The Kash & Dash Show

In this episode of The Kash & Dash Show, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Josh Kolbo, a real estate agent, investor, and creative finance operator who made the move from California back to Nebraska with his family. Josh shares what it was like buying and selling real estate in one of the most expensive markets in the country, how California appreciation helped him reset financially, a...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show Unscripted , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner kick things off with a hilarious story about Ted finally meeting Owen’s dad — and realizing he might actually be the coolest Dashner in the room. From there, Ted and Owen share their wins for the week. Ted talks about coaching his daughter’s volleyball team and the pride that comes with watching kids grow, lis...

In this episode of The Kash & Dash Show , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Jeff Charlton , founder of REI Print Mail , to talk about why direct mail is still one of the most powerful marketing tools in real estate. Jeff has been an entrepreneur since he was 14, built a major direct mail and printing company, and has bought 27 companies over the last 25 years. But this episode is...

This episode of The Kash & Dash Show — Unscripted with Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner is a little bit real estate, a little bit family life, and a whole lot of “this is why business is never as clean as people make it look online.” Ted and Owen talk Mother’s Day, Father’s Day traditions, dad memories, old business cards, garage sale chaos, Goodwill debates, and the random things that make you rea...

In this episode of The Kash & Dash Show , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Andre Galaviz , a Denver-based real estate investor, midterm rental operator, and software builder with a story that hits hard. Andre’s real estate journey started during COVID when he realized his job might not be as safe as he thought. That fear pushed him into BiggerPockets, real estate investing, hous...

In this episode of The Kash & Dash Show: Unscripted , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner are back with another loose, real, and all-over-the-place conversation — exactly how Unscripted should be. Ted and Owen kick things off with wedding stories, garage sale pain, anniversary chaos, and the kind of random life updates that make this show feel like a real conversation instead of a polished scrip...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Phil Henderson for a raw, honest, and powerful conversation about business, failure, family, and rebuilding your life. Phil shares how his entrepreneurial journey started young, from music and fight wear to concrete, combat sports, trucking, and now S-Panels Omaha. But this episode goes way deeper than busi...

Owen Dashner is out for this episode of The Kash & Dash Show , but Megan Ahern officially steps in as co-host alongside Ted Kaasch for another episode of The Unscripted . And this one goes exactly where an unscripted episode should go. Ted and Megan kick things off talking about AI-edited photos, why nobody wants to look like a fake plastic version of themselves, and how fast AI is starting to...

On this episode of The Kash and Dash Show , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Dylon Leslie , a quiet but gritty investor who built his real estate portfolio the hard way. Dylon’s story starts in small-town Nebraska, where he bought his first house at just 20 years old and used roommates to help cover the bills. What started as a simple house hack turned into a long run of creative mo...

Ted and Owen are back for another Unscripted episode, and this one feels like two buddies picking right back up where they left off. They talk real life, real estate, rough weeks, family moments, travel, and the kind of childhood memories that stick with you forever. Ted shares the highs and lows from closing four properties in a week while also dealing with expensive surprises at the car wash. Ow...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with J Scott for a wide-ranging conversation that goes way beyond real estate. J shares the wild story of his World Series of Poker run, how a painful lesson in taxes opened his eyes to wealth-building, and why his background in tech helped shape the way he built his real estate business. The guys dig into the differen...

In this laid-back kickoff to the new season of The Kash and Dash Show, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner go off script and just let it rip. From Ted’s St. Patrick’s Day tradition and Owen’s ongoing war with adult allergies, to a wild Omaha squatter story that turns into a bigger conversation about property rights, common sense, and protecting vacant houses, this episode feels like exactly what the title...

In this final REIA Radio episode of the current run, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner share a big update on what’s next for the podcast. After 300 episodes, they’re wrapping this chapter and getting ready to launch something new: The Kaasch & Dash Show . Ted and Owen talk about the vision behind the rebrand, why they want to expand beyond just real estate, and how the next season will also feature...

In this episode of REIA Radio, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Mike Bjork for a wide-ranging conversation on real estate, entrepreneurship, and the fast-moving world of AI. Mike shares his unexpected path into real estate, from his background in the fire department to building a high-producing real estate team that surpassed $100 million in volume by year three. He talks about what it wa...

In Episode 299, Ted and Owen close out the Real Estate Rundown era with a mix of humor, reflection, and real talk about business, real estate, and what is ahead for the podcast. Ted shares a frustrating city code violation tied to one of his long-held rental properties, which leads into a broader conversation about the realities of owning property over time and the random headaches that come with...

In Episode 298 of REIA Radio, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Jeff Ahern for a real and powerful conversation about resilience, reinvention, and building a life by design. Jeff shares his journey from growing up in Alaska and serving in the Marines to suffering a life-changing parachuting injury that forced him out of the military after 12 years. What felt like the end of everything beca...

Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner are back with another Real Estate Rundown on REIA Radio , covering real investor conversations, market uncertainty, tax strategy talk, and deal stories happening in real time. In this episode, they preview next week’s sit-down with Jeff Ahern , teasing his military background, real estate journey, and the story behind the investor many know as Megan Ahern’s other half....

In this episode of REIA Radio, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner share a live recording from a past Omaha REIA event featuring Fernando Angelucci, better known as the “Storage Stud.” Fernando breaks down how he went from the corporate world to building a major self-storage business and why he believes self-storage is one of the most overlooked opportunities in real estate. He shares why the asset...

In this episode of REIA Radio , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner cover a little bit of everything—from self-storage and redevelopment challenges to car wash ownership, off-market opportunities, and the random chaos that comes with building businesses in real estate. They kick things off by previewing Fernando Angelucci , also known as the Storage Stud , and his upcoming REIA Mastery Series event...

Dane Peterson joins Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner to unpack what it really looks like to go from “first rental” to scaling fast—mistakes and all. Dane shares how his early deals left way too much money in the property, what changed once he got smarter on banking, and why a HELOC flipped the switch from buying one at a time to building real momentum. They dig into tenant screening (hint: the score is...

Networking isn’t a “nice-to-have” in real estate—it’s the shortcut. Ted and Owen break down why expanding your circle is the fastest way to level up, avoid bad deals, and find the kinds of relationships that actually move the needle (including the behind-the-scenes partnerships you never hear about). Then it turns into a winter survival story: snowblower chaos (yes… the choke was on the whole time...

Dalton Hanson joins REIA Radio with hosts Ted Kaasch & Owen Dashner to share how he went from a corporate finance career to scaling a serious real estate operation across the Midwest. He breaks down the early experiences that wired him for rentals, the “control” factor that made him go all-in, and the key moves that helped him grow fast without pretending it was all smooth sailing. Dalton also...

In this Real Estate Rundown episode, Ted and Owen cover what’s happening in the market and what they’re seeing firsthand as active investors and operators. They talk through the behind-the-scenes push to grow the REIA Radio YouTube channel—what’s working, what’s not, and what changes they’re making to get more traction (without turning it into clickbait garbage). The conversation also gets into re...

In Episode 290 of REIA Radio , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Drew Tilgner — a young investor who jumped into real estate at 19 and started stacking experience fast. Drew walks through how he got started with house hacking , what he learned by actually doing deals (instead of just doom-scrolling BiggerPockets and calling it “research”), and how living in his own properties helped...

In this Real Estate Rundown episode, Ted and Owen break down the chaos in the markets and what it might mean for real-world investors who prefer assets you can actually touch. They talk through big swings in gold, silver, and Bitcoin, and how shifting expectations around Federal Reserve leadership and interest-rate direction can ripple into everything from investor sentiment to real estate strateg...