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Groundbreakers — 104 episodes

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How Pacific Workplaces Is Turning Flexible Office Into a 25% IRR Real Estate Strategy

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From Wholesaling to Build-to-Rent: Scaling a Modern Real Estate Investment Firm

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Engineering Discipline in Real Estate: Nuclear Risk Thinking Meets Multifamily Investing

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From Medical School to $40M Raised: Trust, Syndication, and Scaling Real Estate

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Unlocking Venture Secondaries: Access, Alignment, and the New Private Market

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Rebuilding America: Disaster Housing, Modular Innovation, and the Future of Real Estate

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The Modular Development Playbook with Greg Guido & DJ Van Keuren of Evergreen Property Partners

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Building Faster and Smarter with Modular Housing with Greg Talcott of Rastegar Capital

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Why Most Real Estate Developments Fail Before They’re Built with Chris Lawrence CEO of OFL Group

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How Jinil Patel Raised Millions Without a Big Brand

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How Real Estate GPs Are Actually Using AI with Jake Heller

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Why Brand Is the New Bottleneck in Capital Raising

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How Hayato Hori Is Building Multifamily in Supply Constrained Markets

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How Modular Construction and AI Could Redefine Development with Nolan Ausan of Rovo Industries Group

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How Emanuel Stafilidis Built a 200 Home Portfolio Using Seller Financing

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How a Father-Son Duo Scaled a Real Estate Business Together

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Why Shannon Robnett is Betting Big on Industrial and Triple Net Deals

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How a Toledo Firefighter Built a 300-unit Multifamily Portfolio

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Why Co-Living Is the Most Underpriced Asset in Real Estate

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Danny Flores on Scaling Prime Capital, Breaking Into New Markets, and Lessons from 18 Full-Cycle Multifamily Deals

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Charles Rosano on Building 30–40% Return Co-Living Properties, AI-Driven Operations, and Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis at Scale

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Senior Living, Social Impact, and Scaling as a First-Time Syndicator with Vibha Salgamay

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Building Onarock Investments: How Jake Whitney is Turning a Passion for Real Estate into a $100M Portfolio

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Creative Financing, Cold Calling, and Building a $127M Portfolio with Matthew Teifke of TR3 Capital

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From 6th Grade Science Teacher to Real Estate Syndicator: How Katie Claxton Closed 2 Multifamily Deals in 90 Days

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How Brennor Downs & Mitchell Rice Are Scaling a Section 8-Focused Fund with a Mission-Driven, Cash-Flow-First Approach

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How Michael Mendoza Is Using Modular Construction and Opportunity Zones to Rebuild Communities and Deliver Faster, Smarter Housing

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Blending Hospitality, Tech, and Wellness: How René Bello is Redefining Real Estate with Atelier’s AI-Enabled, Short-Term Rental Condos

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Steven Johnson on Why He Stopped Being a Landlord and Started Buying Mortgage Notes Instead to Build Passive Wealth at Scale

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How Troy Evans is Building a Luxury Short Term Rental Fund by Blending Hospitality, Impact, and Investor Perks

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How Chad Freeman Built a 200-Pad Mobile Home Portfolio While Flying Full-Time and Helping Other Pilots Build Wealth

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How John Casmon Scaled to $145M in Multifamily by Turning Rejection Into Investor Trust

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How Radhika Rastogi Scaled to Nearly $15M AUM in Senior Living While Balancing a W-2, Motherhood, and Building Relik Capital Group

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From Deadliest Catch to Net-Zero Communities: How Jeff Hayton Built Luxe Living Homes by Prioritizing People, Energy, and Equity Investors

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How Brock Mogenson Scaled from House Hacking to Managing $50M in Industrial Real Estate — Lessons on Partnerships, Niches, and Building a Vertically Integrated Team

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Why Georgy Marrero Left an $800K Meta Job to Build a $28M Real Estate Portfolio

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How Lee Yoder Went from Practicing Physical Therapy to Scaling a $75M Real Estate Portfolio in the Midwest

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From Managing 450+ SFRs to $150M AUM: How Ben Bowerman Helped Scaled HPP Equity Across Student Housing, Multifamily, and More

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The 10x ROI Power of Cost Segregation: How Sean Graham Uses This Strategy to Boost Indefinitely Defer Taxes

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How Andrea Foley Scaled from Flipping Houses to Hotel Conversions and Launched a Car Wash Franchise Along the Way

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How Joey Schneider Scaled to 28 Units After a Career in Pharma, and Why He’s Focused on Educating Passive Investors Through Trinity Peak Partners & Ironton Capital

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How Jaideep Balekar Built a 550+ Unit Portfolio While Working at Deloitte, Vertically Integrated His Ops, and Avoided the Biggest LP Mistakes

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Why Ian Noble Sold His 15-Location Dry Cleaner Business, Burned Out as an Owner, and Now Helps Other Entrepreneurs Invest Passively Through Real Estate

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Episode 61: How Douglas Escobar Built a Two-Year Runway, Survived Corporate Layoffs, and Scaled to 2,000+ Units with a Fund-to-Fund Strategy

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How Cody Wiseman Left a $300K Tech Sales Job, Built a Two-Year Runway, and Scaled to 129 Units Through Hotel-to-Apartment Conversions

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How Gregory Laskody Closed $3B in CRE, Built MasterCRE to Open the Industry, and Why 2025 Will Reshape Capital Markets

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How Mathew Owens Rebuilt After Losing Everything in 2008, Flipped 1,000+ Homes, and Raised $150M in Private Capital

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How Mitchell Rice Raised $7M to Save His First Deal, Closed $500M+ in Transactions, and Now Converts Hotels into Housing

