The DealMachine Real Estate Investing Podcast

Cody Dover went from 4 deals in six months to 120 in a year — then intentionally scaled back to 80 while keeping the same gross revenue. In this episode, he breaks down the mindset shift that changed everything, how building a real sales pipeline paid off months later, why inbound marketing replaced outbound, how he works with a tight VIP buyer list, and what it actually takes to do fewer deals for more money. If you want to scale without burning out, this conversation lays out the strategy behind it.

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Instagram: Cody Dover

https://www.instagram.com/cody.dover/

Website: Little Rock Property Buyers

https://propertybuyersar.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/

Rob Schimmenti is flipping houses in New York City — one of the most competitive real estate markets in the country — and closing 15 high-margin deals per year primarily through driving for dollars. In this episode, he breaks down his real numbers, how he generated nearly $3M from 26 deals, why his driving-for-dollars list produces bigger spreads than PPC or high-equity lists, how he calculates ROAS, and the simple postcard tweaks that improved his response rates. If you want to compete in a saturated market without a massive team or complicated funnels, this is a practical look at what’s actually working.

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LINKS:

Instagram: Rob Schimmenti

https://www.instagram.com/robschimmenti/

Website: Cash 4 Keys

https://www.cash4keys.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/

If you’ve ever had a seller question your assignment fee at the closing table or a title company push back on how you’re structuring your deals, this episode is for you. Peter Russell breaks down exactly how double closings work, how transactional funding fits into the process, and why more wholesalers are using this strategy to protect their spread and adapt in states where assignments are coming under closer scrutiny. You’ll hear a simple step-by-step example, when to bring in funding, and how to close clean without exposing your profit.

KEY TALKING POINTS:

0:00 - Intro

0:41 - How Double Closing Works

5:28 - The Need For Transactional Funding

11:35 - How To Find Peter Russell’s Company

13:34 - Why You Don’t Need Good Credit

15:19 - Outro

LINKS:

Instagram: Peter Russell

https://www.instagram.com/peterussell.official/

Website: Velocity Advantage Capital

https://www.velocityadvantagecapital.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/

A lot of wholesalers try to market to everything at once and end up mastering nothing. Porter Krumpe is 17 years old and already generating one to two deals a month by focusing on one niche: foreclosures. In this episode, David sits down with Porter to break down why he chose that lane, how he works inside tight auction timelines, how he structures holdbacks to solve real seller problems, and what he’s learned from leaving money on the table early on. If you’re already doing deals but feel scattered, this conversation is a reminder that focus might be the real advantage.

KEY TALKING POINTS:

0:00 - Intro

0:46 - Porter Krumpe’s Business

3:41 - Why He Door-Knocks

5:03 - Why He Started Wholesaling

9:05 - Being An Entrepreneur At A Young Age

12:35 - Why Wholesaling Was Better Than Window Cleaning

14:03 - Starting With Foreclosures & Using Holdbacks

22:08 - Focusing On One Marketing Method

23:50 - Leaving Money On The Table & His Goals

27:04 - His Postcard Business

31:23 - Talking With Sellers In Foreclosure

36:45 - Recent Deals & Racing

42:02 - Where To Find Porter

42:27 - Outro

LINKS:

Instagram: Porter Krumpe

https://www.instagram.com/krumpeporter

Facebook: Porter Krumpe

https://www.facebook.com/porter.krumpe.489098

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 you’ve ever skipped a deal because probate felt complicated or the ownership looked confusing, this episode will change how you see title problems. Brandyn Schwalm is closing around 10 curative title deals a month by targeting deceased owners, tracking down heirs, buying fractional interests, and cleaning up ownership issues most investors avoid. He breaks down how to find these deals, structure offers with multiple heirs, navigate probate states, and turn “dead” leads into high-margin paydays while your competition walks away.

KEY TALKING POINTS:

0:00 - Intro

0:47 - Brandyn Schwalm’s REI Business

1:30 - Finding Deals & Why He Switched

6:20 - How He Got Started

9:55 - Going Out On His Own

12:37 - Why He Worked For An Investor

15:26 - Why He Started Wholesaling

18:15 - Fractional Ownership & Probates

23:43 - Cooperative Partial Owners & Partition Sales

31:17 - The Rules Of Heirship & Lead Generation

34:50 - His Goals With The Business

35:50 - His Biggest Challenge

37:46 - What He Does For Fun

38:58 - How To Get In Touch

39:22 - Outro

LINKS:

Facebook: Brandyn Schwalm

https://www.facebook.com/brandyn.schwalm

Website: I Buy FL

https://www.ibuyfl.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 strategies are built around getting paid once. In this presentation, Zachary Beach breaks down how a single deal can create three separate paydays—up front, monthly, and at the exit—without using your own cash, credit, or banks. He walks through the creative financing strategies that make this possible, how to structure terms with sellers, and how investors use this model to build predictable cash flow without constantly chasing the next deal.

