How It Runs
For anyone real estate curious: how the industry actually runs.
Hosted by Michael Walliser
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Is a Backyard ADU Worth It?
Is a backyard ADU worth it? Michael Walliser takes a real lot in Durham, NC and works through it live with Reynolds McFarlane, Managing Broker at Carolina Land Experts, and Christopher Britt, Partner at Enduring Oaks Venture Partners and Chief People Officer at EasyDigz. Reynolds came into real estate through GIS and mapping and has put more than 240 properties under contract in the past three years. He walks through what he checks on every parcel: setbacks, stream buffers, floodplain and utility access. Christopher brings the investor's test: if an ADU doesn't at least pay for itself, it isn't worth building. Using GIS parcel maps, the Durham UDO and EasyInsights rental data, they show the questions to ask before you build an accessory dwelling unit, and where the numbers land.
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Is a Backyard ADU Worth It?
October 6, 2026
The Median Homebuyer Is Now Over 40 and Still Priced Out | Nate Broman-Fulks
September 17, 2026
The Hidden Problem With New Construction
September 7, 2026
ADU Financing Explained: Why Banks Won't Lend on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) | Southern Urbanism Founder Aaron Lubeck
August 20, 2026
$440K Homes, a New Housing Law, and a Tower That Buckled
August 5, 2026
$78B in Commissions: Who Controls Real Estate?
July 22, 2026How real estate businesses actually run
How It Runs is a podcast about how real estate businesses actually work: the decisions, operations, and people behind the businesses that keep the industry moving. Every episode is a conversation with someone who’s built and run something real, from independent brokerages to the technology shaping what comes next. New episodes every two weeks.
Meet the person behind the mic
Michael Walliser
Founder & CEO, EasyDigz
Michael Walliser is a licensed North Carolina broker with more than twenty years in the business, from foreclosure work on the institutional side to running his own deals and development projects. He's the founder and CEO of EasyDigz, and brings that operator's lens to every conversation on the show.
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