I want to encourage ppl here. I want to thank God for helping me. I work two jobs so I don’t have as much time as I would like to do the wholesaling. I felt like I’ve been stuck from month not getting anywhere. And I was driving and I saw a for FSBO sign i called no answer for like two days. I called again no answer left a text and a VM. He called me the following day. He said he wanted 86k for this property and with how small it was and needs almost a full gut it’s not going to work at that price. Due to Arv maybe 128k but this property had a big enough lot to split it up to make another lot. I knew that lot was worth 40k so contracted a builder and he said he would take it for 75k with the house and I got it under contract for 70k.

My first deal gave me confidence. My second year tested everything. After that first deal, I spent almost all my savings trying to build something real. Marketing. Tools. Learning. I reached a point where all I had left was my business money. No safety net. For months, I was calling sellers every single day. Same effort. Same discipline. But nothing was making sense. No contracts. No momentum. Just questions. I won’t lie, it was tough. That’s usually the part people don’t talk about. But I didn’t quit. I kept calling. I kept learning. And most importantly, I kept believing that something would eventually break through. Then during a festive period like this, I had a conversation with a seller that changed everything. On that call, I confidently talked about a property I had bought before. I explained the value, the opportunity, and the profit that came from understanding the numbers correctly. Not to brag, but to show clarity. That conversation built trust. The seller listened differently. The tone changed. The door opened. From that moment, things started shifting. Deals became easier to structure. Conversations became smoother. Confidence replaced hesitation. Here’s the lesson I want to leave you with. Struggle doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. Sometimes it means you’re early. Festive periods create motivated sellers. People want closure. They want a fresh start. They want solutions. If you stay consistent when others slow down, you position yourself for breakthroughs. If you’re in a tough season right now, don’t give up. Stay visible. Stay calling. Stay learning from people who’ve already walked the path. What feels heavy today might be the season that changes everything for you tomorrow.