Mike Yantis has led over $2B in civil infrastructure and now develops land across Central Texas.
He breaks down what actually kills land deals, how to deliver lots on time, and how AI is changing land acquisition by turning weeks of engineering work into minutes.

Episode Description
Texas is still one of the most active growth markets in the country, but turning raw land into finished lots is getting harder, slower, and more expensive. In this episode of The AI Edge Podcast, Louis sits down with Mike Yantis, President and CEO of Yantis Land LLC, a third generation operator who has managed over $2 billion in civil infrastructure and scaled a major construction business from 180 employees to nearly 600.

Mike shares the real mechanics behind land development in the I-35 corridor, what makes a deal viable, and the fastest ways projects lose time or money, from utilities and entitlements to municipal rules and carry costs. He also explains how he structures deals today, owner, JV, or fee developer, and why patience and buying right matter more than chasing deals.

Then we go into AI, including the new tools Mike is using to evaluate land, pull zoning and utility data, and even generate early site plans in minutes. If you’re a developer, builder, landowner, or investor who wants a grounded look at how Texas land development works in the real world, this episode is for you.

Guest Intro
Today’s guest has helped shape the growth of Central Texas from the ground up. I’m joined by Mike Yantis, President and CEO of Yantis Land LLC.

Mike has managed over $2 billion in civil infrastructure projects across the region, including airports, military bases, DOT road work, industrial sites, commercial developments, and large scale subdivisions. As a leader at Yantis Company, he helped grow the business more than 200%, scaled the team from about 180 people to nearly 600, and drove major gains in profitability.

Today, Mike focuses on land development and fee development, delivering single family, build to rent, and manufactured housing opportunities for top builders across Texas. We break down what it really takes to move projects from raw dirt to finished lots, how to avoid the mistakes that destroy deals, and where AI is starting to change the land game.

What happens when real estate, climate aligned capital, and next generation infrastructure collide.
Anthony Sandoval breaks down the global shift toward regenerative development, and why data centers are becoming the backbone of the future.

Welcome back to The AI Edge Podcast, where we sit down with operators, investors, and builders shaping the future of real estate, capital, and the built world.

Today’s guest is Anthony Sandoval, Founder of Terra Firma Global Advisory, working at the intersection of regenerative real estate, impact finance, and large scale development across multiple regions. We talk eco communities, hospitality, longevity villages, climate aligned capital, and why data centers are becoming critical infrastructure for the AI era.

In this conversation, Anthony breaks down what is changing in global real estate, what sophisticated investors are looking for right now, how cross border execution really works, and why sustainability and profitability can, and should, scale together.

Topics we cover
• What regenerative real estate actually means, and why it is becoming a major shift
• Why nature, community, and remote work are reshaping demand globally
• Data centers, AI, robotics, and the infrastructure behind the next wave
• What family offices and institutional capital want today that they did not want five years ago
• Executing deals across borders, culture, speed, transparency, and risk
• The real drivers of returns in regenerative development
• Anthony’s long term vision, and what he believes the next decade looks like

Connect with Anthony
LinkedIn: Anthony Sandoval
Terra Firma: terrafermaglobal.com
Vesper Stone: vespastone.com

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Today’s guest is Anthony Sandoval, Founder of Terra Firma Global Advisory, focused on regenerative real estate and climate aligned capital, with active work spanning multiple markets and development themes, from eco communities and hospitality to next generation data center infrastructure.

Anthony brings a global perspective on where real estate demand is moving, how capital is shifting, and why the future is being built at the intersection of sustainability, execution, and infrastructure.

Most people only recognize the cycle after it hits them. Logan Freeman explains why he believes we are in the “winner’s curse” right now, what disciplined operators should do next, and how he’s selling CRE by launching deals like products, not just posting listings.

Description:
In this episode of The AI Edge Podcast, Louis Fernandes sits down with Logan Freeman, Managing Broker at Midwest Commercial Real Estate Advisors, also known as the KC CRE Guy. Logan is a broker, investor, and developer with $350M+ in executed transactions and a clear philosophy, he doesn’t just list commercial real estate, he launches it.

Logan breaks down how he reads real estate cycles in real time using the 18.6 year real estate cycle and Ricardo’s law of economic rent, why he believes we are currently in the winner’s curse, and what operators are underestimating heading into 2026.

We also dig into his Spotlight Strategy for marketing and selling CRE, how he builds organic demand through content and live deal launches, what changes in a soft leasing market, and where AI actually creates leverage in underwriting, positioning, and execution (including why Gamma has become a non negotiable tool in his workflow).

If you are a broker, owner, investor, or developer looking for a sharper framework to position assets and stay ahead of the market, this episode will help you think more clearly, move faster, and make better decisions through this cycle.

Guest, Logan Freeman (KC CRE Guy)
Managing Broker, Midwest Commercial Real Estate Advisors
Website: https://wcreadvisors.com
Email: logan@wcreadvisors.com
Phone: 573-694-9669
LinkedIn: Logan Freeman (KC CRE Guy)

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