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Talking Cincinnati real estate, every week.

Co-host of The Cincinnati Real Estate Investing Show, and a regular guest on shows about multifamily, out-of-state investing, and the numbers behind both.

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The Cincinnati Real Estate Investing Show

The only podcast dedicated exclusively to investing in Greater Cincinnati.

Slocomb Reed and I bring the operator perspective most real estate content is missing. Every Monday: one submarket, one strategy, the deals actually moving.

WeeklySince 2026Video and audio

Recent guests include Brandon Turner, Joe Fairless, John Casmon, Joe Cornwell, Lee Yoder, Chris Morgan and Bri Leichliter. Follow the show at @thecincyreishow.

Guest appearances

On other people's shows

Networking, partnerships, out-of-state investing, ADUs, and what a CPA looks for before writing a check.

Best Ever CRE ShowJF3628

Debating Cash Flow vs. Appreciation

With Slocomb Reed: navigating high-interest markets and long-term growth strategies, and how to vet operators before you invest.

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Best Ever CRE ShowJF3514

Partner Hunting, Avoiding FOMO, and Learning from Master Capital Raisers

Recorded at the Best Ever Conference with Liam Delumpa: what to do with a conference badge and a week of coffee meetings.

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Best Ever CRE ShowJF3357

Actionable Networking Strategies to Up Your Investing Game

How a Bay Area finance manager built a Cincinnati network from 2,300 miles away, and the mistakes that came with it.

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Financial Freedom Fighters

Accountant Explains: Buying Your First Apartment Building

With Michael Magno and Jacob Sandoval: jumping straight into the deep end of commercial real estate, out of state.

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The Capitalize Podcast

Investing in Apartments While Working in Venture Capital

With Chris Cascella: building a portfolio on the side of a finance career, ADUs in California, and conservative underwriting.

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NVST

How to Partner for Your First Big Apartment (100+ Units) Deal

The co-GP route into institutional-size multifamily, and what a capital partner actually brings to the table.

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NVST

How to Get an ADU in Silicon Valley

Prefab accessory dwelling units and 1031 exchanges in the Bay Area: the good, the bad, and the permit office.

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WIRE AssociatesLive

Don't Invest in a Real Estate Deal Until...

A live deep dive into the numbers on a real deal with Christian Walsh and Stella Han, co-founder of Fractional.

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Nine Doors DownEP29

Punching Through the Cincinnati Multifamily Market

Boxing, bookkeeping and buildings: why a Bay Area CPA picked Cincinnati, and how the first eight units became a partnership.

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Speaking

Stages and panels

Underwriting, out-of-state investing, partnerships and capital raising, told from the operator's chair with the spreadsheet open.

  • SAREcon (Subtle Asian Real Estate), speaker and panelist
  • NVST Quarterly Mixer, speaker
  • Silicon Valley Multifamily Investors Club
  • Best Ever Conference
  • "Scaling from 0 to 100 Units" investor panel
  • Host, Cincinnati Investors Field Trip, 2023 to 2026
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I'll bring the numbers.

Podcast interviews, panels, and investor meetups on Cincinnati multifamily, underwriting, and building a portfolio from out of state.