Collecting Keys Podcast

Mike DeHaan
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  • Entrepreneurship
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Collecting Keys is a weekly real estate investing podcast hosted by Mike DeHaan, Dan Austin and Dylan Koch, three active investors with hundreds of wholesale, flip, rental and creative-finance deals between them. Since 2021 the show has published more than 500 episodes on finding off-market deals, wholesaling, novations and subject-to, flipping, rentals, private lending and scaling a real estate business, plus straight talk on the market and on the gurus selling courses.

  1. 6h ago

    EP 516 - Stop Flipping Houses, Start Drop Flipping (Here's How It Works) w/ Aaron Bihl

    What did you think of todays show?? Your flip has been sitting for 90 days and your buyer just bought a boat. Sound familiar? In this episode, you'll hear why Aaron Bihl says he's never flipping a house again and what he's doing instead with drop flipping, from landing good deals on lots to buying homes at factory pricing with a dealer's license. Plus, why your listing might not have a price problem, when to just pay the seller more, and Dylan's plan for a 40-unit auction. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) Meet Aaron 2.0: from flipping houses to drop flipping (01:43) Does drop flipping work in your market? (05:58) The dealer's license that gets you factory pricing (07:22) Give inspectors something to find, and why Dan stopped flipping (10:52) Septic and wells: the costs that change county to county (13:51) Why listings sit even when the price is right (15:14) Why deals fall apart the week of closing: shaky buyers and bad agents (17:41) Pay the seller more, or play hardball? (20:32) What hard money lenders care about (it's not the rate) (22:54) Just pay the seller: why most operators make deals harder (25:45) Dylan's plan to win a 40-unit auction (29:01) Connect with Aaron Bihl: https://www.instagram.com/aaron.bihl/ Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/ https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/ https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

  2. Oct 27

    EP 515 - Your AI Is Your Coworker Now. Next It's Your Friend

    What did you think of todays show?? If AI can run your back office and keep you company while you drive. In this episode, Dylan shows how his AI bot pulls county data, skip traces leads and loads them into a dialer, and we break down why you need less money than you think, why talking to AI instead of people will leave you empty, and what happens if your AI bill jumps 10x. Plus, Elon's $250K Roadster that still hasn't shown up. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) Why it's so hard to care about anything (02:51) Chasing fitness with $5 in your checking account (04:00) Why you need less money than you think (07:27) Mike Tyson and the insanity of being the best (10:18) Are religious people really wealthier? (13:36) Dylan's AI bots that could replace PropStream (15:24) Bots, bot managers and the staff roles going away (21:25) The people talking to AI instead of listening to podcasts (24:29) Why AI friends will leave you empty (25:57) Only 4% use AI beyond search: bubble or barely started? (32:05) What happens when your AI tokens cost 10x (34:48) Elon's timelines, the $250K Roadster and self-driving promises (36:27) Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/ https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/ https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/) (The corrected text was re-run through `boilerplate_diff.py CKP`: CLEAN, exit 0. 13 topics, every topic 5–10 words, description 81 words.)

  3. Oct 20

    EP 514 - How to run a Real Estate Wholesale company for $100 w/ Greg Helbeck

    What did you think of todays show?? Your flip is sitting, your margins are shrinking, and the easy money of 2016 isn't coming back. So who's still winning? In this episode, Greg Helbeck shares the losses he's taking on Seattle-area flips, Dylan explains why Cincinnati is the slowest he's ever seen it, and we break down how AI cut the cost of starting a real estate business to about a hundred bucks. Plus, why most of your competition makes it easy to stand out. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) Clickbait thumbnails vs a thousand true fans (00:45) Procrastination by learning and the golden handcuffs (04:15) Greg's $25K Seattle flip loss and why New York sells (10:57) Cincinnati is the slowest Dylan has ever seen it (14:40) Why real estate isn't sexy at an 8% rate (18:53) When toilet paper mailers made deals easy (22:08) How AI cut lead data costs to nothing (24:41) Ego pricing and the guru closing 2 out of 10 (33:34) The New York seller who thought Greg was the wholesaler (37:58) Ask your mentor when they last bought a unit (40:44) Georgia's $25,000 consulting fee workaround (43:24) Revenue down, deals flat: why surviving is thriving (46:23) Connect with Greg Helbeck: https://www.youtube.com/@GregHelbeckREI https://reifasttrack.podbean.com/ https://www.instagram.com/grego_37/ Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/ https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/ https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

  4. Oct 13

    EP 513 - Dylan Replaced His Lead Manager With AI, Should You?

    What did you think of todays show?? Who's actually getting paid when you donate, borrow, or hire? In this episode, we break down what nonprofit executives really get paid, how Dylan replaced his lead manager with Claude and cut $1,200 a month in overhead, and why a major mortgage lender just dropped its credit floor. Plus, why investor loans now run cheaper than a regular mortgage. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) Why your vote gets ignored after you cast it (02:06) What nonprofit executives really get paid (03:43) Why Mike's fire nonprofit got called a grift (06:23) Mike's $500 challenge: spot the AI episode (10:22) Dylan replaces his lead manager with Claude (11:51) Why AI replaces tasks, not your whole team (16:54) How Grok traced an $80,000 wire in 15 seconds (20:47) Would you get a Neuralink to be 1,000% more efficient? (23:42) Why an insurance company wants to be your lender (27:47) A big lender drops its credit floor (32:38) Why investor loans now beat conventional rates (35:57) Dylan's lease option deal gets hit with two rate hikes (37:31) Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/ https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/ https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

