# Direct Capital Raising Wins Bigger Investor Checks with Derek Vickers

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Podcast: [Path To Passive: Real Estate Investing For Technology Professionals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/path-to-passive-real-estate-investing-for-technology-professionals-6612569)
Published: 2026-05-15T19:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail What if the key to building a $130M real estate portfolio wasn't a Wall Street background — but pure, relentless persistence from a small-town kid who once had to choose between a 20-oz and an 8-oz Red Bull because he couldn't afford both? In this episode of Path to Passive, host Steven Arita sits down with Derek Vickers, mobile home park investor, fund manager, and operator of over 2,000 units across 40+ communities. Derek shares the raw, unfiltered story of how he w...

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