The Moonlight Real Estate Side Hustles and Syndications Show

At 19, AJ couldn’t get financing, so he teamed up with a friend who had credit, bought a house, and house‑hacked with roommates—living free while values climbed. That first win pulled him into the industry; he started selling and investing the same year and became a broker/owner by 25. Today, as introduced on the show, he’s facilitated billions in deals, manages 1,000+ properties, and raises capit...

"Diagnose Foundation Repairs Right" Flippers, landlords — foundation mistakes can vaporize your profits! 💥💸 Before you swing a hammer, get the diagnosis right. 🩺🏚️ 🧠🔬 STEP 1: Start with a Licensed Forensic Geotechnical Engineer A residential soil & movement specialist should be brought in before any foundation repair bids. Engineers diagnose the root cause under the slab 🕳️🧭; r...

Cole Oliver is Senior Vice-President at King Operating, forging long-term partnerships with capital-raising teams. In this episode he explains why many real-estate syndicators add oil-and-gas projects to their portfolios and what unique risks new investors should weigh before committing capital. 🔍 Things Discussed Core differences between real estate and oil & gas: daily commodity-price swing...

📌 For the past two decades, Richard Crouch has been the quiet deal architect behind complex real-estate syndications—guiding sponsors through subject-to assumptions, seller-financed seconds, and multi-tier equity waterfalls. He then applied the same playbook to build his own real-estate portfolio. If you want a clear, step-by-step view of how a transaction is papered, funded, and closed, Richard’...

This episode helps us, as investors, perform due diligence on potential partners to ensure that their tax problems don't become ours. Meet Our Guest Carlos Samaniego — former paramedic and former real-estate loan officer who is now a federally licensed IRS specialist (enrolled agent) and co-founder of Tax Debt Consultants, LLC. 💡 How This Episode Will Help Real-Estate Investors Hidden tax de...

Community-services coordinator by day, apartment buyer by night! Nate Pharmer-Eden 🇺🇸 started out helping manage 1,000+ Madison WI units for a developer, then realized he wanted ownership too. With a fiancée, two kids, and a 9-to-5, he formed Eaton Capital (2023) and began scooping up value-add multifamily deals in the Carolinas without quitting his W-2 job. His secret sauce? Tight partnerships, v...

Meet Michael Liddicoat—former teacher, nonprofit director, and IT project-ops pro who pivoted into real estate after watching his parents write a six-figure commission check on a 120-acre sports-complex land purchase. Determined to keep future fees “in the family,” he got licensed, mastered underwriting, and ultimately left the W-2 world to become a full-time investor and fractional COO. 🚀 🔍 Thi...

 Intro Summary Austen Baxter jumped from three overlapping jobs—daytime residential‑gas tech, overnight DOT construction, and weekend subcontracting—to a life where rentals pay the bills and family dinners aren’t rushed. How? Late‑night “work sprints” for underwriting, portfolio lines of credit to fund BRRR rehabs, and credit‑union refis every 30–60 days. Timeline: Within two years his rental inco...

Meet Austen Baxter—former gas‑line technician by day, former DOT road‑crew worker by night, former weekend subcontractor, and always a husband and dad. For three solid years he: • Woke up at 9 AM to trade the market 📈 • Fixed gas lines until 7 PM 🔧 • Clocked in for overnight highway work until 5 AM 🚧 • Grabbed a 4‑hour nap 😴 • Repeated that loop Mon–Fri—then ran his own remodel crew 12 hours e...

In this segment, Angela Healy explains how partnering with an expert mid‑term property management company transforms the landlord experience. Mid‑term rentals—furnished stays of 30 days or more—bridge the gap between short‑term and traditional leases, offering steady income and lower turnover. By educating HOAs and city economic‑development teams, Avenue West keeps buildings rent‑ready and owners...

Angela Healy grew up helping her parents manage a pair of rentals that paid for four college tuitions—proof that real estate builds real security. After college she joined a bank as a commercial lender and used her savings to buy a small condo in San Francisco. Six months later rising costs left her “house‑poor,” so she furnished the unit and leased it to a corporation on a month‑to‑month basis—on...

Are you juggling property deals while holding down a demanding career—or running a lean investing business full‑time? Either way, you’ll get serious value from this episode with Curt Moore, a 30‑year energy‑industry land‑management veteran who moon‑lighted as a real‑estate investor. A fraudulent deed filed against his mother‑in‑law’s house back in 2014 lit a fire under him 🔥. Using lunch breaks f...

