7FF 974: The $80,000 Contractor Mistake I'll Never Make Again

June 10, 2025

About This Episode

What if I told you the #1 reason most “investors” NEVER buy their first property...

Has nothing to do with the market?

It’s not a lack of leads.

Not even a bad contractor (although you’ll hear how I could’ve prevented an $80,000 mistake with mine).

If you’ve even done one deal, you’re statistically ahead of a lot of people.

And AI could take you that much further.

This might be my favorite episode of the Bottom Line yet…

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