I recently connected with a brother that I mentored in 2019. He shared with me, his wins and losses over the last six years and exactly how he’s been scaling his portfolio. I hope you find it as awesome as I did!
He shared the following:
The very first property I ever bought, I used a cash advance on my wife’s credit card.
$8,000.
That’s it.
It was a 3 bed / 1 bath house in a town I’d never even heard of.
I took the approach that you taught me of exactly how to go about investing in out-of-state real estate because the market in my own backyard was way too high!
I bought it as-is, never stepped foot in it…and that one move showed me what was possible.
Once I realized I could buy a whole house for under $50K — virtually —
I knew you were right and I’d found something worth mastering!
Here’s the exact process I’ve been using ever since…
I go to Zillow, and I plug in the same filters every time:
• Price: $5K–$50K
• Beds: 2+
• Baths: any
• Single family homes only
• 1,000+ square feet
• Agent listed only (no off-market, no auctions, no “coming soon”)
• And absolutely no HOAs
Once those filters are in, I zoom all the way out until I can see the entire country
Then I click into different states.
Pennsylvania was where I started.
But there are deals all over — especially in the Northeast.
Once I’ve picked a state, I sort the results by “Newest → Oldest” and scroll all the way to the last page.
The oldest are key! Those are the listings that have been sitting a while — the hidden gems.
From there, I go through each one and look at the pictures.
I’m not just asking: “Can this make money?”
I’m asking: “Could a single mom with 2 kids move in tomorrow?”
If it looks clean, livable, and like something someone would actually want to own — I drop it into my Google Sheet.
After about 20–30 minutes, I’ll usually have a solid list.
Then I go back through and rank each property:
• “1” if it’s super clean and move-in ready
• “5” if it needs serious love or scares me a little lol
I focus in on the 1s and 2s…
Those are the ones I start calling agents about.
Once I confirm the condition, I have a contractor in the area or a handyman in the area walk the property for me. Take pictures and do a video.
I also have a realtor in the area do the same. If all checks out, make an offer, contract and purchase the property. I make the move and buy the property — no second-guessing.
And that’s it.
That’s how I’ve been able to pick up 9 deals under $50K…
…without doing any wholesaling, rehabbing, or tenant chasing.
Over and over again.
Our sessions really helped to give me the confidence and knowledge I needed to get started on this journey and now I make $5100 a month in cash flow from my investments. If I can help your students in anyway, please pull me in.
I hope this testimony from one of my mentees blesses someone out there on the verge of getting started.
You got this! Check out our “Cashflow From Anywhere” course if I can be of any assistance!
