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A real estate investing podcast with Gabe Petersen

Real investors. Real deals. Real lessons.

Candid conversations with the investors, operators, lenders and developers building wealth through real estate — how they find, fund and run deals, with real numbers and the mistakes that taught them the most.

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New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
Episodes
665
Guests interviewed
570+
On the air since
2020
Apple Podcasts rating (99 ratings)
4.9

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Gabe Petersen in conversation with Dusten Hendrickson, episode 698

Episode 69833 min

Stop Buying Junk: Build Your Way to Financial Freedom

Dusten Hendrickson

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Gabe Petersen in conversation with Angel Williams, episode 697

Episode 69732 min

Why Angel Almost Quit Real Estate (Then Got Rich)

Angel Williams

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Gabe Petersen in conversation with Peter Skaggs, episode 696

Episode 69637 min

Only 10 Houses Stand Between You and Financial Freedom

Peter Skaggs

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  1. Only 10 Houses Stand Between You and Financial Freedom

    Peter Skaggs37 min

    Host Gabe Petersen sits down with Peter Skaggs of Investor Lighthouse to unpack a real estate investing career spanning single family rentals, multifamily apartments, commercial…

  2. The Underwriting Mistake That's Killing Your Deals

    Jason Williams35 min

    I sit down with Jason Williams, Ph.D., founder of Ironclad Underwriting, to talk multifamily investing, mobile home park development, and the underwriting process that separates…

  3. The Deal-Killing Red Flag That Unlocks Financial Freedom

    Jeff Emalaba30 min

    What if the biggest threat to your real estate portfolio isn't the market, it's a deal you never should have signed?

  4. 40 Flips a Year: His System for Real Estate Freedom

    Richard Helppie Schmieder28 min

    I sit down with Richard Helppie, a native Texan who went from working full time at a gas station to running a house flipping business completing 40 flips a year.

Connect

Don’t invest alone.

The Real Estate Investing Club community on Skool is where listeners compare notes, talk through deals and meet other investors. It’s free to join.

Every week

Coffee Hour

Thursdays · 9:00am Pacific · Free for all members

An open call where members bring questions and deals and talk shop.


Inside the group

  • Deal review
  • Acquisitions & lead gen
  • Raising capital
  • Asset management
  • Building your team

Use

Tools built for real estate investors.

Practical apps for analyzing deals and running properties, built by Gabe Petersen.

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Self Storage Calculator

iPhone and iPad

Underwrite a self-storage facility on your iPhone before you make the offer.

  • IRR, cash-on-cash, DSCR and yield on cost, checked against the targets you set.
  • A multi-page PDF investment memo to share with partners or lenders.
  • Works offline. No account, and your deal data stays on your device.

Free to download. An optional Pro subscription unlocks full underwriting, saved deals and PDF export.

Self Storage Calculator investment dashboard showing potential value creation for a sample facilitySelf Storage Calculator verdict screen checking a deal against IRR, cash-on-cash, DSCR and yield-on-cost targets

Water System Logbook

For mobile home park, RV park and campground operators

The daily log for small water systems: record well, treatment and meter readings in a few taps.

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Private Lending Deal Desk

For private and hard-money lenders and brokers

Size private and hard-money loans from the lender’s side.

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Gabe Petersen, host of The Real Estate Investing Club

Your host

Operator first. Podcaster second.

Through Kaizen Properties, Gabe has acquired and operates mobile home and RV parks, self-storage facilities and commercial retail in Washington, Texas and Indiana, investing since 2019. On the show, he talks with operators and investors about what is working right now and what they learned the hard way.

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“What I appreciated most is that it isn’t filled with hype or recycled advice. It’s an honest conversation packed with practical strategies, real world experience, and insights you don’t hear everywhere else.”

Keith Flores · Apple Podcasts review, July 2026

“Super podcast with a wide variety of actual operators. Quick and to the value.”

Clint snuggs · Apple Podcasts review, March 2026