{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Real Estate Addicts","title":"#123 - From DIY House Hacking to a Full Service Design/Build Firm w/ Eagle Hill Homes","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/79089a56\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3540,"description":"This episode features Nick and Samantha Riccio of Eagle Hill Homes sharing their accidental journey from house hacking and DIY renovations into building a full-scale design-build and development business. They discuss how early hands-on work, social media visibility, and shifting market needs shaped their pivot from pure investing into client-focused construction and larger development projects. The conversation also dives into partnership dynamics, hiring and scaling a team, navigating risk, and balancing client work with long-term goals like growing a rental portfolio. Throughout, Nick and Sam reflect on resilience, perspective, and how unexpected challenges—including major personal ones—reshaped both their business philosophy and approach to life.","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}