The DealMachine Real Estate Investing Podcast

Cold email might be the most underrated lead generation channel in real estate wholesaling, and Tim Yu breaks down the exact four-part system his team uses to get sellers to reply. He walks through pulling hyper-specific distressed lists in DealMachine, then writing personalized subject lines and value-first emails that earn the open. He also gets into the deliverability mechanics that keep your sending domains out of spam and the follow-up cadence that turns replies into real seller conversations.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - The 4-Part Cold Email System 2:49 - Part 2: Crafting the Message 4:25 - Subject Lines That Get Opened 5:19 - Writing the Email Body 8:37 - Part 3: Mechanics & Deliverability 10:08 - Tracking Your Key Metrics 10:54 - Staying Compliant (CAN-SPAM) 13:07 - Part 4: Email Follow-Up Cadence 13:57 - Turning Replies Into Deals 15:17 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Tim Yu https://www.instagram.com/itstimyu/   Skool: Tim Yu http://www.skool.com/newbreed   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Tom Nardone, the Millionaire Mailman, started investing in 1983 while still on his mail route and quit the post office at 35 to go all in. Today he runs a strategy most investors overlook: buying vacant land, dropping a brand new mobile home on it, and pocketing 75 to 125 thousand dollars per deal. He breaks down how he finds the right neighborhoods using Zillow comps and DealMachine to drive for dollars, and how Florida's hurricanes keep creating buildable lots. If you want a low-competition play most people haven't figured out, this one delivers.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro & Hosts 1:34 - The Certified Letter Edge 2:42 - Life After Quitting USPS 5:17 - Starting Over in 2026 6:21 - Top Mistakes New Investors Make 8:45 - The Financial Bridge to Quit W2 12:29 - Raising Capital on Cruises 14:12 - Private Money vs DSCR Loans 16:59 - Lessons From Recent Deals 18:40 - Anatomy of a Six-Figure Deal 23:36 - The Gopher Tortoise Problem 26:28 - Valuing Lots & Square Footage 29:55 - Son's Glamping Venture 31:06 - What's Next: Subdividing & Metal Buildings 34:16 - Where to Find Tom & Final Advice 35:58 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Tom Nardone https://www.instagram.com/gethugechecksgmailcom/   YouTube: Tom Nardone https://www.youtube.com/@TomNardoneMillionaireMailman   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Fourteen years of wholesaling and fix and flip in Jacksonville, Florida, and Obi and Shelby Dorsey of Freedom Home Buyers are still at it while most investors have come and gone. In this conversation with David, they walk through what's actually kept the business alive across every market shift since 2011, from a disciplined buy box to a hard rule on marketing spend. They get candid about why scaling their team past 20 people backfired and how they settled into the leanest, most profitable version of the business yet. They also cover self-managing 35 rental properties and how they use DealMachine data inside their Salesforce CRM to find and close deals.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Meet Shelby & Obi 2:53 - Why Wholesaling Is Their Focus 4:40 - How It All Started 14 Years Ago 9:38 - Shelby Joins the Business 12:30 - Evolving Their Marketing Channels 14:35 - Using DealMachine Daily 16:13 - Lessons From Scaling Up 19:59 - The Truth About Marketing Methods 24:27 - Their Perfect Buy Box 29:29 - Property Management Tips 32:18 - Advice for New Investors 34:01 - Where to Find Them & Name Stories 36:55 - Outro LINKS: Facebook: Obi Dorsey https://www.facebook.com/obi.dorsey   Facebook: Shelby Dorsey https://www.facebook.com/shelby.dorsey.9   Website: Obi Buys https://www.obibuys.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Martine Richardson built her entire rental portfolio without putting a dollar of her own money down, and in this episode she shows exactly how. She walks through her private capital framework, starting with how to find deals below market value and structure funding from private lenders instead of banks. She also breaks down what those lenders actually want to hear before they'll fund a deal, and how to structure the deal so they keep coming back to fund the next one.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - The 20% Down Myth 1:18 - 5-Step Capital Framework 3:53 - First Rental Property Story 5:22 - Easier Than Wholesaling 6:13 - What Private Lenders Want 8:18 - The Freedom Funding Formula 12:13 - Handling Objections & Doubts 14:40 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Martine Richardson https://www.instagram.com/coachmartine_/   Website: Martine Richardson https://www.martinerichardson.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Zachary Betters is a former physician assistant who now runs a 150-deal-a-year wholesaling operation out of Charlotte, plus a new construction division that's built as many as 100 houses in a single year. He started with one live-in flip he learned to remodel using a book from Home Depot, then built up rentals, fix and flips, and eventually a full wholesale system with a 26-person team. In this episode, he walks through how he found private money lenders through everyday conversations with people outside the industry, and how the business model shifts between wholesaling, flipping, and building based on what the market is doing.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro & Business Overview 1:13 - The First Live-In Flip 3:38 - Medical Career & First Rentals 6:57 - Pivot to Flipping & First Hires 8:08 - Discovering Wholesaling 10:05 - Getting Back Into Flipping 11:21 - New Construction & Private Money 14:23 - Leaving the Medical Job 16:54 - Building a Team & Acquisitions Role 20:24 - Market Rules & Legislation 25:45 - How They Find Deals Today 29:19 - Kids & Why Real Estate 32:44 - Biggest Challenge & The Partnership 39:59 - Where to Find Him & Final Advice 41:56 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Zachary Betters https://www.instagram.com/zbetters01/   Website: Better Path Homes https://www.choosebetterpath.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Damon Lines runs Sellers Advantage, a Southern California wholesaling company that spends over $1 million a month on real estate marketing. In this episode, he breaks down how that budget gets split across TV, radio, billboards, mail, and PPC, and why some channels lose money for months before they pay off. He also shares what building a 23-person team taught him about scaling marketing without losing control of the results. KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - An Overview Of Damon Lines' Business 0:46 - Branding Across Markets 1:51 - How The Partnership Formed 6:53 - The Foreclosure Auction Model 12:45 - Selling The Company & Going Direct-To-Seller 14:57 - TV Costs & Marketing Mix 20:41 - Team Structure 22:09 - Scaling Too Fast & Systems 26:50 - Fox Appearances & LA Market 31:01 - What Buyers Do With Deals 34:58 - Damon's Investing Strategy 39:57 - Advice For Beginners 41:42 - Where To Find Damon 43:54 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Damon Lines https://www.instagram.com/damonlines/   Website: Sellers Advantage https://www.sellersadvantage.