The Real Estate Heavyweights

Welcome to The Real Estate Heavyweights — where deals get real and the Dallas-Fort Worth market gets decoded. Hosted by Tavis Westbrook (200+ flips deep) and Ashton Hines (DFW agent + investor on the rise), this podcast is your no-BS guide to flipping homes, investing smart, and staying ahead of market trends in one of the hottest regions in the country. Get real talk, market insights, flip case studies, and behind-the-scenes stories from agents, contractors, and local pros. Whether you’re an agent looking to scale, an investor eyeing your next deal, or just a fan of DFW real estate, you’re in the right place. It’s part banter, part business — all DFW.
Episodes
Episodes



Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Today Tavis and Ashton sit down with Scotty Sanders.
Scotty is a leadership expert, international speaker, author, and creator of the Success Framework, “Life on a 3×5,” which increases productivity so you can accomplish more with a level of freedom you didn’t think possible. He has been leading successful organizations for over four decades by founding a company at age 17, which grew to almost $5 million in sales by age 25, and then was named Louisiana Entrepreneur of the Year at age 26. His action-driven message has impacted over half a million people in 8 countries. Scotty has also founded two non-profit organizations and is certified by Ritz Carlton for exceptional customer service. As the author of 4 books, Scotty is passionate about helping you learn to live and lead well, empowering you to make a greater impact on the world.
We tie in many of his concepts in to the world of real estate throughout the interview and Scotty also talks about some of his favorite books (out of the over 1,000 he has read) so take notes!
https://scottysanders.com/
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Friday Apr 19, 2024



Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024



Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024



Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
In todays episode Tavis and I first check in to update each other on the happening in our real estate lives and then we take a quick look at the DFW market through the lens of our MLS and what it says about whats trending.
Then we dive in to the news of the day including a few articles that rank Texas against the other states in terms of how expensive insurance has become and overall tax rates. We also take a look at several new restaurant developments popping up nearby and remind everyone of why we are call the Real Estate Heavy Weights.
Lastly I interview Tavis to learn all about his commercial building adventure and he does a great job of explaining how he landed the deal, all of his numbers involved in the project and what might be next for the property!
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Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Today’s interview is epic
It is one of redemption after a life in prison, insane drive and vision and also one that you will want a note pad nearby because he dives several times in to the foundational steps to building a huge real estate business.
A little waring if you are listening in the car with your sweet little ones on the way to work there is a little language but a ton of nuggets so you will not want to miss one minute of this thing.
If you have not please like and subscribe and don’t forget to share this podcast with a friend so you can be up date on all of our episodes including our weekly deep dive in to the DFW Real Estate market that comes out each Friday and don’t forget to look back a some of our past episodes where we walk step by step through flipping a house and also interview some other great personalities in our world of Real Estate!
https://builderaccelerator.com/
https://crutchfieldcustom.com/
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Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Today Tavis and Ashton dive in to the happenings in the Dallas real estate market including a look at the MLS and it's latest statistics, the news including a new movie theater in Waxahachie that might break records, Dallas City development fees, Grandscape amazingnous including a new surfing spot and then a look at the world of note investing!
Plus we now have a YouTube page. If you have not find it and subscribe!
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Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
In today's episode Tavis and Ashton talk about Tiger Wood's new Putt Putt place in Grandscape as well as a new amazing spa that includes 45 pools that is soon to open in Grandscape as well! Governor Abbot is looking to regulate certain real estate investors, Joe Biden is pushing to help first time home buyers. The National Association of Realtors settled a lawsuit and laid the groundwork to change how real estate is transacted in the United States and also may have left many of their members to make much less money.






