What if buying an existing business was a better wealth-building vehicle than buying another rental property?

In this episode, Chris sits down with Christian Blumetti — founder of Velocity Business Buyers and a former mortgage professional who spent years working with high net worth individuals before making the pivot to mergers and acquisitions six years ago. Christian has acquired a 20+ year old web development company for $2.8 million and is targeting $10 million in revenue — and he's breaking down exactly how the business acquisition model works, why it outperforms real estate for income replacement, and what it actually takes to buy a business with little money down.

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This is the conversation that will make every real estate investor rethink their wealth-building strategy.

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Most short-term rental investors chase the same popular markets, list on Airbnb, and hope for the best. Bill Faeth built a completely different system — and it's generating results most STR investors never see.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Bill Faeth — USA Today best-selling author, serial entrepreneur with 43 startups, and one of the most creative short-term rental investors in the country. Bill owns properties across 7 markets, has flipped 27 homes generating over $3 million in net profit, and built an AI-powered research system that identifies undervalued STR markets before the crowd arrives. His approach to short-term rentals is unlike anything you've heard on this show.

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If you own or are thinking about short-term rentals — this episode will completely change how you look at the market.

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She did 30 fix and flips, figured out the model was broken, and pivoted to building 7,000 square foot luxury homes from the ground up in Dallas. Now she's scaling to 15 simultaneous developments.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Michelle Stevenson — a luxury real estate developer based in San Diego building in Dallas, Texas. Michelle started in real estate sales, completed approximately 30 fix and flip projects, and made the pivot most investors never make — ground-up luxury development in one of the fastest growing markets in the country. She's currently managing two active luxury builds in neighborhoods like Preston Hollow, University Park, and Highland Park, each around 7,000 square feet with features like saunas, media rooms, pools, and outdoor kitchens — and she's targeting 15 simultaneous developments through strategic partnerships.

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This is what real estate looks like when you stop doing small deals and start thinking like a developer.

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He started investing during the 2007 market collapse, scaled to 5,000 rental units, and is now building the property management software he wished existed the entire time.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Tim Bratz — a multifamily real estate investor who built one of the largest apartment portfolios in the country, peaking at over 5,000 doors before strategically reducing to a focused 3,000-unit portfolio. Tim has seen every market cycle, survived the turbulence of 2021–2024, and is now channeling 17 years of operational experience into Smart Management — an AI-powered property management software built by an operator, for operators.

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This is one of the most experienced multifamily minds in the country — and he's not sugarcoating what the market looks like right now.

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What if your real estate portfolio could generate strong cash flow AND directly impact people's lives?

In this episode, Chris sits down with Jared Galde — a faith-driven real estate investor who started in 2012 as an agent working with flippers, discovered sober living properties in 2019, and built a portfolio spanning 36 properties across 17 states before pivoting to focus exclusively on Phoenix where he currently has 25 units under construction. Jared's story is one of the most compelling combinations of mission and business model to ever come through the Leadway Podcast.

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This is real estate with a purpose — and the numbers to back it up.

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He bought his first business at 18. Thirty years later he's running multiple companies, acquiring businesses with $1M+ EBITDA, and developing a longevity company — all without being involved in day-to-day operations.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Mark Evans DM — a 30-year entrepreneur who started with a seamless gutter company at 18, discovered real estate, and never stopped building. Mark has owned construction companies, residential and commercial real estate, and multiple business ventures since 1996. Today his focus is on acquiring established businesses, solving big problems, and creating strategic partnerships that run without him. This is one of the most seasoned entrepreneurial perspectives to ever sit down on the Leadway Podcast.

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If you're trying to build something that runs without you — this is the blueprint.

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Seven years ago he was mopping gym floors. Today he owns a real estate portfolio, runs 60 active projects, and builds his own inventory from the ground up.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Josh Swart — a Concord, NC-based real estate investor and developer who did his first flip in 2017, quit his janitor job in 2019, and has been building ever since. Josh figured out what most investors never do — that the fastest way to scale a real estate portfolio is to control the construction yourself. Now he's doing fix and flips, new builds for his own portfolio, and new builds for other investors, all while keeping properties long term through a build-to-rent model that generates cash flow without ever having to sell.

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This is what a real estate business looks like when you stop waiting for the perfect deal and start building your own.

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600 residential deals. $96,000 largest check. Then he walked away and started over.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Frank McGovern — a Philadelphia-based wholesaler who started in 2010 with 100 bandit signs, built a 7-person operation doing 60 deals a year, and then shut it all down in 2020 to chase commercial real estate and AI-powered lead generation. Frank has done it the hard way, the right way, and the expensive way — and he's here to tell you exactly what he learned from all three.

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Frank's story is a masterclass in knowing when to scale, when to cut, and when to completely reinvent.

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He arrived in the country at 19 with no real estate experience — and built a $230-unit deal that 1031'd from $8 million into $16 million in value.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Doron Levi, a real estate developer and investor who has spent the last 20 years building everything from a 25-unit apartment conversion to a luxury home community of 6,000 square foot homes. Doron treats real estate like a real business — financials, HR, operations, sales and marketing — and his philosophy on risk management, leverage, and patience is a masterclass for anyone trying to scale beyond their first few deals.

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If you're trying to scale past your first few deals, this episode is the blueprint.

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What if everything social media told you about buying rentals is wrong?

In this episode, Chris sits down with Adam Balsinger — a real estate investor with 12 years of experience across syndication, fix and flip, wholesaling, and now co-living. Adam has built a multimillion dollar portfolio and has seen every market cycle, every strategy, and every mistake first-time investors make. This episode is a reality check for anyone who thinks buying a rental property is the fast track to financial freedom.

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This is the episode to send to anyone who thinks they're one rental property away from quitting their job.

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