In this episode of Uncontested Investing, we sit down with Alex Fahsel, the co-founder of Property Shield, a groundbreaking company that’s changing how investors protect their assets from fraud and scams.
At just 23 years old, Alex built Property Shield while finishing college at the University of Georgia—and today, it operates in over 35 states, helping investors prevent rental fraud, wire fraud, and title scams that have cost renters and landlords more than a billion dollars.
We unpack how AI and machine learning are being used to fight fraudulent listings, what every investor needs to know about protecting their portfolios, and how small investors can stay one step ahead of increasingly sophisticated scammers.
If you invest in single-family rentals, multifamily properties, or land, this episode is your crash course in risk management, due diligence, and fraud prevention straight from one of the brightest young innovators in the industry.
Quotables
“We’re seeing that between 20 and 25% of all online real estate listings have at least one fraudulent duplicate.”
“Fraudsters are using AI, so we have to use AI. It’s the only way to keep up.”
“Persistence. That’s the one word I’d use to sum up this journey. You just keep chugging along.”
Links
Property Shield
RCN Capital
https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast
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