  5. Oct 6

    EP 512 - Regular Rich: Why $2M Liquid Beats $20M in Rentals

    What did you think of todays show?? How much money makes you regular rich? Probably less than you think. In this episode, we break down the $2 million liquid number going around Instagram, why Mike says more people are already there than would admit it, and why Dan thinks your rentals don't make you as wealthy as you believe. Mike also explains how he is saving well over $100K a year by building his own software with Claude, and why a former guest's $10 million SEC settlement proves fraud is a choice. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) Everyone in America is sick (and third-world bathroom stories) (02:20) Hater for the love of the game: why we call out gurus (06:09) What an SEC settlement should tell investors (07:58) Mike rebuilt the Collecting Keys website with Claude in an evening (10:24) The $3K a month in subscriptions Claude replaced (and what it still can't build) (11:45) The $5K a month pricing tool that sent Mike to collections (14:30) AI is a productivity tool, not Jarvis (and the swear-at-the-robot trick) (20:50) Property taxes, the $28 fire levy, and where the money actually goes (24:26) Why the government, not the bank, owns your house (26:29) What does "regular rich" actually mean? (28:35) Why your rentals don't make you as rich as you think (35:47) Mike's 81-year-old dad stops saving (and $25M vs $250M) (39:02) Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/ https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/ https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

  6. Sep 29

    EP 511 - Self Storage, AI Hate and Extortion w/ AJ Osborne

    What did you think of todays show?? Two weeks ago we bashed AJ Osborne on this show. The story was fake, and he came on anyway. In this episode, AJ breaks down why the self-storage numbers you read come from less than 1% of the industry, why no institution is coming to buy your $1M facility, and why he's buying developers' stuck deals at 40% under replacement cost. Plus, the AI phone system that holds his missed calls under 10% while the industry runs 30 to 40%, and why he calls AI hate a psyop. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) Setting the record straight on AJ Osborne (00:58) How AJ built a storage business without investors (02:49) Why the REITs can't buy the storage you can (06:26) The 2021 self-storage bubble AJ called (and Goldman shorted) (12:05) Why AJ is buying developers' facilities 40% under replacement cost (16:11) 30-year fixed debt is coming to commercial real estate (18:11) How the REITs crashed storage rents from $200 to $60 (23:41) AI hate is a psyop, millennials are the new boomers (26:57) AJ's AI call center: 300 man hours saved (29:19) AI is the biggest barrier destroyer for small investors (32:14) How to start using Claude in your business (33:31) Survive first: why the pain is the opportunity (38:59) Connect with AJ Osborne: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/ https://www.ajosborne.com/ https://www.selfstorageincome.com/ Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/ https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/ https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

  7. Sep 22

    EP 510 - Build Your Own RESimpli, ChatGPT As Your Lawyer, And Home Sales At A 31-Year Low

    What did you think of todays show?? Stop paying for software you can build yourself. In this episode, Mike explains how he built his own e-sign tool with Claude in about an hour instead of paying $1,000 a seat, and why the platforms you rent are about to get cooked. Dan shares how ChatGPT wrote the demand letter that killed a $1,000 cancellation fee, we break down why home sales just hit a 31-year low with rates headed for 8%, and Dylan lays out what you should own before the Fed inflates its way out of the debt. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) Hyrox, Sydney Sweeney, and women tearing women down (00:01) Fake AI videos and the boomers who fall for them (05:14) RESimpli's 6.0 update broke everything (07:49) Mike built his own loan software with Claude (09:19) Mike's petty lawsuit over a cold text (17:35) Dan's ChatGPT demand letter kills a $1,000 fee (20:01) The $6,000 roof that was a condensation line (21:58) Rates in the high sevens and nobody can qualify (24:49) A 31-year low in sales, no forced sellers (27:14) Shrinkflation: your chicken is now water and salt (28:41) The Fed hikes 25 points, gas at all-time highs (30:22) Dylan's playbook: own assets the government can't print (34:22) Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/ https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/ https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

  8. Sep 19

    EP 509 - Pace Morby's investors are about to lose everything

    What did you think of todays show?? The people selling you the deal get paid whether you make money or not. In this episode, we go through the accusations piling up around Pace Morby's sub two fund, the investors who say they can't log in or get their money back, and the payroll theft case that came long before the fund. You'll hear why the gurus are all selling the same dream, plus what Trump's $5,000 check promise would really cost. Topics discussed: Introduction (00:00) The Anthropic quitter and the AI fear grift (00:01) Dylan almost sank the family boat (02:46) Sub two investors locked out of their money (04:12) What the SEC filing on Pace actually shows (07:00) An RV park and a surprise $1.5M note (09:38) Payroll theft long before the fund (13:33) They're all selling the dream (15:46) Trump promises $5,000 checks, the math says $1.3 trillion (17:12) Who actually collects your social security (20:40) F-150s, the Taliban, and government waste (24:55) Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/collectingkeyspodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mike_invests/ https://www.instagram.com/investormandan/ https://www.instagram.com/dylan_does_deals/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com (https://podcastboutique.com/)

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Collecting Keys is a weekly real estate investing podcast hosted by Mike DeHaan, Dan Austin and Dylan Koch, three active investors with hundreds of wholesale, flip, rental and creative-finance deals between them. Since 2021 the show has published more than 500 episodes on finding off-market deals, wholesaling, novations and subject-to, flipping, rentals, private lending and scaling a real estate business, plus straight talk on the market and on the gurus selling courses.

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  • Creator
    Mike DeHaan
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    517
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Collecting Keys Podcast
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