In this episode of Uncontested Investing, we’re kicking off a two-part mini-series on cultivating strategy as a real estate investor. Instead of talking about a specific asset class or loan product, we zoom out and break down the four levers that drive every deal you touch: condition, timeline, motivation, and price.
We walk through how to analyze a property’s condition beyond the pretty photos, how to read the neighborhood standard, and why you should never let a seller’s urgency shortcut your own due diligence. We also get into red flags like hidden mold, incomplete renovations, and mechanic’s liens, the right way to use private lending and flexible timelines to create win–win deals, and how to negotiate price without being a vulture.
If you’re trying to get better at deal analysis, negotiation, and seller conversations, this first part will help you ask smarter questions, protect your ROI, and line up more contracts that actually close.
Quotables
“Make sure that you give yourself a timeline to evaluate and see the hidden elements that haven’t been divulged yet.”
“The bottom line is, does this renovation that’s necessary to bring it up to that standard, does it undo your ROI projection?”
“An investor can be a seller’s best friend because they’re the people that want to come in, get that deal done quickly, make those renovations quickly if they need to, get that property cash flowing at a pretty quick pace.”
Links
RCN Capital
https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast
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