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Most real estate investors don't have a lead problem, they have a time problem. Keith Gillespie breaks down the five efficiencies that collapse the time between a lead coming in and a closed deal, a framework built from more than a decade in the business. He also analyzes a real deal live on screen, a $67,000 Jacksonville rental netting over $575 a month in true cash flow with a DSCR above 4. The whole approach comes down to cutting the manual busywork so you can get offers out at volume and let real numbers, not feelings, drive your decisions. KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - The Easy Way to Freedom 1:44 - The Five Efficiencies 8:13 - Deal Labs & the 90-Day Story 10:03 - How Deal Labs Works 11:29 - Live Jacksonville Deal Analysis 14:53 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Keith Gillespie https://www.instagram.com/keithg_rei/   Website: Deal Labs https://www.deallabs.ai/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Seller financing in real estate can turn a $1,200 a month rental into an $1,800 a month deal where the buyer covers taxes, insurance, and repairs. Austin Hancock has converted more than 40 Oklahoma properties to this model, and he explains exactly how seller financing works, from structuring a contract for deed to setting up a lease option with rates between 10 and 12%. He also covers what happens when a buyer wants out early, why he offers cash for keys instead of foreclosure, and the legal mistake that gets investors sued.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Austin Hancock's Real Estate Business 2:28 - Quitting Spec Home Building 5:13 - First Rentals & Small Bank Financing 11:58 - Converting Rentals to Seller Finance 13:24 - How Seller Finance Deals Work 19:56 - When Buyers Leave or Default 22:41 - Lease Options Explained 28:39 - Ethics & Shady Investor Story 31:01 - Still Acquiring Deals? 32:33 - The Financial Impact 37:55 - Entrepreneur Identity & Fulfillment 45:04 - Race Car Driving Outlet 50:57 - Where to Find Austin & Outro LINKS: Instagram: Austin Hancock https://www.instagram.com/austin.hancock1/   Website: Austin Hancock https://www.austinhancock.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Zaman Pasha runs sales and acquisitions for a wholesaling business in Austin that went from 30 deals a year to 130 in just two years. In this episode, he breaks down the manual dialing strategy his team uses to track down sellers who won't answer the phone, calling relatives and other family connections instead. He explains why these messy title and curative title deals turn into some of their biggest payouts, with almost zero marketing spend involved.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:14 - Zaman Pasha's Real Estate Business 1:31 - Turning Sales Into an Algorithm 3:02 - How the Business Started 4:59 - Splitting Land Into Lots 10:55 - Hiring a Non-English Speaker to Dial 13:04 - What Manual Dialing Means 14:25 - Confidence on Ownership & Using AI/Mentors 15:56 - Why He Doesn't Do Mentorship 16:55 - Cold Calling vs Manual Dialing ROI 17:49 - Hiring a Sales Killer & Lead Manager 20:21 - Marketing Spend Per Deal 23:00 - Mailers, Checks & Future Channels 24:25 - Scaling With Chip as Partners 29:07 - Austin Market Downturn 31:05 - Lessons on Building Processes 38:14 - Using AI & Written Rules 43:07 - Hiring With Test Projects 47:02 - Final Advice & Where to Find Him 49:27 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Zaman Pasha https://www.instagram.com/zaman_psha/   Website: Smooth Closing https://www.smoothclosing.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled AI can now underwrite a deal from nothing but a property address, and this episode shows exactly how. Devin Robinson, a real estate investor who runs his wholesale company on AI, walks through his full setup step by step. He breaks down why AI skills beat prompt engineering for consistent results, how Claude Cowork handles due diligence and closing coordination, how his follow-up system worked a foreclosure lead into a booked appointment, and why prospects reply to his AI outreach thinking it's human.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - AI Agents & Skills Intro 0:53 - How to Create a Skill 1:45 - Why Claude Desktop 3:13 - Cowork: Agents on Your Computer 5:34 - Underwriting a House by Address 6:32 - Email Monitoring & Deal Management 8:22 - LinkedIn & Facebook Outreach 10:14 - AI-Powered CRM Follow-Up 13:17 - The Full Underwriting Report 14:39 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Devin Robinson https://www.instagram.com/devin.robinson1/   Website: Devin Robinson https://www.devinrobinsonrei.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Most investors spend thousands on marketing to find their next deal. Jay Mirando does about 30 deals a year in Las Vegas, and his best ones come from real estate agents who bring them directly to his desk. In this episode, he breaks down how he built a referral network of probate agents, why hosting one simple recurring event made realtors want to send him business, and the type of property he refuses to buy anymore.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro & Vegas Real Estate 0:55 - New Wholesaling Legislation 2:41 - From Buy-and-Hold to Brokerage 3:51 - What Makes a Deal Pencil Now 7:02 - The Grimmest Market Since 2012 9:31 - Never Nickel-and-Diming Sellers 11:11 - Targeting Higher-End Homes 12:43 - Best Lead Sources Over Time 14:11 - Building Realtor Relationships With Events 16:50 - Deals That Taught Hard Lessons 19:56 - Wealthy Buyers Moving to Vegas 21:19 - Advice on Buying It Right 22:22 - Hiring the Right Virtual Assistant 23:38 - Ranking in ChatGPT Results 25:27 - Deal Machine Data & AI Blogs 29:47 - Using AI vs Virtual Assistants 30:32 - Solving Email Spam Problems 33:47 - Full Circle: AI Content Strategy 36:45 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Jay Mirando https://www.instagram.com/vegasflipperjay/   Website: Legacy Real Estate Group https://www.legacyrealestatenevada.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Join Us for DealMachine Unveiled: https://www.dealmachine.com/unveiled Rhen Bartlett closes 20+ real estate deals a month wholesaling and flipping houses in Alabama, in a market where thin margins force most investors to get creative or get out. In this episode, he breaks down why he added a flipping arm instead of staying wholesale-only, how he structures partnerships after learning the hard way, and the AI assistant he built to keep his operation running lean.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro & Deal Volume 1:14 - Why Add Construction to Wholesaling 4:16 - The Nightmare Flip This Month 5:55 - How He Got Into Real Estate 8:19 - Advice on Choosing Partners 11:32 - First Real Estate Role & Scaling 12:39 - Building an AI Team 15:57 - Live Demo with Harper AI 20:34 - How the AI Access Works 22:52 - AI Training Docs & SOPs 23:51 - How His Team Uses AI 27:59 - AI Won't Replace Humans 29:56 - Where to Find Him 30:05 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Rhen Bartlett https://www.instagram.com/rhen.bartlett/   Website: Heartland Buys https://www.heartlandbuys.