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About the TCREI Hosts
Adam Tafel – Investor, Realtor, and host of Twin Cities Real Estate Investing. Adam has helped hundreds of clients buy, sell, and analyze investment properties across the metro. He works daily with local investors and is passionate about building wealth through smart real estate strategies.
📩 adam@UpsidePropertySales.com
Tim Swierczek – Mortgage lender and experienced investor who helps clients structure financing to maximize returns and long-term wealth. Tim brings a practical, numbers-first approach that makes deals work in the real world.
📩 tim@timswierczek.com
💡 We’d love to meet with you and hear about your investing goals. Book a time with us here: TwinCitiesRealEstateInvesting.com/schedule
From Waiting Tables to Owning the Block – Lisa Van Horn’s West Side Story
This week, Adam and Tim sit down with Lisa Van Horn, a single mom and longtime restaurant veteran who turned her West Side grit into a thriving real estate portfolio. Lisa started with heavy-lift renovations funded by hard money (shout-out to Sean Bloomquist), learned construction from the ground up, and built her confidence deal by deal.
Today, Lisa owns and self-manages a mix of small multifamily and single-family homes across St. Paul’s West Side (not West St. Paul) while still working at the same restaurant where she and Adam first met years ago. Her story is one of persistence, creativity, and belief in her neighborhood — proof that you don’t need to leave your roots to build wealth through real estate.