S02 20 | First-Time Buyers Are Trading Townhomes for Fixer-Uppers to Build Wealth | Claudia Tersigni

Golden Horseshoe Business Podcast · Jun 11, 2026 · 55m

She was widowed at 29, raising a four-month-old and a toddler, with zero safety net and zero blueprint. Yet Claudia Tersigni of eXp Realty turned raw grief into nine personally renovated homes and a thriving real estate career built entirely on vision, grit, and a strategy the mainstream market refuses to talk about. The live-in flip is not just a wealth tactic. It is a survival tool for first-time buyers, single parents, and smart investors who refuse to let the housing market price them out of a bigger life.

📐 The Live-In Flip Blueprint: Who Should Do It and Who Should Walk Away

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