1031 exchanges are an eternally hot topic in real estate investing - but this tax code can stump even seasoned investors. That's why Michael Velasco, Certified Exchange Specialist® and Qualified Intermediary for Exchangeable, broke down this re-investing strategy with Adam Hobson and Spencer Sutton. Contact Michael by emailing [email protected] or visiting his company, Exchangeable, online.

What you'll learn:

• Why investing your time and even your money to learn from local mentors pays dividends
• The rules for leveraging a 1031 exchange like an advanced investor
• What it means for real property to be like kind
• How 1031 exchanges allow you to "swap 'til you drop"
• The biggest mistake investors make when conducting a 1031 exchange

Who Should Listen:

📈 Aspiring flippers who want to avoid falling victim to beginner mistakes

💰 Experienced investors who are interested in pivoting to house flipping

🎧 Anybody who wants to generate wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Guest: Michael Velasco, Certified Exchange Specialist® and Qualified Intermediary for Exchangeable | Email Michael

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

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In this episode, co-hosts Adam Hobson and Spencer Sutton chat with Realbricks' Head of Investor Relations, Nick Roman, to learn about fractional real estate investment. Explore Realbricks yourself here or contact Nick at [email protected].

What you'll learn:

• How to start investing in real estate with just $100
• The best way to keep your passive investment income truly passive
• Why approaching real estate investments, especially fractional investments, as a long-term strategy nets you the most
• The different assumptions about renters looking for a single-family home vs. an apartment in a multifamily complex
• How Realbricks plans to help more investors with Evernest

Who Should Listen:

📈 Aspiring flippers who want to avoid falling victim to beginner mistakes

💰 Experienced investors who are interested in pivoting to house flipping

🎧 Anybody who wants to generate wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Guest: Nick Roman, Realbricks' Head of Investor Relations

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

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From a vandalized 4×8 roadside sign to a $17K third deal—and eventually 30+ purchases halfway through 2025—Josh Jarbo breaks down the real, unglamorous mechanics of finding, funding, and flipping in a picky-buyer, longer-DOM market.

What you’ll learn:

• From zero to proof of concept: Nine months to the first $3K wholesale check—and why that mattered more than later $50K+ wins.
• Marketing vs. selling: Billboards, big signs, texts (then), and why rapport at the kitchen table still closes the buy side.
• Margins that keep you alive: Why Josh targets $40–50K flip spreads and often wholesales anything that nets $40K+ now.
• When deals go sideways: A wrong-fit contractor that vaporized $30K—and the guardrails Josh uses today.
• Capital stacks that scale: Graduating from personal cash to private/hard money and simple rules to avoid sleepless nights.
• Owner-finance alchemy: Packaging multiple assets (warehouse, office, storage) with better-than-bank terms.
• Market snapshot (mid-2025): Under $400K still moves; plan for ~3 months on market; buyers are picky—buy right or get nicked on inspection.
• Going farther afield: A smooth Florida penthouse flip (4.5 hours away)—and why your first deal should be local.

Who Should Listen:

📈 Aspiring flippers who want to avoid falling victim to beginner mistakes

💰 Experienced investors who are interested in pivoting to house flipping

🎧 Anybody who wants to generate wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Guest: Josh Jarbo

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

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In this episode of The Real Estate Investor Show, Adam Hobson tells Spencer Sutton about the five most common missteps real estate investors make - especially when they first start flipping property. 

You'll Learn:

• How wholesaling compares to house flipping
• Why the ARV (after repair value) is critical to long-term flipping success
• How to find comps that actually contextualize your potential deal
• The secret to finding good contractors (and the best way to pay them)

Favorite Quote:

"Pain plus reflection equals progress."

Who Should Listen:

📈 Aspiring flippers who want to avoid falling victim to beginner mistakes

💰 Experienced investors who are interested in pivoting to house flipping

🎧 Anybody who wants to generate wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

Email the Show: [email protected]

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

Copyright of Evernest 2025.

Curious about how to start real estate investing from scratch? In this episode, Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson speak with guest Austin Hughes and learn from his investing journey, which began with just $1,000 and has now scaled to over 500 rental properties.You'll Learn:

• How Austin started his business with no real estate experience using money won from making a half-court shot
• What opportunities hide within other people's mobile home parks
• The importance of documentation when developing business processes
• The pain points of scaling and how Austin overcame each one

Favorite Quote:

"Be the owner of your job - do your best to improve everything that's going on."

