Why Your Rehab Estimate Is Probably Wrong (And What to Do About It)

Posted on by Cam Dunlap

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Hey there, Cam Dunlap here.

I’m sitting here finishing up a bathroom remodel on the other side of the wall next to my home office — literally, the plumber just left — and it’s got me thinking about one of the most expensive mistakes I see wholesalers make over and over again.

They misprice repairs. Their per square foot rehab estimate looks tidy—and it’s still wrong. 

And it costs them the deal, their credibility with buyers, or both.

I had a question come in recently from one of our members — I’ll call him Alex. 

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The Negotiation Advantage Nobody Talks About: Why Sellers Take Less From Someone They Like

Posted on by Josh Brown

Hey there, Josh Brown here.

I want to tell you something that took me a long time to really internalize — and something I heard Cam say recently that stopped me in my tracks because it was so simple and so true.

He was negotiating on a deal near his place in Florida. Small waterfront property. Inheritance situation. He’d already told me he was at $400,000 on his offer — and he knew there were probably people who’d pay more.

His next line was: “But she’s gonna like me the best.”

He wasn’t joking.

He meant

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The One Signal That Finds Pre-Foreclosure Leads Before Anyone Else Does

Posted on by Cam Dunlap

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Hey there, Cam Dunlap here.

I get asked all the time how to find motivated sellers. 

But lately I’ve been getting a more specific version of that question, and it’s the right one to be asking: how do I find pre-foreclosure leads?

There’s a reason that question is coming up more. Foreclosure activity is climbing.

It’s nowhere near 2009 levels — not even close — but it’s meaningfully up. People who grabbed forbearances during COVID and have been treading water for years are finally running out of runway. Add in what’s happening with unemployment and

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The Right Marketing Budget For Beginners When Wholesaling Real Estate

Posted on by Cam Dunlap

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Hey there, Lou Castillo from the Real Estate Wealth Network here.

I hear from investors every week who are waiting until they have “enough” to start marketing. And every week those same investors are watching deals pass them by.

Here’s the thing. You don’t need a massive wholesale real estate marketing budget to get deals. You need the right stack for where you are right now. There’s a big difference.

Most beginners waste their limited marketing dollars on channels that require a much bigger spend to produce anything. Then they wonder why it’s not working. 


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