The Construction Guy Who Learned Real Estate Backwards ft. Joe Evangelisti

That Real Estate Tech Guy · Jul 9, 2026 · 35m

This week I'm joined by my friend Joe Evangelisti, and his path into real estate runs backwards from almost everyone else I talk to. Most flippers start with the deal side and slowly pick up construction knowledge. Joe did it in reverse. He came up as the son of a general contractor, spent six years building all over the world with the US Navy Seabees, and walked into real estate in 2007 already knowing how to build anything, but knowing almost nothing about contracts, mortgages, tenants, or sales. He had to learn the business from a standing start, and he did it right as the market was…