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In this episode, Jonathan breaks down exactly why small industrial outperforms residential for investors who want low management, strong returns, and long-term tenants who are motivated to stay - and shares his full buy box, due diligence process, and why maturing commercial debt is creating a rare buying window right now. If you're a residential investor wondering what comes after multifamily, or...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Brian Tibbs, co-founder of a faith-based nonprofit that sent 360 people to plant 90 churches across 11 countries in South America — all while quietly building a real estate portfolio from 5,000 miles away. By age 44, that portfolio was large enough to cover all of his family's living expenses, and in 2021, Brian and his wife retired from the nonprofit an...

Nick Elder is a Denver-based investor relations director at Ironton Capital, a private equity firm that has grown from $25 million to $85 million in capital raised since he joined, and a co-founder of Trinity Park Partners, where he has acquired 62 units of value-add multifamily in the high-growth Northwest Arkansas market. He made the leap into real estate full time after a six-year run in pharma...

My guest today is Jens Nielsen, a Denmark-born engineer turned real estate investor and high performance coach who has built a portfolio of roughly 35 deals and over 2,000 multifamily and industrial units across New Mexico and beyond. After 25+ years in IT and telecommunications, he walked away from his W-2 in 2020 and has since coached well over 200 people through his five-pillar framework built...

My guest today is Pam Goodwin, founder of Goodwin Commercial, a Dallas-based development firm she launched in 2006 after spending years on the tenant side of the business with Brinker International, where she developed more than 50 restaurant locations from the ground up. Somewhere along the way she realized the landlords collecting triple net rent on those Chili's ground leases were the ones...

In this episode, I sit down with Brady Winder, content marketer at Carrot, the platform behind some of the highest-converting real estate investor websites in the country. Brady breaks down why most investors spend all their time generating leads and closing deals while completely neglecting the middle of their funnel — and why that's costing them deals and dollars. We get into the psychology...

In this episode, I sit down with Anna Li, founder of Outsource Your Tasks, a global virtual assistant staffing company she built almost entirely by accident. Anna immigrated to the United States at 21 with nothing, spent 15 years climbing the corporate ladder in pharmaceuticals, and then discovered a massive gap in how entrepreneurs source, hire, and retain virtual talent. We break down the VA lan...

In this episode, I sit down with Fernando Angelucci, CEO of Triple S, a self storage syndicator who has completed 55 facilities totaling $250 million in transactions across 24 states. Fernando started as an engineer, tried single family and multifamily investing, and then stumbled into self storage at a conference in Indianapolis — and never looked back. We break down Fernando's three-pronged...

In this episode, I sit down with Mike Seidl — serial entrepreneur and private money lender — to break down what separates true private lending from the hard money world Wall Street funds. Mike has built three businesses across four decades, from medical alert systems in 1987 to a property damage construction company, to now deploying millions of his own capital in private real estate loans. We get...

In this episode, I sit down with Brian Boyd — tax attorney, real estate investor, and author — to break down what most accredited investors are missing when it comes to the intersection of law, tax strategy, and wealth building. Brian is a partner at Thompson Burton in Franklin, Tennessee, where roughly 90% of the firm's work is real estate-related, from syndications and 1031 exchanges to deve...

In this episode, I sit down with Jason Postill to unpack how he went from playing professional baseball to building a portfolio of over 1,000 mobile home park units in just a few years. Jason shares how a single conversation about owning apartments sparked his journey into real estate—and why he ultimately chose to focus on one of the most misunderstood asset classes in the industry. We dive into...

In this episode, I sit down with Jimmy Edwards, founder of High Five Multifamily, to break down what it actually takes to compete—and win—in some of the most competitive multifamily markets in the country. Jimmy shares his journey from mortgages and house flipping into scaling a multifamily portfolio, and why his approach today is built on discipline, relationships, and attention to detail. We div...

In this episode, I sit down with Nathan Walldorf, co-founder of Walldorf Capital Ventures, to break down how he transitioned from investing passively into multifamily deals to becoming an active general partner across thousands of units. Nathan shares how he and his wife made the shift from traditional investing into real estate after realizing the power of cash flow, tax advantages, and long-term...

