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.
Apartment Unit Count Sweet Spot: Why 500-Unit Deals Break
Why the apartment unit count sweet spot sits at 100–250 units, where the 75-unit staffing floor comes from, and how one 500-unit deal became a total loss.
20-60 Unit Apartments: The Band Nobody Else Is Bidding On
Why 20 to 60 unit apartment investing stays thinly bid, where the NOI really comes from, and the HUD, underwriting and capital-raise math behind the band.
Land-Home Packages: New Manufactured Homes on Raw Land
How the land-home package model works: buy box, resale comps, the 45-day land due diligence checklist, and how detitling turns a VIN-titled home into a deed.
Private Lender Underwriting: The 5% ARV Haircut Rule
A direct private lender explains the two-part test every loan must pass, the 5% ARV haircut he underwrites to, and the real term-sheet-to-close timeline.
Permit Data Lead Generation for Investors and Contractors
How to turn public building-permit records into a callable lead list of 1,200 high-intent prospects using PropStream and skip tracing, from a San Diego operator.
Converting Rentals to Seller Financing: The Real Math
The real math on converting a rental to seller financing: why $1,800 rent nets $900, what down payment to require, and the six things that set your note’s value.
Tenant Screening Reports: Why Instant Checks Miss Evictions
Instant tenant screening reports miss evictions because national databases lag county courts. What a real report pulls, what it costs, and how to read it.
Big Box to Self Storage Conversion: The $30/SF Playbook
How to convert a vacant big box into climate-controlled self storage: $30–$90/sf entry, the 8.9 sq ft per capita supply screen, 60-day retrofit, and exit cap rates.
Co-GP Multifamily Deals: How a $1M LP Raise Works
How the co-GP multifamily seat actually works: the $1M raise math, LP minimums, DFW’s distressed buy window, and why the investor funnel is where new co-GPs stall.
Cost Segregation on a $320K Rental: The Actual Tax Math
A cost segregation study on a $320K rental produces about $68,000 of first-year deductions. Here’s the full math, and the 750-hour test that decides if you can use it.
Being Your Own Contractor on Rehabs: Advantages and Limits
Owning your crews cuts material costs and controls the schedule, but permit delays, tax resets and staffing still kill deals. Orlando Marrero on the real edge.
Park-Owned Homes: Cutting Expense Ratio From 78% to 39%
How WCG Investments converts park-owned homes to tenant-owned on rent-to-own contracts, cutting a 78% expense ratio to 39% — plus the deal-killers they won’t touch.