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Tiffany High breaks down her SCALE framework for reverse engineering a revenue goal into the exact leads, calls, and contracts needed to hit it. She walks through the real math behind a direct mail campaign, showing how the same monthly spend produced a 3X return for one investor and an 8.5X return for another, just by converting leads better. If you're pouring money into marketing without tracking your success rate, this episode will change how you think about your next dollar.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - The SCALE Framework Overview 0:59 - Reverse Engineering Revenue Goals 3:02 - The Oil Trader Analogy 5:19 - Cash Conversion Cycle Explained 7:35 - Direct Mail Timeline 9:41 - Investor 1: Average Performer 10:47 - Investor 2: Mastering Acquisitions 12:14 - Investor 3: Multiple Exit Strategies 13:39 - Building a Real Business 14:41 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Tiffany High https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyhighofficial/   Links: Tiffany High https://linktr.ee/tiffanyhighofficial   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Kostika Xhurka and Camiren Dalrymple have been fixing, flipping, and wholesaling in Las Vegas for years, and when rising interest rates slowed the market down, they didn't wait it out. They fired every outside marketing vendor, brought everything in house, and built a system that's generating deals across Google, Meta, direct mail, and more. In this episode, they break down their full marketing stack, how they approach foreclosure leads, and what it actually takes to run a real estate business built to last in a market that keeps changing.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Kostika & Camiren's Business 2:23 - Getting Started Wholesaling 4:58 - Why Flipping Slowed Down 6:21 - Vegas Rental Market & Inventory 9:01 - What's Working Now: Marketing 11:35 - Foreclosure Direct Mail Strategy 16:47 - Selling Deals & Investor Lift Cartel 20:12 - Marine Corps to Real Estate 22:13 - Lessons From Getting Screwed 24:36 - Cameron's First Deal 27:28 - Taking His First Losses 32:48 - How to Reach Them 33:24 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Kostika Xhurka https://www.instagram.com/KostikaXhurka/   Instagram: Camiren Dalrymple https://www.instagram.com/Camiren/   Website: Vegas Home Buyers https://www.vegashb.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Luke Slapa is doing 50+ deals a year out of Midland-Odessa, Texas, a market of just 300,000 people, and he did it by making one decision most investors resist: stop chasing multiple markets and own one. In this episode, he walks through how he built local brand awareness, why going deep in a small market gives him less competition and stronger margins, and how fix and flip real estate works differently when you're the only serious player in town. He also gets into his marketing stack and how he's using AI to automate repetitive business tasks.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - Luke Slapa's Business 1:54 - Going All In on One Market 6:01 - First Wholesale Deal 7:50 - Getting Cut Out at Closing 10:08 - Finding Investor-Friendly Title Companies 11:57 - Retail Buyers in Midland 14:02 - Marketing Channels 15:06 - Lead Manager Role & Qualifying 17:44 - Goals & Using AI Tools 19:29 - Automating Tasks with Claude 25:51 - AI Podcast Outreach System 30:56 - Executive Assistant Inbox Rules 34:45 - Building Mailing Lists with Data 44:51 - Finding Active Flippers in the Market 50:13 - Where to Find Luke 50:38 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Luke Slapa https://www.instagram.com/lukeslapa/   Website: Lone Star Cash Homes https://www.lonestarcashhomes.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/ 

Most real estate investors struggle with cold calling scripts that actually convert leads into deals, but Brent Daniels breaks down the complete conversion process in this episode. Brent is a seasoned real estate investing coach who has trained thousands of investors across the country. He covers the four pillars of successful cold calling, tonality techniques, lead follow-up strategies, and how to handle objections during offer presentations. KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - The Four Pillars: Pre-Qualify 2:52 - Price, Terms, and You 5:26 - Lead Follow-Up & Booking Appointments 6:46 - Offer Presentation In-Person 7:49 - Going Through the Agreement 9:07 - Upfront Agreements & Objections 12:02 - The Cold Calling Script 13:18 - Tonality Is Everything 15:00 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Brent Daniels https://www.instagram.com/realbrentdaniels/   Website: Talk To People https://www.talktopeople.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most real estate wholesaling business owners struggle to scale beyond their first year, but the right systems and team can change everything. David sits down with Kyle Eisenbarger and Joe Ientile from Sunflower Home Buyers, two entrepreneurs who scaled to 181 deals last year and are looking to continue expanding rapidly. They discuss their direct mail marketing strategy, the critical hiring mistakes that taught them valuable lessons, and their ambitious 2027 growth plans including in-house construction crews. KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:19 - An Overview Of Kyle and Joe's Business 1:12 - Pivoting From Wholesale to Flips 3:26 - How They Got Started 4:11 - Deals That Kicked Their Teeth In 6:20 - Hiring Mistakes & Bringing In Coaches 8:10 - Doing 100 Deals in Year Two 10:29 - Their Direct Mail Strategy 12:19 - Marketing Budget & Channels 13:49 - 2027 Growth & Hiring Plans 15:42 - In-House Construction Crews 17:28 - Differentiating From Competitors 19:14 - Their Review Collection Strategy 20:32 - Implementing AI in the Business 25:11 - Biggest Challenge Right Now 26:14 - Overcoming Fear of AI 29:05 - Where to Find Them 29:36 - Outro LINKS: Facebook: Kyle Eisenbarger https://www.facebook.com/kyle.eisenbarger   Facebook: Joe Ientile https://www.facebook.com/joe.ientile   Website: Sunflower Home Buyers https://www.sunflowerhomebuyers.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most real estate investors overlook short sales as a profitable strategy, but they're actually thriving in competitive markets like NYC. David Lecko sits down with Carlos Fontanez and his partner Mike on Collective Genius to explore why short sale real estate has become essential for savvy investors. They dive into how short sales work, why sellers choose them over auctions, the art of negotiating with banks, and how to scale this strategy into new markets successfully. KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Carlos and Mike's Real Estate Business 2:11 - Keep, Flip, or Wholesale? 