The David Greene Show

Are you ready to make sure 2026 is better than 2025? Today’s show is all about making plans, and making commitments, to ensure you get the results you want. Chris Lloyd shares his goals to not only sell more homes, but also to improve his team’s sales AND get his broker’s license in three additional states. Chris shares what he’s done to keep his team’s success high, their reviews positive, and th...

Today’s show features an interview with former Marine and current RE agent/investor Sean McDonnell. Sean shares his story of how he focused on buying one house a year, slowly building up his RE portfolio while also building a RE sales team using skills he learned during his time in the military. Sean’s story changed when his STR property manager quit on him, leaving him managing three of his own p...

Is Airbnb still worth it for investors—or is the game changing fast? In this episode of The David Greene Show, David sits down with short-term rental investor Ashley Cole, who owns 19 STRs and manages over 40 properties, to break down what’s actually working in today’s market. They cover house hacking strategies that still make sense, including rent-by-the-room and value-add plays, and why focusin...

The BRRRR method is working in Kansas! On today’s show, David interviews Tony Javier, a BRRRR investor/flipper who does it all remotely from out of state. Tony has been investing since 2001 and shares valuable insight into how he built his portfolio utilizing a combination of the BRRRR method and house flipping. Like David, Tony started his career waiting tables in restaurants, moved into selling...

In this podcast episode, David Greene talks with Josh Shriner, an Oklahoma-based real estate agent and investor, about what it really takes to survive and grow in today’s real estate market. Josh shares how he mixes house flips, long-term rentals, and Airbnbs instead of sticking to one niche, using flips to create capital for buy-and-hold properties while managing around a dozen projects at once....

On today’s show, guest Jonathan Clark shares every STR host's worst night-Airbnb shut down his entire account with no warning-based on an issue with “reviews”. To Jonathan’s shock and dismay, it appeared Airbnb had cancelled his account with the justification being he had left a negative review for a guest. In addition to his account being shut down, Airbnb told Jonathan all his future bookings we...

In this episode of The David Greene Show : Real Talk Real Estate , David Greene sits down with real estate investor, entrepreneur, and financial coach Devon Jarvis (DJ) for a real, grounded conversation about military discipline, money, and financial freedom. After meeting at BPCON, Devon shares his nearly 20-year journey in the U.S. Air Force, starting with enlisting out of high school, commissio...

When the Fed announced rates would be dropping 25 BPS last meeting, the announcement dominated headlines. What you may not have heard is there revelation of the new stimulus program-Reserve Management Purchases. RMP, as it’s called, looks a lot like Quantitative Easing. The last time this happened we saw massive inflation in the economy-the likes of which had never been seen. In today's show we co...

In today’s episode of RTR, we interview Amy Dills, a RE broker/team lead in MN who has a crazy story of buying, scaling, crashing, and rebuilding a RE business. Amy explains how she sold 19 houses in her first six months after being told she couldn’t, what she learned, and how that helped her scale her wealth building. Taking advantage of Obama’s 10k rebate for home buyer’s, Amy bought a HUD house...

Jerome Powell and the Fed cut the federal funds rate by another 25 bps, stating concerns about high unemployment and a weak job market. On today’s show, Christian and David discuss if this will affect mortgage rates, how they could be affected, and what the Fed is seeing in the economy that led to this decision. The episode covers economic concerns, what to watch out for as RE investors, and possi...

In part two of the Bear Cub Inn turnaround, David and Angela share design ideas that worked to improve the properties appeal they were able to accomplish on a budget. They share details about the improved occupancy rate, length of stay, and type of guest that is booking as well as their plans to increase the Average Daily Rate over time. They also share information about pricing most people haven’...

Full property breakdown of an STR turn around! Complete with stories, numbers, pictures, and details. In today’s episode, David brings in Angela Heydorn, the PM of Coast to Coast Getaways to talk about how she helped turn around a STR cabin the smokies that was underperforming and hemorrhaging money. We share how Angela adapted to life as a full time PM, admin, and RE agent in training-all while h...

Portable mortgages are coming! Or are they? On today’s show David and Christian cover what a portable mortgage is, how it could work, and who it could be a good move for. With all the hype portable mortgages are getting, there are a lot of misconceptions being thrown around concerning how they would work, and, how they would affect the industry and the housing market. We cover what’s not going to...

As part of our effort to help STR hosts become and stay more profitable, we continue in our series of shows helping STR owners win with direct bookings. David interviews Arthur Colker, owner of Stayfi, a company that helps collect guest information to allow you to market directly to them to get future stays. Arthur started as consultant for STR owners, recognized owners didn’t have good ways to co...

The 50 year mortgage is coming! Or is it? On today’s show David and Christian break down the myths, facts, and rumors surrounding the potential of a fifty year mortgage making its way into the options sponsored by the federal government. They share what the government has shared so far, how a fifty year mortgage would look, and practical examples of what it would take to lower payments over a fift...

Seeing Greene is back with STR investor Ashley Cole! David and Ashley take on listener questions for everyone to enjoy. On today’s show we cover what to do when Airbnb is running you out of your own property, what to consider when investing out of state, and things that every investor should consider before house hacking. You’ll love the in depth conversation on how airbnb has changed their polici...

On today’s Mortgage Monday, David and Christian talk about the potential decoupling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government ownership. They cover the potential outcomes that could occur, how this may make loans more expensive, and the increased risk it may bring if predatory lending practices come back into play. You’ll learn about why working with the right broker will become even more cruc...

On today’s show, David interviews David and Morgan Stanhope, a NY couple who started buying RE during covid in New York, and never looked back. With little more than advice from David and Brandon on Biggerpockets about what to look for and what to buy, they found their first 1% rule property on the MLS using a realtor! Dave and Morgan share how they had to overcome the hurdle of buying an STR vs a...

Rates have lowered, but home sales haven’t taken off. How’s that possible? In today’s show David and Christian cover why so many influencers who claimed rising rates would crash housing were wrong, and how those calling for a huge run up with lower rates have been also. The show covers the multiple factors that impact demand for housing, including tax benefits, available capital, consumer debt, fi...

Property Manager Jeremy Hunter joins David on today’s show about how to forge a career in RE. Jeremy started as a RE agent in Hawaii and tells his story of how he ultimately ended up as a property manager owning RE. With over two decades of experience in RE, Jeremy shares regrets of how he wished he would have handled things differently when making good money early in his career to how he learned...

In today’s episode David and Christian cover an article that explains how refinances are up 81% from this time a year ago, yet housing sales are basically still flatlined. They cover where rates are, why they have been falling, and who should consider refinancing right now. In this episode you’ll learn about the different refinance options available and also what you can do to pay your mortgage of...

Seeing Greene is back with return guest Greg Schwarz! David and Greg join forces to answer listener questions from you! They tackle questions about building a brokerage and selling it, ways to find passive income in todays market, and why “passion income” may be the way to survive in RE while things are tough. Greg and David dig into today’s RE news, funny videos, and current events while sharing...

After buying a primary residence and not occupying it, New York AG Letitia James is facing mortgage fraud accusations. Today’s video covers the details of the case, but more importantly, what James’ could have done to avoid being in this situation-and how you can too. David and Christian cover common mortgage note violations, how people get in trouble, and what to ask your loan officer. They also...

On today’s show, David interviews Joe and Chris Vesce about the deal they bought in FL-off the MLS! The two brothers partnered together on a medium term rental in a killer location that was under priced-and nabbed it. They share details on how they recognized the deal, how they wrote the offer, and what they did after they bought it. The brothers also share how their original loan officer nearly b...