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Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast

EPOP Real Estate 012: Our $5,000,000 "Failure"

Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast

Travis Sherry

Places & Travel, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.6890 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

7 months. Over $20k of our own money. Thousands of hours of work.And we decided to bail on a $5,000,000 resort - what would have been the biggest real estate deal we’ve done so far.And while it was crushing in the moment, that changed quickly.Here’s the whole story - and why I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. Want to be the first to know about our newest projects - and even get first crack at being an investor? Sign up for our EPOP Real Estate Newsletter here:http://www.extrapackofpeanuts.com/realestate

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0:00.0

The goal of this new podcast is exactly the same as the goal for the last 11 years,

0:04.9

and that is to take you on a journey as we go after new experiences and new challenges.

0:11.4

The biggest difference is the vehicle, and the vehicle we'll be discussing in this new podcast is real estate,

0:18.4

specifically hospitality, and more specifically, how we look to create the world's

0:23.7

most unique and boutique experiential hospitality by creating micro resorts around the world.

0:31.4

So if this sounds like something that you're interested in, we invite you to come on this

0:36.2

journey with us. You can obviously listen to this podcast.

0:38.6

You can check it out as we go along on social media. And there will also be opportunities to

0:44.0

possibly be investors and maybe even partners in these projects. So welcome to the extra

0:49.9

pack of peanuts real estate podcast. And we're excited to be on this journey with you.

0:55.3

$20,000. More than that maybe 25 yeah closer to 25 I would say five months full-time work from four people

1:03.5

a good a good five months yeah probably even more well especially for you and then additionally me

1:09.8

probably even going back seven months because we kind of ran with

1:13.7

it for a couple of months.

1:15.2

And well before getting the other folks involved.

1:18.6

And then that was a good like three months sprint.

1:20.8

Yeah.

1:21.0

Combine, I would say somewhere between five to seven months.

1:23.9

So 25 grand, five to seven months of work.

1:30.2

Nothing, quote unquote, to show for it, a deal that we decided to walk away from. How does that feel to you? Honestly, and thinking about it now

1:38.2

and in hindsight, it feels good now. It didn't feel good in the moment. As you go through the process with any acquisition,

1:46.0

you just learn so much about a property, a project, an asset. And so the more you learn,

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