I’ve closed over $500K in sales for my coaching business… but today I was shaking on the phone. I had to call a seller in Ohio and renegotiate a price we had already agreed on. Why? Because I made a rookie mistake… I underestimated repair costs on my first novation deal. The agent I’m working with walked the property, sent me videos, and flat-out said, “You’re going to lose money if you don’t go back and fix the contract.” I’ve done sales for 4+ years. I’ve closed big cash deals. But calling this seller back — knowing I had to drop the price — had me genuinely nervous. But guess what? I did it anyway. Because this deal is still projected to net $24,000… and this lesson will stick with me for life. Moral of the story: • Overestimate repairs. • Always leave cushion in your numbers. • And most importantly… don’t freeze when it’s time to face the hard convos. I’m far from a real estate expert. I’ve only done one deal so far (a $5K assignment). But I’m in the game. Learning fast. Making mistakes. Getting better. If you’re trying to grow, stop waiting until you “know it all.” Start. Mess up. Adjust. Profit. Repeat. Let’s work.

Beyond grateful for everything right now. Hiring and building a team around our culture, perseverance, and camaraderie. Being able to build is a blessing. Got $100k locked and loaded for next month. As you guys know, I'm a proof guy! My partner and I started this business three years ago with a dialer and an old list we pulled. Trial and error, trial and error systems falling apart, banking on the last dollars we had, people depending on us. Stress, doubt, everything that everyone goes through we persist and endure. I'm a normal guy who does the same boring things every day. A blessed risk-taker powered by God :) I want everyone to succeed. Time to crank!

What’s up everyone — just wanted to share a quick story for anyone out there overthinking or sitting on the sidelines like I was. I run a business full-time helping fitness coaches scale online, but recently started diving into real estate heavy as a long-term wealth play. Super new. No real experience. Just a lot of YouTube, guides, and trying to figure it out without wasting time. Came across the SMS blasting strategy (pretty much exactly like Chris teaches here), pulled a list, set up my texts… and within 2 days of sending out messages — locked up my first deal. Seller was out of state. Wanted to get rid of the property ASAP. Got it under contract for $40k. Found a buyer off Facebook and assigned it for $45k. $5,000 assignment fee on my first try. And let me be super clear → I am still extremely new to this. I will 100% mess up a ton moving forward. But this was easily the biggest learning experience I could’ve asked for. I sat on the sidelines way too long trying to “learn everything” first. Nothing — and I mean nothing — beats actually doing the thing. Messy action wins. If you’re in this group wondering if you know enough to start… you do. Go. Figure it out along the way. Big shoutout to everyone in here dropping game. Appreciate you all.