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Make $40,000 on Your First Real Estate Deal.

The first-deal investor path Learn the deal math, underwriting, financing, and execution system behind a profitable first acquisition.

Six live sessions. Unlimited portal access. Real reps every week. This is not theory. You learn how to buy right, rehab with discipline, choose the exit, and make the numbers tell you what to do next.

Up to 10 investors per class·Live weekly sessions·Deal math & portal tools·Flip or BRRRR strategy

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How It Works

Real estate investing taught step by step, with tools to match.

Most real-estate courses bury you in PDFs and call it a curriculum. We do the opposite. The six live sessions walk through how a real deal comes together: how to analyze the property, understand the numbers, build the team, compare financing, structure ownership, and prepare for closing and management. The portal stores every checklist, calculator, and script you need to execute between sessions.

1

Live Group Session

You and your class — up to 10 investors — learn the process behind a real deal: what to look for, how to read the numbers, and where new investors get burned.

2

Homework Assignment

Every week ends with one specific reps-based task — underwrite three deals, interview two lenders, vet three wholesalers.

3

Portal Asset

The exact spreadsheet, checklist, or script that makes the homework executable is waiting in your portal — no information overload.

The Curriculum

Learn what to evaluate, who to work with, how to finance, and how to close.

Each week is one live group coaching session — with up to 10 investors in the room — focused on one part of putting a deal together. You learn what is needed, how the pieces fit together, and what to do before putting money into a property.

Week 1

The Math of the Deal

Define your Buy Box. Run the numbers across exit strategies — flip, BRRRR, buy-and-hold, wholesale. Learn Risk Adjustment as the lens for spotting red flags before you spend a dollar.

PORTAL ASSET
Underwriting Spreadsheet · Due Diligence Checklist HOMEWORK
Underwrite 3 live-market deals; submit ROI, Cap Rate, and Cash-on-Cash for each.
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Week 2

The Investor Identity

Shift to the Know → Do → Be framework. Apply the 7 Rules to real estate: values-driven deal selection, process and behavior over emotion, data-led decisions every time.

PORTAL ASSET
90-Day Daily Discipline Tracker HOMEWORK
Commit to 3 daily reps — deal review, market study, outreach — and start the tracker.
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Week 3

Deal Flow & The Power Team

How to vet wholesalers, agents, contractors, attorneys, and lenders. Build the outreach and referral system that produces consistent deal flow instead of one-off lucky finds.

PORTAL ASSET
Wholesaler Vetting Script · Power Team Directory Template HOMEWORK
Run the vetting script on 3 wholesalers and add 5 vetted contacts to your directory.
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Week 4

The Capital Stack

Property profile vs. personal profile financing. Deep dive on Hard Money, DSCR, conventional, seller financing, and creative structures. How lenders think — and how to win them.

PORTAL ASSET
Lender Interview Guide HOMEWORK
Interview 2 lenders (1 DSCR, 1 Hard Money) and document terms side-by-side.
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Week 5

Asset Protection & Structure

The role of Trusts, LLCs, and Corporations. Holding company vs. operating company. How to scale without personal liability — framed as structure you review with your attorney and CPA.

PORTAL ASSET
Entity Flowchart · DIY Entity Flaw Brief HOMEWORK
Draft your target entity structure and book a consult with a real-estate-savvy attorney.
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Week 6

The Finish Line

Navigate the ALTA closing statement line by line. Decide self-manage vs. hire a property manager. Build the Day-1 plan that turns a closed deal into a performing asset.

PORTAL ASSET
ALTA Cheat Sheet · Property Manager Vetting Form · Day-1 Management Checklist HOMEWORK
Mark up a sample ALTA line-by-line; produce a Day-1 operations plan for your next acquisition.
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The Deal Math

Make $40,000 on your first deal.

First Deal Example

A $60,000 purchase can become a $40,000+ net profit.

In this example, the investor buys a property for $60,000, invests $35,000 into rehab, and finishes with a $150,000 after-repair value. The class teaches how to underwrite both exits before you buy: sell it for a profit or refinance it into a rental.

Purchase price$60,000
Rehab budget$35,000
After-repair value$150,000
Flip ExitAmount
Sale price at ARV$150,000
Purchase + rehab basis-$95,000
Estimated selling and closing costs at 8%-$12,000
Estimated net profit$43,000
Refinance + Rental ExitAmount
New loan at 75% of $150,000 ARV$112,500
Purchase + rehab basis paid back-$95,000
Cash returned at refinance$17,500
Estimated monthly rent$1,400
Estimated debt service, taxes, insurance, and reserves-$1,115
Estimated monthly cash flow$285

The point is not to chase a random property. The point is to know your numbers before you buy: acquisition, rehab, ARV, exit costs, refinance proceeds, rent, and reserves. Income examples are illustrative, not promises.

What's Included

Everything tied to putting a real deal together.

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