Hey guys, Cody here… Well, his name may be super cool, and it certainly has a catchy ring to it, but “Rick the Rehabber” isn’t just a smart guy with a cool name… He’s one of our Clever Mentor students turned major success story, and he’s here today to share his perspective on what it’s […]
You’ve got to crawl before you walk, right? You know this. Everyone knows this. Okay, so maybe there are a few elite exceptions who defy the common rule, but for most of us, the saying rings true. But here’s the thing… Aren’t you tired of crawling? Aren’t you just dying to run or at least […]
Hey guys, Cody here. I wanted to share a great question that was recently asked on our Facebook page: “Have you ever had a real estate deal that didn’t go as planned and you guys had to get super creative in order to get out of the deal and still make some money?” Well, of […]
You know I’ve been in this business for more than 13 years now (in spite of the fact that I’m still told I look like a 17-year-old kid, wink, wink), but my business has changed a lot since I got started in 2002. Some changes are profound, whereas others, actually, reverted. What do I mean […]
Ya know, it seems that everybody who gets into REI sets their sights on flipping houses – whether they want to be a fix & flip rehabber like you see on TV or a wholesaler. And don’t get me wrong, I’m both… and I’m a firm believer that earning those chunks of cash through flipping […]
Got a really great and inspiring story to share with you today… One of the privileges of being in my position is having the chance to watch lives of regular, ordinary people literally changed right before my eyes. And a huge part of our Clever culture is celebrating these success stories as they occur. It […]
So I met with another motivated seller recently and it took me almost 3 hours before I walked away with the contract. It was a little 800 sq. ft., 2 bedroom, 1 bath house in Phoenix that I wanted to buy to renovate. My plan is to add 900 sq. ft. to the house and […]
Okay, the question I’m about to answer has a note of panic in it. One our readers, Phil, has a problem and he’s looking for answers – quickly: “Cody, I’m in a bit of a tough spot. I’ve been trying to make money in real estate for over five years and am now in a […]
In the previous lessons in our series, The Co-Wholesale Catastrophe and How the “Cowboy Bandit” Nearly Stole my $43k Wholesale Deal), I told my story of how the cowboy neighbor almost sabotaged my deal, and how my co-wholesaler went behind my back. Picking up where we left off, the exciting conclusion of our epic As […]
Previously, in Real Deals: The Cowboy Bandit that Almost stole $43,000, we discussed how I negotiated a killer deal by making a solid connection with the seller and building massive rapport – even to the point that her long-time neighbor (the Cowboy Next Door) tried to swoop in and sabotage the whole thing. But, I […]