Pending and Trending

🚀 In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Ron Kutas, CEO of OneWall Communities, to unpack the “extend and pretend” era in multifamily real estate and what it means for investors today.

Ron shares why workforce housing may be one of the most overlooked wealth-building opportunities right now, how distressed multifamily assets are creating new entry points, and why owner-minded management consistently outperforms traditional third-party models.

From capital rescue strategies to AI-powered operational excellence, this episode is packed with insight for anyone serious about scaling smarter and building long-term financial freedom.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:🏢 Ron Kutas – CEO, Multifamily Investor & Operator

Ron Kutas is the Chief Executive Officer of OneWall Communities®, a vertically integrated real estate company focused on transit- and lifestyle-oriented workforce housing across the Northeast United States. He brings 20 years of experience across real estate development, construction, finance, project management, and property management, and leads the company’s strategy, operations, acquisitions, and capital structuring.  

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ What the “extend and pretend” era means for multifamily investors

✔️ How distressed assets create strategic buying opportunities

✔️ The power of owner-minded management vs. traditional third-party models

✔️ How AI and technology can improve reporting, NOI, and operational clarity

✔️ What to look for when choosing the right operator

🎵 Whether you're an investor, operator, or advisor exploring larger-scale wealth strategies, this episode offers valuable insights.

💼 Connect with Ron Kutas:

🌐 Website → https://ronkutas.com/

🌐 Website → https://onewallcommunities.com/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-kutas

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/onewall-communities

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🚀 In this powerful episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with financial and leadership coach Debra L. Morrison to discuss investing later in life, overcoming fear around money, and redefining financial safety. With over 40 years of experience as a Certified Financial Planner, Accredited Estate Planner, and Certified Grief Coach, Debra shares how women can reclaim financial confidence—especially after loss or major life transitions. From practical investing strategies to navigating widowhood with clarity and strength, this conversation is about more than money—it’s about empowerment, purpose, and living untethered.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:🏡 Debra L. Morrison – Financial & Leadership Coach | CFP® | Certified Grief Coach

Debra L. Morrison is a financial and leadership coach based in New Jersey. She spent over four decades working as a fiduciary Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) after earning a Master’s degree in Retirement Planning. She now serves as Chief Navigational Officer of Women Navigating Finances, LLC and is the founder of the We Can Do It Women™ movement, where she coaches mature women to build financial confidence, reclaim wealth, and lead purposeful lives. Debra is also a Certified Grief Coach, a TEDx speaker, and the bestselling author of My Husband Died, Now What? A Widow’s Guide to Grief Recovery & Smart Financial Decisions. Among her recognitions, she was named one of New Jersey’s Best 50 Women in Business (2008) and received the “Woman of the Year” award from Celebrate You in 2021.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ Why women often lack financial confidence—and how to rebuild it

✔️ The power of systematic investing and the magic of compounding

✔️ How to shift your mindset from fear to long-term wealth creation

✔️ Practical risk management strategies (insurance, diversification & tax awareness)

✔️ How financial independence creates freedom, options, and an “untethered life”

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Debra L. Morrison:

🌐 Website → https://wecandoitwomen.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/wcdiwgroup

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/debralmorrison/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/debralmorrison/

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🚀 In this powerful episode of Pending & Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with certified money coach and mental fitness coach Jeannie Dougherty to explore why high income doesn’t always equal financial confidence. They unpack money wounds, overextension, financial avoidance, and the mindset shifts required to build lasting wealth. If you’ve ever felt stressed about money despite earning well, this conversation will change how you think about financial clarity, habits, and long-term stability.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:🏡 Jeannie Dougherty – Certified Money Coach & Mental Fitness Coach

Jeannie Dougherty is a Certified Money Coach and Mental Fitness Coach (PQ Coach™) with Positive Intelligence, and the founder of Jeannie Dougherty Consulting. She works with individuals and entrepreneurs to strengthen financial habits and decision-making by combining practical money strategies with evidence-based mental fitness tools, helping clients reduce financial stress and build sustainable systems.  

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ Why high income doesn’t automatically create financial confidence

✔️ The three common money patterns that sabotage wealth

✔️ How to build sustainable saving habits (and why 10% matters)

✔️ The importance of knowing your numbers

✔️ How mindset shifts can immediately improve financial clarity

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Jeannie Dougherty:

🌐 Website → https://jeanniedougherty.com/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/iamjeanniedougherty/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/jeanniedougherty333/

🎙 Follow Deidre Quinn – Pending and Trending:

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🚀 In this powerful episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Jorge Vazquez, CEO of Greystone Investment Group, to unpack the real lessons behind long-term real estate success. Jorge shares his personal journey through the 2008 market crash, losing everything, and rebuilding with discipline, patience, and smarter strategy. This conversation cuts through hype to focus on equity, stress testing, mindset, and staying consistent long enough to win.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:🏡 Jorge Vazquez – CEO, Greystone Investment Group

