The Kash & Dash Show

The easy money crowd is getting a reality check. Repairs cost real money, deals take work, and the strategy that worked yesterday might not work tomorrow. Ted shares what’s really happening with his Louisville and Yutan car washes—from a $1,700 paint purchase to rebuilding a property that has been shut down for three years. He explains why he’s taking the Yutan location cashless, the upgrades he’s...

Still chasing paperwork, writing every follow-up, and trying to remember a hundred little tasks? You might be doing work AI could already help take off your plate. In Week 6 of our AI Series, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner welcome back Neil Gallus of Build With Operators to discuss practical ways business owners and real estate investors can put AI to work. From estimating rehab costs and organizing...

Five rental houses. Zero vacancy. Zero tenant turns. Michael Freed shares why his Oxford House rentals have become his favorite properties—and why he’d choose them over another Airbnb. Our first-ever interview guest returns to The Kash and Dash Show to catch up with hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner on everything that’s changed since episode 2. After leaving a $170,000-a-year electrical career to...

A big real estate portfolio doesn’t mean you have cash to pay the next big repair bill. And another “great deal” might be the last thing your life needs. On this Unscripted episode of The Kash and Dash Show, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner get honest about the gap between building wealth and actually feeling financially secure. Owen shares why he’s planning to pull nearly $200,000 in equity from seven...

If you’re only using AI to answer questions and rewrite emails, you’re barely scratching the surface. In Episode 355 of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner join Collin Schwartz and Neil Gallus for another installment of Build With Operators. This time, we’re asking the questions business owners actually care about: What can AI take off my plate? How do I protect my informatio...

What good is building wealth if you’re too burned out to enjoy the life you’re building? Rachel Vaida joins Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner for a conversation that starts with a real estate deal gone sideways and gets personal fast. From leaving healthcare to making just $2,000 on her first flip, Rachel shares how she found her footing in real estate—and why owning hundreds of doors was never her goal...

Your business idea sounds great. But what happens when someone builds something better? In Episode 353 of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch & Owen Dashner dig into a question every entrepreneur should ask: What could a competitor do to make your business obsolete—and why aren’t you working on that idea yourself? Inspired by a conference talk from a Shazam co-founder, Ted shares his idea...

A property management company discovered it had double-paid vendors $60,000. The problem? Scattered receipts, manual follow-ups, and a process that made expensive mistakes easy to miss. In Episode 4 of Build With Operators on The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner welcome back Collin Schwartz and Neil Gallus to talk about how they’re using AI to solve real business problems. Col...

A $2.8 million lawsuit. An $80,000-plus loss on a separate flip. And a moment when Sergio Martinez seriously questioned whether real estate was worth it. In Episode 351 of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch & Owen Dashner sit down with investor and Realtor Sergio Martinez for an honest conversation about getting started, taking some expensive hits, and building a business around relation...

Should regulators just end wholesaling already? Ted Kaasch isn’t holding back—and Owen Dashner sees opportunity in the very changes making investors rethink their next move. In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show Unscripted, Ted and Owen debate proposed wholesaling restrictions, the fallout from bad actors, and what tighter rules could mean for investors, sellers, and hard money lenders. Ted ar...

If every decision, email, and maintenance request has to go through you, your business can only move as fast as you do. And working longer hours won’t fix that. In Part 3 of the Build With Operators AI series, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner bring you Collin Schwartz’s live presentation from Omaha REIA—the event that sparked this eight-part series. Collin breaks down how real estate investors an...

A handshake deal. A $100,000 payday. Then, five minutes later, a phone call with a million-dollar offer. Mark Rollag joins hosts Ted Kaasch & Owen Dashner on Episode 348 of The Kash and Dash Show to share how a farm deal turned into a much bigger payday—for the guy he’d just agreed to sell it to. From selling a $32 million private jet to finding overlooked opportunities in farmland, Mark share...

