The Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast

Seven years ago he was mopping gym floors. Today he owns a real estate portfolio, runs 60 active projects, and builds his own inventory from the ground up. In this episode, Chris sits down with Josh Swart — a Concord, NC-based real estate investor and developer who did his first flip in 2017, quit his janitor job in 2019, and has been building ever since. Josh figured out what most investors never...

600 residential deals. $96,000 largest check. Then he walked away and started over. In this episode, Chris sits down with Frank McGovern — a Philadelphia-based wholesaler who started in 2010 with 100 bandit signs, built a 7-person operation doing 60 deals a year, and then shut it all down in 2020 to chase commercial real estate and AI-powered lead generation. Frank has done it the hard way, the ri...

He arrived in the country at 19 with no real estate experience — and built a $230-unit deal that 1031'd from $8 million into $16 million in value. In this episode, Chris sits down with Doron Levi, a real estate developer and investor who has spent the last 20 years building everything from a 25-unit apartment conversion to a luxury home community of 6,000 square foot homes. Doron treats real estat...

What if everything social media told you about buying rentals is wrong? In this episode, Chris sits down with Adam Balsinger — a real estate investor with 12 years of experience across syndication, fix and flip, wholesaling, and now co-living. Adam has built a multimillion dollar portfolio and has seen every market cycle, every strategy, and every mistake first-time investors make. This episode is...

After sitting down with some of the most successful investors and entrepreneurs on this show — the same advice keeps coming up. This week Chris breaks it down. Three pieces of advice from millionaires that have directly changed how he operates — and how you can apply them starting today. In this episode: Why 15 minutes of daily education compounds faster than you think — and why your commute is wa...

What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn't your strategy — it's your nervous system? In this episode, Chris sits down with Pat Smith, a men's high performance and mindset coach who works exclusively with male business owners and entrepreneurs. Pat's journey started with personal tragedy — the death of his cousin in 2016 — which forced him to confront his mental health, discover med...

From pre-med to pastor to $108,000 in wholesale fees in a single month — Jordan Smith has never taken the straight path. And that's exactly why it worked. In this episode, Chris sits down with Jordan Smith, a Charlotte-based real estate investor and agent who has flipped, wholesaled, and developed his way through every market condition since 2019. Jordan went from being furloughed during COVID to...

What if the goal isn't to quit your job fast — but to build something that makes quitting irrelevant? In this episode, Chris sits down with Cory Jacobson, co-founder of the Wealth Juice Podcast and a real estate investor who grew his portfolio to 90 units while working a W-2 — starting from a $35,000/year job with the Philadelphia 76ers. Cory built his portfolio through house hacking, duplexes, an...

From railroad conductor to 215 units — Grant Francke didn't have a head start. He had a process. In this episode, Chris sits down with Grant Francke, a Nebraska-based real estate investor who spent 13 years as a railroad conductor before going all-in on real estate in 2019. Starting with duplexes and the BRRRR method, Grant quietly built a foundation that allowed him to scale to over 215 units — i...

From pre-med student to 40-property real estate investor — without a mentor, a trust fund, or a traditional path. In this episode, Chris sits down with Makayla Flood, a self-taught real estate investor who built a portfolio of nearly 40 rental properties across multiple markets using the BRRRR method — most with $10,000 or less left in the deal. Before real estate, Makayla was profiting $10,000/mo...

What does it actually take to win in short-term rentals in 2026 — and is it even worth it? In this episode, Chris sits down with Caleb Shore, co-founder of My Tripify, a Charlotte-based short-term rental management company overseeing ~50 Airbnb properties. Caleb has been in the game since 2020 and has watched the market shift from "throw furniture in a house and profit" to a full-blown hospitality...

What if you could generate $4,500/month in cash flow from a single 5-bedroom home — while helping people rebuild their lives? In this episode, Chris sits down with Jim Boad, a real estate investor who pivoted from house flipping to sober living homes and never looked back. Jim breaks down exactly how his recovery housing model works, what it costs to get started, and why this niche flies under the...

In this episode of the Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast, Chris sits down with Jonah Korchin, a real estate investor, wholesaler, and founder of SimpleSend CRM, to break down one of the most overlooked strategies in today’s market — direct-to-agent wholesaling — and how AI is changing the game. Chris shares how he originally found Jonah through his free resources and was able to close his first deal...

In this episode of the Leadway Podcast, Chris sits down with Sarah Sebastian, Founder & CEO of Rose Gold Collective, a nationwide experiential boutique event agency based in Miami. Sarah shares how she built a business that operates remotely across the U.S., specializing in experiential marketing, including pop-up shops, mobile tours, festivals, and immersive brand activations designed to crea...

In this solo episode of the Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast, Chris Reichenbach pulls back the curtain on a deal that almost happened — and the real lessons that came from it falling apart. Over the past six months, Chris and his team were deeply involved in negotiating the purchase of a business that they believed could provide consistent active income while opening the door to future real estate...

In this episode of the Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast, Chris sits down with Tre Via, a Charlotte-based real estate investor, wholesaler, and host of the REI Connect Meetup, to break down his journey from chasing a career in the music industry to building a thriving real estate business. After moving to Charlotte in 2019, Tre was working part-time jobs, trading stocks, and searching for opportunit...

In this episode of the Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast, Chris sits down with Tracy Gunn to unpack her entrepreneurial journey — from staying home to raise her children to launching, scaling, and exiting multiple businesses including candy stores, restaurants, and real estate ventures. Tracy shares how she opened her first candy store and expanded to multiple locations — including five in Charlotte...

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What does it look like to build wealth, freedom, and confidence through real estate — while creating space for more women at the table? In this episode of the Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast, Chris sits down with Jenny Rodriguez, real estate investor, agent, and community builder, to unpack her journey and mission to empower women through investing. Jenny shares how her real estate journey began i...

What if your normal business expenses could pay for luxury travel — without changing how you spend money? In this episode of the Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast, Chris sits down with Ross Alcorn, founder of Itinerary Boss, to break down how business owners and real estate investors can travel nearly free by optimizing everyday spending. Ross shares his journey from being a corporate road warrior i...

Is Airbnb really dead — or has the game just changed? In this milestone Episode 200 of the Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast, Chris sits down with Hemang Bhatt, a Realtor with Monarch Realty Group and the founder of a growing Airbnb management business, to break down what’s actually working in short-term rentals today. Hemang shares his journey into real estate, how he scaled into Airbnb management,...

In this episode of the Leadway Wealth Builders Podcast, we sit down with Erik Eichinger to break down exactly how real estate investors can get their deals funded—whether you’re tackling your first fix & flip or scaling into new construction projects. Erik shares his journey into real estate lending with iFundCities, starting in Philadelphia and expanding into the Charlotte market. We also dis...

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