480: Flipping $40M in One Year By Treating Agents Like Gold

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/