Host Atticus LeBlanc, CEO of PadSplit, interviews Charlotte-based investor Ed Peugh, a Marine Corps veteran who bought his first rental in 2005 and later co-founded CLTBuyers in 2019 after adding systems and processes to scale his business. Peugh discusses how real estate investing has changed with better tools and stronger local investor communities, and shares an early coliving attempt that failed due to operational issues and financing constraints, resulting in deeding a property back to a hard-money lender. After joining PadSplit, he reports reaching full occupancy in 10 days and now operates mostly traditional 3–4 bedroom homes, valuing reduced vacancy loss and turn costs, faster room refills, and minimal turnover expenses. He also describes the diverse backgrounds of PadSplit members and explains how coliving can support more “win-win” transactions.

00:00 Show Introduction

00:31 Meet Ed Peugh

01:22 First Deal in 2005

02:19 Market Changes and Tools

05:23 Building CLTBuyers

06:46 Early Coliving Failure

08:59 PadSplit Success Story

12:06 Three Bedroom Strategy

14:38 Vacancy and Turn Costs

19:20 Hosting Lessons and Guests

22:23 Win Win Deal Philosophy

25:24 Wrap Up and Part Two

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

Connect with CLTBuyers: https://www.instagram.com/cltbuyers/

References:

• CLTBuyers: https://cltbuyers.com
• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosak: https://a.co/d/00XJ6QxA

Host Atticus LeBlanc continues his conversation with real estate investor Dominic Inglese about “creative” real estate deals, contrasting them with traditional bank financing and explaining low-equity, subject-to acquisitions where an investor takes over payments on an existing mortgage. Dominic details a Florida purchase acquired with about $15,000–$20,000 in entry costs, later investing about $90,000 total to convert a 3-bed/3-bath into a coliving/PadSplit property by reworking the floor plan and splitting a large garage, emphasizing parking, bus-stop proximity, and job access. He discusses risk mitigation through cash flow and fallback to long-term rental, describes HouseAble’s “invested citizens” concept and using PadSplit as a stepping stone to lease-option homeownership, highlights holistic affordability beyond rent, shares leadership lessons on empowering teams, outlines growth goals, and explains using AI to automate repeatable processes for speed and efficiency.

00:00 Welcome Back and Setup

00:27 Creative Deals Explained

02:06 Low Equity Subject To Example

04:03 Turning 3 Beds Into 9

07:24 Risk Math and Returns

11:22 Invested Citizens Mission

13:03 Coliving to Homeownership Path

17:55 HouseAble Leadership Lessons

19:06 Five Year Vision and Purpose

21:15 AI to Supercharge Investing

23:20 Rapid Fire and Wrap Up

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

Connect with Dominic Inglese on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-inglese-3a4006221/

References:

• HouseAble: https://houseable.com/
• The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898/

Host Atticus LeBlanc, founder and CEO of PadSplit, interviews 25-year-old real estate investor Dominic Inglese, who has built a 27-property portfolio focused on creative, cash acquisitions and housing stability. Inglese explains how he got started in real estate during COVID through books like Rich Dad Poor Dad and Brandon Turner’s The Book on Real Estate Investing, earning his real estate license, and learning from BiggerPockets. He describes joining Pace Morby’s Subto mentorship to learn subject-to and seller financing, then wholesaling deals with Gorilla Investments. He later founded HouseAble to bridge coliving (including PadSplit) into lease-options and owner financing, aiming to create pathways from affordability to homeownership. He also shares lessons on systems, compounding, and real estate’s benefits beyond cash flow.

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

01:24 Moving to Florida

02:15 Real Estate Origin Story

06:17 Advice for Young Investors

09:43 HouseAble Mission Explained

13:48 Coliving to Homeownership

15:35 PadSplit Journey and Results

16:58 Finding PadSplit via Subto

19:16 Creative Finance Starter Tips

21:02 Compounding and Wealth Building

22:37 Real Estate Benefits Beyond Cashflow

23:53 Wrap Up and Part Two Tease

One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast

Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/

Connect with Dominic Inglese on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-inglese-3a4006221/

References:

• HouseAble: https://houseable.com/
• The Book on Investing in Real Estate by Brandon Turner: https://a.co/d/00UZ33as
• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosak: https://a.co/d/00XJ6QxA
• BiggerPockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/
• So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport: https://a.co/d/03BnejL8
• Subto with Pace Morby: https://www.subto.com/