In this episode of Where Should I Invest, Sarah and Kelly sat down with Carrie Soave, an AI strategist and real estate entrepreneur who’s helping investors adapt to the fast-changing tech landscape.

Carrie shared how she transitioned from being a licensed agent to running a million-dollar company powered by AI, with a lean team and smart systems. She shared why AI isn’t just the future, it’s the present and how ignoring it could cost you your edge.

Carrie Soave is a real estate entrepreneur and AI consultant who helps business owners and investors save time, reduce costs, and scale using artificial intelligence. She left traditional real estate behind and now builds custom AI tools, agents, and automations that make businesses more profitable and resilient. Carrie believes AI should be accessible and practical, not intimidating, and she teaches others how to embrace it, one tool at a time.

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If you’ve ever wondered how to use AI to grow your business, this is the episode that will get you started.

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Ready to raise capital with confidence? This episode is your playbook.

If you’re ready to stop guessing and start raising, grab your free copy of Unlimited Investor Leads Marcin’s guide to attracting the right capital the right way.

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New to investing or ready to scale? This one’s for you.

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In this episode of Where Should I Invest, Sarah and Kelly sat down with Fritz Vilegas, a registered nurse, twin mom, and real estate investor whose story is rooted in resilience, purpose, and community.

Originally from the Philippines, Fritz immigrated to Canada, worked multiple jobs to save her first down payment, and began a real estate journey that has grown across Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Alberta.

Fritz’s path wasn’t easy especially during the pandemic when burnout led her to reevaluate everything. But with determination, education, and support from her wife and mentors, she’s built a portfolio that supports her values and her vision for the future.

Today, she’s not just investing, she’s showing others how to do it too.

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Fritz Vilegas is a full-time registered nurse, mother of twins, and real estate investor based in Nunavut, Canada. Since buying her first property in 2018 to support her family, she has built a portfolio spanning three provinces, with a focus on multifamily properties and JV partnerships. Today, she empowers other nurses and busy professionals to build wealth through real estate so they can reclaim their time and create lives of purpose, freedom, and balance on their own terms.Listen now at www.sarahlarbi.com/podcast-home

Ready to build wealth while staying true to your values? Don’t miss this episode.

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Debbie Balfour is a Real Estate Investing Success Coach, entrepreneur, and professional investor based in British Columbia. After losing her family home in a fire and being laid off from her corporate job, she turned her real estate business into a foundation for freedom and purpose. Debbie helps new and scaling investors create personalized investing strategies that match their goals, risk tolerance, and lifestyle, without burning out. She’s also the host of Let’s Talk Real Estate Investing and a passionate advocate for investing with intention.

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Babar Moghal is a real estate developer and investor focused on creating scalable rental communities and senior housing in landlord-friendly Alberta. Over the last several years, he’s grown from operating smaller BRRRR strategies to leading large multifamily developments, managing construction projects, and raising capital through structured GP/LP partnerships.

Known for his strong focus on team-building and strategic vision, Babar also serves as a mentor for new investors looking to scale. He brings practical experience, community-minded goals, and an honest, investor-first approach to every project he touches.

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In this episode of Where Should I Invest, Sarah Larbi reconnects with mortgage expert Dalia Barsoum from Streetwise Mortgages to unpack what’s going on in real estate financing mid-2025. With over a decade of collaboration, Sarah and Dalia dive into what’s changed, what’s working, and how investors can adapt to the new economic realities.

From interest rate hikes to value drops, Dalia explains why Ontario’s market may be struggling, but also where opportunities are quietly emerging. Whether you’re worried about upcoming renewals or thinking about expanding your portfolio, this episode is a practical guide to navigating today’s investment landscape.

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We talk about how she navigated over-leveraging, burnout, and the pressure to do “what everyone else is doing,” and instead focused on building a business that supports her long-term vision, including spending part of the year living in Spain.

Amy Brooke is a CPA and real estate investor who began her journey at 19 in the UK and has since built a thriving multifamily portfolio across Ontario with her husband, Nigel. Together, they’ve explored a wide range of investment strategies from BRRRRs and flips to short-term rentals, industrial conversions, and ground-up development. After leaving behind her corporate finance career, Amy leaned fully into real estate and entrepreneurship, co-founding a growing property management company and building a business that aligns with her lifestyle.

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Ever thought about walking away from the security of a 9–5 to build your own real estate business?

And he’s not holding anything back.

Kyle walks us through his 18-year journey in real estate from buying his first rental during the 2008 crash to building a multi-million dollar portfolio, launching a construction business, and stepping fully into entrepreneurship.

We also talk about the real cost of growth: failed partnerships, financial pressure, burnout, and how to build your mindset to survive and thrive through it all.

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Kyle Guthro is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, licensed agent, and speaker who left the corporate world to build a business that aligned with his values and helped others do the same. Since 2008, Kyle has built a multi-million dollar portfolio across Southern Ontario using strategies like Airbnb, buy-and-hold, fix-and-flip, multifamily, and private lending.

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