Former attorney Justin Spillers shares how he transitioned into full time real estate investing and built a vertically integrated multifamily company across western Ohio.

Justin explains how his team identifies apartment communities with significant rent upside, renovates units at incredible speed, and stabilizes properties in roughly 12 months. He also discusses the importance of focus, avoiding distractions, and building internal systems that support rapid growth.

The conversation includes a deep dive into his preferred equity fund that won first place at the Best Ever Pitch Fest, including the structure, investor benefits, and why years of self funding helped establish a strong track record before raising outside capital.

Kevin Amolsch has spent more than 18 years building Pine Financial Group into a major private lending company focused on real estate investors and developers.

In this episode, Kevin explains why financing is often the most important part of a real estate deal and how private lending can help investors execute fix and flip, BRRR, and value add commercial projects.

He also shares how private lending evolved from a niche business into a mature industry with institutional capital, increasing competition, and lower borrowing costs. Along the way, Kevin discusses raising capital, managing investor relationships, and how Pine Financial continues to grow while maintaining a personal approach.

Craig Eppler started buying real estate in 2019 and has grown his portfolio to 43 units across Central Pennsylvania. Along the way, he leveraged creative deal structures, including a large seller credit on a portfolio acquisition from a retiring landlord.

In this conversation, Craig explains how he moved from managing investment portfolios to launching his own private debt fund. He shares how the fund provides capital to small and medium sized businesses through asset backed lending and why he focuses on hard collateral when evaluating opportunities.

Craig also discusses the realities of raising capital, lessons learned from trying different marketing approaches, and why building trust through personal relationships continues to be his most effective strategy.