I’m very interested in learning to wholesale real estate , I’m finding gurus that first give out a free webinar and then I supposed try to sell you on their course. Anyone can give me advise on how to get started wholesaling
@Hugo Alvarado Welcome to the BP community. My advice is to skip the expensive guru courses and start by learning the fundamentals through free resources, networking and hands-on experience. I would also recommend joining your local REIA to connect with active wholesalers, investors and mentors in your market. Those relationships can be far more valuable than any course. Best of luck getting started.
Hugo, start by learning the basic process, but do not stay stuck watching videos. Pick one market and one way to find motivated sellers. Then start having conversations, analyzing properties, building relationships with local buyers, and making offers.
You do not need another huge course promising easy money. You need to understand your local wholesaling laws, use the correct contracts, and consistently follow up with sellers. Wholesaling is really a sales and marketing business. Most of what you need to learn will come from talking to actual sellers and working through real opportunities.
I’m very interested in learning to wholesale real estate , I’m finding gurus that first give out a free webinar and then I supposed try to sell you on their course. Anyone can give me advise on how to get started wholesaling
As someone who has been in the business for a long time, and seen thousands of wholesalers come and go, make sure you're doing this for the right reasons. If you are looking for a get rich over night strategy, this isnt it. But if you're ready to roll up your sleeves and do the work, then keep pushing forward. You dont need a guru or some expensive program. The information is out there. Start with the fundamentals: market research--where will you look for deals? What is the regulatory climate like (wholesale restrictions?) Once you understand the market, then you find a title company and a contract. You do not want to be scrambling for either of those two things at the last minute. Once you've got those boxes checked, you either start building a buyers list or start talking to sellers.
Skills to have that will make your journey easier: comping, negotiating, estimating repairs. There are plenty of Youtube videos on all these topics. The information you need is out there, use the resources you have. Youtube, Chat GPT. There are tons of Facebook communities that have good info as well. I've got one called Wholesaling 101 For Newbies and you're more than welcome to join.
Start by learning the mechanics from actual local deals: how to estimate repairs, confirm title and liens, calculate an end buyer’s numbers, and stay within your state’s rules for contracts and disclosures. I’d be cautious about paying for a course before you can explain the deal math yourself. Local meetups, title companies, and investor-friendly agents can be more useful than a funnel.
Most of those courses are selling the same basic info you can piece together for free. The real difference between people who get started and people who stay stuck isn't more information; it's picking one thing and actually doing it. Start with just calling or texting a small list yourself, even if it's imperfect. You'll learn more from a handful of real conversations than from another course.
Hugo, everyone here is giving you the same core advice: skip the gurus, the info is free, just start doing something. Let me give you a specific place to start that costs zero dollars and works in Houston.
Lydia asked the right question: where will you look for deals? Here's one answer that doesn't require cold calling, direct mail, skip tracing, or any paid marketing.
Harris County publishes tax deed auction lists. The county has already identified property owners who are 1-3+ years behind on property taxes, sent them legal notices for years, set an auction date, and published the entire list publicly. That list is your motivated seller list — and it's free.
Here's the zero-dollar action plan: 1. Go to the Harris County Tax Assessor's site and pull the tax delinquent property list (free public data) 2. Pick 5 properties. Look up each one on the Harris County Appraiser site (free — shows assessed value, owner name, property details) 3. Calculate the spread: what are the back taxes owed versus what is the property worth? 4. That spread is your deal. Not a guess, not a guru's example — actual public data showing the gap between tax debt and market value
No course teaches you this because there's nothing to sell you. The data is already public. The county already did the hard part — identifying motivated sellers, running the legal process, setting the timeline.
Travis said pick one market and one way to find motivated sellers. This is one way, right in Houston, starting today. Lucas said pick one thing and actually do it. Pull the list, pick 5 properties, run the numbers. You'll learn more from analyzing 5 real tax-delinquent properties than from another webinar.
The skill you're building isn't about marketing channels — it's about finding the gap between what a property is worth and what someone has to pay to get it. Tax deed auctions put that gap in public record. Broward County FL has Auction #113 coming October 26 with hundreds of parcels. Harris County has its own tax deed program. Tarrant County (Fort Worth), Bexar County (San Antonio) all active.
Start with the data. The conversations and relationships everyone mentions will come naturally once you have actual numbers to talk about.