The Rentish Podcast
Welcome to The Rent-ish Podcast, where real estate meets curiosity, comedy, and a little chaos! Hosted by Zach and Patrick, two newcomers navigating the unpredictable world of rental properties, this podcast offers a fresh, unfiltered take on real estate investing. Whether you’re a property owner, aspiring landlord, real estate investor, or just love crazy rental stories, you’ll find something to love here. Expect raw conversations, hilarious mishaps, and real-life lessons as we explore buying, managing, and profiting from rental properties with plenty of laughs along the way. Hit subscribe and join us on this unpredictable journey into the rent-ish side of real estate! New episodes every Monday. Have questions or want to share your own rental stories? Email us at questions@therentishpod.com. We’d love to hear from you!
Episodes
This episode was originally released on December 29, 2025. We’re resurfacing it because, heading into the new year, something has become clear: AI isn’t coming to real estate — it’s already here, and it’s quietly separating operators.
In this episode of The Rent-ish Podcast, Zach and Patrick sit down with William Hollis, founder and CEO of Raise AI, to talk about how artificial intelligence is reshaping real estate inv...
In this episode of the Rent-ish Podcast, hosts Zach and Patrick are excited to welcome Mackaylee, a powerhouse in the Kansas City real estate space as an agent, investor, and house flipper with over 10 years of experience. Over the past four years alone, she’s flipped more than 300 units, generating over $45 million in revenue.
In addition to flipping, Mackaylee currently self-manages around 50 rental units, which brin...
Pets are part of the rental equation, whether landlords like it or not. In this episode, hosts Zach and Patrick sit down with Victoria Cowart, VP of Education at PetScreening, to break down what landlords actually need to know about pets, assistance animals, and fair housing compliance.
Victoria shares her path into property management and why education is the foundation of smart rental decisions. The conversation cove...
This episode originally aired on November 17, 2025, and we’re resharing it for the new year, as many investors are re-evaluating their financing options and exploring different loan types for real estate.
Zach and Patrick sit down with Alex Bekeza, the most highly reviewed loan officer on BiggerPockets, to break down DSCR loans (Debt Service Coverage Ratio), how they work, and what investors need to know as they plan t...
With a new year underway, many aspiring investors are looking for the smartest way to break into real estate, and house hacking remains one of the most powerful ways to get started.
In this episode of The Rent-ish Podcast, we’re joined by Cincinnati-based developer John Blatchford to walk through how first-time investors can use house hacking, creative financing, and smart renovations to build equity from day one.
While...
With tax season approaching, understanding how real estate is taxed, and how to legally reduce what you owe is more important than ever.
In this episode of The Rent-ish Podcast, we’re joined by tax strategist KC Chohan to break down the foundational tax strategies every real estate investor should understand, whether you own one property or several.
While this conversation was originally recorded on September 29, 2025, ...
In this episode of the Rent-ish Podcast, hosts Zach and Patrick welcome William Hollis, founder and CEO of Raise AI, to discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence and real estate investing. Hollis shares his journey from coding at a young age to realizing the inefficiencies in capital raising within the real estate sector. The conversation explores how AI can streamline processes, the emotional aspects of rea...
It’s a Christmas episode of The Rent-ish Podcast 🎄🏠
In this holiday special of Real Estate Reel, we break down the iconic Home Alone house, aka the McCallister Mansion, and what it would really be worth in today’s real estate market.
We cover:
- Where the real Home Alone house is located
- The current value of the McCallister house
- What could it rent for today
- Whether the family could realistically afford it in 1990
- How mo...
Recorded with special guest John Blatchford, this episode of John breaks down one of the most popular and misunderstood investment strategies in real estate: the BRRRR Method (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat).
John is the founder of Cohorts and is known for historic renovations, adaptive reuse projects, and creative financing. So he’s the perfect guide to help rookies and seasoned investors understand how BRRRR re...