Jorge Vazquez is the CEO of Graystone Investment Group, a seasoned investor and author with over 20 years of experience and 3,500+ deals completed. Featured in Forbes, he specializes in creative financing, helping clients build wealth with little to no money down. His career is marked by incredible achievements, including working with Blackstone Invitation Homes and selling 100 homes to a single client in 2008. Today, he leads an award-winning firm with 50+ agents, manages a global client base, and mentors agents into six- and seven-figure earners through his investor-focused strategies.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ Lessons from losing everything during the 2008 market crash

✔️ How to properly stress test real estate investments

✔️ The difference between equity-driven and cash-flow-driven deals

✔️ Why consistency matters more than hype or shortcuts

✔️ Proven strategies that work across multiple market cycles

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Jorge Vazquez:

🌐 Website → https://graystoneig.com/

📸 Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@Graystone

🎙 Follow Deidre Quinn – Pending and Trending:

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🚀 In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with real estate broker, investor, and market analyst Larry Mastropieri to unpack how combining brokerage income with real estate investing creates powerful leverage. Larry shares his journey from mechanical engineering to building a scalable brokerage, investing in multifamily properties, and becoming a trusted voice in South Florida market intelligence. This conversation dives deep into cash flow vs. appreciation, market research, partnerships, content-driven credibility, and what it really takes to succeed as a real estate investor.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:🏡 Larry Mastropieri – Real Estate Broker, Investor & Market Analyst

Larry Mastropieri is the CEO and founder of The Mastropieri Group, Realtors®️, recently recognized by Statista and Newsweek as one of Florida's Top Real Estate Professionals for 2025. With more than 2,000 closed transactions and $105 million in 2024 sales volume, he is also the most-reviewed Realtor®️ in South Florida. Drawing on a background in mechanical engineering at General Electric and an MBA, Larry brings analytical precision to his real estate career while managing an active investment portfolio of 100+ rental properties. He is the co-host of the Real Deal Investing podcast and the creator of Discover South Florida.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ Why being both a broker and an investor compounds your advantage

✔️ How to balance cash flow and appreciation when investing

✔️ Using broker-level market access to identify winning investments

✔️ The importance of scale and strategy in real estate investing

✔️ How podcasts and content build credibility, knowledge, and deal flow

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Larry Mastropieri:

🌐 Website → https://www.discoversouthflorida.com/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/discover.southflorida/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrymastropieri/

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🚀 In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with land banking expert Brad Warren to unpack how land banking really works, who it’s for, and why patience is the most critical ingredient for success. Brad shares his personal journey into land banking, explains different land types, discusses investment timelines, retirement strategies like self-directed IRAs, and reveals how investors can potentially achieve 3–7X returns by holding land in the path of growth.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:🏡 Brad Warren – Land Banking Specialist & Real Estate Investor

Brad Warren is a land banking consultant specializing in helping patient investors build generational wealth through land investments within a 60-mile radius of downtown Los Angeles, with a focus on the Antelope Valley. With a deep understanding of the real estate market, Brad offers lucrative opportunities for investors looking to capitalize on land assets.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ What land banking is and how it works

✔️ Why patience is the biggest factor in land banking success

✔️ The different types of land investments (agricultural, residential, industrial, commercial, mixed-use)

✔️ How investors can use self-directed IRAs and 1031 exchanges

✔️ How and when developers approach landowners to buy

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or someone seeking passive strategies, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Brad Warren:

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleykwarren/

🎙 Follow Deidre Quinn – Pending and Trending:

🌐 Website → https://www.deidrequinn.com/

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🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidre-quinn-realtor/

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🚀 In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Florida-based real estate powerhouse Nicole Mickle to break down how agents can build a sustainable business using SEO, social media, and attraction marketing—without gimmicks. Nicole shares how she accidentally built a thriving relocation and new construction niche, how Instagram and Pinterest fueled her SEO journey, and why client-centered content is the key to long-term online visibility. This episode is packed with practical, repeatable systems agents can use to turn websites and social platforms into true lead generators.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:🏡 Nicole Mickle – Florida Realtor, SEO & Digital Marketing Strategist

Nicole Mickle is a Florida-based Realtor® with Olympus Executive Realty specializing in Winter Garden, Windermere, Montverde, and the greater Orlando market. With 30 years in the industry, she has closed over $50 million in the past five years and serves clients globally. Nicole holds a degree in economics, leveraging digital marketing, analytics, and interior-focused home preparation in her work. She also created FloridaHomesandLiving.com, a home design and Florida lifestyle platform with strong social media reach.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ How Nicole built her business through Instagram without a formal strategy

✔️ Turning client questions into high-converting content

✔️ Why Pinterest is a powerful (and misunderstood) SEO tool

✔️ How to structure a website that attracts the right clients

✔️ Why attraction marketing beats chasing leads and gimmicks

🎵 Whether you're an agent looking to grow online or refine your niche, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Nicole Mickle:

🌐 Website → https://www.nicolemickle.com/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/iorlandorealestate/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/NicoleMickleFL/