4:15 - Why Short Sales Still Work 7:42 - Surviving Tough Times 8:37 - Cold Calling for Leads 12:38 - Short Sales Explained 16:42 - Why Auctions Fail 18:48 - Competing in a Tough Market 20:25 - Seller Benefits & Relocation Money 22:03 - Goals at the Mastermind 24:32 - Negotiating Deals for Investors 25:27 - Where to Find Them 26:38 - Outro LINKS: Instagram: Carlos Fontanez https://www.instagram.com/realestate.carlos/   Website: Trusty Offer https://www.trustyoffer.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most real estate professionals don't realize how AI is fundamentally changing where leads come from online. In this episode, Trevor Mauch breaks down real estate SEO with AI and shows you exactly how to adapt your visibility strategy for this new landscape. He covers AI search behavior, optimizing your Google Business Profile, implementing proper schema for faster indexing, and using online consistency to ensure AI systems find and trust your business.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - AI Search Is Changing Lead Flow 0:57 - The Phantom Expense Problem 2:57 - Where AI Pulls Its Information and Why It Matters 5:43 - Building Trust with AI Search 8:21 - Online Consistency, Reviews, and Sentiment Signals 11:20 - Setting Up and Optimizing Your Google Business Profile 14:11 - Number One Action Item 14:20 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Trevor Mauch https://www.instagram.com/trevor.mauch/   Website: Carrot https://www.carrot.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most wholesalers miss the profit potential hiding in wholetail real estate, but one entrepreneur cracked the code by closing 45 deals before turning 24. David sits down with Ben Busha, a real estate wholesaler who has scaled to over 60 deals annually, to break down his proven strategies on this episode. They explore the B2B agent model versus traditional wholesaling, the specific profit breakdown per deal, why balance sheet thinking matters, how to tier agents using MLS data, building offshore teams efficiently, and the critical differences between direct-to-seller and agent-focused approaches.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - The B2B Agent Model 2:03 - Wholesale vs Wholetail and Profit Per Deal 5:16 - Why It's a Balance Sheet Business 6:05 - From Corporate Job to His First Deal at 18 8:26 - How He Calls Agents (Why Text Blasting No Longer Works) 10:08 - Tiering Agents and Disposing Deals 13:56 - Pricing Strategy and Advice for New Wholesalers 17:04 - Why B2B Beats Direct-to-Seller 18:19 - Building the Team 19:41 - Competing With Franchises 20:46 - Mentorship, Plasma Donations, and Biggest Losses 23:19 - Operations: Contractors, Offshore Team, Construction Costs 28:42 - A Deal That Taught Him Motivation 30:49 - Scaling to 60+ Deals and Agent Data Tools 33:06 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Ben Busha https://www.instagram.com/benbusha/   Website: Neway REI https://www.newayrei.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Real estate direct mail is one of the most consistent deal sources for investors who want to control their own pipeline, and Ryan Saldanha has proof. Ryan does 50+ deals a year in the Tampa market using a direct mail and cold calling system he built after relying on wholesalers left his deal flow inconsistent. His direct mail marketing for real estate runs on the same list he cold calls, and going direct to seller gets him $15 to $20K deeper on every deal. In this episode, he breaks down how he runs a flip-heavy business in a single market and what he's learned about scaling when your fixed costs don't move.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Why They Went Direct-to-Seller 1:41 - Buying Deeper on Deals 2:49 - Marketing Channels They Use 4:30 - Scaling Around Fixed Costs 6:11 - Going Deep vs Going National 8:05 - Premium Pricing Program Explained 9:34 - A Deal That Taught a Lesson 11:56 - Managing Flips and Systems 13:09 - Finding Great Contractors 14:21 - Raising Private Capital 17:08 - Advice for the Next Generation 19:09 - Where to Find Ryan 19:34 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Ryan Saldanha https://www.instagram.com/realryansal/   Website: Sell Quick Tampa https://www.sellquicktampa.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Cold email is one of the most underrated lead generation strategies in real estate, and in this episode David Frizzell breaks down exactly how to build a compliant, scalable system from scratch. You'll learn how to set up your sending infrastructure, build a high-quality list using DealMachine data, and run automated email marketing campaigns that generate inbound seller leads while you're focused on everything else. Whether you're already cold calling or sending direct mail, this system is designed to amplify your existing real estate email marketing without adding hours to your day.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - The Power Of Cold Email 1:28 - Is Cold Email Legal? 4:21 - Deliverability 7:52 - Step 1: Buy & Warm Up Your Inboxes 9:42 - Step 2: Get High-Quality Leads 10:46 - Step 3: Clean Your List 12:36 - Step 4: Handle Replies Like A Pro 14:24 - Total Cost 15:17 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: David Frizzell https://www.instagram.com/thewholesalerstoolbox/   Website: The Wholesalers Toolbox https://www.thewholesalerstoolbox.com/free-facebook-leads   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

If your direct mail marketing isn't producing deals, the problem is probably volume. Joseph Austin of Next Step Real Estate is sending over 7,000 real estate direct mail postcards a month across the greater Philadelphia area and currently has 16 fix-and-flip projects in motion. In this episode, Joe breaks down his direct mail real estate marketing approach, why mailing 500 pieces a month isn't enough, and how to pair your direct mail campaign with a follow-up call system that actually gets sellers on the phone. He also covers how he decides whether to wholesale or flip each deal and shares the exact call cadence his team uses from the moment a lead comes in.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:19 - Joseph Austin's Business 4:05 - Lessons From A Deal 6:27 - How He Finds His Deals & Skip Tracing 11:55 - His First & Second Deal 15:24 - Direct Mail Tips 18:35 - How To Get In Touch With Joe 19:38 - Call Cadence 21:06 - Closing Thoughts 22:48 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Joseph Austin https://www.instagram.com/phillyhomebuyer/   Website: Next Step Real Estate https://www.nextstepre.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most wholesalers skip over sellers who won't take a deep discount, but Rich Wonders built an entire nationwide novation real estate business out of exactly those leads. Rich is the Novation King, and he's got hundreds of wholesalers closing novation deals with an average fee around $35K using his step-by-step novation real estate process. In this episode he walks through his full three-phase novation in real estate strategy for getting sellers on board, finding the right listing agents, and avoiding the mistakes that blow deals up. If you've been wondering what is a novation in real estate or how novations real estate deals actually work, this is the episode. Ryan also brings a live novation deal to the table and Rich breaks down the numbers in real time.