There are people who talk about real estate investing, and then there are people who've spent 17 years doing it, the dirty work, the evictions, the flips, the management headaches, all of it. Stephen Greene is the second kind.

Steve and I have known each other for a while, but I'd never really sat down and talked business with him. That changes this episode. And what came out of it was one of the most grounded, practical conversations I've had on this show.

Steve grew up watching his father work the rental game in Providence, Rhode Island, not the glamorous side of it, either. South Providence. The parts of the city that gave him an early, unfiltered education in what real estate actually looks like up close. He came to Ohio, put himself through college, and eventually dove headfirst into every corner of the market: property management, buy-and-hold, house flipping, short-term rentals, and now wholesaling.

Here's what struck me: he's tried it all on purpose. Not because he couldn't pick a lane, but because he understood you can't find your niche until you've tested a few. That's a mindset worth sitting with.

We get into what's happening to the Cleveland market right now, out-of-country investors from Canada and Israel showing up with 15 offers and $50K over list price. We talk about why that's a structural shift that's already played out in Rhode Island. And we get into the wholesaling conversation, what it looks like to do it the right way, and why that matters.

Steve's not on every platform, but you can find him on Facebook, search Stephen Greene (Stephen with a P-H, Greene with an E). He genuinely loves talking real estate, so don't hesitate to reach out.