Your first wholesale deal: the honest checklist
No hype, no "quit your job" energy. The actual sequence that takes a beginner from zero to a signed assignment.
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Pick ONE market and one list
Beginners drown in options. One county, one motivated-seller list, ninety days. Depth beats breadth every time.
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Learn to comp before you market
If you cannot estimate ARV within a reasonable band, you cannot make an offer. Practice on sold listings until your numbers stop embarrassing you.
- 3
Talk to sellers before you feel ready
Your tenth conversation will be fine. Your first three will be rough. There is no path that skips the rough ones.
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Build the buyers list in parallel
Every "we buy houses" sign, every cash sale on the county record, every investor meetup. You need buyers before you need them.
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Get the contract reviewed once
One attorney review of your purchase agreement and assignment. Cheap insurance for every deal after.
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Track everything from day one
The habit that separates businesses from hobbies. Every lead, call, and offer in one pipeline. Free, in our case, so there is no excuse.
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