Welcome to One Room at a Time, where we explore the bold ideas, innovative policies, and real-world stories driving solutions to America’s housing affordability crisis. Hosted by Atticus LeBlanc, Founder & CEO of PadSplit, each episode features conversations with thought leaders, policymakers, property owners, and changemakers who are working—one room, one property, and one policy at a time—to expand housing access. Whether you’re a real estate professional, housing advocate, city leader, or simply passionate about solving the housing crisis, this show delivers fresh perspectives and actionable ideas that can make a difference.
Ep 17 Part 1: How a Marine Corps Veteran Uses PadSplit to Create “Win-Win” Housing
Host Atticus LeBlanc, CEO of PadSplit, interviews Charlotte-based investor Ed Peugh, a Marine Corps veteran who bought his first rental in 2005 and later co-founded CLTBuyers in 2019 after adding systems and processes to scale his business. Peugh discusses how real estate investing has changed with better tools and stronger local investor communities, and shares an early coliving attempt that failed due to operational issues and financing constraints, resulting in deeding a property back to a hard-money lender. After joining PadSplit, he reports reaching full occupancy in 10 days and now operates mostly traditional 3–4 bedroom homes, valuing reduced vacancy loss and turn costs, faster room refills, and minimal turnover expenses. He also describes the diverse backgrounds of PadSplit members and explains how coliving can support more “win-win” transactions.
00:00 Show Introduction
00:31 Meet Ed Peugh
01:22 First Deal in 2005
02:19 Market Changes and Tools
05:23 Building CLTBuyers
06:46 Early Coliving Failure
08:59 PadSplit Success Story
12:06 Three Bedroom Strategy
14:38 Vacancy and Turn Costs
19:20 Hosting Lessons and Guests
22:23 Win Win Deal Philosophy
25:24 Wrap Up and Part Two
One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast (https://padsplit.com/podcast)
Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/)
Connect with CLTBuyers: https://www.instagram.com/cltbuyers/ (https://www.instagram.com/cltbuyers/)
References:
CLTBuyers: https://cltbuyers.com (https://cltbuyers.com)
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosak: https://a.co/d/00XJ6QxA (https://a.co/d/00XJ6QxA)
29 Sept 2026
Ep 16 Part 2: “Creative” Real Estate Deals From a 25-Year-Old Who Didn’t Want to Live In His Parents’ Basement Forever
Host Atticus LeBlanc continues his conversation with real estate investor Dominic Inglese about “creative” real estate deals, contrasting them with traditional bank financing and explaining low-equity, subject-to acquisitions where an investor takes over payments on an existing mortgage. Dominic details a Florida purchase acquired with about $15,000–$20,000 in entry costs, later investing about $90,000 total to convert a 3-bed/3-bath into a coliving/PadSplit property by reworking the floor plan and splitting a large garage, emphasizing parking, bus-stop proximity, and job access. He discusses risk mitigation through cash flow and fallback to long-term rental, describes HouseAble’s “invested citizens” concept and using PadSplit as a stepping stone to lease-option homeownership, highlights holistic affordability beyond rent, shares leadership lessons on empowering teams, outlines growth goals, and explains using AI to automate repeatable processes for speed and efficiency.
00:00 Welcome Back and Setup
00:27 Creative Deals Explained
02:06 Low Equity Subject To Example
04:03 Turning 3 Beds Into 9
07:24 Risk Math and Returns
11:22 Invested Citizens Mission
13:03 Coliving to Homeownership Path
17:55 HouseAble Leadership Lessons
19:06 Five Year Vision and Purpose
21:15 AI to Supercharge Investing
23:20 Rapid Fire and Wrap Up
One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast (https://padsplit.com/podcast)
Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/)
Connect with Dominic Inglese on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-inglese-3a4006221/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-inglese-3a4006221/)
References:
HouseAble: https://houseable.com/ (https://houseable.com/)
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898/ (https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898/)
15 Sept 2026
Ep 16 Part 1: How a 25-year-old is building a real estate empire through coliving and creative financing
Host Atticus LeBlanc, founder and CEO of PadSplit, interviews 25-year-old real estate investor Dominic Inglese, who has built a 27-property portfolio focused on creative, cash acquisitions and housing stability. Inglese explains how he got started in real estate during COVID through books like Rich Dad Poor Dad and Brandon Turner’s The Book on Real Estate Investing, earning his real estate license, and learning from BiggerPockets. He describes joining Pace Morby’s Subto mentorship to learn subject-to and seller financing, then wholesaling deals with Gorilla Investments. He later founded HouseAble to bridge coliving (including PadSplit) into lease-options and owner financing, aiming to create pathways from affordability to homeownership. He also shares lessons on systems, compounding, and real estate’s benefits beyond cash flow.
00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
01:24 Moving to Florida
02:15 Real Estate Origin Story
06:17 Advice for Young Investors
09:43 HouseAble Mission Explained
13:48 Coliving to Homeownership
15:35 PadSplit Journey and Results
16:58 Finding PadSplit via Subto
19:16 Creative Finance Starter Tips
21:02 Compounding and Wealth Building
22:37 Real Estate Benefits Beyond Cashflow
23:53 Wrap Up and Part Two Tease
One Room at a Time podcast: https://padsplit.com/podcast (https://padsplit.com/podcast)
Connect with Atticus LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/atticus-leblanc-3960466/)
Connect with Dominic Inglese on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-inglese-3a4006221/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-inglese-3a4006221/)
References:
HouseAble: https://houseable.com/ (https://houseable.com/)
The Book on Investing in Real Estate by Brandon Turner: https://a.co/d/00UZ33as (https://a.co/d/00UZ33as)
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosak: https://a.co/d/00XJ6QxA (https://a.co/d/00XJ6QxA)
BiggerPockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/ (https://www.biggerpockets.com/)
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport: https://a.co/d/03BnejL8 (https://a.co/d/03BnejL8)
Subto with Pace Morby: https://www.subto.com/ (https://www.subto.com/)
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