Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show #19 "St Paul's Rent Control Mess" with Nate Hood. Nathaniel Hood is a dad, husband, St Paul Planning Commissioner, and real estate investor. He resides in Ward 3 and also works for Hennepin County in Community Works. Previously, Nate was on the Highland District Council and chaired its Transportation Committee. He is also my neighbor! He does not like rent control. We sit down with Nate for a solid 1.5 hours, discussing (obviously) rent control, but also bu...
Mar 10, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 21
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show #18: "From Drywaller to $2m Flips" - Corey Wright Corey Wright is a real estate investor living in Minnetonka MN. He grew up in North Minneapolis and got a job installing sheetrock in the early 00's, often working for home flippers. Corey tells us how his curiosity lead him to networking with house flippers, learning other trades, and eventually going off on his own ventures. Over the years Corey built successful house flipping, property management, and rea...
Mar 03, 2025•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 20
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show #17 - New Year, New Laws w/ Brad Schaeppi Brad Schaeppi is an attorney from Minneapolis, currently living with his family in Minnetonka. Brad brings a unique combination of skills and experience to our show—primarily as a full-time real estate attorney, but also as a landlord, former city council representative, father, and fifth-generation Minneapolis resident. Today's episode is a long one, because there is a LOT to cover over the past few years of Minnes...
Feb 24, 2025•2 hr 57 min•Ep. 19
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show #16 - "Quitting Your W2 After Deal #1" w/ Andrew Street Andrew Street has been a friend of the pod for a very long time and we are excited to finally have him on! Andrew and his wife Tammy purchased a duplex in 2020 with Adam and Tim - a BEAUTIFUL 1860s up/down in the heart of Hastings MN. They turned the upper unit into an STR... and it paid their entire mortgage! Fast forward to 2025, Andrew and his wife have travelled the US in an RV while their duplex h...
Feb 17, 2025•58 min•Ep. 18
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show #15- Minneapolis Sales/Rental Data and Trends: No guest for this episode - Adam and Tim dive into the Minneapolis rental, housing, and small multifamily markets. This episode is a continuation of the Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Meetup, which can be found at Meetup.com and takes place once per month at various locations throughout the metro. In this episode we share our findings, including some surprises and valuable insights. Our main takeaway - while...
Feb 10, 2025•48 min•Ep. 17
TCREI Show #14 - Househacking w/ Twins, Abby and Vicky Hidalgo Did you know we host a monthly meetup? Well, it's true. And this meetup happens on the first Tuesday of *most months, and this is where we met Abby and Vicky. Adam's former teammate Jeff has represented these two in a handful of transactions - starting when they took the plunge into duplex living from their comfortable single family in Farmington. This was years ago - now they have a nice little portfolio of small multifamily on thei...
Feb 03, 2025•57 min•Ep. 16
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show #13 - 5X Househack MVP Adam Widder Adam Widder is a commercial asset manager living in Crocus Hill, St Paul. He got his start in real estate flipping a home with his wife while stationed in Kansas. The profits from this single flip ended up funding his first and second househack deals - a triplex and duplex on the West Side of St Paul. Adam then went on to househack a third and fourth time - building a small multifamily portfolio in solid B class neighborho...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 15
How should the average Minnesotan approach real estate investing in 2025? Real estate content on the internet/social media can be inspiring and helpful - but not always practical when it comes to everyone's market and financial situation. Adam gives his two cents on the downsides to real estate "influencers", ideas for practical investing in 2025, the current state of the market, and much more.
Jan 23, 2025•37 min•Ep. 14
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show #12 - Building a Modest St Paul Residential Portfolio w/ Linda Alter Linda has been a real estate professional since the mid 1990s - and has made St Paul her home for the majority of that time. A few key residential purchases throughout her career have put Linda in a comfortable place for her eventual retirement - and the relationships she's gained along the way are priceless. Linda has a fantastic track record of working with investors in the 1-4 unit spac...
Jan 20, 2025•59 min•Ep. 13
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show - #11 - Kurt Pauley Kurt Pauley is an investor and commercial real estate broker. He got his start by investing in residential and small multifamily properties in cheaper out of state markets, and later entered the commercial world of mixed use buildings in Minneapolis. Kurt also helps clients buy and sell similar properties. Kurt is a smart guy - very straightforward and to the point. He’s easy to talk to and has a right-sized ego about his accomplishments...
