The Julian Castle Show

Owen Barrett is a clean energy entrepreneur, multifamily solar expert, and founder of the Shine solar company. He has overseen over $60 million in clean energy projects, helping multifamily owners install onsite solar to reduce carbon emissions while significantly increasing property value and cash flow. In today’s episode, Owen joins me to break down his journey from growing up in a middle-class...

Chandler Saine is a filmmaker, business operator, and strategist known for helping real estate wholesalers transition from chaotic hustle into structured operations that produce consistent $100K months. He specializes in building systems, processes, and operator-led businesses that don’t rely on the owner doing everything themselves. In today’s episode, Chandler joins me to break down how wholesal...

Nathan Payne is a 7+ years real estate investor, founder of Painless Flipping, and one of the few voices in this industry who isn’t addicted to the hype, secrets, or fake flexing. He built his entire business on actual sales skills, and he’s now helping investors consistently close 2-3 deals a month without burning money on bad leads or lying to sellers. In today’s episode, Nathan joins me to expl...

Don Costa is a real estate investor who lost everything during the 2008 market crash, over a million dollars in debt, and rebuilt from zero to running one of the top house-flipping and wholesaling companies in the country.  In today’s episode, Don joins Julian Castle to share what it really takes to rebuild after rock bottom and create a business that lasts. We talk about how to start flipping hou...

Antonio Cucciniello is a real estate investor, content creator, and former software engineer who left his 9-5 to build a life of freedom through smart investing and social media. Today, he manages a 20-unit family rental portfolio generating $20,000 in monthly revenue, runs a successful flipping company, and earns over $110,000 a year from his content business, all while helping others get started...

Emilio Lara is a 22-year-old real estate investor who has already made more than $2 million in wholesaling. He went from cold calling at 17 to building a business that brings in $70K to $90K a month, and has since grown a strong buyers list and a small team that continues to scale his business. In this episode, Emilio shares the systems and skills it really takes to go from zero experience to buil...

Donovan Camarotti is a real estate entrepreneur who grew from managing 42 simultaneous flips to building a profitable wholesaling operation across Florida. He has closed dozens of high-value transactions, generated consistent six-figure monthly profits, and developed a scalable system that combines wholesaling, novations, and high-return flips. In this episode, Donovan explains how he balances who...

Watson Saintsulne is a salsa and bachata instructor turned full-time real estate wholesaler from Philadelphia. After losing his job, he built a lean, high-profit business earning $100K - $250K a year. In 2023, he made $120K from just six deals, averaging $18K each, with an 8.1x ROI on only $13K in Facebook and Instagram ads. In this episode, Watson shares how he made the leap from a 9-to-5 to full...

Bobby Seegmiller, known as “The Bank Whisperer,” is a seasoned investor who’s helped thousands of homeowners and investors close profitable pre-foreclosure and foreclosure deals. He specializes in negotiating directly with lenders and distressed homeowners to create win-win real estate outcomes.  In today’s episode, Bobby joins me to reveal how he got started in foreclosure investing, including th...

Devan Carroll is a real estate entrepreneur who went from making $43K a year to building a multimillion dollar virtual wholesaling and development empire by the age of 26. In today’s episode, Devan shares how he entered the real estate world through mentorship, learned every role from lead manager to COO, and eventually launched his own operation that now generates over $1.5M a year. He walks us t...

Fidel Guajardo is a seven-figure real estate entrepreneur and the founder of RGV HomeBuyer. In just three years, he built a lean, high-margin business doing wholesaling, novations, and virtual deals, netting up to 75% profit in some months. In today’s episode, Fidel joins me to walk through how he scaled his real estate business from early losses to closing over $220K/month in revenue with a small...

Alfath Ahmed is one of the Midwest’s fastest-rising real estate investors and agents. In under three years, he went from working a 9-to-5 as a corporate engineer to closing 80+ deals per year, owning 15+ rentals, and generating nearly $600,000 in revenue through real estate. In today’s episode, Alfath joins me to break down how he left his engineering job and dove headfirst into real estate, event...

Dustin Hillis is President of SafeSpaceGlobal.ai (SSGC), a publicly traded AI company saving lives. Formerly CEO of Southwestern's 20-company portfolio overseeing 2,000 salespeople, he now pioneers AI safety solutions for schools, healthcare, prisons, and transportation. Under his leadership, SSGC's market cap surged from $7M to $150M in under a year. In today’s episode, Dustin shares his...

