Deal Junkies - A Real Estate Podcast

In this episode of Deal Junkies, we sit down with Matt King, CEO of GoBundance, to break down what it really takes to build, scale, and protect wealth at a high level. Matt shares his journey from college dropout to leading a family office and one of the most powerful entrepreneurial communities in the country. This conversation dives deep into how top investors think about deal flow, capital allocation, and risk, along with the frameworks they use to evaluate both deals and operators. We cover: How to build consistent, high-quality deal flow The difference between good deals and great operators Risk management and decision-making at scale Cash flow vs. growth investing strategies Leadership, team building, and scaling a family office Why community and personal development are non-negotiables for long-term success Matt also shares powerful perspectives on money, purpose, and fulfillment, including why “money is just a tool” and how aligning with the right people can completely change your trajectory. If you’re serious about investing, scaling your portfolio, and surrounding yourself with the right rooms, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. Want to actually partner on deals with the Deal Junkies? Whether you’re looking to invest, bring deals to sell or broker, or explore JV opportunities, start the conversation here: https://www.dealjunkiespodcast.com/ Learn more about GoBundance: https://www.goabundance.com Support the ride: https://backtheride.com Connect with Matt King: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattking.atx/

Want to actually partner with the Deal Junkies on real estate deals? We’re always looking for great people to work with. If you want to partner on an investment, bring us a deal you're looking to broker or sell, or explore a larger JV opportunity with our team, reach out. We actively work with partners and operators on deals all the time. Turns out the Deal Junkies are actually doing DEALS. Start the conversation here: https://www.dealjunkiespodcast.com/ 🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. In this episode, the Junkies are coming to you live from Mexico, diving into all things development. They break down what it actually takes to go from raw land to a completed project, including site selection, entitlements, construction, timelines, and the real risks involved in development deals. The conversation covers how development fits into a long-term investment strategy, where the biggest opportunities are today, and what investors need to understand before getting into ground-up projects. From early-stage planning to execution and delivery, this episode gives a real look into how development deals are structured and brought to life. Our main goal with this podcast is simple: turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. Subscribe for more episodes and take your investing to the next level!

Want to actually partner with the Deal Junkies on real estate deals? We’re always looking for great people to work with. If you want to partner on an investment, bring us a deal you're looking to broker or sell, or explore a larger JV opportunity with our team, reach out. We actively work with partners and operators on deals all the time. Turns out the Deal Junkies are actually doing DEALS. Start the conversation here: https://www.dealjunkiespodcast.com/ 🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. In this episode, the Junkies sit down with Cannon St Peter to talk deals. The conversation breaks down how deals are actually being analyzed, structured, and operated today, with a focus on the operational side that drives performance after closing. From underwriting and renovation planning to property management systems and efficiencies, this episode dives into what it really takes to execute at a high level. They also get into how technology and AI are being applied in real time to improve deal flow, decision-making, and portfolio performance, and what investors should be paying attention to as the space continues to evolve. Our main goal with this podcast is simple: turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. Subscribe for more episodes and take your investing to the next level!

Want to actually partner with the Deal Junkies on real estate deals? We’re always looking for great people to work with. If you want to partner on an investment, bring us a deal you're looking to broker or sell, or explore a larger JV opportunity with our team, reach out. We actively work with partners and operators on deals all the time. Turns out the Deal Junkies are actually doing DEALS. Start the conversation here: https://www.dealjunkiespodcast.com/ 🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. In this episode, the Junkies sit down with Cannon St Peter, a 25-year-old real estate operator and Director of Operations at Peak Asset Management who is bringing AI into the world of property management. Cannon shares how he got started in real estate at a young age, what it takes to manage and operate growing portfolios, and how AI tools are beginning to reshape the way properties are managed and optimized. The conversation dives into the intersection of real estate and technology, how operational efficiency impacts investment performance, and why the next generation of investors is thinking differently about systems, automation, and scaling portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple: turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. Subscribe for more episodes and take your investing to the next level!

