Serious Question for Active Investors (Flippers & BRRR Operators Especially)

[Luis Morales]

Quick context before I ask this.

My name is Luis Morales. I grew up in Illinois, and for the past few years I’ve been living in Mexico, working remotely within the U.S. real estate industry. 

And there’s one pattern I keep seeing over and over.

Let’s call it what it is:

Most investors don’t trust wholesalers.

Not because all wholesalers are bad but because ARVs are often inflated, comps are questionable, and assumptions are overly optimistic. By the time a deal hits your inbox, you’re already assuming it’s wrong and re-underwriting it from scratch.

That’s exhausting.

And at scale, it’s inefficient.

To be fair some good wholesalers are very good at one thing:

👉 finding distressed, off-market properties.

That skill absolutely matters.

But here’s the thought experiment I can’t shake:

What if investors had their own acquisitions partner not a wholesaler that they sometimes get deals from?

What if instead, you had one dedicated acquisition partner, someone who works only according to how you invest?

Not someone selling you deals.

Not someone paid to hype ARVs.

But someone embedded into your operation.

Someone who:

- Knows your buy box cold

- Understands your underwriting model

- Uses your ARV logic, rehab ranges, and margin thresholds

- Filters deals before they ever hit your desk

When a fix-and-flip or value-add deal comes up, this person would:

- Underwrite it exactly how you do

- Pull real comps (not retail fantasy comps)

- Deliver a tight, one-page deal summary

- Send it to you for a fast approve / pass

- If approved, help move it through contract

- And if it closes, stay involved. helping coordinate vendors, timelines, and execution instead of disappearing

In other words:

👉 Someone whose incentives are aligned with your profit, not deal volume.

So I’m genuinely curious:

-   Would a long-term acquisition + execution partner like this be valuable to you?

-   Would you rather work with one person who truly understands your model vs. constantly re-underwriting deals from different wholesalers?

-   And does a comp structure like $1,000 at purchase + 1% of final sale price feel fair if that person is involved end-to-end and accountable for outcomes?

Not selling anything.

Just pressure testing an idea based on what I see investors struggle with every day.

I’d especially love to hear from:

High-volume flippers

BRRR investors

Anyone doing 5+ deals per year

But even if your a new investor doing 1 or 2 deals a years, please don't hesitate to leave your comment. 

Tear it apart if you want I’m here for honest feedback.

[Steven Weidler]

For context, im certainly not a high-volume fix and flip guy.

I bought 4 duplexes in 25 and hope to get to 5-6 in 2026... Im a long term hold guy. My first one was a duplex when i moved home from college and it stuck with me. I'll been doing it for years and its what i know and love. Ive done 2 true fix and holds in 6 years. I own 3 single family houses, done 4 fix and flips in 10 years total.... all that to say im VERY pickey with my property because 1. I service my holds so i find tenants play landlord ect. Id rather find a few awesome buys, places i would move my family, take a slice to the margin and be more pickey with renters. I'm a control freak so it works for me....So picky about the property not pickey about the immediate returns (important for later).

In the first few years i never would have done something like you suggested. I sold loans for 15 years i can cold call. I was young, had all the energy, only a hand full of doors and totally single... now that im the landlord to close to 25 doors and counting, married with 3 little ones that demand time with dad (blessed) and thats exactly what id like. Someone i can outsource the sourcing at lease 75% of it.... I'd pay handsome or even in equity (or a combo) if i found someone who operated the way you described. I used to do all my own prospecting in the beginning but now I just dont have the time/energy so if i met a true PARTNER who handled the sourcing of the properties... gave me only things that are in a very select criteria..... and could assure me 2-6 a year..... ****of course no ones perfect but if a partner sent 5 and i bought 1 id be THRILLED WITH THAT. 

That to me this is the golden goose. My holly grail. Managing and maintaining profitability is where im good. This would let me that a SUPER IMPORTANT aspect out of my lap and focus on making sure the portfolio exceeds expectations. I dont know what id pay for that because ive never found anything close. i either hear lip services and then get nothing lead wise or i'll tell someone what im looking for and they spam me with things thats arent anywhere close.

If what you described really exists, i'd love to meet that person. Thats a true partner, and i can always use a true strategic partner.