🎙 Follow Deidre Quinn – Pending and Trending:

🌐 Website → https://www.deidrequinn.com/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/teamquinnstagram/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidre-quinn-realtor/

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🚀 In this episode of Pending & Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Garrett Maroon, real estate entrepreneur, coach, podcaster, and author, to unpack what it truly means to build a business through relationships—without sacrificing family, faith, or personal life. Garrett shares his proven systems for referral-based real estate, simple yet powerful client touchpoints, intentional events, and why redefining success is the key to sustainable growth and balance.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:🏡 Garrett Maroon – Real Estate Entrepreneur, Coach & Author

Garrett Maroon is a Christian real estate entrepreneur, author, and podcaster based in Newport News, Virginia. He is the Founder of The Faithful Agent, a nonprofit and podcast community empowering real estate professionals to integrate faith and business. Garrett also leads the 2:10 Realty Group and co-founded the 2:10 Collective, where he focuses on relationship-driven sales, leadership, and mentorship for agents nationwide.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ How to build a referral-only real estate business

✔️ Why simplicity and consistency outperform complex lead gen

✔️ How to qualify and protect your database

✔️ Client event systems that actually work

✔️ How to redefine success to protect family and personal life

🎵 Whether you're an agent or entrepreneur, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Garrett Maroon:

🌐 Website → https://www.garrettmaroon.com/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/garrettmaroon/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/gmaroon

🎙 Follow Deidre Quinn – Pending and Trending:

🌐 Website → https://www.deidrequinn.com/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/teamquinnstagram/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidre-quinn-realtor/

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🚀 In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn dives deep into the fast-evolving world of real estate systems with Clay Lehman, President of Lehman’s Strategic Partners. Clay is a financial expert, AI strategist, entrepreneur, and longtime industry veteran who helps agents reclaim time, streamline operations, and scale efficiently using the power of AI and automation.

From choosing the right AI platforms, using automation to eliminate repetitive tasks, building better SOPs with AI, to content repurposing strategies and structuring modern teams — this episode is filled with actionable insights to help agents work smarter, not harder.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest: 🏡 Clay Lehman – President of Lehman’s Strategic Partners, AI Strategist & Real Estate Systems Expert
Clay Lehman is the President of Lehman Strategic Partners, helping real estate professionals scale through AI-powered growth strategies. With over 20 years in real estate and experience as a licensed CPA, Clay brings deep operational and financial expertise. He’s been featured on the NEREJ NYREJ Podcast, AI Transformation Podcast, and Real Estate AI Flash, where he shares practical insights on using AI to drive business success.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ How to start using AI for deep research & brainstorming

✔️ Best platforms for beginners (ChatGPT vs Gemini)

✔️ The power of AI pendants (Limitless, Plaud)

✔️ How AI will transform real estate teams and operations

✔️ How to get started with prompts the right way

🎵 Whether you're a realtor, team leader, or entrepreneur, this episode will help you harness AI with confidence.

💼 Connect with Clay Lehman:

🌐 Website → https://www.imclaylehman.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/2292550314458661

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/imclaylehman/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-lehman/

🎙 Follow Deidre Quinn – Pending and Trending:

🌐 Website → https://www.deidrequinn.com/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/teamquinnstagram/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidre-quinn-realtor/

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🚀 In this inspiring episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with David Gibbs, Money & Career Coach, speaker, and founder of CoachDavidGibbs.com. David shares his journey from becoming completely debt-free in 2017 to building a coaching career that helps individuals not just manage money — but find purpose, clarity, and financial confidence.

David dives into mindset shifts, why budgets often fail, how spouses can get aligned financially, and the critical role of PURPOSE in financial discipline. He also explains his signature “Filter System” — a powerful tool for aligning spending with values, purpose, and the future you want to build.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest: 🏡 David Gibbs – Money & Career Coach, Financial Educator

David Gibbs is a Money and Career Coach based in California, recognized for becoming completely debt-free in 2017 and transforming that success into a full-time coaching career. He has since guided numerous clients in achieving financial stability, advancing their careers, and creating values-driven financial plans. In addition to individual coaching, Gibbs trains new financial coaches and collaborates with organizations to develop employee financial wellness programs, promoting sustainable money management and career fulfillment.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ How becoming debt-free led David to purpose-driven coaching

✔️ The “Filter System” for purposeful decision-making

✔️ How spouses can get aligned on spending, budgeting, and goals

✔️ How to change from “How much a month?” to “How much does it cost?”

✔️ The role of calling, contribution, and service in financial freedom

🎵 Whether you’re struggling with debt, wanting more clarity, or ready to live with purpose — this episode is a powerful guide.

💼 Connect with David Gibbs:

🌐 Website → https://coachdavidgibbs.com/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/coachdavid87

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CoachDavidGibbs

🎙 Follow Deidre Quinn – Pending and Trending:

🌐 Website → https://www.deidrequinn.com/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/teamquinnstagram/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidre-quinn-realtor/

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