The Kash & Dash Show

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Colin Schwartz and Megan Ahern for a wide-open conversation on AI, business, real estate, discipline, and what it really takes to stay in the game when the market gets harder. Colin breaks down how AI is changing the way business owners operate, why prompts and inputs matter more than people think, and why AI is n...

In this episode of The Kash & Dash Show Unscripted, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner recap a packed week coming off the REIA Mastery Series with Fernando Angelucci, where self-storage, seller financing, deal structure, and real estate strategy were front and center. Owen shares a real estate wake-up call after getting a surprise phone call about a seller-financed duplex loan that had ballooned with...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Dalton Daeges for a real conversation about what it actually looks like to build businesses, buy real estate, and learn the hard way. Dalton shares how he got started flipping houses while still working a W-2 job, how his partnership with Neil grew into Beard Bros Build Co., and why showing up early, doing...

On this episode of The Kash & Dash Show – Unscripted , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner are back with another episode full of real stories, bad luck, business lessons, and complete chaos. Ted kicks things off with a vacation story that turned into a rental car nightmare. After a long road trip, strict Airbnb rules, and a much-needed cigar lounge stop, he came back to a brand-new rental car wi...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Darin Zuhlke, a full-time real estate investor with 126 units and nearly $20 million in assets under ownership. Darin shares how he went from growing up on a family farm to building a real estate business across eastern Nebraska. The conversation covers creative finance, business credit, private money, multi...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show Unscripted , hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner are back with another wild mix of real life, real estate problems, business decisions, and the kind of stories that make you question why anyone owns boats, pools, Airbnbs, or commercial buildings. Owen kicks things off with an update on his missing wedding ring, which somehow ended up stuck inside a baseball...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Dwan Bent-Twyford, known as the Queen of Short Sales, for a raw, funny, and powerful conversation about real estate, survival, faith, family, and betting on yourself. Dwan shares how she went from growing up in small-town Ohio, working factory and restaurant jobs, becoming a single mom, and facing a major li...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show Unscripted, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner are back with another real, random, and brutally honest conversation about business, real estate, and life being a complete circus sometimes. Ted and Owen kick things off with a throwback debate about the best cereals from the 80s and 90s, including Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Captain Crunch, Frosted Flakes, and a f...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Brandon Tauber for a conversation that has been five years in the making. Brandon shares his journey from college soccer and business school at Indiana University to consulting, trading at the Chicago Board of Trade, and eventually realizing the high-pressure world of trading was no longer the life he wanted...

In this episode of The Kash and Dash Show Unscripted, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner mix real-life chaos with a real business lesson. They talk kids’ sports, pets ruining sleep schedules, camping trips, and the usual unscripted nonsense before diving into Owen’s breakdown of the three stages of investor systems: the shoebox stage, the duct tape stage, and the machine stage. Most investors think they...

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...