EP. 238: Jack Hoss - How Real Estate Investors Are Using AI to Flip Houses

Jack Hoss is the owner of RealDealCrew and host of the RealDealCast podcast, with over 850 episodes recorded. In this episode, Jack breaks down how he flips houses in the Fargo/Moorhead market, how he uses AI to underwrite multifamily deals, and the local SEO strategy that keeps his business visible and competitive online. If you're a real estate investor, operator, or entrepreneur looking to put AI to work in your business, this one is packed with practical takeaways you can use right now. What We Cover: - Jack's house flipping approach in Fargo/Moorhead targeting 250-300k ARV properties - How he builds every deal around a 20% return target - Using AI to underwrite multifamily properties faster and smarter - The AI phone receptionist setup that handles inbound calls automatically - Google Business Profile and Bing Business Profile as a local SEO foundation - How Jack uses Claude Projects to get consistent outputs and avoid AI slop - Why he recommends Claude's Cowork feature and OpenAI Codex - Lessons from 850+ podcast episodes on what actually moves the needle Connect with Jack Hoss: RealDealCast Podcast:  @RealDealCast   RealDealCrew: https://realdealcrew.com/ Connect with Jason Fishman: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jafishman/ Connect with Digital Niche Agency: Website: www.digitalnicheagency.com Subscribe to Test. Optimize. Scale. for weekly conversations on growth marketing, business strategy, and what is actually working right now. CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Meet Jack Hoss and Real Deal Crew 4:00 - House flipping in the Fargo/Moorhead market 8:30 - Targeting 250-300k ARV and why 20% returns is the number 13:00 - Using AI to underwrite multifamily properties 18:00 - The AI phone receptionist setup 22:30 - Local SEO: Google Business Profile and Bing Business Profile strategy 27:00 - Claude Projects and how to avoid AI slop 32:30 - Claude Cowork and OpenAI Codex recommendations 37:00 - Lessons from 850 podcast episodes 41:00 - Where to find Jack