Want to actually partner with the Deal Junkies on real estate deals? We’re always looking for great people to work with. If you want to partner on an investment, bring us a deal you're looking to broker or sell, or explore a larger JV opportunity with our team, reach out. We actively work with partners and operators on deals all the time. Turns out the Deal Junkies are actually doing DEALS. Start the conversation here: https://www.dealjunkiespodcast.com/ 🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple: turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. In this episode, the Junkies continue the conversation with AJ Nash, partner and principal broker at Tradition Real Estate Partners. AJ has been involved in a wide range of commercial real estate deals and developments throughout the Willamette Valley and brings a unique perspective from the brokerage side of the industry. This episode focuses on the deals. AJ walks through transactions he has been involved in, how opportunities come together, and what he looks for when evaluating real estate in markets like Salem and throughout the region. The conversation covers deal structure, relationships, and the realities of getting transactions across the finish line. It’s a great look into how deals actually happen behind the scenes and the mindset needed to stay active in the market. Subscribe for more episodes and take your investing to the next level.

Want to actually partner with the Deal Junkies on real estate deals? We’re always looking for great people to work with. If you want to partner on an investment, bring us a deal you're looking to broker or sell, or explore a larger JV opportunity with our team, reach out. We actively work with partners and operators on deals all the time. Turns out the Deal Junkies are actually doing DEALS. Start the conversation here: https://www.dealjunkiespodcast.com/ 🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. In this episode, the Junkies sit down with AJ Nash, partner and principal broker at Tradition Real Estate Partners and one of the founding members of the firm. AJ has been involved in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, developments, and business ventures throughout the Willamette Valley and has built a strong reputation as one of the region’s most respected brokers. AJ talks about his upbringing and the path that eventually led him into real estate and entrepreneurship. The conversation dives into the relationships, deals, and decisions that helped shape his career and how he became deeply involved in the local real estate and business community. Beyond real estate, AJ is also the owner of Clink!, a restaurant located in downtown Salem, giving him a unique perspective on building businesses, investing locally, and staying connected to the community. This episode covers AJ’s journey, the deals that influenced his career, and the mindset that has helped him build businesses and opportunities across multiple industries. Subscribe for more episodes and take your investing to the next level!

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact Joe Rinderknecht of Cowboy Capital is back with the Junkies to break down one of his favorite deals. Joe walks through the 54-unit apartment acquisition in Missoula, Montana that Cowboy Capital purchased in September 2024. Originally listed for $6.5 million, the team moved quickly, underwriting the deal immediately and putting earnest money down on day one. After negotiating directly with the seller, they secured the property for $6.8 million, even after a higher competing offer came in. At the time of purchase, rents averaged just $783 per unit and most tenants were month-to-month. After implementing roughly $13,000 per unit in renovations and executing a strong rent repositioning strategy, the property has dramatically increased in value. With an all-in cost around $7.5 million, the asset is now being marketed near $11.8 million. Joe also shares how Cowboy Capital operates with a small but efficient team and why tight operations matter when scaling deals. We get into one of his toughest early deals that dragged on for years and barely broke even, proving that every investor has scars along the way. The episode also highlights Joe’s nonprofit, Tiny's Tribe, which supports families dealing with tragic life events by providing financial help, food, housing improvements, and support to help people move forward. This one is a deep dive into deal structure, execution, and the lessons that come from both wins and setbacks.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact In Episode 203, the Junkies sit down with Joe Rinderknecht, founder of Cowboy Capital, a company focused on acquiring and operating value-add apartment communities across the western United States. Joe grew up ranching in eastern Idaho, where hard work, reputation, and keeping your word were non-negotiable. After a life-changing tragedy in 2013, he made the decision to stop living for what others expected and start building the life he actually wanted. That decision ultimately led him into real estate. Joe shares the story of how he went from driving a semi-truck, going to college, and raising a newborn at home to building a multifamily portfolio approaching $40 million in assets with over 1,000 units. Along the way he talks about starting a real estate club at Utah State, working for free to learn from mentors, and slowly stacking deals starting with a duplex house hack in 2016. We also get into the real side of the business. Joe breaks down one of his toughest projects where a $1.5 million construction budget ballooned to $3 million while interest rates jumped from 5% to over 10%. Instead of walking away, he and his partners swung the hammer themselves and worked through three years of challenges to save the deal. This episode covers relationships, persistence, and the reality that the real money in real estate is made through operations after the deal closes.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact Scott Dalinger is back. In this episode, we get into the real stuff, his best deals and his worst ones. The wins that paid off and the mistakes that cost time, money, and energy. We break down: What made his best deals work Where the numbers looked good but reality didn’t The lessons that only come from experience How those moments shaped the way he approaches sales and real estate today

