Playbooks from investors doing the deals
Every article starts from a real conversation on one of our shows, then gets turned into a step-by-step guide.
ADU Infill Development: Three Units on an 8,000 SF Lot
How to fit a house, attached ADU and detached ADU on an 8,000 SF lot — the setback, sewer fall and city code problems that break small-lot infill deals.
Upside Down on a New Construction Home: Seller Options
Why 2020-2024 new construction buyers owe more than their homes are worth, the tax and escrow trigger behind it, and the exit options before a foreclosure date.
Semi-Absentee Franchise Ownership: Hours, Costs, and Risk
Franchise consultant Rick Morgin on validating the 10-20 hour claim, Item 7 working capital, franchisor red flags, and who really pays your consultant.
Pigeon Forge Cabin Investing: Why Small Units Win Now
Sevier County’s 11.5-month absorption rate hides two markets. A broker two miles from Dollywood explains what to buy, where, and how to read the numbers right.
Contractor Turned Real Estate Investor: Where the Model Breaks
Doing your own rehab labor looks like free margin. Shawn Durkovic names the exact failure mode, the sub bottleneck, and the rules that actually transfer.
Short-Term Rental Amenities: What Actually Lifts Revenue
Which short-term rental amenities actually raise revenue, what they cost, and how to sequence market selection, build-out, photos and management from an STR fund operator.
Texas Property Tax Loans: Lien Priority, Costs, and Timing
How Texas tax lien transfer loans work: lien priority over the IRS and first mortgage, the October-to-July penalty calendar, terms, and when a deferral wins.
Real Estate Business Partnerships: How to Test One and Exit Clean
How to vet a real estate business partner, structure the money so it doesn’t breed resentment, and unwind an 11-year partnership without a dollar changing hands.
Speed to Lead in Wholesaling: The Two-Minute Callback Rule
How a Jacksonville wholesaler enforces a two-minute callback on every inbound seller lead, and how he builds follow-up and dispositions to match that speed.
Cost Segregation on Small Rentals: When a Study Pays Off
Cost segregation on small rentals is worth it more often than advisors say. Real numbers on study costs, first-year deductions, and avoiding audit risk.
15-Year vs 30-Year Mortgage on Rentals: When to Refinance
Why a 15-year note on rentals breaks around the fifth to seventh door, what refinancing a seven-home portfolio to 30-year notes actually bought, and the tradeoff.
Off-Campus Student Housing: How to Buy and Rent by the Room
How to buy off-campus student housing: the 3/2/2 and 4/2/2 property profile, per-room lease math, the refinance sequence, and where the off-market deals come from.