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.
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.
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.