EP 004 | 300 Funded Deals What Grant Smith Has Learned About Every Neighborhood

What does 300 funded real estate deals across Greater Cincinnati actually look like on a map?Grant Smith of Sharper Capital Partners has seen them all: flips, BRRRs, and everything in between. In this episode, he pulls up the data live and breaks down exactly which Cincinnati neighborhoods are producing the most activity, why some areas trend toward holding and others toward selling, and what separates the investors who are winning from the ones who aren't.We also cover:→ Why Kennedy Heights is the hottest flip market right now→ The Hamilton vs. Middletown divide (BRRR vs. flip)→ What investors consistently underestimate in older Cincinnati housing stock→ Grant's 4-pillar framework for competitive advantage in today's marketWhether you're new to Cincinnati or already investing here, this episode is a masterclass in reading the local market from someone with an unmatched data set.🎙 Guest: Grant Smith, founding partner of Sharper Capital Partners and co-owner of Rowling Homes.Timestamps:🏙 Topics: Hard money lending · Fix and flip · BRRR strategy · Cincinnati neighborhoods · Investor strategy00:00 - Welcome & Grant Smith Introduction02:15 - From Medical Devices to Hard Money Lending04:30 - Rowling Homes: Off-Market Buying & Flipping06:45 - 80+ Active Deals: Sharper Capital's Portfolio Snapshot09:00 - Cincinnati Market Map: Where Deals Are Happening12:30 - BRRR vs. Flip: Which Strategy Works Where16:00 - Spooky Nook Effect on Hamilton Real Estate19:15 - Kennedy Heights: Cincinnati's Hottest Flip Market22:00 - Affordable Housing Under $300K: The Real Opportunity25:30 - 4 Competitive Advantages of Successful Flippers28:00 - Hidden Traps: Septic, Well Water & Local Code31:45 - Old Cincinnati Homes: Underwrite What You Can't See35:00 - Real Deal Horror Stories from the Field39:30 - Cincinnati's Biggest Hidden Gem