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact In Episode 201, we sit down with Mike’s longtime best friend, Scott Dallinger, real estate investor and founder of Coast 2 Coast House Buyers. Scott now serves as dynaCERT Head of Sales, Latin America, where he leads high-level business development across international markets. His background in sales, real estate investing, and off-market deal sourcing gives him a unique perspective on building systems, driving growth, and creating opportunity. In this episode, we talk about: The discipline behind great sales organizations What real prospecting looks like today Lessons from building off-market deal flow Why sales is the foundation of every real estate business This one is about execution, relationships, and building machines that produce results.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple: turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact Episode 200. A major milestone for the Deal Junkies. To mark it, we brought back Jordan Tampien and went straight into the numbers. No fluff. Just deals. In this episode, we break down: • Specific transactions and how they were structured • What makes a deal worth pursuing at scale • Capital stack decisions and risk mitigation • Lessons learned from wins and near misses • How disciplined underwriting separates operators from spectators This conversation is about real execution. The thinking behind the deals. The mistakes you avoid. The discipline required to scale beyond one good transaction into a true portfolio. If you want to understand how experienced operators actually evaluate and close deals, this is one you don’t skip. Episode 200 is a big one. Let’s get to work.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple: turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact In this episode, we sit down with serial entrepreneur Jordan Tampien from Spokane, Washington. With multiple businesses under his leadership and a combined portfolio value north of $300 million, Jordan shares what it really takes to build at scale. We dive into: • How he built and structured multiple businesses • The mindset required to scale beyond your local market • Risk management and decision-making at higher levels • Lessons learned from growth, setbacks, and major inflection points • What separates small operators from true portfolio builders This conversation is about thinking bigger, operating with discipline, and building long-term enterprise value instead of chasing short-term wins. If you’re serious about ownership, scale, and building something that lasts, this episode delivers both perspective and practical insight.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact This episode is different. It’s not about a deal, a market update, or a strategy breakdown. It’s about honoring a man who shaped an entire real estate community. Paul Kerley was a real estate entrepreneur, mentor, and pillar of the Salem market. As the owner and president of Commercial Property Resources, he built and managed more than 1,400 residential units across Oregon and Illinois and led a team of over 100 employees. Over decades, he steadily grew a portfolio that at one point represented more than $70 million in property, focusing primarily on B- and C-class assets that served middle- and working-class families. Paul’s background was as strong as his reputation. With a degree in economics, a law degree from Willamette University, years as a practicing real estate attorney, and major brokerage transactions under his belt, including a $34 million shopping center sale, he combined intelligence, discipline, and long-term thinking in everything he did. But beyond the numbers and accomplishments, Paul was a long-time friend and mentor to Gabe and a pivotal influence in the Salem real estate community. His leadership, wisdom, and character left a lasting mark on those who had the privilege of knowing him.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact This episode features Bridger Pennington, an accomplished entrepreneur and investor who has built and scaled multiple investment platforms across real estate, crypto, and fund formation. Bridger is the co-founder of Fund Launch and Fund Launch Partners, has helped launch hundreds of investment funds, and has been directly involved in deploying and advising on billions of dollars of investor capital. We talk through his entrepreneurial path, the businesses he built early, how his focus has evolved, and how he evaluates opportunities today across asset classes. Bridger shares lessons from operating at scale, building in fast-moving markets, and staying disciplined while navigating cycles. He’s built real companies, operated in complex markets, and is for sure the smartest guy we have ever talked to. And now, he’s officially a Deal Junkie.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact In this episode, the Junkies get into deals as usual, but things take a turn when Mike delivers an unexpected sermon. We talk through real transactions, decision-making, and the lessons that come from being in the middle of deals, then zoom out into mindset, discipline, and what actually drives long-term success. It’s part deal breakdown, part reflection, and very on brand for how these conversations go. If you like real estate talk mixed with perspective you didn’t know you needed, this one delivers.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact Nobody wants to talk about taxes, but every investor eventually has to. In this episode, the Junkies reluctantly dive into taxes, the parts that surprise people, the mistakes we’ve seen, and why ignoring them usually costs more than dealing with them head-on. This is not tax advice and not a technical breakdown. It’s a real conversation about how taxes show up in deals, why they change how you think about growth, and why understanding them even a little makes you a better investor. It’s not the most fun topic, but it’s one you can’t afford to skip.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact This episode flips the mic. After joining The Wealth Juice Podcast, we bring Corey and Ryan onto the Deal Junkies to continue the conversation. The WealthJuice team is a Philly-based real estate investing company that has grown their portfolio to 95 doors while still working W-2 jobs, and they’re now focused on helping others buy their first or next real estate deal. We talk about how they built while balancing careers, what actually moved the needle early on, and the similarities between how both teams think about investing, execution, and helping people take action. There’s a lot of alignment between the two groups, which made this conversation easy, honest, and fun.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact This episode is a little different. We’re sharing a conversation originally recorded on The Wealth Juice Podcast, where Trevor and Dane were interviewed about how they got to this point in their lives and careers, the investing paths they were on before Stack Asset Group, how Stack was formed, and where the platform is headed next. Make sure to check out The Wealth Juice Podcast and give the guys some love. And stay tuned for Thursday, when the tables turn and the Deal Junkies bring The Wealth Juice crew onto our show for the next episode. Wealth Juice: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wealth-juice-real-estate-personal-finance-investing/id1506974626

