480: Flipping $40M in One Year By Treating Agents Like Gold
Cade Silva shares how prioritizing agent relationships helped him scale to $40M in flips in a single year.
The DealMachine Real Estate Investing Podcast · Cade Silva, David Lecko
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Show Notes
Cade Silva breaks down how he flipped $40M in just one year across 15 deals by building agent-first relationships instead of chasing sellers. He explains why paying full commissions unlocked better deals, how he scaled into high-end flips, and the systems he uses to manage risk, contractors, and capital in today’s market.
KEY TALKING POINTS:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Cade Silva’s Real Estate Business
1:34 - Working With Investors As An Agent
2:57 - The Deals He’s Done This Year & Scaling
7:41 - His Current Deals & The Formula He Uses
11:28 - What His Day To Day Looks Like
12:56 - Why He Went All In On Flipping
17:21 - His Biggest Challenge So Far
21:20 - More Tips From Cade
23:02 - Deals Where He Lost Money & Lessons Learned
27:24 - Keeping Deals As Rentals & Direct To Seller Marketing
31:07 - Getting Funding
32:50 - What He Wants To Learn From CG
33:58 - Who He’s Learned A Lot From
35:54 - The Worst Advice He’s Ever Gotten & Podcasts He Likes
38:29 - What He Likes Other Than Real Estate
39:50 - Extra Questions From Moustafa
42:07 - Outro
LINKS:
Instagram: Cade Silva
https://www.instagram.com/cadejsilva
Instagram: David Lecko
https://www.instagram.com/dlecko
Website: DealMachine
https://www.dealmachine.com/pod
Instagram: Ryan Haywood
https://www.instagram.com/heritage_home_investments
Website: Heritage Home Investments
https://www.heritagehomeinvestments.com/