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:33 - How Rich Wonders Became The "Novation King" 2:01 - Novation Deals 5:40 - How He Was Almost Homeless 6:40 - Learning Novations & The Numbers 10:28 - Mini-Masterclass On Novations 18:03 - Interviewing Agents 20:32 - Novation Myths & More Tips 29:47 - Ryan's Current Deal 36:17 - Closing Thoughts 37:32 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Rich Wonders https://www.instagram.com/novationking/   Links: Rich Wonders https://linktr.ee/richwonders/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Cost per lead is going up, sellers are harder to convert, and the wholesalers who aren't adapting are getting left behind. Steve Trang, founder of Objection Proof AI, breaks down the exact systems the top operators are running right now to stay ahead. You'll learn how AI is handling lead follow-up with zero burnout, why speed to lead under five seconds is the new standard, and how his clients are pulling deals out of CRMs their teams had already marked dead.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - The Three Things You'll Walk Away With 0:57 - The New Market Reality 6:28 - The Three Levers 10:06 - What Makes AI Efficient In Real Estate 12:14 - AI Conversion & Follow-Ups 15:11 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Steve Trang https://www.instagram.com/steve.trang/   Website: Objection Proof AI https://www.objectionproof.ai/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Blake Yarborough started acquiring rentals in 2009 when everyone else was running from the market, and built his way to 100+ properties and $40 million in real estate. In this episode, he breaks down the leveraged financing strategy he used to scale fast, how he structured 15-year notes to protect himself against rate resets, and why he self-manages instead of handing things off to third-party property managers. He also shares a hard lesson about embezzlement that cost him $5 million and what he missed on the balance sheet that let it happen. If you're building a rental portfolio or thinking about getting back into acquisitions, this one is worth your time.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - Blake Yarborough's Journey In Real Estate 11:08 - Losing Money & His Faith 13:31 - Financing Rental Properties 17:27 - His Deer Breeding Business 18:40 - The Real Estate He's Doing Now 21:24 - The Market Right Now & Property Managers 26:09 - Protecting Your Business 30:14 - Closing Thoughts 31:10 - Outro   LINKS: Facebook: Blake Yarborough https://www.facebook.com/blake.yarborough   Website: Capital Concepts https://www.4smartmoney.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

GSP Homes is closing over 50 off-market deals a year plus 15 to 20 flips, and they're doing it with a system that converts in-person appointments at a 50% rate. Cannon Wilson is their acquisitions manager, and he walks through how they give every seller three options: a cash offer, a private listing to their network of 3,500 buyers, or a full MLS listing. He also covers how they use DealMachine to pull leads, how their cold caller is booking 15 to 16 appointments a week, and how their new 90-day sprint program gets investors to pay upfront for first look at deals. KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Cannon Wilson's Real Estate Business 3:30 - Working With Wholesalers 5:08 - Doing Acquisitions & Commissions 7:49 - The Numbers & Cold Calling Tips 12:02 - Building Trust With Sellers 13:59 - 2 Recent Deals 16:07 - Presenting 3 Options 18:40 - What He's Looking Forward To 22:02 - Using DealMachine 24:03 - Direct Mail 25:57 - Closing Thoughts 27:14 - Outro   LINKS: Facebook: Cannon Wilson https://www.facebook.com/davidcannon.wilson   Website: GSP Homes https://www.gsp.homes/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Liz Faircloth scaled from a single duplex to close to 1,400 doors across multiple states, and the secret had nothing to do with finding more deals. In this episode, she breaks down the three things that actually make scaling work: leadership, systems, and team. She covers how to identify your core genius and stop wasting time on everything else, how to build a bookkeeping process that protects your business as it grows, and the four key roles every real estate business needs to fill. If you are trying to build something repeatable, this one is worth your time.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Scaling Your Real Estate Business 0:22 - 1: Leadership 3:07 - 2: Systems 10:26 - 3: Your Team 14:48 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Liz Faircloth https://www.instagram.com/therealestateinvesther/   Website: The Real Estate Investher https://linktr.ee/investher   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Tim Warner first appeared on the DealMachine Podcast as Timmy Triumphs, documenting his journey to his first wholesale deal on Instagram. Now he is back with a $23,000 assignment fee and the full story of how he got there. In this episode, Tim breaks down how he found the lead, how the deal almost fell apart the next day, and how four months of follow-up brought it back to life.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Tim Warner's Real Estate Journey 3:48 - His First Deal 15:40 - Follow-Up & The Numbers 21:33 - Finding A Buyer & Double Closing 26:29 - What He Learned 31:55 - What He's Going To Do Next 33:38 - Switching Markets & Posting On IG 35:44 - Deceased Data 37:39 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Tim Warner https://www.instagram.com/timmytriumphs   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

A popular YouTuber bought a rental property in Plano, Texas, lost money on cash flow, and walked away calling it a regret. David and Ryan watched the video live and pushed back hard. The problem wasn't rentals. It was buying at retail, managing from 2,000 miles away, and skipping the upfront repair analysis. In this episode they break down what went wrong and what to do instead, from buying off market to tenant selection to building contractor relationships that actually scale.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:18 - David & Ryan's Background 0:38 - Watching Biaheza's Video 4:48 - Ryan's Initial Reaction 7:58 - David's Reaction & Buying Right 12:17 - Tenant Selection 13:52 - How To Do It Better 16:40 - Closing Thoughts 18:12 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most real estate investors focus entirely on outbound lead generation and never build the online presence that captures sellers who are already searching. In this episode, SEO expert Glen Petersen walks through the full playbook, from setting up your website and Google Business Profile to building backlinks and free directory listings that grow your credibility over time. Glen also covers the AI side of search, including how to show up in ChatGPT and Gemini results using platforms like Reddit, YouTube, and Bing Business Profile. If you haven't started building your online presence yet, this episode is your starting point.