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.
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



Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Ashton is at the helm of the podcast today as Tavis is out at the helm of a boat in the Caribbean. That's right Tavis is living the dream island hopping while Ashton takes a seat and interviews realtor, investor and an amazing brother in law Dustin Miksch. Dustin works in the Austin market as a traditional real estate agent and broker but also has grown a large long term rental business in Abilene along with the help of his very talented interior decorating wife, my sister, Meagan! Dustin dive in to the numbers of several of his projects to teach exactly how to start small and build big overt a fairly short period of time. Take notes because there is a ton in this episode you will not want to miss if you have thought about flipping, buying rentals, distance investing or working with investors as a traditional agent!



Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Ashton is out being a band dad in Chicago so Tavis sits down with long time friend and attorney in Dallas, TX Matt Aycock. Matt is licensed in Texas and Florida and specializes in all things investing real estate law. From owning a title company to developing new products to help investors buy homes at auction with a hard money loan Matt is on the cutting edge of the conversation when it comes to legal issues and investing in real estate. Join Tavis and Matt as they cover a ton of ground in this interview and have your note pad ready because you will want to take notes!



Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tavis and Ashton sit down with Brett Lane of Myers Home Buyers and get a ton of insight into the inner workings of a large wholesale business in DFW. Drawing on lessons as a professional soccer player in Sweden Brett talks about the basics of how to grow a successful wholesale business and use those lessons to start flipping and expanding in the real estate world. A great interview from beginning to end!
https://info.myershomebuyers.com/
Brett@meyershomebuyers.com



Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Tavis and Ashton take a look at the DFW market including seeing that mortgage applications were at a 28 year low in November! They discuss the psychology of selling, a new Carrollton $1bil public transit project, goal setting and the perils of warm mango milk!



Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tavis and Ashton sit down with long time house flipper in the DFW area Mark Fuller of Intense Properties. Mark talks about starting out in the body building and supplement business and transitioning to real estate. He dives deep in to how he learned to find, fund and scale a business flipping houses without using banks, the MLS or cold calling and door knocking. Mark drops several nuggets that are worth going back to listen to several times to teach you how to build a simple, profitable and replicable business in real estate.
https://www.intenseproperties.com/



Saturday Dec 09, 2023
EP 20: DFW Market Update, Tavis Lawsuit, Deal News!
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
Tavis and Ashton take a look at the movement in the DFW real estate market this week as the days on market creep up and the inventory does as well. But will rates change things next year? Tavis talks about a pending lawsuit and Ashton updates on his two listings and the near end of a too elongated era at Mapleton.



Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tavis and Ashton sit down with lifetime real estate professional George Roddy. From lessons learned from his parents who both were in the real estate world to discussing a wild ride in 2012-2014 that lead to buying over 3100 homes cash. In our interview George opens the vault of knowledge that took decades to accumulate. An amazing interview with one of the heavyweights in DFW real estate!



Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Tavis and Ashton take a look at the DFW market and update on Days on market, inventory supply and more. Plus they take a look at the news that flips are down this year and specifically DFW lags the nation in profits from flipping by almost $40K per transaction! Drop in as the guys update everyone on their wholesale deals and flip progress of the week!






