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.
Flip Disposition Strategy: Why the Sale Decides the Deal
Cody Mills did $20M in flips in 11 months. His flip disposition strategy: two dispo agents, eight open houses in month one, and the defects you can’t market around.
Micro Resort Development: Buy Box, Capital Stack, Revenue
What a micro resort is, the buy box that makes one work, how a $5.1M capital stack came together, and where event and nightly revenue actually comes from.
Scaling a Property Management Company to 2,000 Units
Inside a 2,000-unit Bakersfield property management operation: $150K/month in fees, 34 staff, why maintenance out-earns management, and what breaks at scale.
Tokenizing Real Estate Development Capital: How It Works
How tokenized real estate development funding works: the 20–100 unit capital gap, smart-contract draw control, 2.2x target returns, and why 5 of 6 deals get rejected.
Denver Rental Property Investing: Eviction Risk and Cash Flow
What Denver rental property investing actually costs now: six-month eviction reserves, $30-40K worst cases, 20-25% down to break even, and DSCR vs Fannie pricing.
How to Lease Vacant Office Space: Spec Suites That Work
Why big raw office blocks sit while sub-8,000 sf finished suites lease fast, what a spec suite build costs you, and when office-to-medical conversion pencils.
Google Ads for Land Investors: Cost Per Lead and Deal Math
Google Ads for land investors runs $70-80 per lead and about $5,000 per closed deal. Here’s the full funnel math and why the cash cycle, not lead cost, kills deals.
How to Accept Crypto for a Real Estate Closing: Fees & Steps
How accepting crypto for a real estate closing actually works: the three-step conversion process, 1–1.5% fees, source-of-funds proof, and the risks.
Opportunity Zone Tax Credits: How the Math Really Works
How an Opportunity Zone tax credit actually pays: a 10% state credit sold at 85 cents, an 8.5% year-one yield, and the deferral bill that hits mid-project.
Flipping Mobile Homes on Leased Land: Risks and Margins
How to screen land-lease risk, price around lot rent, source deals through park managers, and sell to cash buyers when flipping mobile homes on rented lots.
How Appraisers Pick Comps: Rules Investors Get Wrong
How appraisers pick comps: the real square footage range, what disqualifies a comp, the one-mile myth, and why extra bedrooms add nothing to appraised value.
Buying Rentals Under $100K: DSCR Terms and Buy Box Math
How one Virginia investor buys rentals under $100K: a 2/1 buy box at $1,000-$1,200 rent, a 15%-down DSCR threshold, and a required $20K-$30K refi pull.