In this episode, I sit down with Dave Foster, a 1031 exchange expert and lifelong real estate investor, to break down one of the most powerful—and misunderstood—tools in real estate: the 1031 exchange. Dave shares how he discovered the strategy the hard way after writing a $30,000 tax check early in his investing career—and how that moment reshaped how he thinks about wealth, taxes, and long-term...

In this episode, I sit down with Reed Goossens, founder of RSN Property Group, to break down how he went from a structural engineer in Australia to building a $900M multifamily portfolio in the U.S. Reed shares how he bought his first triplex for $38K just months after moving to the States—and how that momentum turned into leading dozens of syndications across major Sunbelt markets. We dive into w...

In this episode, I sit down with Alina Trigub, founder of SAMO Financial, to talk about her journey from a structured finance career on Wall Street to building a platform focused on helping investors access passive real estate opportunities. Alina shares how her experience analyzing complex financial instruments gave her a unique lens on risk, due diligence, and long-term portfolio construction. W...

In this episode, I sit down with Brad Blazar, a professional capital raiser who has spent decades helping entrepreneurs fund businesses, real estate, and investment opportunities. Brad shares how he got his start raising money for oil deals at just 21 years old and how those early lessons in trust, relationships, and persistence shaped a career that has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in...

In this episode, I sit down with David Hansel, founder of Alpha Funding and Lucern Capital Partners, to unpack how he built a vertically integrated real estate platform spanning private lending and private equity ownership. David shares how he transitioned from brokerage and house flipping into building a lending business that has funded over $1.2 billion in loans—and how that eventually evolved i...

In this episode, I sit down with Will Matheson, co-founder of Matheson Capital, to unpack how he and his twin brother scaled from buying duplexes in their mid-20s to operating a growing multifamily platform across the Southeast. Will shares the early mistakes they made, how their underwriting dramatically improved after 2020, and why they originally pitched investors on short-term holds with a sim...

In this episode, I sit down with Mark Podolsky—aka “The Land Geek”—to break down one of the most overlooked niches in real estate: buying and seller-financing raw land. Mark shares how he went from a miserable investment banking career to completing over 6,500 land deals by focusing on one simple principle: make your money on the buy, then create recurring passive income without tenants, toilets,...

In this episode, I sit down with Divya Smith, founder and CEO of Ascending Avenue Investments, to unpack how a 20-year corporate technology career laid the foundation for building a disciplined, investor-first multifamily platform. Divya shares her transition from senior executive roles at companies like Target and U.S. Bank into real estate—not as an escape from corporate life, but as a purposefu...

In this episode, I sit down with Garrett Gunderson—author, financial strategist, and longtime advisor to entrepreneurs and family offices—to unpack what wealthy individuals actually do differently with money. Garrett shares his journey from a small coal-mining town to advising ultra-high-net-worth families, writing bestselling finance books, and challenging many of the most common myths around inv...

In this episode, I sit down with Stuart Gethner, a former pharmacist turned full-time real estate investor, to unpack how he built lasting wealth by focusing on small multifamily, disciplined buying, and long-term relationships. Stuart shares how he transitioned from owning pharmacies to owning apartments—and why buying right, not forcing value-add, is the real driver of returns. We talk about ope...

In this episode, I sit down with Culby Culbertson, a Dallas-based capital markets expert, to break down how debt really works in commercial real estate—and why understanding it is non-negotiable for serious investors. Culby shares his path from oil and gas into real estate, flipping houses, underwriting multifamily deals, and ultimately structuring hundreds of millions in debt across asset classes...

In this episode, I sit down with Eduardo Viesca, founder of Manglar Capital, to explore how he’s built a cross-border investment platform connecting Latin American family offices to institutional-quality U.S. real estate. Eduardo shares his journey from institutional private equity at Prudential to launching a flexible, deal-by-deal investment model designed to protect investors while adapting qui...