Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene sits down with Stewart Heath, founder and CEO of Harvard Grace Capital, to discuss why patience remains one of the greatest competitive advantages in real estate investing. A CPA by background, Stewart shares how years of working with successful real estate investors eventually convinced him that owning real estate offer...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene welcomes Aaron Marsh, President of Marsh Lending, for a conversation about how financing decisions can shape an investor's long-term success just as much as choosing the right property. Drawing from his background in finance and a lifelong connection to real estate, Aaron explains why lending is about much more than inter...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene sits down with Ryan Barone, founder and CEO of RentRedi, to explore how technology is reshaping the relationship between landlords and tenants, and why making renting easier doesn't mean making it less human. Ryan shares the unlikely origin story behind building one of the fastest-growing rental management platforms, begi...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene welcomes back Kathy Fettke to explore what long-term investors should really be paying attention to in today's market, and why so much of the noise surrounding interest rates, headlines, and economic uncertainty distracts investors from what actually creates wealth. Kathy, co-founder of Real Wealth and one of real estate...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene welcomes back Whitney Elkins-Hutten to explore one of the most overlooked, but most important, concepts in building long-term wealth: creating an investor thesis. Whitney, Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com and founder of Ash Wealth, shares how investors can stop collecting random deals and start buil...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene sits down with Scott Carson, known throughout the industry as "The Note Guy", to explore one of real estate's most misunderstood investment strategies: non-performing notes. Scott shares how his own experience with overleveraging into rental properties and facing financial hardship became the foundation for building a bu...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene welcomes back Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist at ITR Economics, for a wide-ranging conversation about where the economy stands today and how investors should think about the years ahead. Returning after her earlier appearance discussing unbiased and apolitical forecasting, Lauren brings an updated perspective on inflation...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene shares a solo episode challenging one of the most common habits in modern real estate investing: relying too heavily on spreadsheets to make decisions. Despite openly admitting that he loves spreadsheets and uses them extensively across his businesses and daily life, Jonathan explains why investors can get themselves int...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene welcomes back Alyssa Holbrook for her fourth appearance on the show to explore what it means to evolve your identity as an investor, lean into bigger opportunities, and build a business around what actually energizes you. Alyssa shares why she no longer primarily identifies as a coach and instead leads with being a devel...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene interviews John McNellis , a longtime developer, investor, writer, lecturer, and principal at McNellis Partners, as well as the author of Making It in Real Estate: Thriving as a Developer . Drawing from decades of experience in development and commercial real estate, John shares how he unexpectedly transitioned from prac...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene welcomes back Henry Washington for a conversation about what it really takes to succeed in changing market conditions. Henry shares why he's never focused on headlines, interest rates, or market predictions—instead relying on disciplined underwriting, risk management, and buying properties with enough margin to withstand...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene shares a solo episode focused on the ethical way to wholesale real estate. Drawing from years of observing wholesalers in his New Jersey market and working with clients who have bought from them, Jonathan explains why wholesaling has such a poor reputation — and what wholesalers can do to change that. Rather than dismissi...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene shares a solo episode focused on the mindful approach to landlording. Drawing from his own experiences managing rental properties alongside his father at a young age, Jonathan explains why successful landlording goes far beyond simply collecting rent. Instead, he emphasizes that long-term success comes from building resp...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene interviews returning guest Jennifer Ruelens , founder of One Focus Property Management in Central Pennsylvania. Jennifer shares a practical guide for buy-and-hold investors on how to find, hire, manage, and ultimately fire a property manager when necessary. Drawing from her experience overseeing more than 600 units, she...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing , Jonathan Greene delivers a solo episode breaking down everything investors need to know about house hacking. Drawing from years of experience helping clients purchase multifamily properties, Jonathan explains why house hacking remains one of the most effective ways for new investors to reduce housing costs, build equity, and learn the f...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene shares a personal solo episode reflecting on the 10 most important real estate investing lessons he learned from his father. Drawing from childhood memories, years of investing experience, and lessons shaped through both success and failure, Jonathan explains how his dad's practical wisdom helped form the mindful investin...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene shares a solo episode breaking down his 10 favorite books for real estate investors. Drawing from decades of experience as an investor and broker, along with insights gained through hosting the podcast, Jonathan explains how each book helped shape the way he thinks about money, investing, leverage, business building, and...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene interviews Amanda Cruise, founder of Voyage Investing, who shares how she built a business focused on manufactured housing and mobile home parks. Amanda walks through her journey from the corporate world into real estate, starting with a duplex before discovering the scalability and opportunity within mobile home investin...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene shares a solo episode focused on how to talk to your kids about real estate investing and financial literacy. Drawing from his own upbringing, he explains how early exposure to conversations about money, investing, and ownership shaped his understanding of wealth and opportunity.  Jonathan reflects on how simple, everyday...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene interviews Nico Molino, co-founder of Live in Luxury, who shares how he transitioned from tech sales into building a high-end short-term rental business. Nico explains how a unique opportunity, a renovated 110-year-old Piggly Wiggly grocery store, became the foundation for a scalable STR portfolio.  Nico walks through how...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene interviews Julie Thomas, founder of The STR Edit and The STR Visionary, who shares how she built a successful short-term rental business starting with a $20,000 budget. Julie walks through her journey from being a teacher to becoming an experienced investor and designer, helping others create high-performing STR propertie...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene shares a solo deep dive into one of the most overlooked principles in real estate: everything is local. He explains why understanding a specific market will almost always give you a greater advantage than focusing only on an asset class. Jonathan breaks down how investors can gain an edge by studying a single market in de...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene interviews Sumner Healey, founder of Land Insights and the Land Investor Accelerator. Sumner shares how he built a land flipping business from scratch and breaks down the strategies, systems, and mindset needed to succeed in today's market. Sumner walks through his early struggles getting started, from sending handwritten...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene interviews Mike Russo, head of product innovation at Auction.com. With more than 20 years of experience spanning franchising, proptech, and distressed assets, Mike shares how his career evolved from early roles in real estate franchising to building platforms and eventually leading product innovation at the largest distre...

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan Greene breaks down why most of his recent personal real estate deals have failed, despite decades of experience and a long track record of successful transactions. In this solo episode, he walks through several real deals that fell apart and explains the mindset behind why he chose to walk away from each one. Jonathan shares how...