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.
Hiring Latin American VAs: Cost, Roles, and Ramp-Up Time
What Latin American VAs cost versus US hires, which roles to fill first, and why ramp-up depends more on your systems than the hire. Data from 100 placements/month.
Preferred Equity in Real Estate: How It Fills the Equity Gap
Preferred equity covers 50-60% of a deal’s equity need. How it works, what sizes qualify, why term sheets stall at 85%, and what capital providers really vet.
Short-Term Rental Bans: Why Unincorporated Areas Still Work
How to buy short-term rentals in unincorporated areas when your city bans Airbnb: picking a demand anchor, verifying county rules, and the mid-term pivot.
Subscription Property Management: $15/Mo vs 10% of Rent
Subscription property management charges $15–$50 per unit monthly instead of 10% of rent. What it covers, where percentage fees break, and how to vet a switch.
Land Banking Explained: Path-of-Growth Dirt and Energy Demand
What land banking actually is, how it differs from speculation, how title and exits are structured, entry costs, and the real tradeoffs before you wire money.
Novation Deals: Selling on the MLS for a Guaranteed Net
How novation wholesaling works end to end: the guaranteed net pitch, repairs vs. concessions, a timed dispo sequence, and the lead math behind it.
Certificate of Occupancy Risk: When a Cheap Hotel Isn’t
A 1993 certificate of occupancy sank a $300K hotel deal, and a teardown list cost investors $40K. Here’s the under-an-hour pre-close records check to run.
Wraparound Mortgage Risk: Can You Cover the Underlying?
The real risk in a wraparound mortgage isn’t the buyer defaulting — it’s whether you can cover the underlying payment for six months while you take the house back.
Eminent Domain Fair Market Value: Document Plans First
How documented development plans, early environmental calls and zoning relationships raise eminent domain fair market value — with two worked investor examples.
Rental Property Buy Box: $45K Equity, $400 Cash Flow Rule
A working Texas landlord’s rental property buy box: $45K minimum equity, $400 monthly cash flow, and a hard money deal that closed for $106 out of pocket.
Workforce Housing Near Data Centers: The Ohio Corridor Play
How to underwrite workforce housing near data centers in the Columbus–Dayton corridor: reading the demand lag, controlling build cost, and stress-testing the refi.
Facebook Marketplace FSBO Leads: A Wholesaler’s Filter
How to filter Facebook Marketplace FSBO leads down to real owners, what to say first, how to price the spread, and the title company setup that saves your first assignment.