The Pete Podcast

This solo episode of The PETE Podcast breaks down the five standard operating procedures every real estate investor needs to stop deals from slipping through the cracks and scale beyond what one person can hold in their head. The guest lays out a systems-first approach to real estate operations, drawn from lessons learned running acquisitions, valuation, and contractor management. If your business...

Brandon Cobb is an accidental entrepreneur who got laid off from a medical device sales job and turned that setback into HBG Capital, a Middle Tennessee land development company that now has 650 to 750 units in various stages of development and sells finished lots to national builders like Lennar and D.R. Horton. He's a licensed general contractor, founder of the Land Development Accelerator, and...

Mike Seidl is a true private money lender who keeps roughly $30 million deployed at any given time across his own funds and a small investor community he and his partner Zack have built together. Before landing in private lending, he built and sold two companies: one in the medical alert industry and one in property damage construction, doing 250 to 300 repairs a year. That background in systems,...

What does it look like to build a real estate business that runs without you? This week on The PETE Podcast, host John Nolan sits down with  Andrew Becker , a serial entrepreneur and systems architect out of the DMV area who spent seven years working nuclear weapon policy at the Pentagon before pivoting into real estate in 2013. Over an 11-year run leading his investment team, Andrew built a playb...

This week on The PETE Podcast, host John Nolan sits down with Mitzi Dyane , the investor who turns trailer trash into cash and leads the Mobile Home Profits Kingdom. Mitzi bought her first home at 19, a double wide on half an acre, and rented out the rooms to cover her mortgage through college. After a decade in finance as an advisor and compliance officer overseeing 17 branches and 250 advisors,...

Alicia Jarrett is a former real estate investor turned data infrastructure founder who spent a decade fixing and flipping homes from Australia, running vacant land deals, and building a data and marketing company before launching Sifter Solutions Inc., a platform sitting at the intersection of data aggregators and the apps that use them. Based now in Florida after relocating from Australia, she br...

Joe and Jenn Delle Fave are a husband-and-wife real estate investing team based in Florida who left their W-2 jobs behind to build a creative finance portfolio using subject-to deals, seller financing, and lease options — without banks, down payments, or their own credit. Joe spent years grinding 12-to-14-hour days in a car dealership finance office before realizing the money wasn't worth the life...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down with Antonio and Ashley Denmark to talk about building a real estate business rooted in integrity, faith, and long-term impact. The Denmarks share their journey from getting started in real estate during the 2009 market crash to eventually leaving their jobs and going all in on investing together as a husband-and-wife team. We dive into the mindset...

In this episode of The PETE Podcast, host John Nolan sits down with Alex Pardo, founder of Storage Wins, to talk about his journey from 14 years in single family wholesaling to building a self-storage portfolio — and why he never looked back. Alex shares the real reasons he walked away from a nine-person wholesaling operation in South Florida, why single family rentals didn't give him the freedom...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down with Jordan Fleming, founder and chairman of SmrtPhone , to talk about the evolution of communication technology in real estate and why AI-powered conversations are about to reshape the industry. Jordan shares the origin story behind SmrtPhone, from the early Podio days to building one of the most recognized communication platforms in the real esta...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down with Amanda Webster, Director of Partnerships at Results Driven , to break down what actually makes partnerships work in today's real estate and business landscape. Amanda shares how she approaches building relationships, vetting partners, and protecting the integrity of the communities she serves. We dive into the biggest mistakes people make when...

In this episode of The PETE Podcast, host Jon Nolan sits down with Jonathan Cuchi, co-founder of Real Estate Biz, one of the top pay-per-lead providers in the real estate investing space. Jonathan breaks down how Real Estate Biz is building more than just a lead generation company — they're working toward becoming a full-scale real estate network and marketplace. From how their pay-per-lead model...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down with James and Jen Kolde , the powerhouse couple behind Home Guys USA, to talk about building a real estate business rooted in integrity, growth, and long-term vision.   James and Jen share their journey from starting in real estate with no prior experience to rapidly scaling their business, burning the boats, and going all in. We dive into how the...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down with Mark Carpenter , an experienced real estate wholesaler and key member of the PETE team, to talk about what really happens behind the scenes of a high-volume real estate business—and why systems and operations are the difference between chaos and consistency.   Mark shares his journey from building scrappy systems inside platforms like Podio to...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down on the other side of the mic to break down how real estate investors can build a content engine that actually drives leads, builds authority, and creates long-term brand equity.   We dive into why so many investors are invisible online despite doing deals, and how that lack of visibility is costing them opportunities, credibility, and money. I walk...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down with Jeremy Knauff, founder of Spartan Media , to talk about the evolving role of public relations, authority, and visibility in today's digital—and increasingly AI-driven—world.   Jeremy shares his journey from launching and failing his first agency, to rebuilding from scratch after a life-altering health crisis, and ultimately discovering the pow...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down with Michael Liello from Specialized Trust Company to break down how real estate investors can use self-directed retirement accounts to unlock new investment opportunities and build long-term, tax-advantaged wealth.   Michael walks us through the differences between traditional and self-directed retirement accounts, and why most investors are unkno...

In this episode of  The PETE Podcast , I sit down with Brandon Lindsey , founder of The Flippers Playbook and an experienced real estate investor who has worked across multiple strategies including rehabbing, wholesaling, and new construction.   Brandon shares what it really takes to succeed in the rehab and construction side of real estate investing, and why the skills required are very different...

In this episode of The PETE Podcast, I sit down with Michael Velasco, founder of  1031 Exchangeable , to break down one of the most powerful wealth-preserving tools in real estate: the 1031 exchange. Michael has spent years helping investors defer taxes and keep more of the profits they work so hard to earn—and in this conversation he simplifies a topic that many investors find intimidating.   We...

In this episode of The PETE Podcast, I sit down with Josh Ax of NEPA Cash Offer to break down what it really takes to win with direct mail in today's market. Josh has been sending mail consistently for nearly a decade — and he's not guessing. He's systematized it, scored it, and optimized it to the point where mail is still producing a 6–10X return in his market.   We dive deep into list stacking,...

In this episode of The PETE Podcast, I sit down with Jeremy Watson, co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Investment, to unpack one of the biggest misconceptions in real estate: that owning high-value property automatically means financial freedom. Jeremy shares what he learned after spending a decade in financial advising — including why so many multi-millionaires are "asset rich but cash poor."   We div...

In this episode of The PETE Podcast, I sit down with  Chris Miles , the founder of Money Ripples and the anti-financial advisor who's helping entrepreneurs and investors break free from traditional money myths. Chris shares how he went from financial advisor to financially independent twice—first by following conventional wisdom, then again by doing the exact opposite.   We dig into what the finan...

In this episode of The PETE Podcast, I sit down with attorney, author, and real estate legal strategist  JJ Childers to unpack one of the most misunderstood (but most critical) aspects of wealth building— asset protection and estate planning . JJ breaks down exactly what real estate investors need to do to protect themselves from lawsuits, tax liability, and probate chaos.   We cover how to struct...

In this episode, I sit down with Steve Cohen, the founder of  Investor Boots , to talk about solving one of the biggest pain points for real estate investors: reliable, nationwide boots on the ground. What started as a way to streamline Steve's own investing operations turned into a game-changing platform that lets investors operate virtually anywhere—without sacrificing speed, trust, or control....

In this episode, I sit down with Brandon Goldstein, Director of Strategic Partnerships at  Renovo Financial , to unpack what makes this private lender stand out in a crowded space. Brandon walks us through Renovo's local-first approach to lending, how they've scaled to 35+ states without losing the human touch, and why their reputation is attracting not just investors—but even respect from competi...