Episode #240 - U.S. Financing for Canadians with Gillian Irving

Episode #240 - U.S. Financing for Canadians with Gillian Irving

From Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast by Rob Break & Quentin DSouza

March 17, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 240

About this episode

Gillian Irving discusses U.S. financing options for Canadian investors and shares her journey in real estate investing.

Here's what you'll learn in our interview with Gillian… Why Canadians are investing abroad How U.S. investor financing actually works Ways to finance different deal types How to pick the right market without overthinking it and much much more... Gillian Irving describes herself as an “accidental investor,” a label that traces back to a 2009 purchase of a downtown Toronto duplex made with little planning. After realizing that her early success was driven more by luck than strategy, she committed to a more disciplined, data driven approach, motivated by the need to build long term security for her family. With a background in market research, Gillian built a sizeable real estate portfolio across five Ontario markets and New Brunswick. Today, as a mortgage agent with LendCity, she combines investor and lending experience to help Canadian clients structure investor focused financing, including supporting those exploring cross border opportunities in the United States and Mexico. Email: Gillian@lendcity.ca Phone: 647-404-7271 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-irving/

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob Break, Quentin DSouza

Guest: Gillian Irving

Topics covered

  • U.S. financing
  • Canadian investors
  • real estate investing
  • cross border opportunities
  • market research

Keywords

  • financing
  • real estate
  • investing
  • Canada
  • U.S.
  • market research
  • cross border
  • portfolio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LendCity

Places: Canada, United States, Mexico, Toronto, Ontario, New Brunswick

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