480: Flipping $40M in One Year By Treating Agents Like Gold

Cade Silva breaks down how he flipped $40M in just one year across 15 deals by building agent-first relationships instead of chasing sellers. He explains why paying full commissions unlocked better deals, how he scaled into high-end flips, and the systems he uses to manage risk, contractors, and capital in today’s market. KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Cade Silva’s Real Estate Business 1:34 - Working With Investors As An Agent 2:57 - The Deals He’s Done This Year & Scaling 7:41 - His Current Deals & The Formula He Uses 11:28 - What His Day To Day Looks Like 12:56 - Why He Went All In On Flipping 17:21 - His Biggest Challenge So Far 21:20 - More Tips From Cade 23:02 - Deals Where He Lost Money & Lessons Learned 27:24 - Keeping Deals As Rentals & Direct To Seller Marketing 31:07 - Getting Funding 32:50 - What He Wants To Learn From CG 33:58 - Who He’s Learned A Lot From 35:54 - The Worst Advice He’s Ever Gotten & Podcasts He Likes 38:29 - What He Likes Other Than Real Estate 39:50 - Extra Questions From Moustafa 42:07 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Cade Silva https://www.instagram.com/cadejsilva Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/