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How Zach Bagby and Courtney Erickson Built a $5M Real Estate Portfolio While Full Time in Tech

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Deploying $100M+ Into Mobile Homes, Mental Health Housing & Diverse Operators with Ryo Ishida of Rainbow Capital Partners

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How Chris Lento Went from House Hacking to Building a $100M Real Estate Portfolio

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How David Hamer Built a $15M Multifamily Portfolio by Finally Taking Action

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From Interior Design to $40M in Multifamily—How Chelsea Garber Uses Design to Unlock Value

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From Corporate Sales to 1,000+ Units: Brooke Ceballos-Piñero’s Playbook for Multifamily & NNN Investing

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Flipped 100+ Homes—Then He Went Bigger: Todd Dexheimer’s Path to Syndication

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Turning Legal Nightmares into Real Estate Gold: Rodrigo Camargo, Founder of Tantum

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Rolling Up Car Washes: How Adeola Oladimeji is Using Private Equity to Build a Cash Flow Empire

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From Family Business to a $160M Real Estate Portfolio: Joseph Root’s Approach to Chicago Real Estate

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1,700 Multifamily Units and Counting: How Dr. Rajkumar Venkatramani is Helping Physicians Invest in Real Estate

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From Medicine to a $40M Multifamily Portfolio: Victor Leite, Founder of 25/8 Capital

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From House Hacking to 250+ Mobile Home Lots: Jeff Flynn, Founder at Aspen Ridge Capital

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From Brokerage to $100M in Multifamily: Luis Frias, Founder of Caltex Capital Group

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Building a $30M Portfolio in Mortgage Notes: Christopher Seveney, CEO at 7e Investments

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Balancing a Corporate Career and a $40M Real Estate Portfolio: Shawn Dwyer, Founder of Golden Oak REI

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From Tech Sales to 5,000+ Multifamily Doors: Jeremy Dyer, Managing Partner at Starting Point Capital

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From Cold Calls to Closing Real Estate Deals: Jarod Alexander’s Journey in Multifamily Investing

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From Silicon Valley Brokerage to Multifamily Syndications: Arn Cenedella, Founder at Spark Investment Group

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From Capital Markets to Sustainable Real Estate: Jack Arevalo, Director at AVLV and Founder of STOA Capital

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From Passive Investor to Syndication Sucess: Ryan Byrne, Founder at Cashflow Capital Club

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From Local Roots to Queens Multifamily Impact: Jorge Jorge & Daniel Papa, Co-Founders of Leather Street Realty

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From Corporate Finance to Multifamily Success: Vessi Kapoulian, Managing Partner at DBA Capital Group

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35 Wholesale Deals in Year One: Jeff Ortiz, Founder of Ortiz Equity Group

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From Soil Science to Real Estate Private Equity: Jasmine Nazari, COO at Urban Green Investments

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Unlocking Creative Deals in Real Estate with Max Shah, CEO of ROS Capital

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Scaling a Multifamily Portfolio with In-House Operations: Justin Elliott, Managing Partner at BLVD Ventures

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From Wall Street to Multifamily Investing with Adam Dresher of Break of Day Capital

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From Private Equity to Building Wealth in Real Estate with Chutima Barrios of Rent Roll Capital

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Building a Family Office for the Average Family: Gurjote Sethi at Hukam Capital

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From Ministry to Real Estate Mastery: Nick Stromwall, Founder of Oak & Vine Capital

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Investing in Manufactured Housing with Leo Young of Cornell Communities

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Passion, Hustle, and Real Estate: How Michael Sambrowsky Built A Class Investments

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Unlocking Value: Retrofitting and Modular Construction in Real Estate with Aundre Oldacre, Co-Founder & MP at AoRa Development

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Scaling Up: Transitioning from Single-Family to Multifamily Investments with Anthony Gair from Wooded Oaks Capital Partners

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Rebuilding After the Storm: Overcoming Adversity in Real Estate with Eric Brody from ANAX

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Building the Future: PropTech, AI, and Real Estate Trends with Zach Aarons from MetaProp

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From Failed Startup to Million-Dollar ARR with Tem of Optemization

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Reflections building in the Built World with Sara Pearce-Probst

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Investing in Affordable Housing with Peter Neill of GSP REI

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From Children's Ministry to Real Estate Mogul with Dedee Boring of Boring & Co.

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Groundbreakers Episode 15: The Story of Goliath Data with Co-Founder Austin Beveridge

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Groundbreakers Episode 14: From Frontliners to Real Estate Investors

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Episode 13: The Gentle Art of Crushing with Randy Smith, Founder of Impact Equity

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Groundbreakers: Episode 12 - Interview with Patrick Traynor, Managing Director of Gamma Income

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Groundbreakers: Episode 11 - Interview with Calvin Lowe, Founder of PEACEquity

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Groundbreakers: Episode 10 - Interview with McKinsey Lux, CEO of Ride IQ

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Groundbreakers: Episode 9 - Interview with Chelsea Lamego, CEO of Fundminer

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Groundbreakers: Episode 8 - Interview with Luke Truitt, CEO of Bridgesplit

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Groundbreakers: Episode 7 - Interview with Tomas Garcia, CEO of ARX

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Groundbreakers: Episode 6 - Interview with Tony Plasencia, Co-founder of Underdog Protocol

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Groundbreakers: Episode 5 - Interview with Zach Gorman, Co-founder of BHR

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Groundbreakers: Episode 4 - Interview with George Bonanno, CEO of EmpireDAO

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Groundbreakers: Episode 3 - Interview with Sean O'Dowd

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Groundbreakers: Episode 2 - Interview with Julian Alvarez, CEO of Wisdolia

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Groundbreakers: Episode 1 - Interview with Daniel Godbout, CEO of Arrivo