Survival of the Fittest: Who Actually Wins in Real Estate Now
Wealthy Way
Ryan Pineda
4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Less competition doesn’t mean easier money... it means higher standards. This episode breaks down why advertising costs are crushing average investors, why five-figure fees are no longer optional, and why only two groups survive: beginners who master free marketing, and veterans who know their numbers cold. Everyone else? They’re getting wiped out.
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About Ryan Pineda:
Ryan Pineda has been in the real estate industry since 2010 and has invested in over $100,000,000 of real estate. He has completed over 700 flips and wholesales, and he owns over 650 rental units. As an entrepreneur, he has founded seven different businesses that have generated 7-8 figures of revenue.
Ryan has amassed over 2 million followers on social media and has generated over 1 billion views online. Starting as a minor league baseball player making less than $2,000 a month, Ryan is now worth over $100 million. He shares his experiences in building wealth and believes that anyone can change their life with real estate investing.
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| 0:00.0 | I mean, look, you and I are both wholesaling. |
| 0:02.0 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:03.0 | Like, we both used to flip heavily. |
| 0:20.6 | Dude, I just don't want to flip. Mm-hmm. I don't want to deal with the cost of fixing these houses up. I don't want to deal with telling California, every repair that we have to do. Mm-hmm. I don't want to deal with taking on the risk. I don't want to deal with taking on the debt. I don't want to deal with anything anymore. |
| 0:22.8 | Like, I've been burned by it. |
| 0:38.9 | I flipped hundreds and hundreds of houses already. Like I did that and that's great during that time. I don't want that in my life anymore. I just want low risk and do what we do best, just marketing and sales. That's all I want to do. Yeah. That's what I'm advising all of our students to do too. Yeah. What do you, what do you think? |
| 0:40.0 | Well, |
| 0:37.6 | I think right now in real estate, there's opportunity |
| 0:44.4 | because one, there's less competition for sure. There's significantly less flippers and wholesalers. |
| 0:51.2 | Correct. So if you stick with it and get good at it, you'll crush. |
| 1:12.8 | Like, I've made more this year in real estate than I've ever made. There's a lot of people like you, by the way. I know. That are like doing better than ever. Exactly. So what's happening in- Actually, not a lot. Let me say not a lot. But there are people. Yeah. So, like, what's happening in real estate is the middle class of real estate is disappearing. |
| 1:11.3 | It's rather, you can't figure it out or you're making seven |
| 1:16.1 | figures. That's what I agree. I agree. I don't see a lot of people making a hundred to 200k. |
| 1:20.4 | I see a lot of people making a hundred or less or a million and up. That's what I'm seeing. |
| 1:25.4 | So if you could figure out how to make it work in your |
| 1:29.2 | market, that's an opportunity. I think co-living is an opportunity. I think Airbnb gets worse. |
| 1:37.7 | And I think wholesaling gets more regulated and sooner or later everyone's going to need a license |
| 1:42.8 | to be able to wholesale. |
| 1:44.7 | And I believe all that could happen in 2026. |
| 1:47.3 | What about, no, it won't all happen in 26. |
| 1:49.4 | What about Section 8? |
| 1:50.5 | I believe Section 8 is a great opportunity, but the problem with Section 8 is you need money, |
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