NWA Investing

Northwest Arkansas's go-to show for real estate agents, brokers, and investors looking to zoom in on the local market. Join us as we sit down with the leading voices in the area to hear how they're investing in NWA.Hosted by (in order from left to right) Brian Wagers, Zach Stanley, and Brandon Still.

NWA Investing is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 95 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts NWA Investing, a business show with 95 episodes published.

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  Ep. 96 - How Selling Quesadillas Out His Back Door Led to a 200-Unit Development in Springdale with Omar Kasim of Plomo Quesadillas

  Sep 30, 202650 min

  We sat down with Omar Kasim , founder of Plomo Quesadillas, inside his flagship location on Dickson Street in Fayetteville, a building he now owns. Omar graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas in three years and has spent the decade since quietly building one of the most interesting business and real estate portfolios in Northwest Arkansas. → Protect your investment with TCS Property Management → Keep the closing table stress-free with Advantage Title & Escrow In this episode, we dig into how Omar turned a $5,000 back-door quesadilla experiment into a three-location brand and how he bought a 100-year-old school building in downtown Springdale. We also cover why downtown Springdale is still producing deals that Bentonville and Fayetteville stopped offering years ago, and what he'd do with $20,000 and a fresh start in Northwest Arkansas today. 00:00 – Restaurant vs. real estate: the difference 04:00 – The speakeasy origin of Plomo Quesadillas 13:00 – Getting told no by investors 21:00 – The $60,000 property: Omar's first real estate lesson 26:00 – Bidding $635,000 on a 100-year-old school building 30:00 – Why downtown Springdale still makes sense 35:00 – How Omar bought this Dickon Street building 43:00 – Fire round Follow us on LinkedIn NWA Investing Follow us on Instagram NWA Investing Watch us on YouTube NWA Investing

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  Ep. 95 - Scott Eccleston - The Man Behind Alice Walton's Vision for Health and Wellness in Northwest Arkansas (Recorded at Heartland Whole Health Institute)

  Sep 16, 202659 min

  We sat down with Scott Eccleston , President of Campus Planning and Facility Management for Art and Wellness Enterprises, inside the Heartland Whole Health Institute in Bentonville, the building he helped bring from sketch to reality. Scott is the person Alice Walton has trusted for nearly two decades to turn her vision for art, health, and wellness into one of the most ambitious campus developments in the country, and this conversation pulls back the curtain on all of it. → Protect your investment with TCS Property Management → Keep the closing table stress-free with Advantage Title & Escrow In this episode, we walk through the origin story of Crystal Bridges, the Frank Lloyd Wright house shipped across the country in two JB Hunt trucks, and the moment Alice introduced a fifth pillar ~ wellness ~ that changed everything. We also dig into the Heartland Whole Health Institute, the Alice Walton School of Medicine, and the newly announced STEM University rising on the old Walmart Home Office site. 00:00 – How Scott began his career with Alice Walton 04:00 – Crystal Bridges 17:00 – The Momentary 21:00 – Transporting the Frank Lloyd Wright house 35:00 – The Heartland Whole Health Institute 39:00 – Alice L. Walton's School of Medicine 43:00 – The STEM University 53:00 – Fire round Follow us on LinkedIn NWA Investing Follow us on Instagram NWA Investing Watch us on YouTube NWA Investing

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  Ep. 94 - The One Move that Took a Half-Empty NWA Office Building to 86% Occupied in 1 Year with T.J. Lefler (Recorded at Blume Bentonville)

