Meet Vera. She joined us with no experience. No capital. No deals to point to. The first year she did everything you'd expect. Made calls. Sent LOIs. Ran numbers on every deal that crossed her desk. And nothing closed. Twelve months of activity, zero closings. Most people quit around month six. She didn't. Then something changed. In 60 days, she closed two apartment deals. A few months later, a 20-unit multifamily in Dallas — with seller financing. Here's what most people miss about this story. Her activity didn't spike. She wasn't suddenly making more calls or sending better LOIs. She'd been doing that consistently the whole time. The market caught up to her. The sellers she'd been talking to for a year were finally ready. The relationships she'd been building had aged into deals. Deals don't happen when you're ready. They happen when the seller is ready. Your job is to be the person still there when they finally are. If you're grinding right now and nothing is landing — Vera's story is your reminder. You're not behind. You're building. Keep going. Ready to get serious? 📲 Book a call with us here

I had another member reach out and ask me about using credit cards as part of their “skin in the game” for a real estate deal. Instead of replying privately, I figured I’d post it here in case anyone else has been wondering the same thing. Can you use credit cards to help fund a real estate deal? The answer is… yes. Some investors do. One strategy is to call your credit card company and ask if they’ll lower your interest rate or offer a promotional rate. Some people also use balance transfer offers to reduce the cost of borrowing. The idea isn’t usually to buy the property with a credit card. Instead, some investors use that available credit for things like: - Earnest Money Deposits (EMD) - Due diligence costs - Closing costs - Part of their down payment or “skin in the game” - Small repairs or getting the property up and running At the end of the day, a credit card is just another financing tool. Like any tool, it can help you… or hurt you… depending on how you use it. A few things to think about: - Promotional rates don’t last forever, so make sure you have a plan before they expire. - Regular credit card interest can get expensive fast. - Not every lender is okay with borrowed money being used as your equity. Some are, some aren’t. Always ask before assuming. - Just because you can borrow the money doesn’t automatically mean it’s a good deal. One thing I’m learning is that good investors don’t just ask, “How do I get the money?” They ask, “What’s the smartest and least expensive way to put this deal together?” There are a lot of ways to fund a deal—seller financing, assumable loans, private money, business lines of credit, partnerships, and yes… sometimes even credit cards. The important part is knowing when each tool makes sense. I’m still learning myself, so if you’ve actually used this strategy, I’d love to hear your experience. What worked? What would you do differently?

Cap rate. Rent roll. NOI. They forget about the most important thing on the deal. The seller. The motivation of the person on the other side of the table is the variable that decides everything about your deal — the price you'll pay, the terms you'll get, and whether there's even a deal there at all. Two sellers can own identical properties at the same price. One is going through a divorce and needs to close in 60 days. One is a passive investor happy holding for another decade unless someone offers a premium. 👉 Same property. Two completely different deals. You can't see that from a listing sheet. You can only see it by understanding why they're selling. And there are really only a handful of reasons sellers sell. Tired of managing the property. A life event forcing the sale. Financial pressure they can't ignore. Each one of those gives you a completely different door to walk through in the negotiation. This week's resource for the community walks through the motivations sellers actually have — and how to identify them quickly on a first call. It's called Why Sellers Sell. And I built it just for YOU. 💬 Drop WHY below and I'll send it over.

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Welcome to Commercial Real Estate 101 🚀 This community is your launchpad into multifamily and commercial real estate — helping you build wealth and buy back your time through smart investing. You joined because you want to stop watching commercial deals happen — and start doing them yourself. Let's get you moving. ✅ Step 1 — Download the Skool app. Get it on Android or iPhone so you never miss a beat. 👋 Step 2 — Introduce yourself in the main feed This community is a networking tool — use it. In your intro, tell us: - Who you are and what you do in real estate - One big goal you want to achieve in this business - What you're looking to learn from the room - 📅 Step 3 — Check the Calendar Every live event we run lives here — including Coffee with Paul, Saturdays at 11am Eastern on Zoom. Add it to your calendar. It's where most new members say things start to click. 📚 Step 4 — Explore the Classroom The step-by-step path to your first (or next) commercial deal lives in here. Training, frameworks, and resources to level up fast. 💰 Step 5 — Analyze a deal and make an offer Whatever's holding you back — that's your first challenge to solve. The members who close deals in here aren't the smartest or the most experienced. They're the ones who show up. Ask questions. Post their wins and their walked-away-froms. The room only works if the room actually works. 🔥 Ready to move now? Check outCommercial Deal Academy — our paid community for members who want to go all in. 🚀 Want mentorship? Apply for the Commercial Dream Partner Program here. Welcome aboard. Let's get to work.