Some days I jump out of bed believing, “This is really going to work.” Other days, it takes a lot more effort to fight off the negative talk in my own head. I think we all want evidence. Evidence that if we take the risk, it will pay off. Evidence that we are heading in the right direction. Evidence that all the time, energy, money, learning, networking, and uncomfortable growth is actually leading somewhere. This has all been new for me since February. And in that time, I’ve built some incredible relationships, learned more than I could have imagined, and had a lot of deals come across my desk and get submitted. But none of them have actually closed and paid out yet. I still say, “Yes, this is going to work,” because I believe it will. But some days it’s harder to convince my mind to keep going when I don’t have the financial evidence to back that belief up yet. Right now, we’re fighting to get EMD returned after my contact decided to swap it out after we had already funded it. The escrow officer literally said, “This is highly unusual circumstances as Earnest Money is not swapped ever.” And yet… here we are. These are the moments that test you. The moments where something goes sideways and that little voice starts saying: See? Maybe this isn’t working. Maybe you made the wrong decision. Maybe you should stop before you lose more. And I think this is the part of building something that people don’t talk about enough. You don’t always get the evidence first. Sometimes you have to keep showing up before the results show up. So today, I’m choosing to look at the evidence I do have. The relationships I’ve built. The people who trust me enough to bring me their deals. Everything I’ve learned in the last seven months. The fact that I understand this business in a completely different way than I did in February. And the opportunities that keep getting closer and closer. The financial evidence isn’t here yet. "YET" is the important word. Maybe believing in what you’re building isn’t about never doubting it.

New Member Intro - Name: Aldo Chandra. Location: Philly/South Jersey area. How long in RE/funding: I run a wholesale/dispo shop plus a separate property-tech company, been full-time in RE a while now, new to the transactional-funding/stack side specifically. One thing excited to learn: the ECHO/double-close fee structure — still wrapping my head around which leg each fee actually lands on based on the threads here. Fun one: usually building internal automation tools when I'm not working deals.

I’ve been looking forward to getting back to our live calls this week after the unexpected surgery on my mouth last week. The past couple days were great progress with swelling coming down, but today I’m swollen up pretty bad and not able to talk much. I’m back at the doctor on Thursday as well, 👉 so we will need to take this week off from live calls. If I’m doing better after Thursday, maybe we can sneak in calls Friday and/or Saturday. 🤞 ❗️ Keep killing it with your outreach, meetups and social media … building relationships!! 💙 Remember, our relationships is what drives renewal 🔄 business, the way your efforts are leveraged into outsized profits. Note: me being down has virtually 0️⃣ impact on the actual lending business since Justin runs lending operations and Alfonso and Manoela are rock stars. ⭐️ I don’t want anyone worrying that I’m slowing down deals. That’s priority number one, always.

I have a borrower who needs someone to supply the liquidity. It has to be 2 months of bank statements. I don't think the Relay funds transfer will work since it has to be 2 months. I have people offering to give the statements but don't want to do the Personal Guarantee or be on the borrower's operating agreement of their LLC. Any suggestions??? @Justin Pilakka

Are condos good for Transactional Funding? I've generally tried to avoid them, but there was someone who I just messaged and she said it's UC and off-market. I did check the property and it is.