The DealMachine Real Estate Investing Podcast

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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/ 

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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/ 

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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/ 

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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/ 

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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/ 

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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/ 

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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/ 

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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/