Most real estate businesses don't fail because of bad deals; they fail because the owner isn't watching the right numbers. In this episode of the Strength in Numbers Podcast, Marcus Crigler is joined by Caden for a real, unscripted KPI draft built specifically for real estate entrepreneurs heading into 2026. Instead of rattling off a generic metrics list, they walk through a fantasy-football–style draft, each selecting the KPIs they believe matter most when it comes to control, liquidit...
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Most real estate businesses don't fail because of bad deals; they fail because the owner isn't watching the right numbers. In this episode of the Strength in Numbers Podcast, Marcus Crigler is joined by Caden for a real, unscripted KPI draft built specifically for real estate entrepreneurs heading into 2026. Instead of rattling off a generic metrics list, they walk through a fantasy-football–style draft, each selecting the KPIs they believe matter most when it comes to control, liquidit...
Episode 11: They Made a Fortune in Real Estate - Then Lost Everything (The 10% Rule They Ignored)
Strength in Numbers with Marcus Crigler
13 minutes
2 months ago
Episode 11: They Made a Fortune in Real Estate - Then Lost Everything (The 10% Rule They Ignored)
When the market’s booming, it is easy to believe the good times will never end. But what happens when the music stops and your holding costs start eating you alive? In this episode, Marcus Crigler shares a hard lesson many real estate entrepreneurs are learning right now: the danger of ignoring the 10% Reserve Rule. He walks through the true story of a once-successful builder who went from making millions to losing it all, and the simple financial discipline that could have saved his business...
Strength in Numbers with Marcus Crigler
Most real estate businesses don't fail because of bad deals; they fail because the owner isn't watching the right numbers. In this episode of the Strength in Numbers Podcast, Marcus Crigler is joined by Caden for a real, unscripted KPI draft built specifically for real estate entrepreneurs heading into 2026. Instead of rattling off a generic metrics list, they walk through a fantasy-football–style draft, each selecting the KPIs they believe matter most when it comes to control, liquidit...