REIA Radio
You're Listening to REIA Radio!! Our hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner interview some of the best Real Estate Investors and break down their investments in the Omaha metro area both large and small. We get a sneak peak into how these investors create wealth as they share their vast knowledge and experiences, as well as tips and tricks on how to navigate the industry successfully. If you are here to learn from local investors and skip all the BS you are in the right place. Stay tuned and be sure to join the 1000’s of others that have joined REIARadio.com
Episodes
337 episodes
#300: One Last Rundown with Owen and Ted - Season 1 Finale
In this final REIA Radio episode of the current run, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner share a big update on what’s next for the podcast. After 300 episodes, they’re wrapping this chapter and getting ready to launch something new: The Kaasch &...
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Episode 300
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8:49
#299.2: Mike Bjork on Real Estate Growth, AI, and Building Bigger Opportunities
In this episode of REIA Radio, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Mike Bjork for a wide-ranging conversation on real estate, entrepreneurship, and the fast-moving world of AI.Mike shares his unexpected path into real estate, from...
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Episode 299
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1:29:12
#299: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
In Episode 299, Ted and Owen close out the Real Estate Rundown era with a mix of humor, reflection, and real talk about business, real estate, and what is ahead for the podcast. Ted shares a frustrating city code violation tied to one of his lo...
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Episode 299
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29:37
#298: Resilience, Real Estate, and Reinvention with Jeff Ahern
In Episode 298 of REIA Radio, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Jeff Ahern for a real and powerful conversation about resilience, reinvention, and building a life by design.Jeff shares his journey from growing up in Alaska and se...
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Episode 298
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1:22:54
#297: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner are back with another Real Estate Rundown on REIA Radio, covering real investor conversations, market uncertainty, tax strategy talk, and deal stories happening in real time.In this episode, they...
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Episode 297
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19:58
#296: Fernando Angelucci on Building Wealth Through Self-Storage
In this episode of REIA Radio, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner share a live recording from a past Omaha REIA event featuring Fernando Angelucci, better known as the “Storage Stud.”Fernando breaks down how he went from the corporate wo...
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Episode 296
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1:16:06
#295: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
In this episode of REIA Radio, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner cover a little bit of everything—from self-storage and redevelopment challenges to car wash ownership, off-market opportunities, and the random chaos that com...
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Episode 295
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25:17
#294: From First Rental to 60 Units: The Moves, the Mistakes, the Momentum with Dane Petersen
Dane Peterson joins Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner to unpack what it really looks like to go from “first rental” to scaling fast—mistakes and all. Dane shares how his early deals left way too much money in the property, what changed once ...
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Season 1
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Episode 294
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1:31:26
#293: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
Networking isn’t a “nice-to-have” in real estate—it’s the shortcut. Ted and Owen break down why expanding your circle is the fastest way to level up, avoid bad deals, and find the kinds of relationships that actually move the needle (including ...
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Episode 293
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22:23
#292: The First Deal That Changed Everything with Dalton Hanson
Dalton Hanson joins REIA Radio with hosts Ted Kaasch & Owen Dashner to share how he went from a corporate finance career to scaling a serious real estate operation across the Midwest. He breaks down the early experiences that ...
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Episode 292
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1:21:39
#291: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
In this Real Estate Rundown episode, Ted and Owen cover what’s happening in the market and what they’re seeing firsthand as active investors and operators.They talk through the behind-the-scenes push to grow the REIA Radio YouTube channe...
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Episode 291
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26:33
#290: From House Hack to Real Deals: Drew Tilgner’s Investor Playbook
In Episode 290 of REIA Radio, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with Drew Tilgner — a young investor who jumped into real estate at 19 and started stacking experience fast.Drew walks through how he go...
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Season 1
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Episode 290
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1:47:45
#289: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
In this Real Estate Rundown episode, Ted and Owen break down the chaos in the markets and what it might mean for real-world investors who prefer assets you can actually touch. They talk through big swings in gold, silver, and Bitcoin, ...
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Episode 289
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31:32
#288: Multiple Streams, One Mission: How Andrea Foley Builds and Scales
Andrea Foley is the definition of “don’t put me in one box.” In this episode, she breaks down how she’s built a stacked portfolio of businesses—from kids resale and retail, to real estate, to the car wash world—while keeping her eye on the long...
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Season 1
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Episode 288
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2:02:34
#287: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
In this Real Estate Rundown, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner look back on 2025—what went right, what got messy, and what they learned the hard way. They break down personal growth, why goal-setting actually matters (even when you don’t feel like do...
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Season 1
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Episode 287
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38:50
#286: Inspect What You Expect: Back to Basics with Jeri Schlickbernd
In Episode 286, Jeri Schlickbernd returns to REIA Radio after multiple appearances—and Ted and Owen dig into what happens when real estate (and life) doesn’t follow the cute little plan you wrote on a whiteboard in 2021.Jeri walks throug...
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Season 1
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Episode 286
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1:44:39
#285: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
In this episode, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner get real about what’s working right now in real estate—and what’s been quietly wrecking people who try to skip the fundamentals.They talk about why “back to basics” keeps showing up (...
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Season 1
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Episode 285
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23:21
#284: Real Estate the Hard Way: Lessons From Deals and Rehabs with David Chan
In Episode 284 of REIA Radio, Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with David Chan for a real-world conversation on investing through market cycles, picking the right neighborhoods, and navigating renovations without getting wrecked by bad assu...
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Season 1
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Episode 284
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1:36:52
#283: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
In Episode 283, Ted and Owen break down what’s actually moving the real estate market right now—interest rates, the noise around the Fed chair, and the nonstop headlines about institutional investors. The guys talk through how some sellers are ...
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Season 1
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Episode 283
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19:59
#282: Nightlife Hustle to Real-World Success with Kelly Klein
In this episode of REIA Radio, hosts Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner sit down with longtime friend (and legendary Omaha character) Thomas Kelly Klein Jr. for a funny, honest look back at what it really took to build OmahaNightlife.com—and what that...
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Season 1
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Episode 282
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1:30:04
#281: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
In this episode of REIA Radio, hosts Owen Dashner, Ted Kaasch, and Denlis Bertrand jump into a laid-back Real Estate Rundown that still hits the real stuff investors deal with: shifting strategies, managing (or escap...
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Season 1
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Episode 281
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27:27
#280: Strategic Networking: The Secret Weapon for Real Estate Success
In this episode of REIA Radio, recorded live at an Omaha REIA event, Megan Ahern — aka “The Tatty Investor” — lays out why strategic networking is one of the biggest cheat codes in real estate. Not the weird “collect business cards and disappea...
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Episode 280
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57:39
#278: Jay Miralles: 50 Mile March, Veterans, and Rebuilding After Rock Bottom
Jay Miralles gets real about the stretch of life after leaving the military—losing direction, getting hit hard by divorce, and ending up in a dark season that included homelessness and serious mental health struggles. This isn’t a highlight ree...
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Season 1
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Episode 278
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1:26:11
#277: The Real Estate Rundown with Owen and Ted
Ted and Owen recap a goal-planning lunch session featuring Brandon Turner, Collin Schwartz, and Vince Gettings (Titan Group), and get real about what actually works when setting goals: process goals vs. outcome goals. Because “lose 20 po...
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Season 1
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Episode 277
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34:28