Losing your home, your job, and your sense of security can either break you or force a reinvention. Debbie Balfour, a Canada-based real estate investor and real estate investing success coach, shares with host Michi how a house fire and a sudden layoff pushed her fully into entrepreneurship instead of back to corporate life. She talks candidly about mindset, sweat equity, and why real growth came from community, coaching, and building trust long before asking for capital.

Debbie Balfour is a real estate investing strategist, mentor, and host of the Let’s Talk Real Estate Investing podcast. With a background in business analysis and process improvement, she helps aspiring and novice investors create personalized real estate strategies that align with their goals, time, and resources. After building her own portfolio while working a demanding corporate job, she discovered the key to success wasn’t just buying properties—it was treating real estate like a business with streamlined systems, automation, and a clear strategy.

Beyond real estate, Debbie is a proud mom to two incredible young men, ages 20 and 25, whom she considers her greatest accomplishment in life. She now coaches investors to cut through the overwhelm, avoid analysis paralysis, and build a business that works for them—not the other way around. Her expertise lies in simplifying the investing process, optimizing efficiency, and guiding investors toward financial and time freedom. Whether you’re stuck chasing every strategy or unsure where to start, Debbie’s mission is to help you create a roadmap that’s uniquely yours.

Connect with Debbie Balfour
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiereicoach/
Website: https://debbiebalfour.com/

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Credits:
Producer: Michi Lantz
Editor: Michi Lantz
Executive Producer: Danny Iny

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