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Episode 537: The Playbook Behind Scaling to 9,000+ Units Using Distressed Debt, Vertical Integration & Smart Risks with Alex Arguelles
By: Smart Real Estate Coach Published on: 10/12/2025In this episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, I sit down with Alex Arguelles—CEO, co-founder, and operator who scaled from a two-man startup in a garage to 9,000+ units across multiple states by his early 30s. We unpack how he started buying distressed debt right out of college in 2007–2008, raised 100% investor capital, vertically integrated management, and navigated all the headaches that come with growing from 3 employees to 175 and working through 15,000 apartments over 13 years. 
Episode 536: AI Search Visibility & the Future of Real Estate Lead Gen with Trevor Mauch
By: Smart Real Estate Coach Published on: 03/12/2025In this masterclass episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, I sit down with Trevor Mauch, founder and CEO of Carrot, a five-time Inc. 5000 company that’s helped thousands of real estate investors and agents generate highly motivated seller leads online. Trevor’s not just a “software guy” either—he’s a buy-and-hold commercial investor himself, doing owner-carry deals and turning dead space into productive luxury apartments in his small town of Roseburg, Oregon.
Episode 535: Design A Cashflowing Real Estate Business with Asher Cohen
By: Smart Real Estate Coach Published on: 26/11/2025In this episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, I sit down with Arizona real estate advisor and coach Asher Cohen to talk about building a real estate career and portfolio you actually enjoy. We cover how he went from marketing and commercial real estate through the 2008 crash to closing nearly 1,000 deals, focusing on buy-and-hold rentals, high-demand markets, and turning your current home into your first investment property. We also dive into leaving the W-2, using coaching the right way, working with investor-savvy agents, and Asher’s core value of “love where you live.”
Episode 534: How I Went From Broke, Stuck, and Downsized to 10 Deals a Month
By: Smart Real Estate Coach Published on: 19/11/2025In this solo episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, I pull back the curtain on my early days of investing and the messy transition from the 2008 crash into creative real estate. I walk you through the “dead zone” years, the IRS and creditor headaches, the move from a waterfront home into a 900-square-foot apartment, and how those experiences forced me to design what eventually became our Three Paydays™ system.
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