• Chris’s Topeka roots and the career path from consulting to real estate investing
• The Beacon renovation and how historic projects exposed the pace problem
• The moment concrete 3D printing clicked and the step-by-step path to permits
• How the wall system works with conduits, insulation, and closed cell foam
• Why ADA-friendly design gets easier when walls move in the code
• The real driver of housing costs: supply, inventory turnover, and missing mid-price new builds
• Infill housing, land banks, and public-private tools like down payment assistance grants
• Common objections like renovations and wall texture plus options for finishes
• Production goals per print crew and what scaling looks like in developments
“Trident Homes is just Trident Homes on Facebook” and “3Dhomebuilder.com is the website”
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0:00 - Cold Open Sponsor And Introductions
1:51 - Chris’s Path Into Real Estate
4:56 - The Beacon And A Housing Bottleneck
6:06 - Discovering Concrete 3D Printing
10:40 - First 3D Home How It Works
14:49 - Why Housing Supply Is Broken
22:47 - Infill Lots Land Banks And Grants
29:27 - Objections Codes And Cost To Scale
37:58 - Curiosity Led Entrepreneurship And Impact
47:30 - Rapid Fire And Where To Follow
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