10/11/2026
Could a Full Email Inbox Cost You A Deal Making $50,000?
I was reviewing our email marketing data this morning and noticed something surprising.
A significant number of emails we send to our customers and students aren't being delivered because their Gmail mailboxes are full!
These aren't people who unsubscribed. They're people who actually want to receive our emails but don't realize they're missing them.
And it got me thinking about something much bigger.
How many opportunities do we miss simply because we aren't aware that we are missing them?
Imagine being one of my real estate coaching students and emailing me a potential fix and flip deal to review.
I review your deal, analyze the comparable sales, review the pictures, and your rehab estimates and I email you back: "The deal looks great! Go ahead and sign the contract and put up the deposit with the title company ASAP. I'll definitely fund that deal!"
Potential profit: $50,000.
But you never receive my email because your Gmail mailbox is full.
A few days later, another investor buys the house.
You just missed a potentially profitable opportunity over something that could have been prevented by paying Google $1.99 a month for extra Gmail storage.
💡 Here's the bigger lesson.
After more than 23 years of investing in real estate, and 18 years teaching, I've learned that successful investors think differently.
They understand the value of their time, recognize opportunities, and most importantly, they're prepared to grab those opportunities and take action.
One of the biggest obstacles I see with beginning investors is "paralysis analysis."
They spend so much time thinking about whether they should or should not do something that they never actually do it. It’s more comfortable for them to do nothing and not make a decision.
We call this the “comfort zone”.
I've always believed that one of the most valuable skills you can develop is learning to make good decisions quickly.
And that starts with having the right knowledge.
🏠 Let me give you a real example.
My student Dale purchased a rental property in Melbourne, Florida, for $94,000. I loaned him $80,000 as the private lender for him to buy the house.
He spent approximately $12,000 getting the house rent ready, and had to use his credit cards to finish up the repairs and pay the contractor. He rented the house to a Section 8 tenant for $1,800 a month.
💰 He paid $94,000 for the house. But it was appraised for $195,000 when he refinanced the mortgage.
That's $101,000 MORE than what Dale paid for the property!
When he refinanced the house, he paid off the $80,000 private lender loan, paid off the credit cards he used to pay for the materials and repairs, and still walked away with approximately $25,000 in cash.
That’s a no money down deal with $25,000 cash back. And he still owns the rental property that has $50,000 in equity and cash flow of $600 a month.
This house made him $75,000 (with no money down).
Now ask yourself this question….
What was the value of Dale knowing how to recognize that opportunity?
What was the value of knowing how much to pay for the house, how to estimate the repairs, how to fund the purchase with a private lender, and how to make the numbers work? The answer: $75,000 in cash and equity and $600 a month in cash flow.
That's exactly what I will be teaching my students next weekend at the Fixing and Flipping Houses Boot Camp. How to buy the right house at the right price by understanding After Repair Value, Comparable Sales, Labor and Material Costs, and how much to offer.
🏠 The Fixing and Flipping Houses Boot Camp is NEXT WEEKEND!
📅 Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 18, 2026
📍 Deerfield Beach, Florida
For three days, I'll personally teach you how to find, analyze, buy, fix, and flip houses. You'll learn how to calculate the After Repair Value (ARV), estimate renovation costs, determine your maximum offer price, and understand how investors use private lenders to fund deals.
I'll even take you on a bus trip to Home Depot to show you the materials we use when renovating houses so you can understand the material costs.
And with foreclosure activity and bank owned homes surging there are more and more buying opportunities to buy bank owned homes for pennies on the dollar. This is an excellent time to learn these skills.
Here's the important thing
Opportunities are all around us, but you have to know how to recognize them and be prepared to act when they come along.
Sometimes the most expensive decision you can make isn't spending money.
It's missing an opportunity.
My student Dale purchased a rental for $94,000 in Melbourne Florida. I loaned him $80,000. He spent $12,000 on his credit cards to make the house rent ready and rented it to a Section 8 tenant for $1,800 a month.
That house appraised for $195,000. That’s $101,000 more than what he paid!
When he refinanced the mortgage he paid off the private lender loan to me, paid the credit card bill for his repairs and still had $25,000 cash left over. It was a no money down deal that created $75,000 in cash and equity.
Can you really afford to NOT learn how to do this?
If you've been thinking about learning how to fix and flip houses, why not stop with the paralysis analysis and the procrastination and make the decision to come to my boot camp next weekend?
👇 I'll put the link to the Boot Camp in the comments below.
P.S. We only have THREE SEATS LEFT for next weekend!
I hope to see you there!
