The aim of this weekly podcast is to make economics easy, uncomplicated and accessible. With the world at a political, technological and financial tipping point, economics has never been so important to all of us and yet, it’s made inaccessible and complicated by so many. I’ve always thought what is complicated is rarely important and what is important is rarely complicated. That will be our motto. Every week we are going to tease out some big economic or political issue facing us, not just ...
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RealDealChat brings you unfiltered conversations with elite real estate investors who share their journey to success. Each episode delivers practical wisdom from industry leaders who openly discuss: • Proven strategies that are generating results in today's market • Honest reflections on mistakes and missteps they've encountered along the way • Actionable takeaways you can implement immediately to elevate your real estate portfolio Whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting out, our ...
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From Failure to $5M Portfolio | Melissa Nash on Long-Distance Investing
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37:57Melissa Nash reveals how she rebuilt her life after losing a multimillion-dollar business and scaled a $5M+ rental portfolio without ever seeing her properties. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss interviews Melissa Nash, founder of HelloMelissaNash.com, who shares her remarkable journey from losing a multimillion-dollar business to building…
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The Landscaping Secrets That Sell Houses Faster | Steve Griggs
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33:18Landscape expert Steve Griggs reveals the curb-appeal upgrades that help real estate investors sell faster, boost value, and win emotional buyers. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Steve Griggs, award-winning landscape designer and founder of Steve Griggs Design, to uncover the most overlooked value-add in real estate: lands…
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We’re diving into the economics of borders, the lines we pretend are ancient but were mostly scratched into the earth by soldiers, surveyors and empire-builders with rulers. From Ukraine’s shifting frontlines to Dublin’s Herzog Park, to Northern Ireland’s uneasy edges, we trace how geography becomes politics. Then we go back to the original culprit…
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Duplex King: How JB Thibodeaux Built a $100M Portfolio from Pocket Developments
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39:41JB Thibodeaux shares how he became the “Duplex King,” scaled pocket developments, and created a $100M+ housing portfolio through innovation and relationships. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with JB Thibodeaux, founder of JB Thibo Homes & Properties and the man known as the “Duplex King.” JB explains how growing up in construct…
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We talk to writer and analyst Dan Wang, whose book Breakneck argues that China is an engineering state, run by people who build, while America, Ireland and the wider Anglosphere have become lawyer states, run by people who litigate. China lays highways and high-speed rail at warp speed; common-law countries file objections and environmental reports…
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From IBM to 8-Figure E-Com Brands | Neil Twa on Virtual Real Estate
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49:37Neil Twa reveals how he builds 7–8 figure “virtual real estate” brands using AI, data, SOPs, and operator development—plus his path from IBM to e-commerce. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Neil Twa, co-founder of Voltage DM, who breaks down how he uses AI, massive data sets, and a refined operator training system to build, …
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From Trauma to Triumph | David Hoffman on Faith, Real Estate & Relationships
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34:39David Hoffman shares how he overcame childhood trauma, built a successful real estate business, and created a life centered on faith, service, and relationships. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with David Hoffman, real estate broker, speaker, and author of Relationship Over Rules. David shares one of the most powerful personal …
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Go Bigger Sooner | Ashley Garner on Scaling Multifamily Fast
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33:51Ashley Garner shares how he scaled from duplexes to 196-unit acquisitions, overcame fear, and built a multifamily business powered by outsourcing and relationships. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss interviews Ashley Garner of ABG Multifamily, who reveals how he went from flipping student rentals with his father to buying large multifamily…
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Is Central Asia the Next Front Line of Global Power? with Peter Frankopan
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38:53Leaving the US after weeks on the road, we zoom out from New York and Washington and asks a question we almost never ask in Europe: what if the real future of geopolitics isn’t in Brussels, Beijing or DC, but in Central Asia? To get there, we bring in historian Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads, to map the region we lazily call “the Stans”;…
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How Matt Lavinder Built a High-Volume Flip & Franchise Empire