  Sep 2, 202645 min

  We sat down with TJ Lefler (founder of Lefler Capital and former principal at Sage Partners) inside Blume , a nine-story Class A office tower he acquired across from the original Walmart Home Office and transformed into one of Bentonville's most talked-about amenity-driven workplaces. TJ has built a portfolio of roughly 30 commercial properties worth more than $250 million across Arkansas, and this conversation is a masterclass in how he evaluates deals. → Protect your investment with TCS Property Management → Keep the closing table stress-free with Advantage Title & Escrow In this episode, we dig into how TJ underwrites value-add commercial deals when a building is half empty, why cap rates are largely irrelevant until a property is stabilized, and the GP structure that allowed him to take a $4 million renovation from acquisition to 86% occupancy in just over a year. We also cover why NWA office is outperforming national trends, the warehouse asset class he can't stop buying, and the honest advice he gives every young investor starting with limited capital. 00:00 – TJ's gut-driven approach to value-add acquisitions in NWA 04:00 – Why The Blume exists 09:00 – How TJ structures deals with investors 13:00 – Going from 50% to 86% occupied in a year 17:00 – hat TJ learned from 16 years as a broker 21:00 – Cap rates and leverage 26:00 – Why NWA office is thriving (while the national market struggles) 30:00 – Class A vs. Class B office in NWA 35:00 – Advice for young investors 39:00 – Fire round Follow us on LinkedIn NWA Investing Follow us on Instagram NWA Investing Watch us on YouTube NWA Investing

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  Ep. 93 - Josh Saffran - How to Invest in the Innovation Economy Coming for Northwest Arkansas (Recorded at The Gent's Place on the Walmart Campus)

  Aug 19, 202650 min

  We sat down with Josh Saffran, co-owner of The Gents Place in Bentonville, and Director of Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas, inside the brand-new speakeasy business lounge on the Walmart Home Office campus to talk about what it actually takes to build a business, scale it without losing its soul, and invest across multiple vehicles without chasing a quick buck. → Protect your investment with TCS Property Management → Keep the closing table stress-free with Advantage Title & Escrow In this episode, we dig into Josh's journey from CPG executive to entrepreneur, the systems behind one of NWA's most experience-driven businesses, and what Plug and Play's Silicon Valley playbook reveals about where NWA is headed as a startup and innovation hub. We also cover why Josh thinks most investors are dangerously under-diversified, what it was like to be hand-selected by Walmart for their new campus, and why networking in this market isn't optional — it's the whole game! 00:00 – Josh's strategy for building long-term wealth 04:00 – From CPG executive to entrepreneur 09:00 – The early lessons of owning a labor-intensive business 13:00 – What makes The Gents Place more than a barbershop 22:00 – What to delegate and what to hold when scaling a business 26:00 – Inside Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas 30:00 – Is NWA the next Austin? 34:00 – Being hand-selected by Walmart for their new campus 39:00 – 25 years of investing wisdom 44:00 – Fire round Follow us on LinkedIn NWA Investing Follow us on Instagram NWA Investing Watch us on YouTube NWA Investing

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  Ep. 92 - The NWA Investor Playbook: Pricing, Maintenance, & Tenant Retention with Joe Puggi & Kim Minnis of TCS Management

  Aug 5, 202640 min

  We sat down with Joe Puggi and Kim Minnis of TCS Management (a Philadelphia-based property management company now operating across 16 states and nearly 5,500 doors) on-site at Parkside at Lowell in Northwest Arkansas to talk about what separates investors who build lasting portfolios from those who quietly bleed money on a property they thought was performing. → Protect your investment with TCS Property Management → Keep the closing table stress-free with Advantage Title & Escrow In this episode, we dig into the questions every investor should be asking before hiring a property management company, why maintenance and vacancy are where most investors lose the most money, and what out-of-state investors consistently get wrong about NWA's sub-markets. We also cover TCS's unique agent-driven leasing model, the role of AI in modernizing operations, and why Joe says the minute you get off the plane in Northwest Arkansas, you can feel the difference from every other market they operate in. 00:00 – What separates investors who thrive from those who struggle 04:00 – TCS: from Philadelphia to 16 states 09:00 – Questions to ask when vetting a property management company 13:00 – How TCS uses social media marketing to fill vacancies faster than competitors 17:00 – Where investors lose the most money 22:00 – What makes NWA tenants different from every other market 26:00 – Breaking down NWA sub-markets 30:00 – The agent-driven leasing model 34:00 – Fire round: biggest investor mistakes 37:00 – What excites TCS most about Northwest Arkansas Follow us on LinkedIn NWA Investing Follow us on Instagram NWA Investing Watch us on YouTube NWA Investing

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