{"podcast":{"title":"Real Estate Investing with RealDealChat","slug":"real-estate-investing-with-realdealchat-933377","podcast_index_feed_id":933377,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/reimastermind/","website_url":"https://realdealcrew.com/real-estate-investing-podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bf2b96f7-6223-43d6-917d-cc80d453eba1/RealDealChat-Cover.jpg","author":"RealDealCrew / Jack Hoss","episode_count":300,"summary":"Real Estate Investing with RealDealChat is a podcast featuring interviews with experienced real estate investors, wholesalers, flippers, landlords, and operators actively closing deals. Each episode breaks down: • Real estate investing strategies • Deal sourcing and wholesaling tactics • Fix and flip systems • Rental property scaling • AI and automation tools for investors • Deal operations and lead management Hosted by Jack Hoss, a real estate investor and founder of RealDealCrew, the show focuses on practical execution — not theory. Whether you're wholesaling houses, flipping properties, building a rental portfolio, or scaling a real estate investing business, this podcast delivers real-world lessons from operators actively doing deals. Follow the show to get weekly insights on real estate investing strategies, deal flow systems, and operational growth.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-investing-with-realdealchat-933377"},"episode":{"title":"From 50 to 270 Deals: How Virtual Assistants Did It w/ Bob-Lachance","slug":"from-50-to-270-deals-how-virtual-assistants-did-it-w-bob-lachance","published_at":"2026-04-08T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-investing-with-realdealchat-933377/from-50-to-270-deals-how-virtual-assistants-did-it-w-bob-lachance","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-investing-with-realdealchat-933377","url":"https://realdealcrew.com/real-estate-investing-podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5b93e96b-022b-456f-ab94-b069ff29bfbb.mp3","summary":"Bob Lachance went from 50 deals to 270 deals a year using virtual assistants — and built one of the top VA companies in real estate. Here's exactly how. In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Bob Lachance , former pro hockey player turned real estate investor, co-founder of Fortune Builders, and CEO of REVA Global — one of the leading virtual assistant companies serving real estate investors. Bob covers: From ice hockey to real estate: how a $32K first deal turned into a full investing business Why the first deal exposed everything: no systems, no marketing, running to Home Depot three times a day Door knocking pre-foreclosures in 2004 — and the mindset shift that came from replacing himself in that role Why he co-founded Fortune Builders and what happened to it after COVID The real reason students fail even after buying coaching programs: accountability, not information How Bob discovered virtual assistants in 2013, launched REVA Global in 2014, and grew to 270+ deals a year Why all of REVA Global's VAs are based in the Philippines — and what makes that market uniquely suited for real estate support The four-team structure: sourcing and recruiting, training, placements, and client service management Where AI can't replace VAs: outbound calling, property management, admin work requiring real human judgment Tool stack: Salesforce, Podio, GoHighLevel, Smarter Contact — how Bob manages operations across time zones The $150,000 lesson: a knockdown rebuild in Greenwich, shiny object syndrome, and the FOMO deal that cost $160K total Why you shouldn't leave the owner's box too early — and the hiring mistake most investors make with VAs Three masterminds Bob attends (Boardroom, Collective Genius, Family Mastermind) and how to measure ROI on each \"Learn it, l…","meta_description":"Bob Lachance went from 50 deals to 270 deals a year using virtual assistants — and built one of the top VA companies in real estate. Here's exactly how. I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1961,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-estate-investing-with-realdealchat-933377/episodes/from-50-to-270-deals-how-virtual-assistants-did-it-w-bob-lachance/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-investing-with-realdealchat-933377/from-50-to-270-deals-how-virtual-assistants-did-it-w-bob-lachance.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}