I am still working on using LinkedIn. Does anyone use it as the free version and make meaningful connections, or is it worth paying for? They keep blurring stuff out telling me to do a free trial so curious what others are doing?

Hi all. I hope you have a great holiday!! I am trying to keep my head above water with all the Christmas events and gifting with family here and my two little ones 🤪, but I hope to get back in here and get on a call soon! Excited to listen to the recordings. I plan to keep making connections, working on doing 10 connections a day in Facebook and Instagram!! We can do this!!! Hope to connect with you all soon.

Fantastic session with the group today and I wish ALL of you could have been with us. 👉🏼 The Call is Attached Below. Check it Out 👀 We had tons of great questions, solid discussion, and a full walkthrough of the white-label web app (which honestly looks amazing). We also covered platform updates and some very interesting side conversations worth revisiting. Full call notes with timestamps below. ⏱️ Call Segments & Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 – 06:36 : ▶️ Opening Context & Call Setup - Purpose of the call and agenda overview - Why recent progress has been backend-focused - What to expect in the platform + process walkthrough ⏱ 06:36 – 08:08 : ▶️ White-Label Platform Overview & Status 🧩 - White-label system status and testing updates - What’s live now vs still being improved - CRM connection confirmation ⏱ 08:08 – 13:38 : ▶️ Classroom Updates & Knowledge Checks 🧠 - Knowledge checks as feedback tools (not tests) - Coverage: EMD, Double Close, Morby, Echo - Phase 1 (confidence) vs Phase 2 (deal execution) ⏱ 13:55 – 16:47 : ▶️ Community Engagement, Points & Streaks 🔥 - Member milestones and cash incentives - Points leaderboard and activity tracking - Monthly streak-only calls ⏱ 17:04 – 18:11 : ▶️ Branding Update & Positioning 🎯 - Name change to Transactional Funding Hub - Escrow-protected vs asset-backed clarification - Market positioning context ⏱ 19:16 – 22:09 : ▶️ White-Label Walkthrough (Front-End View) 🎨 - What borrowers see on member sites - Subdomain and branding structure - Customization options overview ⏱ 22:09 – 31:52 : ▶️ Deal Submission Flow (Behind the Scenes) ⚙️ - White-label vs RQF site submissions - Automatic referrer tagging - CRM → approval → Slack deal channels ⏱ 32:07 – 35:51 : ▶️ Live Demo: EMD Deal Submission 📝 - Step-by-step submission example - Data captured and stored - Borrower experience simplicity ⏱ 36:08 – 37:28 : ▶️ Premium Tier Breakdown & Pricing 💎 - What Premium includes - Live vs recorded access - Launch pricing status

Friday after lunch, my phone rings: “Do you have $100k? I’m at title right now and need it to close.” Totally new deal — no prep, no heads-up — but I recognize the voices. The borrower’s done several deals with us before, and Christina at GT Title? Absolute rockstar. 🙌 I call out, “Is Christina there?” and hear her from the background — “Hi Paul!” She gives me the quick rundown: Funds go in, deal closes, funds come right back — all same day. We wired the $100k, closed that afternoon, and wrapped up the week with a clean $1,500. ✅ Lesson of the day: fast money doesn’t always come from chasing deals — it also comes from being ready when the phone rings. 📞💪

I’m a member of Gator and also part of SubTo and the Owners Club, and a lot of what’s discussed here will feel familiar if you’ve been through Gator—especially Gator 1.0. This community is meant to be complementary to what’s taught in Gator, with a heavy focus on: ✅ Double close funding ✅ Earnest money funding (EMD) ✅ Morby-style methods and structures That said, this is not an official Gator community, and we are not directly connected to Gator or its operators. This is an independent community built to help: ✅ New and aspiring lenders get their first deals ✅ Build consistent deal flow ✅ Practice without worrying about capital or backend processes If Gator gives you the concepts and strategy, this community is here to help you roll up your sleeves and do the consistent non-sexy work to build skills, build relationship and find deals.