Is wholesaling becoming more trouble than it’s worth? Ted’s take: “Just end it.” In episode 347 of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner get into the growing pressure on real estate wholesalers, takeaways from Omaha REIA’s wholesale transactions event, and proposed Nebraska changes that could reshape how deals get done. They debate the impact on sellers, investors, and lenders—...

What if your next marketing hire wasn’t a hire at all? In Part 2 of our eight-part AI series, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner welcome back Neil Galas and Collin Schwartz, alongside special guest Aaron, to explore how business owners can turn AI into something that actually saves time and makes money. Neil shares how he uses AI to turn original content into 100–150 marketing pieces—a workflow he estima...

A great pitch doesn’t mean a great investment. And trusting someone with your money doesn’t mean you can stop paying attention. Real estate CPA, investor, and author Ted Lanzaro joins Ted Kaasch & Owen Dashner on The Kash and Dash Show to talk about what happens when investors overlook the numbers. He works with more than 100 investment groups—but says he’d invest his own money with only about...

Owning millions in real estate doesn’t mean you have the cash to fix what breaks. In episode 344 of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch & Owen Dashner get honest about the expensive side of investing: surprise repairs, shrinking margins, and money tied up in properties when you need it most. Owen shares how a potential $300,000–$500,000 elevator replacement forced him to rethink his cash...

You’re using AI to write emails. What if it could handle the work that’s eating your entire day? In Episode 343 of The Kash and Dash Show, we kick off Build with Operators, an eight-part AI series featuring Neil Galas and Collin Schwartz. They share how they’re putting AI to work inside their businesses—and why getting better results starts with giving it better context. Neil breaks down how he tu...

What happens when the career you love starts costing you moments you can’t get back? Jacob “Jake” Stevenson spent 12 years coaching college wrestling. But when his wife called to tell him their son had won his first wrestling match, Jake was somewhere else—coaching someone else’s kid. He was crying in the corner of a match, realizing his future might need to look different. In episode 342 of The K...

Ted wanted the grass mowed. A misunderstanding over the scope of work turned into a $5,000 landscaping expense—and a tough decision about protecting relationships in a small town. In Episode 341 of The Kash and Dash Show, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner are back for an Unscripted conversation about the surprises that come with owning businesses, renovating properties, and raising a family. Ted shares...

A box of old car key fobs was sitting at a dealership collecting dust. J.J. Feregrino saw an opportunity—and says that discovery led to more than $100 million in total revenue over the next 15 years. In episode 340 of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with J.J., “The Key Fob King,” for a wild, honest conversation about failed businesses, taking chances, and buildin...

Ted Kaasch officially closed on another car wash—but buying the property was the easy part. Now he has to bring a condemned business back to life, navigate commercial financing, and turn a property that has been closed for three years into a profitable operation. If the plan works, the project could create as much as $100,000 in equity. Ted and Owen break down the challenges of using the BRRRR str...

Ben Harral’s story is about much more than real estate. In this raw and honest conversation, Ben opens up about growing up around rental properties, struggling with addiction, serving time in prison, and the difficult road that led him to 12 years of sobriety. He shares how his choices affected his marriage and family, why recovery remains a daily battle, and what keeps him moving forward when lif...

This episode goes off the rails—and that is putting it mildly. Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner debate their final meals, share the story of a missing cat with a secret hiding spot, uncover three dumpsters of surprises inside a newly purchased property, and discuss the strange things that happen while flipping houses. Ted also previews an upcoming conversation about addiction, prison, recovery, and wha...

What happens when your first employee quits on opening day? Shane Taylor has spent more than 20 years building businesses, investing in real estate, and learning some expensive lessons along the way. After completing nearly 100 real estate transactions with longtime partner Lance White, Shane stepped away from his corporate career and purchased a martial arts franchise—one day after the country sh...

Ted bought another car wash—but he wasn’t the highest bidder. In Episode 335 of The Kash and Dash Show, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner break down how Ted won a competitive self-serve car wash deal despite facing nearly a dozen other offers, including several reportedly higher than his. Ted explains how he made his offer attractive by keeping it clean, removing unnecessary contingencies, using hard mo...