Lane Kawaoka’s Journey: From Engineer to Syndicator Lane Kawaoka began investing in real estate while working full-time as a civil engineer. Over time, he transitioned into full-time investing and found significant success in the syndication space. However, when interest rates surged and lending tightened, he had to make critical adjustments to his strategy. Faced with higher borrowing costs, Lane...

Lane Kawaoka locked in his first Seattle rental in 2009 while working full-time as a civil engineer. By 2015 he’d assembled 11 professionally managed single-family homes. Yet each year brought the potential risk of having at least one eviction or a major mishap—flooded basement, fallen tree, you name it—that could wipe out months of profit. Realizing that more houses meant more exposure, he pivote...

In this episode, Michael Kharlab walks us through how he balanced a full‑time IT career while launching his real estate business—structuring each deal as its own entity, raising $2 million in days, and even pivoting midstream from Denver multifamily to Florida self‑storage. 🤓🏢 Things Discussed: Balancing W2 Income & Real Estate Hustle 🖥️🏠 • Steady Paycheck: Michael used his IT salary to qua...

🏾 Are you working full-time but dreaming of owning real estate? Want to grow wealth on the side while juggling a job or business? In this episode, you’ll meet Michael Kharlab — co-founder of CFP Group — who built a real estate investing business while working 20 years in IT & telecom 💻📞. He now helps 200+ investors grow their money passively. But it all started with one condo in Miami... an...

These show notes are perfect for both full-time investors and anyone juggling a job while buying and managing properties on the side. If you’re interested in building long-term wealth, boost cash flow, and keep more of your profits from the taxman, tune in to learn how. Brandon Burns is a senior leader in the 1031 exchange space, guiding investors through thousands of deals to help them make the m...

In this episode, Bill Faeth explains how he balances a short-term rental education business with scaling his own real estate investments. He highlights a specific move: selling a $1.7 million property to free up $1 million in equity, then rolling it into a $2.95 million modern cabin in Whitefish, Montana. From hosting 9–10 live events annually to converting a three-car garage into additional suite...

In this episode, Bill Faeth walks us through how he juggled a pro-golf career, launched 37 startups , and built a massive short-term rental portfolio—all while raising a family and figuring out real estate on the fly. 🤯✨ Early Influences & Real Estate Spark: Unexpected Start : At 19, Bill earned over $300k as a professional golfer, with his CPA encouraging him to invest in a small duplex. Fi...

From Struggles to Real Estate Success: Rosa Tejado’s Journey In this inspiring episode, host Eric Lindsey chats with Rosa Tejado—an immigrant from Mexico City 🇲🇽 who arrived with just her van 🚐 and family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦. Facing near bankruptcy, she sold her mom’s sentimental jewels 💍 to fund a $5,000 real estate mentorship, changing her life forever. Early Struggles & Challenges ⚡ 🔹 Ran a UPS...

Looking to scale your real estate portfolio, whether you’re brand-new or a seasoned pro? Mark Ritter—CEO of Member Business Financial Services (MBFS)—shares how credit unions can fund deals of all sizes, from smaller rentals to expansive commercial properties worth $40 million. He’s spent 25 years in the credit union industry, and in this episode, he explains how flexible loan terms, competitive r...

If you’re juggling a full-time W2 job and dreaming of a real estate side business, this episode is for you! Karl Skrypak, a licensed realtor in Pittsburgh and high-income professional, shares his down-to-earth journey of flipping houses while working his day job. 💼🏠 He explains how, in a high-interest rate environment, he pivoted from traditional bank loans to raising private capital by leveragi...

If you’ve ever wondered how to juggle a demanding day job with real estate investing, buckle up! Karl Skrypak was crushing it in a sales career by day while quietly flipping real estate on the side, adding rentals, and stacking over 25 wholesale deals under his belt. Below is a snapshot of his story.    SHOW NOTES  Early Influence & Real Estate Spark ⚡  • Karl jumped in around 2015, buying fo...

Michael is a Navy veteran and former airline pilot ✈️ who pivoted from 1,300+ multifamily units to diving deep into the dynamic world of hotel ownership and syndications 🏨. Early on, he read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” tried (and sometimes failed) landlord strategies, and even lost his own home before bouncing back stronger than ever. Key Lessons from His Journey Early Struggles: Michael admits he lear...

Michael is a Navy veteran and former airline pilot ✈️ who pivoted from 1,300+ multifamily units to diving deep into the dynamic world of hotel ownership and syndications 🏨. Early on, he read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” tried (and sometimes failed) landlord strategies, and even lost his own home before bouncing back stronger than ever. Key Lessons from His Journey Early Struggles: Michael admits he lear...