The Pilot, Not the Plane: How to Choose Better Real Estate Sponsors | Ep 140

Podcast: Furlo Capital Real Estate Podcast · James Furlo

Opublikowano: 2026-08-26

A government-funded aviation project spent $70,000 and only managed to go straight up, then straight down. Two bike mechanics spent $1,000 and actually flew. Then spent five years unable to convince anyone they'd done it. This episode traces the full Wright brothers story and pulls out what it actually teaches about evaluating a real estate operator: what a padded investor deck reveals when you read past the highlights, why a first-time syndicator paired with a first-time contractor is a real warning sign, why resources get mistaken for skill more often than they should, and why grading the pilot matters as...