Dirty Deeds

Sean Baker, a former FBI agent turned PI who specializes in person-locates and prison communications, and Larry Baker, a former FBI agent who finds hard-to-track owners using surveillance and a global PI network. They trade wild stories about locating incarcerated sellers, using license-plate and federal records, deploying local investigators worldwide, creative doorstep tactics, and last-minute auction rescues.

In this episode of Dirty Deeds, Logan sits down with Michael McCall — a real estate entrepreneur who’s built a multi-million-dollar operation by mastering sales, systems, and scale. Michael breaks down how he went from grinding nonstop to building a company that runs without him, the hard lessons behind firing yourself from your own business, and why most operators stay stuck as the bottleneck. They dive deep into hiring killers, financial discipline, leveraging AI to automate lead flow and sales, and what it really takes to transition from hustler to true CEO. Beyond business, Michael shares insights on health, discipline, and mental toughness — the foundational traits that separate operators who burn out from those who build lasting wealth and freedom.💥 Want to learn how we get the most profitable deals out there?Get Your Free Copy of Distressed Property Secrets Book by clicking the link below:👉 https://dpasummit.com/free-book-page--------------------------------------------------------------------🎯 Want to be coached by Logan?Book a consultation using the link below:👉 http://coaching.dpasummit.com-------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔗 Connect with Logan:📸 Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/logan_fullmer🎵 TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@loganfullmer_?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loganfullmer🌐 Website: https://www.loganfullmer.com/🔗 Connect with Michael: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LifeinSATX--------------------------------------------------------------------Like, comment, and subscribe for more interviews with real estate professionals turning chaos into opportunity.

In this powerful episode of Dirty Deeds, we sit down with Manny Cash, a San Antonio-based investor whose journey from a 17-year-old Venezuelan immigrant to a successful real estate entrepreneur is nothing short of miraculous. Manny shares the high-stakes reality of arriving in the U.S. with only $1,500 and a student visa, eventually facing the terrifying choice to stay illegally to fulfill his mother’s wish of making something "big". From surviving the gang-heavy streets of South Side Chicago to discovering a "god-given gift" for sales in a mall kiosk, Manny’s story is a masterclass in grit, faith, and the "why not me" mentality. He breaks down how he closed his first messy real estate deal after eight months of following up—a $30,000 win that proved the business model worked and changed his life forever.Today, Manny leads a high-performing team of five, focusing 100% on distressed properties with messy titles. He candidly discusses the "dark hole" of depression he faced after achieving financial success, the peace he found through faith and meeting his wife, and the "extreme ownership" required to shut down his previous business when the market shifted. Now back on top with $280,000 in projected profit on the board, Manny explains why he pivoted from traditional wholesaling to high-margin distressed deals, proving that "all hard work brings a profit" when you back your talk with massive action💥 Want to learn how we get the most profitable deals out there?Get Your Free Copy of Distressed Property Secrets Book by clicking the link below:👉 https://dpasummit.com/free-book-page--------------------------------------------------------------------🎯 Want to be coached by Logan?Book a consultation using the link below:👉 http://coaching.dpasummit.com-------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔗 Connect with Logan:📸 Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/logan_fullmer🎵 TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@loganfullmer_?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loganfullmer🌐 Website: https://www.loganfullmer.com/--------------------------------------------------------------------Like, comment, and subscribe for more interviews with real estate professionals turning chaos into opportunity.

Jesse Burrell, founder who scaled real estate data and SaaS to a major exit. He recounts starting as an acquisition rep and flipping deals to fund a data-reselling side hustle. The story follows turning skip-tracing into Batch products, rapid growth to $40M, hiring and SOP systems for scale, and the emotional and personal costs of exiting and rebuilding purpose.

Nick Perry, a real estate entrepreneur who scaled a business to $33M+ in profit, shares bold stories and strategies. He talks overcoming early grind, offshoring to build a lean operations team, and shifting to inbound marketing to slash lead costs. He explains delegating to create freedom, testing business independence with progressive vacations, and the rising role of AI in sales and operations.

Jeremy Mercer, founder of Matador Realty Investments and industrial real estate operator, built a multi-hundred-million-dollar portfolio by tackling distressed and value-add industrial assets. He discusses vacant buildings, lease deep-dives, zoning fights with cities, pricing and underwriting, leasing velocity, tax-foreclosure land plays, and creative capital structures for rescuing mispriced deals.

Dave Dey, a 27-year real estate veteran who has completed over 2,000 transactions and specializes in tough-title and distressed deals. He breaks down sourcing opportunities in death, divorce, disaster, and detention. Short, vivid stories cover storm-chasing after Katrina, building private-lender networks, curative title and pre-probate work, and scaling repeatable systems for resilient investing.

Eric Cline, a sales and acquisitions operator who rebuilt after a $7M settlement using call-center systems. He recounts translating high-volume sales processes to real estate. The conversation covers his acquisition framework, cold-call cadence, the “10 Days of Hell,” multi-step phone scripts, negotiation by circumstance, KPIs for scaling, and how persistence turns calls into contracts.

A deep look at buying distressed properties at steep discounts and why that model outperforms flips and wholesales in a soft market. Discussion of a focused four-month operators-first coaching path, curriculum upgrades, and real student deal rates. Practical topics include market selection, JV options, business design, and the skills needed to start doing consistent deals.

Brandon Schwalm, a high-volume operator who scales distressed and probate deals, built an 80+ property pipeline by solving messy title, probate, and tax problems. He shares wild stories like exhumation-for-DNA, buying partial interests, and handling squatters. Conversations cover deal structure, team scaling, outbound acquisition tactics, risk management, and legal strategy in deep-distress real estate.