Cole Oliver is Senior Vice-President at King Operating, forging long-term partnerships with capital-raising teams. In this episode he explains why many real-estate syndicators add oil-and-gas projects to their portfolios and what unique risks new investors should weigh before committing capital. 🔍 Things Discussed Core differences between real estate and oil & gas: daily commodity-price swings and the need for seasoned operators. First-year tax deductions of 75–85 % of invested capital. “Fu...
Jul 10, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 166
📌 For the past two decades, Richard Crouch has been the quiet deal architect behind complex real-estate syndications—guiding sponsors through subject-to assumptions, seller-financed seconds, and multi-tier equity waterfalls. He then applied the same playbook to build his own real-estate portfolio. If you want a clear, step-by-step view of how a transaction is papered, funded, and closed, Richard’s checklist is the shortcut. 🛠️ 🔍 Transaction Discussed 🚀📈 • Creative Capital Stack: Acquired a ...
Jul 03, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 165
This episode helps us, as investors, perform due diligence on potential partners to ensure that their tax problems don't become ours. Meet Our Guest Carlos Samaniego — former paramedic and former real-estate loan officer who is now a federally licensed IRS specialist (enrolled agent) and co-founder of Tax Debt Consultants, LLC. 💡 How This Episode Will Help Real-Estate Investors Hidden tax debt can block a refinance, stall a sale, or even drag an entire partnership into collections. Carlos expla...
Jun 26, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Community-services coordinator by day, apartment buyer by night! Nate Pharmer-Eden 🇺🇸 started out helping manage 1,000+ Madison WI units for a developer, then realized he wanted ownership too. With a fiancée, two kids, and a 9-to-5, he formed Eaton Capital (2023) and began scooping up value-add multifamily deals in the Carolinas without quitting his W-2 job. His secret sauce? Tight partnerships, vertical integration, and crazy-good time blocking. ⏰🏗️ 🔍 Things Discussed Early Influence & ...
Jun 19, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Meet Michael Liddicoat—former teacher, nonprofit director, and IT project-ops pro who pivoted into real estate after watching his parents write a six-figure commission check on a 120-acre sports-complex land purchase. Determined to keep future fees “in the family,” he got licensed, mastered underwriting, and ultimately left the W-2 world to become a full-time investor and fractional COO. 🚀 🔍 Things Discussed Sports-Complex Land Deal 🏟️ Parents’ firm closed on 40 acres that later expanded to 1...
Jun 12, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Intro Summary Austen Baxter jumped from three overlapping jobs—daytime residential‑gas tech, overnight DOT construction, and weekend subcontracting—to a life where rentals pay the bills and family dinners aren’t rushed. How? Late‑night “work sprints” for underwriting, portfolio lines of credit to fund BRRR rehabs, and credit‑union refis every 30–60 days. Timeline: Within two years his rental income tripled his W‑2 wages, letting him quit the subcontracting gig first, then the gas job, and finall...
Jun 05, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Meet Austen Baxter—former gas‑line technician by day, former DOT road‑crew worker by night, former weekend subcontractor, and always a husband and dad. For three solid years he: • Woke up at 9 AM to trade the market 📈 • Fixed gas lines until 7 PM 🔧 • Clocked in for overnight highway work until 5 AM 🚧 • Grabbed a 4‑hour nap 😴 • Repeated that loop Mon–Fri—then ran his own remodel crew 12 hours each Saturday & Sunday 🛠️ 🚀 Austen’s First BRRRR Deal (Real Numbers) 🛒 Bought: $65 k fixer 🔨 ...
May 29, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 160
In this segment, Angela Healy explains how partnering with an expert mid‑term property management company transforms the landlord experience. Mid‑term rentals—furnished stays of 30 days or more—bridge the gap between short‑term and traditional leases, offering steady income and lower turnover. By educating HOAs and city economic‑development teams, Avenue West keeps buildings rent‑ready and owners protected, all while Angela scaled the business from a single condo in 2004 to an 18‑office, 500‑cit...
May 22, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Angela Healy grew up helping her parents manage a pair of rentals that paid for four college tuitions—proof that real estate builds real security. After college she joined a bank as a commercial lender and used her savings to buy a small condo in San Francisco. Six months later rising costs left her “house‑poor,” so she furnished the unit and leased it to a corporation on a month‑to‑month basis—one rent check that covered all expenses and produced surplus cash. In 2004 that success gave her the ...
May 15, 2025•16 min
Are you juggling property deals while holding down a demanding career—or running a lean investing business full‑time? Either way, you’ll get serious value from this episode with Curt Moore, a 30‑year energy‑industry land‑management veteran who moon‑lighted as a real‑estate investor. A fraudulent deed filed against his mother‑in‑law’s house back in 2014 lit a fire under him 🔥. Using lunch breaks for courthouse research and late nights for deal analysis, Curt turned that scare into Moat Title Sec...