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42:08Matt Lavinder shares how he scaled New Again Houses from flipping rentals to a 50+ location franchise by mastering construction, capital, and consistency. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Matt Lavinder, founder of New Again Houses, to unpack how he went from college professor to running one of the largest flipping franchise…
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Reporting from New York, with a Bitcoin slump at his heels and the Hollywood-launch buzz of Money: A Story of Humanity still in the air, we dive into one of the most important economic questions of 2025: why can America, Ireland, and Britain no longer build the infrastructure that made them great? From the riveted, soot-stained genius of the New Yo…
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How Joseph Shalaby Built an 8-Figure Mortgage Empire | Sales, Systems & Mindset
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30:20Joseph Shalaby shares how he built an 8-figure mortgage company, scaled nationally, and grew six million followers through sales, content, and relentless execution. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Joseph Shalaby, CEO of E Mortgage Capital and host of Coffees for Closers, to unpack how he scaled one of the fastest-growing m…
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Bitcoin, Blockchain & The Future of Real Estate | Shawn Owen on FinTech & AI
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57:55Shawn Owen from Salt Lending explains how blockchain and AI are reshaping real estate lending, collateral, and the future of global financial systems. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss interviews Shawn Owen, founder and CEO of Salt Lending, to discuss how Bitcoin, blockchain, and artificial intelligence are changing the way we think about …
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Is $4,000 Gold the First Crack in the Fiat Era?
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31:54Broadcasting from under the Hollywood sign in the middle of a rare Californian downpour, we follow the water straight into the gold. Starting with LA as a city built on pure imagination, we jump back to the original gold rushes that reshaped the map: California in 1849, the Australian fields, the Klondike, and the deep shafts of South Africa. We me…
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From Orphanage to Ownership | Misha Kaufman on Real Estate, Mindset & AI
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38:20Misha Kaufman shares his journey from orphanage to owning multifamily real estate, revealing how mindset, systems, and AI fuel long-term success. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss interviews Misha Kaufman, co-founder of Kraft Capital Investments, who shares his incredible journey from a Russian orphanage to managing hundreds of multifamily…
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Hollywood, Soft Power & Ireland’s Anti-American Left?
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47:55Reporting from West Hollywood, in a rock ’n’ roll hotel with no parties and no drugs as house rules. We take a walk down Sunset Boulevard and into the strange engine of L.A.: a city built almost entirely on imagination, storytelling and constant reinvention. From Mulholland’s aqueduct to the studios that wrote America’s myths, we asks: what does a …
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From Wall Street to 600 Doors | Sayam Ibrahim on Real Estate, AI & Freedom
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29:59Sayam Ibrahim reveals how he quit Wall Street, rebuilt his life through real estate, and scaled to 600 rental doors using systems, mentorship, and AI. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Sayam Ibrahim, founder of Hero Homes, to discuss how he walked away from Wall Street to build financial freedom through real estate. Sayam sh…
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Failing My Way to Success | Phillip Cantrell on Business, Mindset & Leadership
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34:53Phillip Cantrell shares how failing his way to success led to building Benchmark Realty and a 40-year career filled with lessons on mindset and leadership. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss interviews Phillip Cantrell, founder of Benchmark Realty and author of Failing My Way to Success, to uncover decades of wisdom from his entrepreneurial…
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From NFL Sidelines to Beachfront Real Estate | Brooke Kromer’s Journey
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32:13Former sports broadcaster Brooke Kromer reveals how she built a thriving luxury real estate business on Florida’s 30A, helping athletes invest wisely. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss interviews Brooke Kromer, founder of Kromer Collective, who shares her journey from NFL sidelines to Florida’s luxury 30A coast. Brooke discusses how she tr…
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Vibecession, AI Mania & The New Casino Economy with Kyla Scanlon
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37:57Live at Kilkenomics, we welcome Roscommon's own economics star Kyla Scanlon author of In This Economy for a fast, funny, and razor-sharp tour of where money and mood collide. We get into her “vibecession” idea on why feelings beat spreadsheets, the AI splash that’s propping up markets, and why America is drifting from a work economy to a casino eco…
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Taxes as a Tool, Not a Trap | CPA Michael Uadiale’s Tax Reduction Framework
