The Kash & Dash Show
The Kash & Dash Show is where real conversations happen around business, entrepreneurship, real estate, and the people behind it all. Hosted by Ted Kaasch and Owen Dashner, this show goes deeper than the usual surface-level interview. We talk with investors, business owners, and high-level operators about the grind, the growth, the setbacks, the lessons, and the legacy they’re building.
This is not just a deals podcast. It’s about the real person behind the business — what drives them, what they’ve learned, what they’re still figuring out, and what success has actually cost them along the way.
Each week, you’ll hear honest interviews, unfiltered conversations, and the kind of stories you usually do not hear in a traditional business or real estate show.
Grind. Growth. Legacy.
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#290: From House Hack to Real Deals: Drew Tilgner’s Investor Playbook
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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 got started with house hacking, what he learned by actually doing deals (instead of just doom-scrolling BiggerPockets and calling it “research”), and how living in his own properties helped him build momentum early.
A big advantage in Drew’s story: his experience working at a title company. He breaks down why title matters more than most new investors realize, how title insurance can save your butt when things get messy, and how seeing transactions from the inside sharpened his decision-making as an investor.
From there, the conversation expands into what it really takes to grow: moving from easier properties into heavier projects, learning renovation realities the hard way, and understanding risk before you scale. Ted and Owen also dig into the mindset side—consistency, taking action, and why strong relationships beat “perfect timing” every single time.
They also talk money and lending: being financially prepared, using leverage wisely, and why “I’ll figure it out later” is not a strategy when you’re borrowing someone else’s money.
If you like real conversations with real investors (no guru fluff), subscribe to REIA Radio and share this episode with someone who keeps saying they’re “waiting for the right time.”
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