Uncontested Investing
Uncontested Investing is your no-frills real estate podcast, hosted by Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen. Designed for small to medium investors looking to scale their business, this podcast delivers practical advice that makes a difference. Each episode dives into the strategies, successes, and challenges of real estate investing, with Nate, Suzanne, and occasional expert guests sharing their insights. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting to grow your portfolio, tune in every Tuesday for actionable tips, valuable lessons, and the motivation to take your investing to the next level.
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Mastering the Investor Mindset: Fear, Risk, and Discipline
<p>What separates successful real estate investors from those who struggle to get started? In this episode of Uncontested Investing, hosts Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen examine the psychology behind investment decisions and the mindset required for long-term success. Inspired by their recent conversation with real estate professional Ashley Reidy Quinn, they discuss how fear, confidence, emotional discipline, and personal motivations influence investment strategies. </p><p><br></p><p>Key Points From This Episode:</p><p><br></p><p>[00:00:00] Understanding the psychology of successful real estate investors and lessons from Ashley Reidy Quinn</p><p>[00:00:37] Core motivations for investing, including...
From Psychology to Property: Ashley Reidy Quinn on Building Trust in Real Estate
<p>In this episode of Uncontested Investing, Ashley Reidy Quinn, co-founder of the Asset Advisory Team, joins Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen to discuss her path into real estate and the people-first approach that shapes her business. Ashley shares how an early interest sparked by her mother led to a career in New York City real estate, why her psychology background remains central to working with clients, and how trust and accurate data help move transactions forward. She also discusses winning Rental Deal of the Year, handling unexpected problems, stress testing investment properties, knowing when to say no to unrealistic...
Building a Team That Scales Your Real Estate Business
<p>Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen wrap up their series on scaling and company culture by discussing how real estate investors can build teams that support long-term growth. They cover hiring for character before skill, building structured interview and onboarding processes, continuously recruiting talent, and creating an employer brand that attracts strong candidates. </p><p><br></p><p>Nate and Suzanne also discuss retention, compensation, recognition, professional development, leadership pipelines, and giving employees room to make decisions. They close by emphasizing that successful CEOs build people they can trust and create opportunities for employees to grow.</p><p><br></p><...
Culture and Scaling: Building Growth Without Losing What Matters
<p>Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen discuss how company culture and scaling need to develop together as real estate investors grow into CEOs. They explain how rapid hiring can strain communication, onboarding, accountability, and alignment, especially as teams add managers and departments. They close by emphasizing that leaders must model company values and build teams that strengthen the culture as the organization grows.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Points From This Episode</p><p><br></p><p>[00:00:00] Why company culture and scaling need to grow together</p><p>[00:01:21] Keeping culture foundational as revenue increases</p><p>[00:02:07] Using growth to...
Culture as a Competitive Advantage: Building a Company People Want to Join
<p>In this episode of Uncontested Investing, Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen discuss how company culture can become a competitive advantage as investors grow and scale their businesses. They examine how shared values influence decision-making, accountability, communication, hiring, customer experience, and profitability. </p><p><br></p><p>Key Points From This Episode</p><p><br></p><p>[00:00:00] Defining company culture as how people behave when leadership is not in the room</p><p>[00:01:04] Shared beliefs, standards, expectations, and culture as a recruiting advantage</p><p>[00:01:44] How culture influences decision-making, communication, accountability, customer experience, and performance</p><p>[00:02:45] Why every company...
Ready to Scale: Building the Systems, Team, and Leadership for Growth
<p>In this episode of Uncontested Investing, Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen build on their conversation with RCN Capital CEO Jeff Tesh to examine what real estate investors should have in place before scaling a business. </p><p><br></p><p>Key Points From This Episode</p><p><br></p><p>[00:01:08] Growing to meet an established need instead of spending in anticipation of growth</p><p>[00:02:45] Managing staff capacity and bottlenecks before adding more employees</p><p>[00:03:09] Building systems and documenting repeatable processes before expanding the team</p><p>[00:04:19] Using standard operating procedures and automation to make responsibilities easier to...
Hire Smarter, Grow Stronger: Jeffrey Tesch on Leadership and Company
<p>Jeffrey Tesch, CEO of RCN Capital, joins Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen to discuss his path into real estate investing and the principles that shaped RCN Capital's growth. Jeffrey explains why the company focused on profitability from the beginning, how empowering employees has helped create a strong company culture, and why hiring people smarter than yourself can strengthen an organization. He also reflects on launching RCN during the aftermath of the financial crisis, adapting through COVID, the expansion of private lending, developing employee-led core values, and the importance of industry collaboration. Jeffrey also shares how family and time away...
Turning Website Traffic Into Real Estate Revenue: What Actually Matters
<p >In this episode of Uncontested Investing, Nathan and Suzanne break down how real estate investors can turn website traffic into revenue. They explain why page views, clicks, and rankings matter only when they lead to calls, form submissions, appointments, and closed deals. The conversation covers matching website content to visitor intent, building trust through reviews and testimonials, simplifying offers, using strong calls to action, creating location-specific and video-enhanced pages, and avoiding common conversion killers. They also discuss tracking where leads come from, investing in professional website support, and continually optimizing the online experience to turn visibility into contracts.</p> <...
Content that Converts: How to Unlock More Deal Flow
<p >In this episode of Uncontested Investing, Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen explain how real estate investors can turn blogs and videos into deal flow. They discuss why conversion-focused content matters more than views, clicks, and other vanity metrics, and outline three content types that can attract prospects: high-intent SEO content, problem-solving content, and trust-building content. Nathan and Suzanne also break down the structure of a high-converting blog, effective video formats, common content mistakes, and a practical publishing plan. They close by explaining how investors can repurpose one idea across blogs, YouTube, social media, and email while maintaining a sustainable...
Owning Your Market Online: Building a Digital Brand That Attracts Deals
<p >In this episode of Uncontested Investing, Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen discuss how real estate investors can build an online presence that attracts sellers, tenants, and partners. They explain how localized SEO, educational content, social proof, reviews, and consistent messaging can establish an investor as a trusted resource in their market. Nate and Suzanne also cover mobile-friendly websites, conversion strategies, content creation, personal branding, and the importance of answering the questions audiences are already searching online. They close with a practical plan for building visibility in one market before expanding the strategy into others. </p> <p >Key Talking Points...