Jan 07, 2025•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 12
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show - #10 - Tayna Rooney Tanya Rooney is a real estate investor, airbnb host, and podcaster. She stumbled into the world of short term rentals accidentally when one of her flips didn’t sell, a large home in Summit University of St Paul. Fast forward 4 years later - she has 5 of them throughout Minneapolis/St Paul. Tanya brings fantastic energy and her specific brand of blunt, straightforward advice to this podcast. Anyone looking to invest in short term rentals...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 11
The Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show - Episdoe #9 - Matt Brown Matt Brown is a real estate coach and VP of Growth for our regional Coldwell Banker. He was a pivotal role model for Adam when he made the transition to being a full time agent, and continues to be a mentor for new and seasoned agents/investors throughout the Twin Cities. In this episode we get into the market crash of 2008 and the fall out thereafter, Matt and Tim were both active investors and real estate professionals during...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 10
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show #8 - Lending Changes and Rent Control Adam and Tim are on their own this week, diving into the topics of lending changes for 2024 and Twin Cities politics. Tim shares plenty of new lending guidelines for the upcoming year, many of which will have a direct impact on local investors. Conventional and FHA loan limits have risen to the point where no 2-4 unit househacker should have trouble staying under the max - a problem we use to run into more frequently. T...
Dec 16, 2024•57 min•Ep. 9
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show - #7 - Kirk Duckwall Kirk Duckwall has been a real estate professional in the Twin Cities for over 20 years. He is the co-owner of BRIX Real Estate, a full-service boutique brokerage serving the greater Minneapolis/St Paul area. Kirk began his real estate education in the early 2000s. With a background in the construction industry he gave flipping try - with varying degrees of success. While Kirk doesn't currently invest in real estate (besides his primary ...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 8
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show ! Kwame Osafo-Addo is an attorney and real estate investor living in Long Lake, MN. We were introduced to Kwame through the Realtor he used to purchase his first primary home in Minnesota a few years back, and since then he’s become a friend and a trusted resource for our clients with landlord/tenant disputes. Kwame has the unique experience of having represented hundreds of tenants in legal actions over the years, making him a fantastic resource for landlo...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 7
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show - #5 - Liz Sibet When we set out to make the TCREI Show we had a particular vision - we wanted to show a full spectrum of local real estate investors. So far we've heard from folks with a little as 2 doors and 3 years of experience - and I think some of those interviews will be the most helpful to our audience in sharing actionable advice. We also need to show the other end of the spectrum - investors who have scaled and operate at an extremely high level. ...
Nov 25, 2024•58 min•Ep. 6
No guest for this episode - Adam and Tim dive into the St Paul rental, housing, and small multifamily markets. This episode is a continuation of the Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Meetup, which can be found at Meetup.com and takes place once per month at various locations throughout the metro. In this episode we share our findings, including some surprises and valuable insights. Our main takeaway - while the data is interesting, valuable, and will ultimately help newer investors navigate the ...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 5
Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Show Tyler Nash is a real estate investor out of Forest Lake, MN. He got his start with an off-market single family purchase in North Branch, MN a little over 10 years ago, which set him up nicely for his next few deals. Tyler bought a smaller duplex with Adam in 2020 on the east side of St Paul, followed by a 7 unit in the western suburbs. Now Tyler is focusing on smaller commercial multifamily with a contractor partner. Tyler is an all-around great guy to work...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 4
Election Day Episode! If high school friends aren’t fighting in the comments I will consider this Tafeltime a failure. Don’t let that happen ! Also- interest rates, homebuyer credits, “early?” retirement, crypto bros, and so much more. You can find my TCREI Show w/ Tim Swierczek AND Tafeltime on all podcast platforms ! And YouTube! I hope everyone gets out to vote tomorrow - thanks for tuning in.
Nov 04, 2024•19 min•Ep. 3
Rianna Redig is a local real estate investor. She got her start in 2015 buying single family homes in a cheaper yet livable area of South Minneapolis. She then focused on 2-4 unit multifamily, buying duplexes in Richfield with her partner. Rianna is now purchasing, renovating, and managing commercial office spaces in the Rochester area. Her target tenants are professionals like attorneys, massage therapists, and estheticians. Want to schedule a meeting with Adam and Tim? Go to TwinCitiesRealEsta...
Nov 03, 2024•56 min•Ep. 2
Adam Tafel and Tim Swierczek interview each other for their podcast debut. The guys discuss their vision for the show, their personal growth and challenges as real estate investors, and what guests can expect moving forward.
Oct 28, 2024•58 min•Ep. 1