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Demand Generation vs Demand Capture 2:41 - Defining PPC & When It's Ideal 4:37 - Defining SEO 5:42 - Your Website 6:17 - Your Google Business Profile 7:22 - Additional Pages 9:58 - AI Search Results 13:04 - AIO Quick Hacks 15:06 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Glen Peterson https://www.instagram.com/nobleschlen/   Website: Bateman Collective https://www.batemancollective.com/    Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Avion Hunter got four wholesale deals under contract early in her career and watched three of them fall apart. In this episode, Ryan diagnoses exactly what went wrong, from buyers walking to sellers who won't budge on price, and breaks down when to have the hard conversation and when to cut your losses and move on. If deals keep unraveling before the finish line, this one's worth your time.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Avion Hunter's Real Estate Journey 3:54 - Marketing 9:01 - The Deals She's Done 16:59 - The Numbers 18:27 - Generating Leads 20:58 - Getting Out Of The Hair Business 22:37 - The JV Company & DealMachine Feedback 24:32 - How To Get In Touch & Closing Thoughts 25:46 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Avion Hunter https://www.instagram.com/stylzzplus/    Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Raphael Johnson has been in real estate for 20 years, and he says AI changed his business more than anything else in the last decade. In this episode, the Kansas City investor and licensed agent breaks down how he uses Claude and AI agents to automate his wholesaling operation — treating them like trained employees, not search engines. He also gets into his deal criteria, how he's doing 2-to-1 off-market versus on-market deals, and the hard-won lessons from two decades of direct-to-seller investing. If you're trying to do more without adding headcount, this episode is worth your time.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - An Overview Of Raphael Johnson's Business 2:29 - Using DealMachine 3:39 - The Deals He's Doing & His Team 5:51 - Using AI In Real Estate 10:36 - Advice & His First Deal 16:05 - Finding Deals As A Beginner 17:00 - Where To Find Raphael 17:58 - How DealMachine Helps 20:23 - Outro   LINKS: Website: KHY Home Equity https://khyhomeequity.kw.com/    Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most investors spread themselves too thin across markets they barely understand. Jiries Dawaher is here to change that. In this episode, he walks through his four-step system for analyzing your market the way hedge funds and institutions do, using tools that are completely free and available to anyone. The investors winning right now aren't guessing. They're using the same information the big boys use, and it's been there the whole time.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Finding A Winning Market 0:43 - Step 1: Start In Your Own Backyard 3:37 - Step 2: Take Notes & Find Hot Communities 10:32 - Step 3: Set Up Your Hot Sheets 12:26 - Step 4: Set Up Your Buy Box 14:42 - Summing It Up 15:05 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Jiries Dawaher https://www.instagram.com/jiriesd   Website: WholeScaling (Free) https://www.skool.com/brrrr/    Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Dylan Gillies started wholesaling with zero capital, no buyers list, and a $6,000 course that produced nothing. Then he forgot he was even sending mail through DealMachine and got a call that changed everything. Now, three deals in, he is staring down a six-unit manufactured home development with $800K in projected net profit for the group, and he had to pass on a $90K assignment fee to get there. In this episode, Dylan, David, and Ryan also dig into why Ryan scaled back from 11 employees to 3, how inbound direct mail creates more leverage than cold outreach, and what most wholesalers get wrong about hiring and partnerships.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Dylan Gillies' Business & First Deals 4:52 - Building A Buyers List & Other Deals 6:19 - Manufactured Homes 10:21 - The Marketing He's Doing & Being An Agent 13:18 - Mistakes He's Learned From 14:46 - Sending Direct Mail & Ryan's Structure 25:42 - Mistakes When Building A Business 31:14 - Stepping Back As An Owner 34:31 - More On Direct Mail 39:37 - Outro   LINKS: Facebook: Dylan Gillies https://www.facebook.com/dylan.gillies.9   Website: North Coast REI LLC https://www.northcoastrei.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Travis Goodwin has been investing in West Virginia's small market for eight years as a solopreneur — and for a long time, he was running himself ragged chasing every deal he could find. In this episode, he breaks down the moment he decided to stop chasing volume and start targeting bigger paydays, how he shifted his marketing to better neighborhoods, and why bringing in JV partners actually forced him to level up his deals. He also gets into his unique auction-based disposition strategy, how he handles tough seller situations, and near the end he announces a giveaway for a free year of DealMachine.   Join Travis Goodwin's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smallmarketrealestateinvesting   Text Travis: (304) 444-6744   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - What Travis Has Been Up To 2:13 - Focusing On Bigger Deals 7:55 - Time In The Business 9:47 - His Marketing 12:30 - Bringing In Partners 14:13 - Auctions 20:25 - The Hardest Deal He's Ever Done 31:31 - Using A Buyers List 32:29 - How To Get In Touch & Closing Thoughts 36:10 - Outro   LINKS: Facebook: Travis Goodwin https://www.facebook.com/smallmarketrei/   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most real estate investors are taught to find the deal first, then go find the money — and it's costing them deals. Nathan Daniel, founder of Accelerant Capital, breaks down why that approach leaves you negotiating from desperation and how to fix it. In this episode, he walks through the six components of a capital operating system, how to match your funding structure to your experience level, and what it actually takes to build relationships with investors before you need them.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - The Old Way Of Raising Capital 2:48 - The New Way 5:31 - Higher Standards In 2026 6:56 - Capital Wants Four Things 7:39 - Your Capital Operating System 13:11 - Captive Capital 15:04 - The Biggest Mistake 15:20 - Outro   LINKS: Facebook: Nathan Daniel https://www.facebook.com/coachnathandaniel   Website: Accelerant Capital https://www.accelerant.capital/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Josh Pierce closed his first land deal for $31K in profit with no money out of pocket — that was 16 months ago. Now he's back — fresh off his biggest month ever at $233K in top line revenue — and he's sharing everything. In this episode, Josh breaks down how he acquires land with little to no capital using a double-close model, how he works with local agents to list and move properties fast, and how a single $87K deal turned into a $115K referral the very next month. If you're on the fence about land investing, this episode will push you off it.