your first Commercial Property,  one that fits your Investment Plan

Prize: You have confidence on what to look for as you begin touring deals.  You will have your first mock investor presentation (Pitch Deck) to show prospective investors.

Timeframe: approximately 9 weeks

 

Phase Three: Becoming a Player-  Completing Your First Syndication

On completion of Phase Three you will have an Accepted Purchase and Sale Agreement for your first commercial deal.

You will have a proven step by step Commercial Real Estate Acquisition process and a plan to close your first Commercial property.  This includes a Pitch Deck to raise enough money to close your deal (a combination of both debt and equity).

Why that’s important: so you maintain control of the entire process.  What you’ll quickly discover is that there are too many ‘hats’ to wear investing in commercial real estate.  It’s not your job to be an expert at all of them.

It is your job to manage and oversee the team you put in place.  This is how the most successful investors buy properties.  They find the right people to help them and then drive the deal forward.

Because no two deals are the same, you will have real time access to me (email/text) and the network of other investors, embarking on their journeys, to help guide you through the process of your first deal.

Finish Line: You have a Firm, Unconditional Offer on a Commercial Property.

Prize: You are ready to close on the property and are now officially in the game of investing in commercial real estate.  Congratulations, you are now a Player.

Timeframe: up to 12 months

 

NOTE: 1-1Coaching Program is on a wait list.

Program Delivery

The Club Syndication™ Commercial Real Estate Program participants have access to skills, accountability, and mentorship for 12 months:

  • 1. Quick Start Launch Call

    In the first Stage, we help you identify your Investing Vision.  We give you access to my proprietary Investment Assessment From along with Commercial Real Estate Investing Blueprint Template.

    If you chose the 1-1 Option, this will be done in our Quick Start Launch Call.

    Details will be sent upon receipt of Initial Payment.

     

  • 2. Learning Center

    I have created a Training Program that takes you through each milestone, at your own pace to become a Confident Commercial Real Estate Investor.  Each Stage has multiple video training units along with assignments. Each assignment takes you one-step closer to the completion of your milestone in that Stage.  You will have access to online training after the 12 month mentoring is completed.

     

  • 3. Group Coaching Calls

    Every month, there are multiple opportunities to be mentored by Shane.

    If you're in the 1-1, you'll get three monthly Group Coaching Calls and access to ask questions, text, and email. 

    If you're in the Standard coaching, you'll get access to monthly Training (as well as all previous training calls- more than 20). 

    Currently, each call will be held via Zoom video conferencing and recordings are uploaded in the Learning Center.

     

  • 4. Real-Time Feedback

    1-1 Participants have access to Shane using email and text throughout the course.

    Not only will Shane and his team be able to answer your questions, but you’ll be able to leverage help from other investors who may be further along in the program than you. Either way, you will have help at your fingertips when you need.

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"A real expert, and the modules were professionally made! It was well worth my time and effort. Finishing the course was a huge achievement for me."

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"A real expert, and the modules were professionally made! It was well worth my time and effort. Finishing the course was a huge achievement for me."

- John Doe, Marketing Consultant

"A real expert, and the modules were professionally made! It was well worth my time and effort. Finishing the course was a huge achievement for me."

- John Doe, Marketing Consultant

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