{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Real Estate Addicts","title":"#146 - Why We'd Rather Overpay Than Hire Employees","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/48b88ca8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1895,"description":"A listener wrote in asking how you build a real estate empire when you're spread too thin to hire anyone — and the answer flips conventional penny-pinching on its head. The guys break down why the smartest operators gladly send a $100 Uber SUV to grab drip edge, tip drivers to wait, and befriend neighbors instead of drowning in thousand-cut tasks, all while AI quietly handles the admin. Along the way, they unpack the new realtor.com affordability report cards and why Indiana quietly took the crown, how Massachusetts and New York landed dead last, and what a negative new-construction premium really tells you about where to place your dollars. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LFCu2Fmmd4DpYs4c6TWeybzKeu10b_8iRdF1y1ymuF0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YzQx/YmQyYTRkMjE5NTcx/OTRhOGRjZWE2MTdi/Njc5NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}