Everyone in this room has been here: a broker tells you the deal is “clean, easy, and ready to cash flow.” I had one in East Texas: ➡️ Originally $1.2M, discounted to $1M ➡️ Long-term tenants, no major capex ➡️ Seller financing available Looked like the perfect wholesale play. But when I dug deeper, here’s what I found: 🚨 4 campers in the parking lot being used as housing 🚨 Overgrown, broken fences, potholes everywhere 🚨 24 pages of city code violations (feces in units, unsafe wiring, rotten roofs, blocked fire exits) And the kicker? The broker had never even visited the property. 👉 Here’s the lesson: Don’t trust the broker. You have to vet this info for yourself. Too many people lose money not because of the deal, but because they didn’t check behind the numbers or the story. That’s why I created this guide: Don’t Trust, Must Verify. Inside you’ll learn: ✅ The one question to always ask a broker (and what their answer really means) ✅ How to pull city records that expose hidden risks ✅ The exact checklist I use on every site visit ✅ How to use “bad deals” as practice that sharpens your skills If you want it, drop VERIFY below and I’ll send it your way.

Day1: Your homework is to pull a listing from crexi.com reply to this post with a link to your listing Day 2: Find the NOI for your subject property Calculate the cap rate and run the bank test Determine what the whisper offer would be...

Most investors look for funding after they find a deal. That’s the mistake. If you’re serious about flipping or doing BRRRR deals, funding isn’t something you chase when a property shows up. It’s something you secure before you start making offers. Think about how fast good deals move. A wholesaler sends a property to several investors. Offers come in quickly. The seller asks one simple question: “Can you show proof of funds?” The investor who already has funding lined up can say yes immediately. The investor who needs time to figure it out usually loses the deal. Successful investors understand this shift: They don’t hunt for money after they find deals. They build funding relationships first, so they can move fast when the right property appears. If you’re actively looking for deals right now, make sure your funding is ready before the next opportunity shows up. If this perspective makes sense to you, comment “READY” below.