Alex Kononov

🏡 Real Estate Investor 🎙️ Path of Progress Podcast Host 🔎 | Real Estate AI

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Alongside scaling his business, Nicholas has completed five Ironman races and traveled to more than 42 countries, proving that discipline, focus can create extraordinary results both in life.

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🚨 EPISODE 72 OF PATH OF PROGRESS IS LIVE! 🏊‍♂️🏢

From Finance Desk to 387+ Units: Nicholas Delmonico's Multifamily & Ironman Journey

Most people spend years planning the perfect life...

Nick Delmonico decided to build it.
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Alex Kononov sits down with Nicholas Delmonico — Founder & CEO of Iron Focus Investments to discuss how he went from working long hours in finance to building a great real estate portfolio.

🎧 Watch:
📺 YouTube → https://t.co/psW6IcdpVk

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His focus is on finding a few great opportunities, building strong investor relationships, and growing steadily over time.

For Nick, long-term success comes from trust, consistency, and delivering results—not from chasing the biggest numbers in the room.

Full episode on Friday

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The Slow Growth Strategy That Builds Wealth

While many real estate operators focus on scaling as fast as possible, Nicholas Delmonico takes a different approach. Instead of chasing 10 deals a year or trying to build a billion-dollar portfolio overnight.

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Instead of forcing tenants out or implementing aggressive rent increases, they focused on upgrading the living experience, improving the property, and earning higher rents through better housing.

Watch the full conversation with Nick Delmonico on Episode 72 of Path of Progress.

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Ethics Before Profits

🏢 Ethical investing isn't about raising rents as fast as possible.

It's about creating real value first.

Nick Delmonico explains how his team improved a multifamily property by renovating units only when residents naturally moved out.

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Full Episode this Friday on Path of Progress

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Fixed Debt vs Floating Debt

A tenant fire destroyed 10–12 units, but that wasn't what nearly killed the deal.

Nicholas Delmonico explains how fixed-rate debt and a loan assumption helped them survive a major setback while many operators with floating-rate debt struggled or lost

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Success in real estate isn't usually about getting lucky — it's about putting in the reps long before anyone notices.

Watch the full episode with Nick Delmonico on Path of Progress.

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Three Years Of Learning For One Deal

It took Nicholas Delmonico three years to close his first real estate deal.

Most people only see the success, but they don't see the years spent reading books, listening to podcasts, joining masterminds, underwriting deals and networking.

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A powerful flashback moment on mindset, resilience & rebuilding after failure 📈

Watch Full Episode Here:
https://t.co/1zZcBv5fuf

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Commitment Changes Everything

After losing $50M in 2008, Rod Khleif learned one powerful lesson:

You can’t build something meaningful with “one foot in, one foot out.”

Motivation fades. Commitment is what changes everything 💯

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Tate reflects on dealing with a meth-contaminated house and how the cleanup process became far more intense than a normal renovation involving chemical mitigation, constant cleaning, and repeated testing just to make the property safe again

Full Episode:
https://t.co/s4xKLeKPAo

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The Decontamination Nightmare

At first, it looked like another distressed property 👀

But in this flashback moment from Path of Progress, the conversation turns into a much bigger lesson about due diligence, hidden liabilities, and understanding what you’re really buying.

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But looking back, the real lesson had nothing to do with image. In this flashback moment from Episode 71 of Path of Progress, Michael reflects on how he should’ve focused more on systems, operations, and hiring the right people instead

Full Episode:
https://t.co/EyY11uzoQ9

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Chasing The Image

Early on, Michael Lerman thought looking successful was part of building a successful business

Branded pens, backpacks, shirts — all the things that made the company appear more established.

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But they also shouldn’t stay completely passive. The key is honest communication, accountability, and giving experienced operators room to solve problems while staying transparent throughout the process 📈

Watch Full Episode:
https://t.co/k6j95wrjiA

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Give Investors Grace

It’s easy for partnerships to feel strong when deals are performing well.

Sharon Riddle reflects on a much bigger lesson: real trust is built during difficult moments 👀

She explains why investors shouldn’t panic the second challenges appear.

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Instead of waiting until he had all the answers, he found a developer, proposed a partnership, and learned by showing up every day on the construction site

Watch Full Episode:
https://t.co/s1BNV2NvHg

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Before The Success

The Lesson Was Taking Action Before Feeling Ready”

In this flashback moment from Path of Progress, Ari reflects on borrowing $3,500 to buy a small piece of land — despite having no construction knowledge, no funding, and no clear roadmap.