Who Should Listen:

📈 Motivated newbies who want a framework for scaling their real estate investing business from the beginning

💰 Seasoned investors who are interested in maximizing their portfolio through solid process documentation

🎧 Everyone who wants to create lasting wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Guest: Austin Hughes

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

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One of the best ways to maximize your ROI is to avoid overspending on property purchases. In this episode of The Real Estate Investor Podcast, Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson share their secrets so you can discover how to buy homes for pennies on the dollar.

You'll Learn:

• How to find motivated sellers (and why being honest about your motivations empowers you in the long run)
• The power of silence when making a deal
• How to build rapport with buyers and sellers
• Why understanding a seller's motivation makes all the difference in landing the best deals
• The importance of asking who's on the title of the property (and what can go wrong otherwise)

Favorite Quote:

"The first person who speaks loses."

Who Should Listen:

📈 Aspiring investors who want to set up their first deal like a pro

💰 Established pros who need a refresher to maximize their ROI

🎧 Everyone who wants to create lasting wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

Email the Show: [email protected]

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How do you deal with squatters in your rental property? In this episode of The Evernest Real Estate Investor Show, Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson discuss their squatter stories and the creative ways they dealt with them in their rental properties.

You'll Learn:

• The difference between squatting and non-paying tenants
• Why squatting is on the rise
• Out-of-the-box methods that have - and have not - worked in resolving squatter issues
• What makes a professional squatter so challenging to remove from your property
• Why paying squatters to leave can actually save you money in the long run

Favorite Quote:

"I've seen people live without water and power - but I've never seen them live without plumbing."

Who Should Listen:

📈 Aspiring investors who are letting their fear of squatters keep them from investing

💰 Established pros who need new strategies to keep their rentals safe and squatter-free

🎧 Anyone who wants to create lasting wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

Email the Show: [email protected]

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

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Which kinds of properties are best for real estate investors? In this episode of The Evernest Real Estate Investor Show, Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson discuss their approaches to purchasing high ROI investment properties, including the different specs they look for between fix-and-flips vs. long-term rentals.

You'll Learn:

• Where to start when considering your next property purchase
• The importance of a buy box in finding the right properties (and how to create your own)
• The types of properties Adam prefers to flip
• How to transform an ill-fitting deal into a wholesale opportunity
• Why a property with a ton of land can easily become a headache ( and why a quarter-acre lot is the sweet spot)

Favorite Quote:

"Date your real estate agent, but marry your property manager - because they'll have to deal with the decisions you make."

Who Should Listen:

📈 Aspiring investors who aren't sure what types of property work best for their goals

🎧 Anyone who wants to create lasting wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

Email the Show: [email protected]

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

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How do you fund your first real estate deal if you don’t have money? In this episode, Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson break down creative real estate financing strategies used by investors to buy deals without using their own cash. Whether you're flipping houses, buying rentals, or wholesaling, this episode shows how real estate investors finance deals and scale.

You'll Learn:

• How to use OPM to fund your next deal
• What hard money is (and how to leverage it)
• The strategy behind refinancing
• How to build lasting and lucrative relationships with investors

Favorite Quote:

"There's really no excuse; if you want to do something, you can. The money's out there."

Who Should Listen:

📈 Aspiring investors who don't have enough capital to fund deals on their own

💰 Experienced pros who have realized that using OPM can take their portfolio further

🎧 Everyone who wants to build long-term wealth through real estate investments

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

Email the Show: [email protected]

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

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All successful real estate investors have one thing in common: they land deals. In this episode, Spencer and Adam offer actionable advice on how to start or improve your lead generation efforts - including why 99% of newbies fail (and how to be part of the 1% who win).

• How to find real estate deals for free 
• The importance of persistence
• What seasoned investors are doing on social media to boost business
• How starting imperfectly actually puts you ahead
• Which marketing strategies cost more than they're worth

"If you don't quit, you'll eventually win."

📈 New investors looking to land their first deal

💰 Seasoned pros who need to reenergize their efforts

🎧 Anyone serious about building long-term wealth through real estate

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Connect with Matt and Spencer at Evernest: Evernest.co

Hosts: Spencer Sutton and Adam Hobson

Visit the Podcast Website: Evernest.co/podcasts

Email the Show: [email protected]

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Production House: Flint Stone Media

Copyright of Evernest 2025.