When you're looking at investment properties, where do you start? Most people fall in love with houses they shouldn't buy, waste hours visiting properties that never pencil out, and let emotions override the numbers. There's a sharper way to filter opportunities.
This episode dissects three different San Antonio properties—comparing equity capture potential, cash flow patterns, and what the math reveals—all before setting foot in a single house. You'll see why the property that looks most appealing at first glance may not hold up under scrutiny, and how to build a screening process that protects your time and capital.
What You'll Discover
The screening framework that separates properties worth your time from those that aren't, including the specific equity and cash flow thresholds used to filter deals
How three properties with different ages, layouts, and acquisition structures compare when analyzed through the lens of equity potential, ongoing cash flow, and holding period scenarios
Why evaluating properties before visiting them prevents analysis paralysis, eliminates emotional decision-making, and stops you from chasing deals that don't match your criteria
Key Timestamps
02:22 Why Information Flow Shapes Your Path - The philosophy behind seeking perspectives on wealth-building that challenge the conventional save-and-hope retirement approach
08:15 The Screening Process That Protects Your Time - How to sidestep analysis paralysis by running the numbers first instead of driving around neighborhoods falling for properties that won't work
19:51 Breaking Down Property #1 - Walking through a 1971 property to see how it measures against the minimum investment criteria for equity capture and cash flow
24:25 What Property #2 Reveals About Trade-Offs - Examining a 2007 property that captures more equity despite producing less monthly income, and why age matters for maintenance projections
29:15 The Long View on Property Performance - Understanding how to project what a property might deliver across different holding periods, and why this perspective changes which deals make sense
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