Where Should I Invest? Real Estate Investing in Canada

Mat Piché flipped more than 150 houses in Southern Ontario before making the move south about two and a half years ago. Today, 95% of his deals are vacant land in the US, bought at around 50 cents on the dollar, often without putting down a deposit. Sarah Larbi and co-host Ryan Sweda sit down with Mat for a candid (and occasionally controversial) conversation about why he left the Canadian market and how his land business works. He shares the cross-border setup Canadians need to avoid paying ta

Glen Sutherland started out investing in his own backyard in Cambridge, Ontario, but eventually made the leap south, building a portfolio across Alabama, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Michigan and Texas. In this episode of Where Should I Invest?, hosts Sarah Larbi and Ryan Sweda sit down with Glen to unpack what it actually takes for a Canadian to build and scale a US real estate business, from visas to financing to picking the right market. “The greatest thing in the world is to get paid

Season two of Where Should I Invest? kicks off with a new voice in the room. After 10 years and more than a million downloads, Sarah Larbi welcomes co-host Ryan Sweda, a US-based investor with seven DIY renovation projects and 50 acres of timber in western New York under his belt. Their first guest together is a show favourite: Matt Pickering, Mortgage Specialist at National Bank. Should you go fixed or variable today, and why? We dig into the questions you should be asking before making that d

Most investors spend years building the confidence to do their first deal. Bryce Kander initiated his first joint venture at the age of 13. In this episode of Where Should I Invest?, host Sarah Larbi sits down with the Red Deer-based realtor and investor to unpack how a home school “financial planning” class turned into a property portfolio — and how he’s now using an unconventional strategy called condo deconversion to build serious equity in Alberta’s softened condo market. What We Cover: Br

Is the Ontario rental market stacked against you? In this episode, Sarah sits down with Jacqui Cummins, founder of Anchor Point Property Management. Jacqui leverages a 25 year career as a law clerk and 20 years of personal investing experience to protect her clients from professional tenants and LTB nightmares. From the rise of the “cash for keys” phenomenon to the high-tech fraud used in rental applications today, Jacqui reveals the exact systems she uses to mitigate risk. If you are a Durham

In this episode, Sarah Larbi sits down with Albert Belo, the founder of Tribelo Properties, to discuss his incredible 30 year journey in the construction industry. Albert reveals the personal catalyst that led him to leave a secure 20 year career in insurance restoration at age 50 to pursue his own business. They dive deep into the technical side of property investing, from the importance of detailed documentation to selecting materials that are actually indestructible for rentals. Albert also