How Faith, Pain, and Stewardship Turned $10 into an 8 Figure Real Estate Empire

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The Deal Flow Show

Ivan Acuna

14 episodes

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The Deal Flow Show is where private equity gets real. No scripted answers, no corporate fluff—just raw, unfiltered conversations with the top dealmakers in the game. We pull back the curtain on the industry, sharing the stories, strategies, and hard-earned lessons that you’d normally only hear behind closed doors. Whether you’re deep in the world of M&A or just starting to navigate private markets, this is where you get the insights, mentorship, and war stories that actually matter.

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How Faith, Pain, and Stewardship Turned $10 into an 8 Figure Real Estate Empire | LaDale Buggs

The Deal Flow Show

1 hour 2 minutes 16 seconds

4 months ago

How Faith, Pain, and Stewardship Turned $10 into an 8 Figure Real Estate Empire | LaDale Buggs

Real estate investor LaDale Buggs of 316 Capital shares how faith, pain, and smart deals helped him build a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio with no credit and no cash. This interview covers business strategy, real estate investing, faith in hard times, high-stakes negotiation, and long-term wealth building.If you are a PE firm, executing a roll up, or scaling rapidly with M&A, take ownership of your off market deal flow with https://getdealflow.ai/00:00 - Intro: From Nothing to Millions 00:28 - Childhood + Early Setbacks 01:08 - NBA Dreams Cut Short 01:47 - First Investment Profits 02:07 - Marriage and Family Focus 02:31 - Why I Named It 316 Capital 03:12 - God Owns My Business 03:45 - How I Negotiate Deals 04:45 - Real Value Starts With the Bible 05:36 - Morning Routine for Wisdom 06:28 - How I Handle Loss and Failure 07:42 - Deal Breakdown: What Went Wrong 08:05 - Why God Let the Deal Fail 08:33 - God's Love in Hard Times 09:20 - Losing My Son 10:04 - Rushed to the Hospital 10:54 - Holding My Son, Worshiping Anyway 12:07 - Mourning and Grieving With God 13:29 - Yelling at God 14:08 - God's Response to My Pain 15:15 - Making Peace With Loss 16:12 - Don’t Make Your Kids an Idol 17:48 - What It Means to Abide 18:12 - Letting God Lead Strategy 19:17 - How I Got Saved 19:52 - Hearing My Father Hit My Mother 20:19 - Faith Became My Survival Tool 21:17 - Asking God to Show Himself 21:45 - Why I’m Still Sane Today 22:16 - Why I Need Daily Mercy 23:04 - Why Jesus’ Suffering Matters 23:44 - King First, Hustle Second 24:27 - Master and Student 25:14 - Why I Trust God’s Timing 25:55 - God Uses Pain to Teach 26:50 - Big Deal in Mississippi 27:12 - Crazy Seller, Long Deal 28:06 - No Cash, Still Closed 28:29 - 18 Free Lots Explained 29:01 - Deal Value: $2.5M 33:33 - What Value Really Means 34:24 - How I Structure Deals 35:55 - Helping Buyers Choose Offers 37:16 - Real Estate Exit Strategy 39:08 - Early Days: No Credit 40:21 - Making 3 Offers Always 42:20 - Listen Before You Talk 43:06 - Conflict Resolution Strategy 44:03 - Why Teams Beat Solo Hustle 44:38 - Avoiding Work-Life Burnout 45:30 - Ranking Life Priorities 46:55 - Hiring Based on Fruit 47:51 - Why I Train the Hungry 48:45 - What I Look for in Hires 49:54 - The Partner That Got Dangerous 52:13 - All Money Isn’t Good 53:13 - Breaking My Own Rules 55:38 - 3 Rules for Any Deal 56:08 - $15K Deal Walkthrough 57:06 - Flipped It for $85K 59:00 - Closing + Final Thoughts