America’s housing crisis is not just a supply problem—it is a systems problem. Rising construction costs, limited inventory, affordability challenges, and changing renter demand have created a market where investors, developers, and communities must think differently about how housing gets built, financed, and scaled. In this episode, Brett Swarts sits down with Ryan Cadwell of Resolute RDM to explore how multi-family real estate can play a meaningful role in solving one of today’s biggest economic and community challenges.
Ryan brings a practical, operator-level perspective on what it takes to scale multi-family projects with purpose, discipline, and long-term impact. From identifying the right markets to building strong partnerships and creating housing that serves both investors and residents, this conversation reveals the multi-family scaling secrets behind sustainable growth. Whether you are a real estate investor, developer, entrepreneur, or purpose-driven wealth builder, this episode offers valuable insight into how smart housing strategies can create freedom, opportunity, and lasting community impact.
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Brett
Before we jump into this episode, I would invite you to join our community to help you become a better steward, scale to billions, and ultimately give more or all of it away. All I want 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 It 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 a mindset and practice of stewardship over ownership and applying billionaire biblical principles. Our ultimate goal is to help you scale and compound your wealth and life, so you give more all the way to help MVPs. My name is Brett Swarts. On every episode, we are joined by some of the world’s top entrepreneurs, millionaires or billionaires, and they share their secrets, wisdom, and insight with us, so we can all level up and make a bigger impact. I’m excited about our next guest, he’s out of the Indianapolis area, and he is a partner at Resolute RDM, a, it’s a real estate firm specializing in commercial investment and property management, over 17 years of experience, and he has, he’s a CPM, a certified property manager, and a CCIM candidate designation as well, he brings extensive expertise in income producing assets, investment strategies, asset management, syndications, ground development. He’s a real estate pro, is what we’re talking about here. Please welcome, show with me Ryan Caldwell. Ryan, how you doing?
Ryan
Good, Brett. Thanks for having me. So excited to be here.
Brett
Absolutely, and for listeners, get to know you for the first time, maybe just give us a little bit more about your story and your current focus, and then we’ll, we’ll dive into how to build some wealth in today’s market with property management.
Ryan
Sure, start. I grew up in the business. My dad owned some affordable apartments when I was younger, so just cut my teeth, mowing grass, changing toilets, doing the doing, you know, the stuff you got to do when you’re a newbie, and grew that, you know, grew that into a several100 property portfolio, and then, and then it just been, you know, leveling up ever since. Switched from, did a couple 100 flips, didn’t like, didn’t necessarily like not being able to control that, so then got into ground up development, and then that’s migrated into some of the bigger projects we’re a part of now. Excellent.
Brett
Yeah, it’s great. And so, let’s dive right into it. What is the number one thing you’re seeing for maximizing property management in today’s marketplace? I feel like there’s lots of changes that are all kind of hitting it once, you know, in a lot of ways. Of course, it depends what market you’re in, what you’re, what you’re managing, but what, what are you seeing right now that your investors and or the owners that you work with most appreciate about what your firm is providing?
Ryan
Sure, I mean, I think I think the main thing we provide, we provide more, much more of a proactive approach, proactive strategy, as opposed to reactive. I mean, any, anybody you know knows that you know reactive usually can cost you more money. The proactive approach has more to do with buying right, making sure you know what you want, why you want it, and then build a plan, and we execute the plan, as opposed to just flying by the, you know, flying by these at of your shorts, and just trying to figure it out as you go, let you know, let’s build something together that’s properly, properly underwritten with proper assumptions, know where we got those assumptions from, and then, and then you know, execute, execute as best you can with the, you know, with things you can’t control, but I mean, the main thing that the, you know, a lot of the things we’re getting brought into is just it totally depends on the asset class type, I mean, you know, office here in Indianapolis, there’s a lot of flight to quality, so your BC assets are going to have to be repositioned in a different way, multifamily here, tons of delivery on new units, so that’s, you know, that’s creating downward pressure on your B and C quality units, totally just depends on the asset type, it depends on when you bought it, depend son if you’ve got any of those interest rate pressures, how leveraged you are, all you know, all those different kinds of things, so whenever we get involved with somebody, it’s, you know, it’s learn, learn who they are, learn what they did, and build accordingly.
Brett
Yeah, I could agree with you more, Ryan. And, by the way, can learn more about Ryan by George Panham on LinkedIn, and Commonwealth spelled C A D W E L L. You know, I feel like. There’s three things to every deal, and there would be management, whether it be acquiring, whether it be exiting, and there’s cash flow, which most people know, right, but there’s also tax flow, and the third one is also debt flow. I think a lot of people got, you know, maybe a little bit. So, if you like this little, short clip of the interview I just did, click over here to watch the full interview, and please don’t forget to subscribe. Thanks so much, everybody.
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About Ryan Cadwell
Ryan Cadwell, CCIM®, CPM®, is a Principal Partner at Resolute RDM, an Indianapolis-based real estate firm specializing in commercial investment, development, and property management. With more than 17 years of experience, Ryan brings deep expertise in income-producing assets, value-add strategies, syndications, and ground-up development across Indiana and Missouri markets. He holds respected industry credentials, including Certified Commercial Investment Member and Certified Property Manager, along with advanced training in leadership, negotiation, and real estate development.
Known for his consultative and relationship-driven approach, Ryan helps investors, owners, and partners create practical real estate strategies that serve both financial goals and community needs. His work reflects a strong focus on creative problem-solving, long-term value creation, and building real estate solutions that go beyond transactions to create meaningful impact.
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