Owning millions in real estate doesn’t mean you have the cash to fix what breaks.
In episode 344 of The Kash and Dash Show, hosts Ted Kaasch & Owen Dashner get honest about the expensive side of investing: surprise repairs, shrinking margins, and money tied up in properties when you need it most.
Owen shares how a potential $300,000–$500,000 elevator replacement forced him to rethink his cash reserves—and how a loan reset pushed his monthly payment from roughly $6,600 to $11,500. Add two failed AC units and a $5,300 sewer repair, and “passive income” starts sounding a lot less passive.
Meanwhile, Ted shares what he’s learning from buying and repairing self-serve car washes, including why he’s holding off on a full rebrand—and how a broken vacuum delivered an unexpected payday.
In this unscripted conversation:
• Why equity and available cash are two very different things.
• How unexpected repairs and longer timelines can eat your flip profits.
• What Owen is seeing in loan requests from investors running short on cash.
• Why realistic rehab budgets, cash reserves, and backup exit plans matter.
• The questions Ted and Owen are exploring around cost segregation and equipment replacement.
• How treating a seller well can bring another deal years later.
There’s also a surprise Cancun proposal, plenty of laughs, and a reminder that experienced investors still get expensive lessons.
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