How Martin Castro-Silva Flipped His Way to 11 Deals

Name Martin Castro-Silva Location Vero Beach and Sebastian, Florida Occupation Full-time real estate investor (former private client banker at Chase) Assets 11 properties transacted in 2025 (seven flipped, two rentals retained), tight single-family buy box Investment strategy Single-family fix-and-flip, wholesaler relationships, direct-to-neighbor sourcing, and family and private-lender partnerships Financing Cash-out refinance, hard money loans, private lending, cross-collateralized line of credit, family equity partnerships Martin Castro-Silva spent 12 years as a private client banker at Chase, sitting across the table from wealthy clients in South Florida and noticing a pattern: The ones doing the best were almost always connected to real estate. One young client kept coming in to wire money for house flips, walking away with $20,000 to $25,000 in profit in a matter of months. Martin started asking questions every time the guy walked in. He refinanced his home to pull out capital, got introduced to a wholesaler, and bought his first flip in February 2022. Four years later, he’s done 11 deals in a single year, moved his family to a more affordable market, and stopped working week...