What if a $300 repair could unlock $600,000 in value? Gideon Spencer shares how applying agile tech principles to real estate let him scale from a fourplex to boutique hotels in just two years.

In this conversation with Rod Khleif, you’ll discover:

• How a single plumbing fix turned a $46K annual loss into a $600K value-add

• The staff-light, 95% automated model that makes boutique hotels outperform traditional operators

• Why dynamic pricing alone added ~$250K in asset value

• How Gideon scaled $6.5M of acquisitions with only $20K down

• The mentor “flywheel” strategy that landed him five more hotels

• Why boutique hotels hit the perfect sweet spot: too big for the small guys, too small for the institutions

“Cast a big enough vision, bring the right mentors on, and everything gets easier.” – Gideon Spencer

00:00 Introduction & First $300 to $600K Story
00:41 Rod Welcomes Gideon
01:19 From Tech to Real Estate: Applying Agile
03:15 Why Gideon Left Tech (Family Health Challenges)
05:48 Building Wealth for Security & Shifting to Hotels
07:32 Cross-Functional Teams and Daily Standups
09:10 A/B Testing in Real Estate & Investor Outreach
11:27 First Boutique Hotel Deal (24 Units in Solvang)
13:39 Differentiation: Outdoor Space, Wine Partnerships, Weddings
16:10 Scaling to Six Hotels & Choosing the Right Partners
17:38 The Mentor Flywheel: Aligning Incentives for Deals
21:16 Tech & Automation in Fourplex and Hotels
24:33 Staff-Light Models & Improving the Bottom Line
25:42 $300 Fix = $600K in Value (Detailed Breakdown)
26:51 Dynamic Pricing Added ~$250K in Value
28:04 Raising Capital with Minimal Upfront Cash
29:42 Mindset: Solve Problems Instead of Saying “I Can’t”
29:52 Outro & Gideon’s Podcast Mention