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact Arie van Gemeren is back, and this time the conversation is all about deals. In this episode, we dig into how Arie evaluates opportunities, structures investments, and thinks about risk, returns, and long-term value. From underwriting discipline to knowing when to lean in or walk away, this is a practical conversation grounded in real deal experience. We talk through what separates durable deals from short-term wins, how institutional thinking applies to individual investments, and why consistency and patience matter when building lasting wealth. If you want to hear how a timeless investor approaches deals in any market cycle, this episode delivers.

🎙️ Welcome to the Deal Junkies Podcast – the ultimate resource for real estate investors. Hosted by four experienced investors who’ve closed over $500 million in transactions, this podcast is packed with strategies and stories to help listeners build wealth and scale their portfolios. Our main goal with this podcast is simple, turn you into a Deal Junkie, too. If you’re ready to invest alongside our team or want to learn how we build and scale deals, click here: https://stackassetgroup.com/contact In this episode, we sit down with Arie van Gemeren, CFA, Founder and CEO of Lombard Equities Group, a West Coast real estate investment firm managing $120M+ in assets with plans to scale to $500M+. Arie brings an institutional lens to real estate, shaped by his background at Goldman Sachs and Fisher Investments, and a disciplined, data-driven approach to long-term value creation. We talk about building real estate platforms with integrity, using fundamentals to guide decisions, and why patience and process matter more than hype. Arie also shares his perspective on impact-driven investing through his role as Chairman of the Housing Committee for Catholic Charities of Oregon, along with lessons from authoring Timeless Wealth: Real Estate Through the Ages.