EP 469 - Your Desperate Deals are Destroying Your Real Estate Biz

Dec 9, 2025

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New and experienced investors are making a lot of mistakes in this market. Whether it's out of desperation or overconfidence, people are ignoring red flags, not calculating risk correctly, and chasing deals that can destroy their business. In this episode, you'll learn the real value of cash in this market and how to weigh risk in every deal so you can stay in the game!

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Introduction (00:00)

What new investors get wrong about cap rates vs. appraisal value (02:42)

Section 8 abuse and the truth about cash flow (05:04)

How DSCR requirements have changed (09:29)

How lenders are cracking down on DSCR fraud (12:13)

Why your first flip shouldn’t be a big project (13:45)

The major math mistake new investors make (16:36)

Balancing reward vs. risk in real estate (18:03)

Why a “long-term investing mindset” is dangerous for new investors (21:13)

What newbies need to know about their first big loss (23:51)

Why comps in this market are unreliable (28:12)