Real estate lessons without the polish.
My House treats real estate as work, not fantasy. Episodes move between investor case studies, brokerage realities, listing preparation, rental growth, and the mental blocks that keep would-be investors stuck for years.
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My House is a real estate show built around practical investing, brokerage experience, and the gap between wanting to start and actually doing the work. The conversations are direct. Episodes cover rental portfolios, first properties, failed assumptions, financing, listing preparation, professional photography, and the uncomfortable talks agents sometimes need to have with sellers. The show often uses investor stories as case studies. Michael Zuber describes losing heavily in the stock market before building wealth through rentals, then moving from a small set of houses into a much larger portfolio. Dylan Osmond brings a faster-scaling story, with early trouble around a first property and later growth into hundreds of units. Those episodes are not presented as smooth formulas. They emphasize pressure, discipline, risk tolerance, partnerships, and the difference between hearing advice and acting on it. Other installments stay closer to brokerage work. Dallas discusses real estate photography and media, especially in a small market where polished listing media was not always available. The show also spends time on seller communication, including how to discuss a property's condition respectfully before photos, showings, and listing. Its best moments are specific. A conversation about why people never buy their first investment property becomes a look at fear, excuses, repeated conversations, and lost years. A discussion about community platforms turns into a point about communication and responsibility. My House has a blunt, working-real-estate pace, with occasional rough language and little interest in making the business sound effortless. It suits listeners who want grounded pressure, cautionary details, and real examples from people buying, selling, photographing, and managing property decisions.
Made for: For aspiring and active real estate investors, agents, and rental buyers who want grounded conversations about starting, scaling, listing, and managing risk. It especially fits listeners who need direct talk about action, discipline, and the unglamorous parts of property work.
What sets it apart: My House mixes investor growth stories with brokerage and listing-room details, so the show is not only about acquiring units. It also spends time on seller conversations, photography, market constraints, and why people hesitate before their first deal.
Welcome to the My House Podcast, where we talk about everything real estate related including licensing, flipping, rental property, and construction. With over 18 years real estate experience, starting out working in trailer courts to now owning my own real estate brokerage and investing in properties myself, I've seen it all and I'm here to help you along your real estate journey.
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A hard-earned case for consistency, cash flow, and real estate within reach.
Michael Zuber's arc is framed as a story of setbacks turned into structure: an 80% market loss, $160,000 gone, then a portfolio that grew from eight houses to 80 units and stronger cash flow.
Short-term rental lessons from the operator side.
["My House follows Michael Zuber's move from a $160,000 stock-market loss to a 187-unit rental portfolio.", "Gus O'Filly hosts Michael Zuber, the rental guy who wrote the book on rental property investing and uses his own portfolio as the main case study.", "The episode asks how a stock-market loss became a real-estate system built on focus, daily discipline, and repeated buying.", "Zuber says he was 30, married, and raising a daughter when he lost 80% and about $160,000 in the stock market."]
Dylan Osmon shares his journey from starting real estate investing in 2020 to scaling over 200 units in six years, discussing the challenges, mindset, and strategies behind rapid growth.
The host reflects on why people fail to start real estate investing and introduces two key questions to overcome inaction.
My House features Emily and Gus interviewing Welby Aselli, who began investing in real estate around 2003 and says he was wiped out in 2008, 2010, and 2012.
Gus Ofili describes moving from a Bank of America phone-sales job into real estate, selling 50 houses in 2019, 71 during the following year, and more than 100 in each of the next two years.
A low offer works better when buyers say, "These are my numbers," instead of insulting the seller's home.
Emily Lopez calls a 2.875% mortgage 'free money' while investor loans reach roughly 7%.
This episode discusses how real estate agents can prepare sellers for professional photography by having honest conversations about home condition and using media tools to improve listings.