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Updates For Josh Pierce 4:02 - Marketing The Land 8:58 - His Metrics & Using SMS vs Direct Mail 12:55 - Coming Up With Offer Numbers 20:33 - Determining Feasibility 23:13 - The Dispo Side Of Land 30:31 - Finding Great Agents 35:54 - Filters For Land & SMS 42:00 - Using Cookies To Do More Deals 47:33 - Why Choose Land & His Six-Figure Deal 52:47 - Closing Thoughts & How To Get In Touch 53:58 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Josh Pierce https://www.instagram.com/joshpiercerei/   Website: Higher Ground Land https://www.highergroundland.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Yoruba Garcia is closing 7 to 12 land deals a month — and he's doing it almost entirely through direct mail targeting corporate-owned properties most investors skip. In this episode, he breaks down his buyers list strategy, the AI system he built to automate his pipeline, and why he'll choose land over houses every time. If you want a repeatable land system that actually works, this one's worth your time.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - Yoruba Garcia's Business 5:12 - Renovations 8:02 - Building A Buyers List For Land Deals 11:19 - Working With Sellers & New Jersey Foreclosures 13:52 - Doing Land Vs Homes 15:51 - Subdividing Land 17:30 - Early Mistakes He Made 19:36 - Mail Tips 21:42 - DealMachine Feedback 25:50 - Closing Thoughts 26:10 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Yoruba Garcia https://www.instagram.com/bigmonejoe/   Facebook: Yoruba Garcia https://www.facebook.com/sinyorenterprizes   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Abdullah Ghaffar closes 100+ deals a year nationwide — and he's barely the one making the calls. In this episode, he breaks down how his system works from data pull to close, the four-part script his team uses to qualify every lead, and the evening calling window his dialer data proves out that most wholesalers are completely skipping.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - Abdullah Ghaffar's Wholesaling Business 2:35 - Targeting 30% Equity 3:38 - His Approach To Cold Calling & Script 7:16 - Getting To Price & Building Rapport 12:41 - Best Times To Call 15:00 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Abdullah Ghaffar https://www.instagram.com/ihustlebro/   Links: Abdullah Ghaffar https://linktr.ee/ihustlebro/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Kyle Doriety went from 8 rental properties to 32 in six months, after quitting his job. In this episode, Kyle breaks down how he was able to grow his portfolio so quickly, including how he uses fix and flip profits to fund his buy and hold rentals. He also walks through his most exciting deal yet — a 22-unit multifamily he locked up at $40,000 a door with zero money out of pocket using seller financing. If you're trying to scale a rental portfolio without running out of capital, this episode is the blueprint.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:16 - How Kyle Doriety Went From 8 To 32 Doors 2:39 - His First Deal 6:12 - Property Management & Flipping 7:48 - Managing Contractors 11:55 - The Deal He's Most Proud Of 18:36 - His Team 19:22 - Having A Goal Of 75 Doors 22:17 - Data He's Looking For 26:24 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Kyle Doriety https://www.instagram.com/KyleDoriety/   Website: Circle D Properties https://www.circledproperties.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Troy Wilde has been investing for ten years and built his entire operation around one contrarian idea: stop competing in the hottest markets. Working out of Sierra Vista, Arizona, he runs 15–20 flips a year with a minimal team, pulling leads through direct mail and realtor relationships. In this episode he breaks down his small market strategy, how he's getting 3–4 deals per 10,000 mailers, and why he's buying even deeper right now given market uncertainty.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Troy Wilde's Business 4:04 - Mail Results & His Team 6:13 - His First Deal 11:04 - His Deal Count & Managing Flips 15:11 - His Average Week 19:01 - Listing His Own Properties 19:49 - Flipping A House Vs Negotiating 22:01 - What He Does For Fun 23:29 - Becoming An Auctioneer & Doing Deals 27:05 - Life Doing Real Estate 29:10 - Hiring Employees 34:36 - How To Get In Touch With Troy 35:15 - Outro   LINKS: Facebook: Troy Wilde https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057356812052   Website: Troy Pays Cash https://troypayscash.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most people fail at cold calling because they skip the fundamentals — and Nicholas Nick has seen every mistake after nearly a decade in the business. In this episode, he breaks down the phone number setup that protects your contact rate, the best list to call for consistent leads, and the exact script questions that get sellers to open up and stay on the phone. If you want to stop blaming the leads and start closing more deals, this episode is for you.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - The Nuances Of Cold Calling 1:17 - Things You Should Do 4:07 - Do It Yourself First 6:18 - Using A Script 8:05 - The Best Lists 8:56 - Converting The Leads & The Ninja Question 10:17 - Land Deals & Other Questions 12:24 - The Right Mindset 14:03 - Bonus Tip 14:16 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Nicholas Nick https://www.instagram.com/nicholasnicksays/   Website: Lead Mining Pros https://www.leadminingpros.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Andrew Becker is consistently closing around 20 deals per month, and it's not by doing more—it's by doing less, better. In this episode, he walks through how his team shifted to a narrow lead strategy while expanding their exit strategies, allowing them to convert more deals without chasing every opportunity. He breaks down how they track performance across every stage of the pipeline, cut underperforming lead sources, and build simple, repeatable systems that drive consistent volume. You'll also hear how probate became a key part of their operation, and how focusing on data—not guesswork—is what actually allowed them to scale.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Andrew Becker's Wholesaling Business 4:49 - Wholesaling Vs Being An Agent 7:47 - Getting His First Deal 12:23 - Going Narrow On Lead Strategy 17:05 - What He Did After The 4-Plex 19:36 - The Probate Process 27:42 - Advice For Newbies 30:02 - Hiring 32:47 - Upcoming Masterclass With Andrew 33:07 - How To Get In Touch & Closing Thoughts 33:39 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Andrew Becker https://www.instagram.com/iamandrewbecker/   Website: Billions CRM https://www.joinbillions.