Ottawa Real Estate Investors Organization (OREIO)

Ottawa Real Estate Investors Organization (OREIO) The Ottawa Real Estate Investors Organization is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing ed Staging your property when selling

Attend one of our monthly meetings where our guest speakers will educate you on how to invest in real estate, how to manage your properties, how to attract joint venture partners and much more. Here are just a few of the past presentation topics:

How to find properties
Financing your investment
A detailed look at property management
How appraisals work
The legal aspects of buying investment properties and dealing with tenants
To incorporate or not to incorporate?

08/19/2026

Ottawa landlords — this is one to watch. 👀

The city's proposed renoviction by-law was back in focus at Planning and Housing Committee, with members of the rental housing community raising concerns about how the rules could affect housing providers.

The takeaway from the discussion: the current approach may be less restrictive than versions seen in cities such as Hamilton and Toronto — but the conversation isn't necessarily over.

For landlords, investors, and rental housing providers, staying informed about municipal policy is becoming just as important as watching rents, rates, and property values.

08/15/2026

Sometimes scaling means letting go of smaller assets to make room for bigger opportunities. 📈

The latest update:

🏠 Single-family home sold
🏘️ Duplex sold
🏢 16-unit under contract with CMHC certificate of insurance secured
🏢 30-unit under contract with appraisal and Phase 1 completed

That's 46 units currently in the pipeline.

Real estate growth doesn't always mean adding more of the same. Sometimes it means evolving the portfolio entirely.

08/13/2026

Not every win needs a long story. 👏

Two new commercial contracts secured for pre-eligibility studies — and another big step forward.

These are the wins we love hearing about at OREIO: members taking action, creating opportunities, and coming back to share their progress.

Small update. Big milestone. 🔥

08/11/2026

Renovation complete. ✅
Property rented. ✅
Great tenants secured. ✅
Still no coffee. ☕❌😂

Last time, Babette shared that she was finishing renovations herself while balancing everything else on her plate.

Now the project is finished, the unit is rented, and two new tenants are ready to call it home.

And somehow… the no-coffee streak is still going strong.

Sometimes the best updates are simply seeing all that hard work finally pay off.

08/08/2026

24 years of learning, connecting, investing, and growing together. 🏡🤝

What may have started with a simple meeting at a Denny’s has grown into something pretty special for Ottawa’s real estate community.

Month after month, investors with completely different levels of experience continue to come together to share what’s working, what isn’t, and what they’re learning along the way.

Markets change.

Strategies change.

But strong communities last.

Here’s to 24 years of OREIO—and the connections still being made today.

08/06/2026

Growth in real estate rarely happens overnight.

It comes from consistently learning, building relationships, and taking action.

After two years of networking and learning, the focus now is on:
🏢 Closing a 16-unit property.
📑 Completing due diligence on a 30-unit opportunity.

Every large portfolio starts with small conversations, strong relationships, and the willingness to keep showing up.

08/04/2026

"Cash flow is king."

It's a phrase you'll hear often in today's market—and for good reason.

With higher costs and changing market conditions, many investors are focusing more on sustainable cash flow than ever before.

But experienced investors know one thing:

Cash flow is critical...
It just isn't the only metric that matters.

The best deals come from looking at the complete picture—and learning from people who have already navigated different market cycles.

08/01/2026

A property can look like an amazing deal…

Until your repair budget is too optimistic.

Some investors budget a fixed amount per unit (for example, a set annual repair allowance).

Others use a percentage of gross rent.

The catch?

In lower-rent markets, a percentage-based budget can underestimate what you'll actually spend on maintenance, making your cash flow look stronger than it really is.

The goal isn't to make the numbers look good.

It's to make the numbers realistic.

That's how better investment decisions get made.

07/31/2026

Cash flow can make—or break—a real estate deal.

But calculating it properly means looking beyond today's expenses.

Income comes in.
Operating expenses go out.
And what's left is your cash flow.

The mistake?

Forgetting to budget for future maintenance, repairs, and unexpected costs.

A property can look great on paper when the assumptions are optimistic. That's why experienced investors stress one thing:

Be conservative with your numbers.

07/28/2026

Buy the property for what it is today—not for what you hope it becomes tomorrow.

“Development potential.”
“Great opportunity.”
“Shovels in the ground next summer.”

Those words can create hype—and hype can create a premium.

But when you pay upfront for future potential, you may be giving away part of your upside before the project even begins.

Protect your entry price.
Protect your exit options.
And never forget:

Development is never guaranteed.

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2901 Gibford Drive
Ottawa, ON
K1V2L9

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