The David Greene Show

They compare markets that would remain affordable if interest rates climb and which metros would stay out of reach even at zero. They highlight where investors are finding 2% deals and how those purchases are financed. They debate migration patterns, predict future hot markets like Pittsburgh, and walk through small multifamily and DSCR financing basics for opportunistic buyers.

Meet Emily Lopez-RE broker, salesperson, contractor, investor, and flipper. Emily shares her story of how she built a RE business and portfolio including her background learning how to do construction and leading into how she built her RE business and then brokerage. Emily shares the mindset shift that happened when she realized money is just a form of energy and how she used that information to start several successful businesses. Emily shares what she sees today’s home buyers getting right, what they’re getting wrong, and how different locations have different strategies that will work. Emily and David discuss how to determine who you are serving, how to provide what they are looking for, and the lies that distract you from making solid investment decisions. They discuss the house of cards so many investors are caught in and what deals look like in today’s market. Download today!

They discuss how recent attacks on oil infrastructure are driving inflation fears and pushing mortgage rates higher. The conversation explains how average mortgage rates are calculated and why individual rates differ. They weigh locking versus floating strategies and explain float-downs and broker advantages. They predict the spike may be temporary and outline possible long-term outcomes.

Are you ready to make sure 2026 is better than 2025? Today’s show is all about making plans, and making commitments, to ensure you get the results you want. Chris Lloyd shares his goals to not only sell more homes, but also to improve his team’s sales AND get his broker’s license in three additional states. Chris shares what he’s done to keep his team’s success high, their reviews positive, and their referrals coming. Chris shares how his faith drives him to serve others, including the agents working underneath him. Chris has already had two agents join his team, and four listing appointments set in the first week of 2026, and he’s not stopping now! If you’ve been looking for motivation to continue taking action in 2025, today’s podcast is for you.

When Nicolas Beaujean got started investing in RE, he voraciously listened to every RE podcast he could. Soaking up Biggerpockets episodes and listening to Robert Kiyosaki filled his head with dreams of what was possible. Several years of hard knocks later and Nicolas realized RE didn’t work the way he thought it would. On today’s show, Nicolas shares how he finally got into RE, stories of the numerous people who ripped him off, and how he finally built an impressive portfolio. Nicolas talks about his first deal and how everyone ripped him off including the architect, engineer, surveyor, attorneys, and even the seller. Nicolas turned his initial setbacks into a career full of buying challenging lots and developing them. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll learn, all on todays episode of The David Greene Show. mistakes he made while building a team, and why he believes it was 100% a net positive to start (even when making mistakes) and learn rather than trying to be perfect.

Colt Savage, a real estate investor and civil engineer who owns multiple rentals including a Phoenix short-term rental, shares his hosting rollercoaster. He describes early excitement followed by a weekend party disaster. Topics include platform choice, damage and difficult bookings, guests fishing for discounts, emotional toll of hosting, and when to hire management.

Are you ready to make sure 2026 is better than 2025? Today’s show is all about making plans, and making commitments, to ensure you get the results you want. Chris Lloyd shares his goals to not only sell more homes, but also to improve his team’s sales AND get his broker’s license in three additional states. Chris shares what he’s done to keep his team’s success high, their reviews positive, and their referrals coming. Chris shares how his faith drives him to serve others, including the agents working underneath him. Chris has already had two agents join his team, and four listing appointments set in the first week of 2026, and he’s not stopping now! If you’ve been looking for motivation to continue taking action in 2025, today’s podcast is for you.

Today’s show features an interview with former Marine and current RE agent/investor Sean McDonnell. Sean shares his story of how he focused on buying one house a year, slowly building up his RE portfolio while also building a RE sales team using skills he learned during his time in the military. Sean’s story changed when his STR property manager quit on him, leaving him managing three of his own properties. The burden of that work led Sean to look into executing a 1031 where he traded three small STR’s for one lakefront luxury property he had stayed at with his family and loved the experience. The story turned ugly at this point, and Sean shares lessons he’s learned trying to manage a luxury STR property with so many complications he did not expect. Tons of juicy lessons are in this show you don’t want to miss!

Ashley Cole, a Branson-based short-term rental investor who owns 19 STRs and manages 40+, offers a practical lens on current STR realities. They discuss rent-by-the-room and rehab house-hacking, rising Airbnb fee and refund issues, the move toward direct bookings and professional managers, and tools like dynamic pricing to protect returns.

Tony Javier, a Wichita-based real estate investor and operator who scales BRRRR and flipping businesses remotely, joins to discuss his systems. He covers running a remote team, using TV and omnipresent marketing to source higher-quality leads, fast underwriting with a Google-sheet analyzer, and using tax strategies to grow wealth. Practical, operational, and marketing-focused conversation.