KEY TALKING POINTS:

0:00 - Intro

0:37 – The 3 Paydays Framework

0:55 – The Old Way Of Doing Real Estate

3:47 – The New Way

4:09 – Owner Financing

4:42 – Buying Subject To

5:59 – Buying Via Lease Purchase

6:29 – 3 Steps To 3 Paydays

11:15 – Breaking Down The 3 Paydays

14:18 – Your Potential Portfolio

15:07 – Outro

LINKS:

Instagram: Zachary Beach

https://www.instagram.com/zacharybeachofficial/

Links: Zachary Beach

https://linkin.bio/zacharybeachofficial/

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/

Thomas DeMoss has been investing in Chattanooga for over 20 years and closed 45 deals last year. In this episode, he breaks down how he uses wholesaling as active income while building long-term wealth through buy-and-hold, new construction, and ADUs. We get into how zoning changes create opportunity, why certain lots matter more than others, and how experienced investors think beyond the assignment fee.

KEY TALKING POINTS:

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - An Overview Of Thomas Demoss’s Business

1:42 - His First Deal

4:05 - His Second Deal & Their Marketing

6:18 - Average Assignment Fees & Having His License

9:04 - Why He Started Doing The ADU Strategy

13:21 - DealMachine’s Corner Lots

15:07 - The Impact Of ADUs & Flipping Numbers

20:08 - Why Thomas Loves Buy And Hold Investing

21:13 - How To Find ADU Deals And Builders

24:18 - Using Lending For ADUs

27:16 - What He Wants His Kids To Learn

28:28 - Retaining Tenants

31:44 - Hard To Get Data

32:40 - Previewing Postcard.ai

34:20 - Investing In Gold

38:42 - Outro

LINKS:

Instagram: Thomas DeMoss

https://www.instagram.com/thomasmdemoss/

Website: Chattanooga Property Solutions

https://www.chattanoogapropertysolutions.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/

There’s a growing belief that Wall Street and institutional buyers are the main reason housing feels unaffordable — and that banning them from buying homes would fix the problem. In this episode, David and Ryan sit down with Or Agassi to zoom out and look at what’s really happening in the housing market. We talk about institutional investors, REITs, build-to-rent, housing supply, and why the real issue is more complex than most headlines make it sound.

KEY TALKING POINTS:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Or Agassi’s Real Estate Background

2:48 - His Take On Institutional Investors

5:27 - The Impact On REITs

8:42 - What happened to Zillow’s Offer Program?

10:28 - Summing Up The Situation

13:20 - Why Housing Prices Are High

15:15 - New Renters Entering The Market

17:12 - Foreign Investment In The US

19:51 - What David Would Do If He Was President

21:59 - The Lack Of Housing Starts

24:28 - Outro

LINKS:

LinkedIn: Or Agassi

https://www.linkedin.com/in/or-agassi-06670035/

Website: Kai

https://kai.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/

Raising private money doesn’t have to be complicated. In this episode, Jay Conner walks through his proven 5-step system for finding, qualifying, and securing private lenders using your existing network—without pitching, begging, or relying on banks. You’ll learn how to identify “lazy money,” start the right conversations, position yourself as the authority, and build a reliable pool of capital ready to fund your deals.

KEY TALKING POINTS:

0:00 - The 5-Step Private Money Method

0:31 - Step 1: Make Your List

2:36 - Step 2: Start The Discussion

6:16 - Step 3: Use The 16-Min Audio

8:15 - Step 4: Set The Q&A Appointment

11:37 - Step 5: Get Verbal Pledge

15:14 - Outro

LINKS:

Instagram: Jay Conner

https://www.instagram.com/privatemoneyauthority/

Website: Jay Conner

https://www.jayconner.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/

Creative finance gets talked about a lot, but most wholesalers don’t really understand it or don’t know when it actually makes sense to use in a deal. In this episode, creative finance expert Jeremy Davis breaks down how creative finance actually works in 2026, starting from the basics for beginners and moving into more advanced strategies experienced investors can use with sellers without blowing up their cash business. You’ll learn when creative finance makes sense, when it doesn’t, and how to avoid the mistakes that cost wholesalers deals — plus Jeremy shares a free resource at the end to help you go deeper.

Get Your Free Copy Of The Creative Cookbook: https://www.investorsemester.com/ebook

KEY TALKING POINTS:

0:00 - Intro

0:00 - What Jeremy Davis Is Going To Teach

0:56 - Where We Are In 2026

5:52 - The Problems With Co-living

9:05 - Why People Look For These Deals

15:30 - The Importance Of Focusing On One Thing

19:21 - Identifying A Creative Offer

30:07 - 10% Entry Fee & The Stack Method

40:24 - Summarizing Creative Finance

44:55 - Keeping Track Of The Deals

45:45 - How Sellers Can Still Buy Another House

47:25 - Closing Thoughts & Jeremy’s Ebook

48:12 - Outro

LINKS:

Instagram: Jeremy Davis

https://www.instagram.com/thejeremydavis/

Website: Investor Semester

https://www.investorsemester.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/