Episode 13: Dustin Browning - Construction Project Manager

In this episode of Coffee & Real Estate, Dustin Browning shares the unconventional path that led him from the oil and gas industry into construction and project management at 6th Ave Homes. Before managing custom builds and large-scale renovations, Dustin was traveling the country as a landman, structuring mineral acquisitions, raising investment funds, and managing multi-million-dollar oil and gas deals. But on the side, he was quietly teaching himself construction through historic Fairmount fixer-uppers — learning renovation the hard way by living inside the chaos with his family. Dustin unpacks the realities of construction management, the complexity behind custom renovations, and why communication, budgeting, and problem-solving matter just as much as design. This episode is packed with stories about risk, grit, historic homes, and building things that last.