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Patrick Lee Brown walks through how he's using ChatGPT inside his real estate business to cut down on manual work and move faster on deals. From uploading foreclosure data to ranking opportunities and identifying active buyers, he shows how simple prompts and projects can turn scattered data into a clear workflow. It's a practical look at how AI can support your process without replacing the fundamentals.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Patrick Lee Brown's Business 0:49 - The Type Of Deals He's Doing 2:10 - Doing Real Estate Full-Time 4:04 - Foreclosure Data & Automation 9:41 - His Dialer And Email Platform 11:23 - Using ChatGPT 17:36 - Filters In DealMachine 19:50 - Outro   LINKS: Facebook: Patrick Lee Brown https://www.facebook.com/brown.lee.patrick.2025   Website: Autoclose REI https://www.autocloser.pro/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most investors treat LinkedIn like a resume site, but Anthony Simonie explains why it's actually one of the most powerful tools for building credibility and attracting the right people into your business. He walks through how to position your profile, connect with the right prospects, and turn simple outreach into real relationships. If you are a real estate investor and you've been overlooking LinkedIn, this will change how you use it.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - The New Mission 0:40 - Using LinkedIn As An Investor 2:11 - 4 Key Components To Win 3:25 - Your Cover Image 5:21 - Your Profile Photo 6:49 - Your Headline 8:15 - Your About Section 10:43 - Reaching Out To People 13:26 - Bonus Tip 14:06 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Anthony Simonie https://www.instagram.com/anthonysimonie/   Website: Anthony Simonie https://www.anthonysimonie.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Mark Shores breaks down how he locked up a 40-acre land deal for $200K and flipped it to a builder for $585K, creating a $380K assignment fee. He shares how he found the deal on Zillow, negotiated the price down, and used DealMachine to connect with serious builders ready to buy. You'll also hear how he vets buyers, structures deals, and approaches conversations to consistently find opportunities.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Mark Shores' Business 0:58 - His Massive Land Deal 3:06 - Why He Was Looking For A Land Deal 3:43 - Determining The Price 5:21 - Using DealMachine To Find Builders 6:43 - Being An Agent As A Wholesaler 8:12 - Surplus Overages 10:16 - What He Did Before He Was An Agent 10:56 - His Outreach 12:01 - Advice For Newbies 13:06 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Mark Shores https://www.instagram.com/mark_realestate_1/   Facebook: Mark Shores https://www.facebook.com/housesbymark/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Most investors assume they need more leads to close more deals, but the reality is they're already sitting on opportunities they don't recognize. In this episode, real estate sales expert Jennie Hudspeth breaks down the six deals you're likely missing right now—from “I need to think about it” to “we went with someone else”—and explains what's actually happening in those conversations. You'll learn how to diagnose what sellers really mean, shift your approach in real time, and convert more of the leads you already have without increasing your marketing.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - The 6 Deals You're Sleeping On 2:20 - Deal 1: I Need To Think About It 5:03 - Deal 2: Call Me Back In A Couple Weeks 14:04 - Deal 3: Highest Offer Wins 25:40 - Deal 4: Need To Talk To My Spouse 33:12 - Deal 5: The Emotional Seller 35:55 - Deal 6: We Didn't Get The Deal 38:46 - Summing It Up & How To Get In Touch 40:20 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Jennie Hudspeth https://www.instagram.com/jmg909/   Website: REI Sales Tools https://www.reisalestools.com/   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Rick Howell, who's raised over $16 million in private money, breaks down how to fund your real estate deals without using your own cash. He walks through how to structure deals so lenders feel protected, how to pitch opportunities the right way, and the exact system he uses to keep investors coming back. If your capital is tied up or you're trying to land your first flip, this is a clear path to getting deals funded and scaling faster.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - The Opportunity For Private Lenders 4:27 - Setting The Terms 6:50 - Offering An Opportunity 7:52 - The Documents You Need 9:23 - How It Works 13:36 - The Elevator Pitch 15:12 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Rick Howell https://www.instagram.com/rickhowellrei/   Links: Rick Howell https://www.solo.to/rickhowell   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Ian Gibbons breaks down how he went from getting started to completing around 30 wholesales and flips in just a couple years, building his business step by step. He shares how he found his first deals, scaled into cold calling and texting, and built a system that consistently generates opportunities. Toward the end, he reveals a smart way to get into your first flip by partnering with a contractor instead of trying to do everything yourself.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - An Overview Of Ian Gibbons' Business 1:07 - How He Got Started 4:47 - His Partnership & Using DealMachine 9:36 - Finding Buyers And Building Relationships 13:39 - Deciding What To Flip Vs Wholesale 16:24 - Hiring A Transaction Coordinator 18:49 - Where He Wants To Take His Business 21:46 - Advice For Newbies 22:51 - Using SMS 25:12 - Closing Thoughts 25:35 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Ian Gibbons https://www.instagram.com/ian__gibbons/   Facebook: Ian Gibbons https://www.facebook.com/ian.gibbons.3158   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/

Kenny Kamdoum breaks down how he closed $48K in land deals in just two weeks using simple text outreach—no calls, no meetings. He walks through exactly how he finds deals, evaluates land using Zillow, and quickly secures buyers through straightforward marketing. If you've been overcomplicating your process, this episode shows a faster, simpler way to get deals done.   KEY TALKING POINTS: 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Kenny Kamdoum's $23k Land Deal 10:57 - The Purchase Agreement & Using Zillow 13:39 - What Makes A Good Land Deal 15:23 - Why He Chose Land 17:23 - The Florida Land Market 17:45 - His $25k Land Deal & Opening Texts 18:52 - Parcels Without Addresses 21:10 - Seller Demographics & Filtering Numbers 25:21 - Working Older Leads 26:06 - Closing Thoughts & Using DealMachine 29:20 - Outro   LINKS: Instagram: Kenny Kamdoum https://www.instagram.com/kennykamdoum/   Links: Kenny Kamdoum https://linktr.ee/kennykamdoum   Instagram: David Lecko https://www.instagram.com/dlecko   Website: DealMachine https://www.dealmachine.com/pod   Instagram: Ryan Haywood https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments   Website: Heritage Home Investments https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/