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Week 2 Homework – Stress Testing Reality
This week is about applying pressure to what you identified in Week 1. We are not fixing anything yet.We are testing whether your current setup actually holds. Complete the following before the next call: - Complete all four stress tests in writing: - Income Shock (25% income drop) - Expense Shock (repair, missed rent, or $5k–$10k hit) - Time Compression (5 hrs/week vs. 10 hrs/week) - Capital Lockup (capital unavailable for 12 months) - Build your Fragility Map: - Income Shock (25% income drop) - Expense Shock (repair, missed rent, or $5k–$10k hit) - Time Compression (5 hrs/week vs. 10 hrs/week) - Capital Lockup (capital unavailable for 12 months) - Clearly identify your Primary Constraint: - Time - Capital - Cash flow - Emotional bandwidth(You may note a secondary, but you must choose one primary.) Note: Full Week 2 deliverables are in the Classroom “Week 2 – Stress Test Deliverables Upload.” Post your homework in the comments using the template from the “READ THIS FIRST” post. Deadline: Post in the comments by Monday, 7 pm EST. Late = you’re breaking a promise to yourself more than to me. This is not about feeling good. It's about seeing what’s real under pressure. Do the work.
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Geoff & Tessa Week #2 Homework: 2/2/26 STRESS TEST SCENARIOS: Income Shock (25% income reduction): What breaks first? - Travel. Dining out/entertainment. Non negotiable? - Child’s private school, keeping the house What assumptions from last week get exposed? - Do we really make as much as we think? Expense Shock (5-10k hit) Where are sudden and unavoidable expense increases most likely coming from? - repairs (home, rental, car), medical, food. What hurts the most? - Food in/(greed)flation. What expenses are not stable that you thought were? - Property tax/insurance Time Compression (adding 5-10 additional hrs of responsibility per week) What breaks first? (in order): - The dreams (work towards other, more satisfying careers: real estate investing, music, volleyball business, writing…) - Health (diet, exercise, meditation, house/car cleaning, etc…) - Relationships (family time, friends) - WHAT DO WE ALLOW TO BREAK LAST? – THE CRAPPY JOB THAT’S ALREADY HINDERING ALL THE OTHER MORE IMPORTANT THINGS!!!! FUNNY HOW THAT WORKS OUT! HAHAHA!What commitments were never realistic? - Music work, some house projects, some cooking and fitness goals… Capital Lockup (capital unavailable for 12 months) What decisions become impossible: - Not impossible – just more difficult and delayed: buying and rehabbing. Which options completely disappear? - Nothing, but our control over the timeline disappears, or is greatly diminished. What pressure shows up first: - Trying to bring in more work and tightening our belts to save more. Trying to raise more from other investors FRAGILITY MAP: What breaks first: - Dreams, Entertainment, Health, Relationships – in that order What survives: - Day job, some chores. What actually matters: - Relationships, Dreams, Health, Entertainment (part of health in many ways) – in that order. GREATEST CONSTRAINT RIGHT NOW: - In order: Capital, Cashflow, Time, Emotional bandwith – but really, we’re pretty low on all of them! Ha! WEEK 3 PRE-WORK
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Geoff & Tessa Week #3 Homework: 2/9/26 Primary Constraint: - Capital “No” Triggers: - Less than 3% Cashflow OR Less than 30% AAR @10 year - Not enough information to make a 100% solid decision (for right now – lower risk until capital comes up) - Requires knowledge or work outside the expertise or our trusted network “Yes” Standards: - Must be BRRRR - Must have money back in 6 months - Must require <25k from us (for immediate future) Decision Filter: YES standards -> No Triggers -> Constraint Check -> Pause if needed Weekly questions: 1. What we did: - Got investment contractor recommendations - Set syndication lawyer appointments - Studied Privy - Locked down 60 of 80k outside needed - Talked with lender JV options 2. Proof - Dylan - Brad - Did it (Started Last Week, Finished this week) - Nolan, Oscar, Parents. - Diversified Financing Solutions 3. Biggest win this week: - Discussion with Diversified Financing Solutions 4. Biggest challenge/where we’re stuck - Making time. 5. What we commit to before next call: - Have looked at 2, 4plex deals with lender
14d •
Today’s check-in: Intentional Freedom is built in the boring middle
If you’re still showing up right now, you’re doing the part most people skip. The first few weeks of the year are full of fresh energy and big intentions.Then the “new” wears off… and the work gets quiet, repetitive, and unglamorous. That’s not a problem. That’s the path. Intentional freedom isn’t built in big moments. It’s built in small decisions you repeat until they become your normal. 2-minute alignment check: Drop a comment with your answers: What does “intentional freedom” mean for you right now? (More time? less stress? more income? better health? clarity?) What’s one thing that’s been pulling you off-track lately? ( Overwhelm, distractions, inconsistency, avoidance, etc.) What is your ONE needle-mover for today? Choose one: Business: follow up with 10 leads, underwrite 1 deal, send 3 offers, post 1 property/dispo, make 5 agent/owner connections Life: 30-min walk, protein-first meals, 80 oz water, 15-min planning reset, 20-min “household admin” cleanup Mindset: one hard conversation, one boundary, one “no” to protect your lane The standard for today: One intentional action. Done on purpose. Comment your ONE needle-mover and come back and tell us when it’s complete.
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What does “intentional freedom” mean for you right now? - Prioritizing and focusing on the important things, filtering out the noise to build a better life. What’s one thing that’s been pulling you off-track lately? The day job I'm trying to escape. Interrupts enough to keep me distracted from building the dream. What is your ONE needle-mover for today? One "NO" to protect my lane.
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🚨 Tomorrow is the end of January.
That’s 1/3 of Q1. How’s that “new year, new me” thing going? If you’re already slipping, congratulations: you’re normal.This is the exact moment most people start to drift. Not because they’re lazy.Because the dopamine is gone and the boring part showed up. Weeks 1–2: Motivation. New notebooks. Big promises.Weeks 3–4: Reality. Same problems. Same calendar. Less excitement.Week 5: People start calling it “alignment” when it’s really avoidance. Here’s the truth: Winners aren’t motivated longer. They stay consistent when it gets dull.January is the “launch.”February is the “who’s actually serious” month. Quick gut-check (takes 60 seconds): Drop a comment with your answers: 1. What was your #1 Q1 goal? (business + personal) 2. Are you on track? Yes / No / Kinda lying to yourself 3. What slipped first? (sleep, food, workouts, leads, follow-up, spending, etc.) 4. What’s your ONE fix for February? (one behavior, not a fantasy) If you’re behind, do this one thing: Pick one non-negotiable daily action for February. Examples: - Business: 3 leads/day, 10 follow-ups/day, 1 offer/day, 1 underwriting/day - Personal: 80 oz water, 30 min walk, protein at breakfast, lights out by 10:30 Make it so small you can’t “not have time.”Because you don’t need a new plan. You need a rhythm. January ends tomorrow.If you’re not on track, fix it now. Not February 15th when you “feel ready.”
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1) buy a brrrrable 4-plex buy end of Q1 2) NO! 3) Property search and analysis 4) Analyze 5 properties per week
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