Jon Lallande is a former Recon Marine who turned his discipline and grit into a multi-million dollar real estate empire. Today, he's a leading wholesaler with a 7-figure business, and a respected sales trainer teaching investors how to close more deals using human behavior-based strategies. In this episode, Jon shares the full story of how he went from military service to managing a portfolio...

Daniel McClam is a former commercial real estate broker turned serial wholesaler who’s completed over 150 deals in just 18 months. Today, he’s the co-founder of InvestorBase, a fast-dispo software helping wholesalers find real buyers and close deals faster. In today's episode, Daniel shares his entire real estate journey, including how he built a tech product that saved his business when his b...

Ari Page is the founder and CEO of Fund & Grow, a company that’s helped thousands of entrepreneurs get up to $250,000 in 0% interest business credit without using their personal credit or giving away ownership.  In today’s episode, Ari shares how he went from working a blue-collar job to building an 8-figure company that’s helped fund over $2 billion for small business owners, real estate inve...

Harrison Goldblatt is a real estate investor, educator, and entrepreneur on a mission to expand affordable housing in high-opportunity markets. From house hacking to flipping entire portfolios, Harrison has grown his real estate business from 0 to 83 units in just a few years.  In today's episode, Harrison shares how he scaled his real estate business so fast that he added 65 units in a single...

Giovanni Borges is a Florida-based attorney who’s handled over 1,500 legal cases and helped investors recover or protect more than $100 million. He is the go-to legal expert for real estate investors navigating complex legal territory, from title disputes to multi-layered probate. In this episode, Giovanni shares the legal strategies that separate average investors from elite ones and how understa...

John Bianchi, known in the real estate world as “The Airbnb Data Guy,” has built a reputation for transforming overwhelmed investors into confident short-term rental (STR) owners through one core superpower: data analysis. In today’s episode, John shares how he went from burnout to building a business that’s helped investors close over 220 profitable Airbnb deals. He talks about how he used data t...

Matthew Porcaro went from a burned-out engineer to a real estate investor who figured out how to buy houses for almost nothing down and get tenants to pay his mortgage.  In this episode of the Rare Minds Podcast, Matthew spills the secrets of the FHA 203K loan, a little-known government program that lets you buy fixer-uppers, renovate them with the bank’s money, and walk away with instant equity....

In this week's episode of Rare Mind, we interviewed Felipe Mejia. Felipe Mejia started investing in real estate at 18, with no money, no mentor, and no big plan, just hustle. Today, he owns 21 rental properties worth over $11 million and brings in more than $21,000 a month in cash flow.  In today's episode, Felipe joins me to share the exact steps he used to build real wealth from scratch. He shar...

In this week's episode of Rare Mind, we interviewed Oscar Quintana. Oscar Quintana is a real estate investor who found success in a space most people don’t know exists. After losing a $3M business and falling $250K into debt, he rebuilt his life by focusing on asset recovery, helping families claim money from inherited properties they didn’t even know they owned. In today’s episode, Oscar shar...

In this week's episode of Rare Mind, we interviewed Cherif Medawar. Cherif Medawar is a commercial real estate investor, educator, and the founder of CMREI and CREPR. With over $100M in assets under management and a reputation for mastering triple-net leases, Cherif has turned real estate into an art form by focusing on safety, cash flow, and long-term strategy. In today’s episode, Cherif shar...

In this week's episode of A-List Conversations, we interviewed Tom Mckay. Tom McKay is a real estate investing legend with over 40 years of experience, owning tens of millions in property and generating hundreds of thousands in monthly rent. He started at just 19 years old with $500 and turned it into a multi-million-dollar empire through strategic flips, creative financing, and land deals. In thi...

In this week's episode of A-List Conversations, we interviewed Ryan Bakke. Ryan Bakke, CPA, is a real estate investor, tax strategist, and founder of a multi-million-dollar CPA firm. Today, he owns $3M worth of real estate that brings in $18K a month, and his growing CPA firm is on track to hit $5M in revenue. Now, Ryan specializes in helping investors legally minimize taxes and build wealth.  In...