Founder & Realtor · Strategist · Investor
Sandy MacKay
Real estate strategist, investor, and entrepreneur. Founder of Found Spaces Realty Group and Found Spaces Property Management. Former co-host of the Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast, Canada's #1 real estate investing show with over 2 million downloads.
2M+
Podcast downloads on the Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast
15+ yrs
In real estate since 2011. Investing since 2012, a full-time realtor since 2014
300+
Realtors and investors coached through programs, podcasts, and mentorship
3
Signature markets: Hamilton, Burlington, Niagara
An operator first. A salesperson second.
Sandy bought his first investment property in Oshawa in 2012 and has been buying, renovating, and operating real estate ever since. He became a full-time realtor in 2014 and quickly built a reputation as one of Ontario's go-to voices for investors.
He has since built and owns multiple real estate companies. Found Spaces Realty Group on the sales side, Found Spaces Property Management on the operations side, and a handful of investment vehicles holding income properties across the GTHA. Most of the advice his clients get has been pressure-tested on his own portfolio first.
In 2021 he opened a brokerage in Vaughan and grew it past 100 agents in year one. In December 2025 his team joined Real Brokerage to plug into Real's technology stack, agent equity model, and continent-wide footprint.
Canada's most downloaded real estate investing podcast
Sandy co-hosted the Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast for a decade, growing it past 2 million downloads and, over those years, the most downloaded real estate investing show in Canada. The show interviewed hundreds of full-time investors, builders, lenders, and operators across the country, breaking deals down to the dollar.
That experience is baked into how Found Spaces works with investor clients today. You are not getting a script. You are getting the patterns Sandy has heard from thousands of real deals, applied to your specific situation in Hamilton, Burlington, or Niagara.
The track record
Real estate sales since 2014
Full-time Ontario realtor for over a decade, specializing in investment properties from day one.
Investor since 2012
Started with a single property in Oshawa. Has been acquiring, renovating, and holding ever since.
Founder & Realtor, Found Spaces Realty Group
Built a strategy-led real estate platform around Hamilton investment, Burlington luxury, and Niagara landmark properties.
Founder, Found Spaces Property Management
Runs the management arm that operates rental units for the team's own portfolio and for investor clients.
Brokerage leader
Launched a Vaughan brokerage in 2021 and grew it past 100 agents in year one. Has since coached and mentored 300+ realtors and investors.
Real Brokerage, December 2025
Moved the team to Real to plug into modern tech, agent equity, and a continent-wide referral network.
How Sandy thinks about real estate
Sandy treats real estate as a wealth-building tool first and a transaction second. Most of his clients are not buying or selling once. They are building a portfolio over years, layering in a primary residence, a duplex, a small multifamily, sometimes a winery or a luxury home along the way.
The work is about leverage. The right financing, the right zoning, the right tenants, the right team. Get those four right and the property does the heavy lifting for you. Get them wrong and no amount of hustle saves the deal.
"We build platforms, systems, and opportunities so more people can create freedom and generational wealth through real estate. That is the whole job."
In the press
Coverage and appearances from outside Found Spaces. Every link opens the original source.
RENX Homes · 2025
More 'freedom and flexibility': Found Spaces Realty joins Real
Independent coverage of the team's move to Real: 12 agents, 2,000+ homes sold over eight years, about $100 million a year in volume.
OpenBusiness Wire · 2025
Sandy MacKay Brings Found Spaces Realty Group and Network of 50 Top Ontario Agents to Real
Real Brokerage's announcement (NASDAQ: REAX). Also carried by The Globe and Mail and filed on Real's investor site.
OpenRENX Homes · 2026
Initia takes 1,000-agent network under eXp Realty banner
Sandy quoted on why team leaders are changing brokerages.
OpenThe Andrew Hines Real Estate Investing Podcast · 2021
200 Units of Real Estate with Investor Sandy MacKay
Guest episode on building an Ontario rental portfolio.
OpenOntario Mortgage & Real Estate Insights Podcast · 2024
Sandy MacKay on the Ontario Mortgage & Real Estate Insights Podcast
Guest profile and episode.
OpenApple Podcasts · 2014
Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast
The show Sandy co-hosted from 2014 to 2024, more than 400 episodes. Canada's most downloaded real estate investing podcast over those years, 2M+ downloads.
OpenBreakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast · 2020
Episode 129: A Look Into Sandy MacKay's Current Projects
Large-building BRRRR, commercial to residential conversion, and duplex versus triplex and fourplex economics.
OpenREI Hot Seat · 2026
Sandy MacKay on the residential market, part one
Where the Ontario residential market sits, and what it means for investors.
OpenREI Hot Seat · 2026
Sandy MacKay on the residential market, part two
The second half of the conversation.
Open
The numbers behind the claims on this site, and how each one is counted, are on the track record page.
Off the clock
Sandy is a faith-based Christian and believes the work should serve people well, period. That belief shapes how he leads, advises, and shows up for clients, team members, and the wider community.
Outside the office, Sandy is an avid golfer and former competitive player, a lifelong Toronto sports fan, and a traveller whenever the calendar allows. His favourite role is at home with his wife Kate and their three pets. Family, growth, and a full life outside of work are what most of the business is built to support.
Sandy also supports multiple charitable efforts, with a strong focus on housing initiatives and faith-based endeavours that give back to the communities where his clients live, invest, and work.