First Responder RE Academy

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STEP #1: 🚨 WELCOME TO THE FIRST RESPONDER REAL ESTATE ACADEMY 🚨

What’s up Crew — I’m Brian Waters. 🔥 Fire Captain with LA County 🏠 Built a $3M+ rental portfolio in ~4 years 📈 Did it out of necessity, not hype 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family first. Overtime optional. I didn’t grow up rich.I didn’t inherit properties.I just got tired of trading time for money and decided to build a second pension with real estate. Now I’m here to show YOU how to do the same — step by step. 🧠 WHAT YOU GET INSIDE THE ACADEMY This isn’t YouTube fluff.This is a real-world playbook built for first responders & W-2 heroes with busy lives. 📚 CORE TRAINING MODULES ✅ Real Estate Fundamentals (no jargon) ✅ Buy & Hold Cash-Flow Rentals ✅ BRRRR Strategy (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refi, Repeat) ✅ Out-of-State Investing Systems ✅ Market Selection & Deal Analysis ✅ Financing, Loans & Creative Capital ✅ Property Management (without headaches) ✅ Taxes, Write-Offs & Wealth Preservation ✅ Scaling to 10+ properties responsibly 🧮 TOOLS & RESOURCES (THE SECRET SAUCE) 🧠 Deal Analyzers & Calculators 📋 Step-by-Step Checklists 🛠 Rehab & Turnkey Due Diligence Sheets 📑 Offer Templates & Scripts 📊 Cash Flow & BRRRR Calculators 📁 Plug-and-Play Systems I Actually Use If I use it → you get it. 🤝 COMMUNITY (THIS IS HUGE) 👨‍🚒 Firefighters 👮‍♂️ Law Enforcement 🧑‍⚕️ Nurses ✈️ Pilots 🛠 W-2 Warriors Ask questions Post deals. Get feedback. Learn from people doing the thing, not just talking about it. No gurus. No egos. Just action-takers. 📞 WEEKLY LIVE CALLS 🗓 Weekly group coaching calls 🎯 Deal breakdowns 🧠 Strategy Q&A 🚧 Real problems, real solutions Bring your numbers.Bring your questions.Leave with clarity. 🏠 WEEKLY DEALS BROUGHT TO YOU 📍 Out-of-state cash-flow rentals 📍 Turnkey opportunities 📍 BRRRR-friendly properties I’ll show you how I analyze them — not just tell you “it’s a good deal.” 🧑‍💼 MY CONTACTS (THE A-TEAM) 🤝 Lenders 🤝 Property Managers 🤝 Turnkey Providers 🤝 Contractors🤝 CPAs 🤝 Title Companies You don’t need to build the team from scratch.I already did that part. 🔥 OPTIONAL 1-ON-1 COACHING

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👋New Member Intro

STEP #2 👋 INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

- Name - First responder role (or W-2 hero) - City/State - Where you are in real estate (0 deals, 1–3, 5+, etc.) - What you want this community to help you with most 👉 Bonus: Drop how long you’ve been serving your community 🇺🇸

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Ask for Help Sunday 🤝

Today is for QUESTIONS. Post anything you’re stuck on: - Deal analysis - Financing - Markets - Strategy - Mindset 👉 No such thing as a dumb question. Someone here needs the same answer.

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🏡 AIRBNB SHARE THREAD- LET’S SUPPORT EACH OTHER 💪🚨

If you own or manage an Airbnb / short-term rental, drop it right here 👇 This is the power of community. When one of us wins, we all win. Instead of booking random places online, let’s: ✅ Support fellow members ✅ Keep money inside the community ✅ Help each other increase occupancy ✅ Build long-term relationships 👇 Post the following: 📍 City & State 🏠 Property type (cabin, condo, house, etc.) 🔗 Airbnb / VRBO link 📆 Ideal dates or seasons to book (optional) Whether it’s a ski trip, family vacation, work travel, or a quick getaway — check here first. This is what happens when the right people are in the same room.

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Why Every New Investor Needs a Buy Box (Before Writing Offers)

If you’re brand new to buy-and-hold real estate, this step is non-negotiable. There are two big reasons your Buy Box matters 1️⃣ It trains your investor eye Your Buy Box is simply your personal deal filter — the specific criteria you track every single day. Here’s the truth most beginners miss: 👉 You can’t spot a great deal… 👉 until you first understand what a NORMAL deal looks like. That only comes from reps. When you consistently study properties inside your Buy Box for 90–180 days, something powerful happens: ✅ You start recognizing patterns ✅ You understand true market averages ✅ You stop guessing and start analyzing Once you can confidently answer: “What does an average deal look like in my market?” 💥 That’s when your offers start getting sharp. (And inside the First Responder Real Estate Academy, we don’t chase average deals.) 2️⃣ It protects you from shiny object syndrome This is where most new investors go sideways. A properly defined Buy Box forces you to ignore everything outside your lane while you’re learning. Because if you don’t? ❌ You get distracted ❌ You chase random deals ❌ You confuse yourself ❌ You stall your momentum Focus creates clarity. Clarity creates confidence. Confidence creates action. 👨‍🚒 Takeaway: Master your Buy Box first… and the great deals will start to stand out like flashing lights. 🚨 Inside First Responder Real Estate Academy, I walk you step-by-step through building your Buy Box and analyzing deals the right way. 👇 Drop in the comments: Have you clearly defined your Buy Box yet — or are you still all over the place?

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