Ryan Pineda, founder of the M19 mastermind and the real-estate firm Wealthy Investor, told Wealthy Way that he has shut down Home Run Offer, the house-flipping and wholesaling business he ran for 11 years and close to 1,000 deals.
Most operators keep a business going as long as it breaks even. Ryan closed his because even the best case his coach could offer was small next to his other companies, and because, in his view, flipping produces income rather than wealth.
"Most ultra wealthy people get there by building a business. It's not by investing." — Ryan Pineda
Ryan has flipped and wholesaled houses since 2015, lost millions when 50 flips went negative in 2022, and now runs a golf mastermind for seven-figure entrepreneurs that he says crossed $1 million in monthly revenue. Michael Zuber, a buy-and-hold real-estate investor, guest-hosted in Ryan's usual chair, with Ryan's co-host Brian Davila alongside.
The full episode is covered here so you can skip it. 1 hour 36 minutes of audio, 9 minutes of reading.
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Wealthy Way · Oct 13, 2026 · 1h 36m · 87m saved
With Ryan Pineda, Founder of M19, Wealthy Investor and Pineda Partners · Brian Davila, Wealthy Way Co-Host and Real-Estate Investor
Key Takeaways
Ryan Pineda shut down his flipping business because the best realistic fix was small next to his other ventures
"If you have better opportunities, why would you fight a falling knife essentially and headwinds"
Flipping and wholesaling produce income, not wealth, in Ryan's and Brian Davila's view
Ryan traces his hardest years to an 18-month run of bad decisions, from Amazon selling to NFTs to raising money at the wrong moment
Michael Zuber calls this the easiest market in 12 years for patient buy-and-hold investors, and a terrible one for anyone who has to sell
Ryan says conditions for active operators are worse than 2022, even as he insists real estate is not dead
Brian Davila chose slower money: real estate to retire at 65, against Ryan's push to build as large as possible
1. The Announcement Went Viral
Two days before this episode, Ryan posted a roughly nine-minute Instagram reel announcing that he was shutting down Home Run Offer after 11 years. He had planned to wind it down quietly without a video at all. The reel went more viral than almost anything he has posted about real estate, and people came up to him at the BiggerPockets conference in Orlando to ask whether he was okay.
Michael Zuber, guest-hosting Wealthy Way, opened by asking Ryan point-blank whether he is a quitter. Michael's own answer came later in the episode.
Michael Zuber does not see Ryan as a quitter
"I think I see him as someone who doesn't find his identity in the business that he does." — Michael Zuber
