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How a VT Professor Self-Funded & Built a 250,000 Unit Christmas Tree Farm - S1E2 - David Larsen

August 13, 2026Private Lending LLC

Welcome to The Small Town Wealth Builders Podcast!

Real stories and smart capital moves from people building wealth — without leaving their roots.

We’re Private Lending, based in Floyd, Virginia, and we finance deals across Southwest Virginia and West Virginia. Nothing we share here is an offer—just stories and education.

Today we are speaking with a Floyd entrepreneur and Virginia Tech professor, David Larsen.

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