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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

Kurt Pauley is a local real estate developer currently working on an infill project near Lake Nokomis, where he’s developing high-end townhomes on a challenging site. In this episode, Kurt walks through the full development process—from sourcing the land and testing feasibility to design, financing, and navigating city and state approvals. He shares real-world experiences working with multiple government agencies, grant programs, and regulatory bodies, and explains how inefficiencies, delays, and shifting requirements impact both timelines and deal economics.

This conversation offers an honest look at the trial-and-error nature of development. Kurt breaks down how he thinks about risk versus return, how assumptions change once a project is underway, and why adaptability is critical when plans don’t go as expected. If you’re interested in infill development, public-private partnerships, or what it truly takes to get a ground-up project across the finish line, this episode delivers practical, unfiltered insight.