May 07, 2025•42 min
Lane Kawaoka’s Journey: From Engineer to Syndicator Lane Kawaoka began investing in real estate while working full-time as a civil engineer. Over time, he transitioned into full-time investing and found significant success in the syndication space. However, when interest rates surged and lending tightened, he had to make critical adjustments to his strategy. Faced with higher borrowing costs, Lane paused new acquisitions, revisited every assumption, and pivoted from quick cosmetic rehabs to grou...
May 01, 2025•18 min
Lane Kawaoka locked in his first Seattle rental in 2009 while working full-time as a civil engineer. By 2015 he’d assembled 11 professionally managed single-family homes. Yet each year brought the potential risk of having at least one eviction or a major mishap—flooded basement, fallen tree, you name it—that could wipe out months of profit. Realizing that more houses meant more exposure, he pivoted to large multifamily syndications for scalable growth. 🏠➡️🏢 🔍 Things Discussed Early Influence ...
Apr 24, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 153
In this episode, Michael Kharlab walks us through how he balanced a full‑time IT career while launching his real estate business—structuring each deal as its own entity, raising $2 million in days, and even pivoting midstream from Denver multifamily to Florida self‑storage. 🤓🏢 Things Discussed: Balancing W2 Income & Real Estate Hustle 🖥️🏠 • Steady Paycheck: Michael used his IT salary to qualify for bank financing and build credibility. • After‑Hours Workflow: He carved out evenings and w...
Apr 17, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 152
🏾 Are you working full-time but dreaming of owning real estate? Want to grow wealth on the side while juggling a job or business? In this episode, you’ll meet Michael Kharlab — co-founder of CFP Group — who built a real estate investing business while working 20 years in IT & telecom 💻📞. He now helps 200+ investors grow their money passively. But it all started with one condo in Miami... and a willingness to get started. 🔑 How He Got Started (While Working Full-Time) • 🏢 First deal: A p...
Apr 10, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 151
These show notes are perfect for both full-time investors and anyone juggling a job while buying and managing properties on the side. If you’re interested in building long-term wealth, boost cash flow, and keep more of your profits from the taxman, tune in to learn how. Brandon Burns is a senior leader in the 1031 exchange space, guiding investors through thousands of deals to help them make the most of their equity without getting walloped by capital gains taxes. 🏆 1️⃣ Brandon’s Background &am...
Apr 03, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 150
In this episode, Bill Faeth explains how he balances a short-term rental education business with scaling his own real estate investments. He highlights a specific move: selling a $1.7 million property to free up $1 million in equity, then rolling it into a $2.95 million modern cabin in Whitefish, Montana. From hosting 9–10 live events annually to converting a three-car garage into additional suites, Bill shows how you can create multiple income streams without abandoning your main gig. 🚀 Things...
Mar 27, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 149
In this episode, Bill Faeth walks us through how he juggled a pro-golf career, launched 37 startups , and built a massive short-term rental portfolio—all while raising a family and figuring out real estate on the fly. 🤯✨ Early Influences & Real Estate Spark: Unexpected Start : At 19, Bill earned over $300k as a professional golfer, with his CPA encouraging him to invest in a small duplex. First Duplex : He purchased a 2-bed, 2-bath duplex for $194k, holding it for 19 years and earning a sig...
Mar 20, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 148
From Struggles to Real Estate Success: Rosa Tejado’s Journey In this inspiring episode, host Eric Lindsey chats with Rosa Tejado—an immigrant from Mexico City 🇲🇽 who arrived with just her van 🚐 and family 👨👩👧👦. Facing near bankruptcy, she sold her mom’s sentimental jewels 💍 to fund a $5,000 real estate mentorship, changing her life forever. Early Struggles & Challenges ⚡ 🔹 Ran a UPS-style business & a tile-cleaning venture 🧱—both nearly led to bankruptcy. 🔹 Took extra jobs ...
Mar 13, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Looking to scale your real estate portfolio, whether you’re brand-new or a seasoned pro? Mark Ritter—CEO of Member Business Financial Services (MBFS)—shares how credit unions can fund deals of all sizes, from smaller rentals to expansive commercial properties worth $40 million. He’s spent 25 years in the credit union industry, and in this episode, he explains how flexible loan terms, competitive rates, and a focus on relationships set credit unions apart from big banks. 🏦 1️⃣ Meet Mark Ritter M...
Mar 08, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 146
If you’re juggling a full-time W2 job and dreaming of a real estate side business, this episode is for you! Karl Skrypak, a licensed realtor in Pittsburgh and high-income professional, shares his down-to-earth journey of flipping houses while working his day job. 💼🏠 He explains how, in a high-interest rate environment, he pivoted from traditional bank loans to raising private capital by leveraging his 10+ years of real estate experience and solid resume. 🤝🔥 Key Insights from the Episode: 1️⃣...
