How Ezakai finally broke through after jumping from mentor to mentor and getting deals stolen When you've been trying to make wholesale real estate work for five years, bought two different mentorships that didn't deliver, and watched deals get stolen from you multiple times, most people would call it quits and accept that maybe this business just isn't for them. But Ezakai understood something that separates winners from quitters - he was the chosen one in his family to break the generational curse, and giving up meant watching everyone he loved continue struggling while he worked seven days a week at a demanding job that drained his soul. The wake-up call came when he temporarily gave up on wholesaling to focus only on his six-figure job, but the feeling of settling for mediocrity ate him alive because he knew he was capable of so much more than being just another employee trading time for money. His first two mentorships failed because one was just a cheap course with zero support, and the second only taught Facebook ads during the market boom when motivated sellers existed but finding qualified buyers was nearly impossible without massive ad budgets. What attracted Ezakai to my mentorship was seeing someone his own age actually getting results and showing real conversations with sellers instead of just lifestyle content, which gave him confidence that if I could do it, he had no excuse not to succeed as well. The biggest breakthrough came when Ezakai realized that rapport building was everything - he lost a $30K deal because he rushed through the conversation after hearing the numbers instead of genuinely connecting with a father whose sick daughter needed medical money fast. Since his demanding job schedule only gave him two hours in the morning to handle wholesale business, Ezakai hired a VA to handle cold calling while he focused on closing the leads she generated, turning him from struggling solopreneur into strategic CEO. His first closed deal came from an elderly seller in Indiana with tenant problems who wanted to sell fast, and even though his buyer backed out two days before closing, Ezakai's persistence and relationship-building skills helped him find a replacement buyer and close for $4,000.

How Lisa proved age is just a number when determination meets the right opportunity When you've been a licensed realtor since 2004 but never made serious money because most agents average only $25,000 per year, hearing about wholesalers making $60,000 on single deals sounds too good to be true until you see it happening right in front of you. Lisa had spent years keeping her real estate license active while working as a full-time flight attendant, watching the traditional agent route fail to deliver the financial freedom she needed to build a legacy for her 23-year-old son and future grandchildren. The pivot point came when she discovered my videos showing real conversations with sellers and students getting actual results, not just lifestyle porn and empty promises, which convinced her that wholesale real estate was a legitimate business model worth learning. As a mature entrepreneur joining a community full of younger people, Lisa understood that staying relevant in today's world means being willing to learn from the next generation while bringing her own wisdom and experience to the table. Cold calling initially felt uncomfortable despite her people skills from years as a flight attendant, but Lisa's biggest challenge was balancing her irregular travel schedule with the consistent effort required to build a wholesale business from scratch. The breakthrough came when Lisa switched from cold calling to TikTok PPC ads, which allowed her to generate motivated seller leads around the clock regardless of whether she was flying to Miami or sitting at home in between flights. Her first major lead came from a desperate seller with a mobile home and land in Pleasanton, Texas, who needed help fast and had nowhere else to turn, which immediately triggered Lisa's nurturing instincts to solve real problems for real people. When Lisa brought this deal to Ricky during our Wednesday disposition calls, he immediately recognized the potential because the property sat right in front of a freeway with no restrictions, creating massive value for the right investor.

How Nash turned third time's the charm into life-changing money while everyone else went to finance jobs Growing up in middle-class Pittsburgh where success meant getting a good finance job and working your way up the corporate ladder, Nash was the black sheep who knew from a young age that sitting in an office for 40 years wasn't his destiny. While all his friends were planning their college majors and dreaming of six-figure salaries in downtown offices, Nash was making $500 a week as a leasing agent and feeling physically sick at the thought of doing that for the rest of his life. Real estate had always been in his blood since both his parents were in the industry, but Nash was searching for a way to build wealth without the traditional agent route that required face-to-face meetings and local market limitations. His first attempt at learning wholesale real estate ended in complete disaster when he paid for a program from someone who turned out to be a total fraud and disappeared from the internet, taking Nash's money with him and nearly destroying his belief in online education. The second mentor was legitimate with a huge following and seemed credible, but they were teaching on-market strategies like Zillow and bandit signs that simply don't work in today's competitive environment, especially in Pittsburgh where wholesalers are looked down upon by real estate agents. After two failed attempts and over $10,000 spent on mentorships that didn't work, Nash was on the verge of giving up when my "You're Wholesaling Wrong" ads kept appearing on his Instagram feed, driving him crazy with curiosity about virtual wholesaling. When Nash finally booked a call expecting to talk to some sales rep, I personally answered the phone, which shocked him so much he was convinced it wasn't really me until we got on the Zoom call and he realized I was genuinely committed to being there for my students. The difference with my program wasn't just the curriculum but the fact that I explained wholesaling as building a real business rather than some get-rich-quick scheme, which resonated with Nash's understanding of what entrepreneurship actually requires.