Real Estate Investors Explain How They’re Shifting Strategies for 2026
After completing more than 50 deals last year, real estate investors Mike Gorius and Kevin Hart aren’t slowing down — but they are changing strategy.
In 2025, the pair closed about the same number of deals as the year before, while nearly doubling their revenue by going bigger.
“We probably only did a couple more deals than in 2024, but our deal size almost doubled,” Gorius told Business Insider. “We did about 52 deals last year and grossed around $500,000. This year, we did 54 deals and grossed just over a million.”
In 2026, the business partners, who primarily invest in Louisville, say they are moving away from the strategy that helped them get their start in real estate: flipping.
“In 2026, we expect to do…



