Will Harvey joins The GRID Investor Podcast for a candid conversation about his 10-year journey through real estate investing. Starting with house hacking and small rental properties, Will quickly realized that being a landlord wasn't where his strengths or interests aligned. What followed was a deliberate process of experimentation — flipping houses, investing in multifamily syndications as both an LP and GP, and deploying capital passively — until he found the strategy that fit.
The turning point came when Will began deploying idle capital into hard money loans, initially as a way to keep money working while waiting for other opportunities. He recognized that lending matched his background in mortgage origination and his preference for short-duration, secured investments with predictable cash flow. That realization became the foundation for Harvey Capital's lending fund, which has since deployed over $4 million across 30+ first-lien loans with zero principal losses.
Will dives into the mechanics of fund structures, why diversification across a portfolio of loans reduces risk compared to single-deal investing, and how his hands-on experience as a borrower and operator sharpens his underwriting. The conversation is a practical guide for any investor still searching for the right strategy — with a clear message that action and iteration beat analysis paralysis every time.