In this Real Estate Rundown, recorded a week ago, Zach and Patrick break down two major housing stories driving today’s real estate headlines: the federal government reopening after a 43-day shutdown and Trump’s proposed 50-year mortgage plan. They unpack how the shutdown backlog could slow closings, delay USDA and flood insurance approvals, and cloud mortgage rate movements, then dive into whether ultra-long mortgage...
In this episode of The Rent-ish Podcast, Zach and Patrick sit down with Alex Bekeza — the most highly reviewed loan officer on BiggerPockets, to break down DSCR loans (Debt Service Coverage Ratio), how beginners can get started, and what you need to know about the lending market heading into 2026.
Whether you're trying to scale your rental portfolio, BRRRR your way to freedom, or lock in financing that actually wo...
In this Real Estate Rundown, Zach and Pat unpack two big stories with real-world impact:
- Why your electric bill is about to spike. It’s not just the weather — rising fuel costs, grid strain, and utility hikes are all in play. We break down how this affects homeowners, renters, and the housing market at large. Link
- Maxwell House becomes Maxwell Apartment? The legacy coffee brand is trading its suburban name...
In this Halloween special, Zach and Patrick dive into two of the creepiest (and most fascinating) properties ever linked to real estate and pop culture: The Overlook Hotel from The Shining and the real-life Conjuring House in Rhode Island.
From Kubrick’s impossible architecture to an actual haunted farmhouse now up for foreclosure auction, we explore what makes these places so legendary and what they’d be worth in toda...
Pat and Zach are back with another Real Estate Rundown episode, breaking down two stories shaping the future of how we search, rent, and buy homes:
Zillow + ChatGPT: The Future of Home Search
Zillow just became the first real estate app integrated directly into ChatGPT — letting you ask for homes or rentals by chat and see live listings instantly. The guys discuss what this means for agents, buyers, and how AI might ...
This week on The Rent-ish Podcast, Patrick and Zach go way up...figuratively. They dive into Proptology with a deep look at the legendary Willis Tower, from its record-breaking height to the crazy design secrets that made it possible. Then, things get competitive with the real estate true or false segment, where Zach has to guess the real estate term before Patrick schools him on it.
Smart takes, questionable guesses, ...
This week’s horror story is straight out of Texas, how a “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise turned into a full-blown Ponzi scheme, leaving retirees out hundreds of thousands. Zach and Pat break down how it all went wrong and what every investor should watch for.
Plus, we debut our new game, Listing or Lying, where one host reads fake and real Zillow listings, and chaos definitely follows.
Got a question or story for the p...
In episode 29, Pat and Zach are back with another episode of Real Estate News to unpack three major housing & credit headlines you need to know right now:
- Reporting Rent Payments: More renters are using their monthly payments to build credit. What does that mean for tenants and landlords? Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/using-rent-payments-to-boost-credit-score.html
- New Homes vs. Existing Ho...
In this episode, Zach and Patrick sit down with KC Chohan, founder of Together CFO, to talk about one of the most overlooked parts of real estate investing—tax strategy. KC has helped investors at every level save money, protect their assets, and build long-term wealth using strategies most landlords don’t even realize exist.
We dive into KC’s journey, the most common mistakes landlords make, and practical tax-saving m...
In Episode 27 of The Rent-ish Podcast, Zach and Patrick sit down with Mary Ragano, Senior Marketing Leader at Innago and a real estate investor who dove into the market with zero prior experience. By day, Mary helps landlords and property managers streamline their rental businesses with intuitive software, but when it came to her own journey, she had to learn the ropes firsthand.
Tune in as Mary shares the story of her...
We’re back! Pat and Zach kick off Season 2 of The Rent Is by diving into three big real estate headlines making waves right now:
- Senate bill aims to increase affordable housing supply – what renters and home buyers need to know.
- Investors are stepping up amid a crunch in housing supply and affordability.
- The senior living market struggles to keep up with demand as boomers age.
Don’t miss their insights, analysis, an...
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