What truly drives long-term wealth in real estate—finding the next deal or executing at a high level? In this episode of the Build It to Billions Podcast, Kyle Stephenson, founder of KRS Holdings, joins Brett Swarts to reveal why execution is the ultimate differentiator. Managing over 4,000 residential units across Virginia, Kyle shares the operational lessons he’s learned from decades in the field, including navigating the 2008 financial crisis and building a scalable property management company rooted in discipline and systems.
This conversation dives into the core strategies behind effective property management, how strong operations create a foundation for successful real estate syndication, and what it takes to adapt in today’s environment of rising interest rates and shifting markets. If you’re looking to scale your portfolio, avoid costly mistakes, and build lasting wealth through residential real estate, this episode delivers practical, operator-level insights you can apply immediately.
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Brett
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you to do is to click the subscribe button right now. I love your support. It’s incredible to see your comments, and we’re just getting started. I can’t wait to go on this journey with you. Thank you so much for subscribing. It means the world to me. Welcome to the build to billions podcast, where we got successful entrepreneurs and investors on their journey from millions to billions. We believe the key to scaling and compounding your wealth and life starts every single day with the mindset and practice of stewardship over ownership and applying billionaire biblical principles. Our ultimate goal is to have you scale and compound your wealth in life, so you give more all the way to help MVPs the most vulnerable people. My name is Brett Swarts. Each and every episode, we’re joined by some of the world’s top entrepreneurs, millionaires and billionaires, they share their secrets, insights and wisdom with us so we can all level up and scale up. I’m excited about our next guest. He’s out of Virginia, and he is an expert when it comes to property management and also investing. It’s kind of a neat combination to have both, and he’s going to be sharing some secrets about that and wealth and building wealth in today’s marketplace. He’s got an extensive background in 2007 after his search for a property management company that focused on specific needs proved fruitless, his he began to dedicate himself to becoming one of the best property managements companies and leading a team to do that. So, since his inception, he’s grown to manage his team has grown to manage over 1300 single family homes and over 2500 multifamily units across the Commonwealth of Virginia, and so much more. Please. Welcome to the show with me. Mr. Kyle Stevenson, Kyle, how we doing?
Kyle
Doing incredible. Brett, thanks for having me.
Brett
Excellent. Dive right into the show for our listeners. Get to know for the first time, would you give us just a little bit more about your story and your current focus?
Kyle
Sure. So started off investing in real estate personally in the 90s, so was absolutely enamored about real estate and real estate investing, and so I would actually, while I was working as a retail sales guy selling toilet paper, Brett During the day, I would read all different types of books about investing in the evenings. And I could actually read all night long, at literally all night long, about real estate investing, get up, not even get up, literally, go to work. But I was so obsessed about owning that first piece of property. Bought my first piece of property in the early 90s, actually, at 142 Patterson Avenue, Patterson New Jersey, a little duplex. I thought that that was going to be just the launch of incredible wealth, and what it was it was a launch into an incredible education about real estate, because I did all of the wrong things and still made out okay, continued to buy real estate. And over a 10-year period, was able to buy some townhomes. I would save money. I would invest into another little piece of property. I would save money. I would invest into a little bit of a little bit of rental, real estate, and over those first 10 years, I would do everything on my own that was painting, cleaning, you name it. In the early 2000s I got some of my buddies to say, hey, Kyle, you seem to be doing okay. Why don’t we get into the game with you? And so, I was very fortunate that there were some guys that were working for larger companies, real estate companies, that explained to me the basics of real estate syndication. And so, I did a few syndications, and you’ll always here with family and friends. My family didn’t have a lot of dough, but some of my friends had had some money to put into some deals, and that’s how I really started. But I was working also again, 5060, hours a week in corporate America in 2007 I thought the timing was right, Brett, to launch and do it full time leave corporate America. Little did I know that there was going to be this massive recession.
Brett
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About Kyle Stephenson
Kyle Stephenson is the founder of KRS Holdings, a Virginia-based property management company overseeing more than 4,000 residential units. With decades of hands-on experience, he has built his business on operational excellence, helping real estate investors scale their portfolios through disciplined systems and execution. Having navigated major market cycles—including the 2008 financial crisis—Kyle brings a practical, operator-focused perspective on building sustainable wealth through residential real estate and leveraging strong property management as a foundation for long-term growth and syndication success.
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