Feb 27, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 145
If you’ve ever wondered how to juggle a demanding day job with real estate investing, buckle up! Karl Skrypak was crushing it in a sales career by day while quietly flipping real estate on the side, adding rentals, and stacking over 25 wholesale deals under his belt. Below is a snapshot of his story. SHOW NOTES Early Influence & Real Estate Spark ⚡ • Karl jumped in around 2015, buying foreclosures for rentals when they were still easy to find. • His first project? A live-in flip—he actually ...
Feb 20, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Michael is a Navy veteran and former airline pilot ✈️ who pivoted from 1,300+ multifamily units to diving deep into the dynamic world of hotel ownership and syndications 🏨. Early on, he read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” tried (and sometimes failed) landlord strategies, and even lost his own home before bouncing back stronger than ever. Key Lessons from His Journey Early Struggles: Michael admits he learned by trial and error—sometimes literally knocking on doors and asking for seller financing. Creati...
Feb 13, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Michael is a Navy veteran and former airline pilot ✈️ who pivoted from 1,300+ multifamily units to diving deep into the dynamic world of hotel ownership and syndications 🏨. Early on, he read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” tried (and sometimes failed) landlord strategies, and even lost his own home before bouncing back stronger than ever. Key Lessons from His Journey Early Struggles: Michael admits he learned by trial and error—sometimes literally knocking on doors and asking for seller financing. Creati...
Feb 06, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Tiffany is a full-time sales executive in Richmond, Virginia who struck gold with real estate as her side hustle! 🏆🏠 She jumpstarted her journey by “house hacking” at age 22—inviting a roommate to help cover her mortgage 🛏️💰. Scaling While Employed Tiffany balances her 9-to-5 by time blocking ⏰📅, waking up early 🌅, and using travel downtime to underwrite deals or tune in to podcasts 🎧. She prefers long-term rentals and invests in multifamily properties, all while thriving in her tech care...
Jan 30, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Managing Life and Investing in Real Estate Actively as an Airline Pilot with Steve Rozenberg ✈️🏠 Meet Steve Rozenberg Steve Rozenberg is a commercial pilot ✈️ who turned a career setback into a wealth-building journey. After a 9/11 furlough threatened his job security, Steve embraced real estate, mastering creative financing and building one of Texas’s fastest-growing property management companies. From low-income rentals to mobile home parks 🏘️ and self-storage 🔒, Steve has balanced his avia...
Jan 23, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 140
In this episode, Jeremy LeMere walks us through how he balanced a demanding engineering job and a growing family while investing in single-family homes, multifamily properties, and ultimately self-storage units. 🤯✨ Early Moves & Why He Exited Single-Family ⚡ Between 2010 and 2015, Jeremy picked up many single-family houses when the market was ripe for deals. Eventually, he saw rising interest rates and stretched prices making cash flow tough, so he divested his entire single-family portfoli...
Jan 16, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 139
In this episode, Jeremy Lemere walks us through how he balanced a demanding job and a growing family while investing in single-family homes, duplexes, multifamily properties, and even self-storage units. 🤯✨ Things Discussed: Early Influence & Real Estate Spark ⚡ Childhood Exposure: Jeremy’s parents owned a few properties in the 80s, inspiring him from a young age. Great Recession Wake-Up Call: Witnessing layoffs motivated him to seek additional income, leading him to rehab distressed homes ...
Jan 09, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Hey everyone! I’m excited to share this awesome interview featuring Phillip, president of Signing Services of America—a nationwide notary signing service based in Atlanta. He’s been helping auto and mortgage lenders streamline their loan closings since 2016. If you’re involved in real estate or just curious about how notaries help deals run smoothly, this is for you! 🏠 Key Highlights • Wet vs. Online Signatures: Lenders call the shots on whether a signature has to be physical or digital. Philli...
Jan 02, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Allow us to introduce Nic DeAngelo, widely recognized as the “fixed income GOAT” in real estate, who leads Saint Investment Group with a $206M portfolio across 20+ states and 500+ mortgage notes. He began his career during the Great Recession by exchanging free labor for hands-on experience—no paycheck required! Through this approach, Nic built top-tier industry connections and refined his deal-making abilities. Early Hustle: While many were alarmed by record foreclosures ❗🏚️, Nic noticed that ...
Dec 27, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 136
🚀 Ever wonder if you can keep your day job AND invest in real estate? Stewart Heath, a CPA 🧮, shows you how by focusing on stable, cash-flowing medical office buildings 🏥. He avoids risky tenants, works backward from desired returns, and uses careful strategies so you can grow wealth without leaving your career. 💼🔥 🔑 What You’ll Learn: 1️⃣ Balancing Work & Investing 📌 Stewart stays fully employed as a CPA while investing in fully-leased properties. He’s all about reliable income right...
Dec 19, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 135
