The Investing in Iowa Show

Neil Timmins

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Booking Overview

A real-estate investing and brokerage show focused on Iowa’s deal ecosystem—properties, projects, and the profit behind them. It’s a strong booking target for lenders, developers, brokers, property managers, and investment operators who can share how they find opportunities and win in specific niches.

Metrics

Episodes: 131

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Neil Timmins - Hosted by Neil Timmins, an Iowa native involved in over $300M in real estate in Iowa.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Iowa-based (or strongly Iowa-connected) real estate operators such as commercial brokers, property managers, developers, and investors; ideally with recognized designations/track record (e.g., CCIM) and specific deal/portfolio experience (multi-property management, brokerage transactions, or focused niches like mobile home parks).
Required Achievements:  
High-value brokerage activity or transaction experience in Iowa, Manage or develop multi-asset portfolios (shopping centers, multifamily, industrial, etc.), Niche expertise in a property type or strategy (e.g., mobile home parks, sale-leasebacks), Professional designations (e.g., CCIM) or leadership roles (managing broker/partner), Demonstrated market knowledge (proprietary data, cycle reading)

Recent Guest Discussions

Mark Timmins - Commercial Brokerage Path, Deals And Market-cycle Strategy, Mobile Home Park Niche And Referrals, Representation And Valuation, Iowa Manufactured Housing Operations.

Peter Jaques - Connecting People And Property Operations, Lessons From Venture-backed Tech, Startup Signaling Vs Fundamentals, Property Management Metrics And Dignity-focused Outcomes.

Steve Davis - Small-market Specialization, Path From Financial Advising To Brokerage, CCIM Training And Networking, Proprietary Market Data, Collaboration And Mentorship.

Recent Topics

Real Estate, Commercial Brokerage, Property Management, Investing, Personal Development

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Investing in Iowa Show
:

EP 130 How Mark Timmins Went from Courtrooms to Commercial Real Estate in Iowa

June 10, 2026

What happens when a lawyer realizes the courtroom is the wrong room for him? Mark Timmins traded litigation for leases, and over the past decade, has built one of the more active commercial brokerage practices in the Des Moines market. In this episode, he joins his brother Neil to talk through the winding path from the University of Iowa to Ave Maria Law School in Naples, Florida, and eventually to a desk at Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors. Mark reflects on his first year in comm...

EP 129 Peter Jaques on Connecting People, Managing Properties, and Lessons from Startup Life

June 03, 2026

What happens when a commercial broker spends years inside venture-backed startups and then brings all of it back to property management? Peter Jaques has worn a lot of hats. He got his start in commercial real estate through a cold call to a broker named Doug Seidenberg, found his footing in retail and restaurant leasing, and then spent seven and a half years running a family office with over a million square feet of real estate. From there, he moved into technology, working with farmland mar...

EP 128 From 401k Plans to Property Plans: Steve Davis on Specializing in a Small Market

May 27, 2026

What does it take to become the only CCIM-designated broker in your entire market? Steve Davis joins Neil Timmins to share how a financial advisor-turned-commercial real estate broker built a thriving practice in Dubuque, Iowa. From his early days at 801 Grand in Des Moines to launching Equity Real Estate Group, Steve's path is a study in patience, specialization, and serving clients first. Steve walks through his transition from W-2 employee to full-time broker in 2018, the role COVID played...

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