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31:03CPA Michael Uadiale reveals how to pay less tax legally using his DECIDE framework and how real estate investors can turn taxes into a wealth-building tool. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss interviews Michael Uadiale, founder of SMAD CPA, who believes taxes are a tool, not a trap. Michael explains how proactive planning — not compliance —…
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The Tech Crash, The Demographic Time Bomb, and Ireland’s Future 40
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39:18A tech bubble always feels rational until it doesn’t, as Wall Street fuses with Silicon Valley and the entire American economy becomes a single hyper-leveraged bet on AI, we trace the early tremors: falling job numbers, concentration of risk, a market propped up by story over profit. The real shock comes at home, Ireland’s new Future 40 report quie…
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Discover Your Investor DNA | Joey Mure on Wealth Without Wall Street
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33:04Joey Mure from Wealth Without Wall Street shares how to discover your Investor DNA, create passive income, and achieve financial freedom without Wall Street. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Joey Mure, co-founder of Wealth Without Wall Street, to uncover how investors can design financial freedom through intentional strateg…
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Mindset, Massive Action & Multifamily Freedom | Rod Khleif
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33:32Rod Khleif reveals how to build wealth, overcome fear, and create lasting success through mindset, gratitude, and massive action in real estate. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Rod Khleif, multifamily investor, mindset coach, and host of the Lifetime Cashflow podcast. Rod shares how he built a $50M real estate portfolio, l…
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The Pope’s Children at 20: How Ireland Grew Up
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38:03Twenty years ago, The Pope’s Children changed how Ireland saw itself; a country high on credit, confidence, and Celtic Tiger ambition. Two decades later, we’re back where it all began: the suburbs, the shopping centres, the bouncy castles and breakfast rolls that built a new middle class. We revisit the characters who defined an era, Decklanders, R…
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Systems, Scale & Freedom: Fuquan Bilal on Raising $50M in Real Estate
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30:34Fuquan Bilal shares how he scaled NNG Capital Fund, raised $50M, and built systems, teams, and mindset to create freedom through real estate investing. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Fuquan Bilal, founder of NNG Capital Fund, to discuss how he built a $50M+ portfolio through multifamily, affordable housing, and luxury new…
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Australia, Argentina & Ireland: A Tale of Three Economies
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41:07Australia is the country Argentina should’ve been, and the country Ireland could become. Seventy years ago, Argentina and Australia stood side by side as the world’s great hopes, rich in land, resources, and ambition. Today, one is a model of steady prosperity, the other a warning wrapped in inflation and political theatre. We dig into how two nati…
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Real Estate Legal Traps & Investor Protection | Santiago Cueto
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31:30Attorney Santiago Cueto shares the biggest legal mistakes real estate investors make and how to protect yourself from fraud, bad partners, and hidden risks. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Santiago Cueto, Miami-based attorney, international law expert, and author of Winning Lawsuits in Florida, to discuss the most common l…
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Turning Rooftops into Revenue | Dave Riess on Commercial Solar Investing
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31:26Dave Riess explains how commercial property owners can turn rooftops into revenue using WonderPower’s solar systems to increase NOI and hedge energy costs. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Dave Riess, CEO and co-founder of WonderPower (WunderPower.com), to discuss how commercial real estate owners can generate new income an…
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The Life Raft for Billionaires: Why Tech Titans Are Buying New Zealand
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33:27As Ireland square up to the All Blacks at the weekend, we are all New Zealand this week, podcasting from the edge of the world, Richie McCaw's old stomping Christchurch, New Zealand. We explore why the world’s richest men are turning NZ's quiet and beautiful South Island into their apocalypse insurance policy. Peter Thiel has bought hundreds of acr…
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RealDealCast: Why I’m Rebuilding My Real Estate Websites from Scratch
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9:10Jack Hoss reveals his new plan to rebuild his real estate websites using funnels, automation, and smarter SEO to save time and close more deals. YouTube Video at: https://youtu.be/Hco058Q4GY4 In this episode of RealDealCast, Jack Hoss breaks down his complete plan to rebuild and streamline his real estate web presence for better lead generation and…
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