Learning Something New

Brennan, everyone here gave you solid advice. I want to give you something specific you can do today in Dayton for zero dollars.

Travis said pick one lead generation method. Mohammed said learn to find deals. Arman said learn your market. Here's where all three of those come together in Montgomery County:

Sheriff sales / tax foreclosures.

The county already does the hardest part of wholesaling for you. They identify property owners who haven't paid taxes for 1-3+ years. They send legal notices. They set a sale date. They publish the entire list publicly. These are the most motivated sellers that exist — they're being forced to sell by the government.

Here's your zero-dollar action plan:

1. Go to the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts website and look at the sheriff sale calendar
2. Pick 5 properties from the list
3. Look each one up on the Montgomery County Auditor site (free) — get assessed value, lot size, year built, owner info
4. Drive by the properties (you're in Dayton, this is your backyard)
5. Compare what's owed vs what they're worth

The spread between back taxes owed and market value is your margin. That's where your assignment fee lives.

This works in every Ohio county, not just Montgomery. Franklin County (Columbus) runs tax lien sales. Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) runs sheriff sales through the Court of Common Pleas. Lucas County (Toledo) has their own program. You're in one of the best states in the country for this — Ohio has active tax foreclosure programs in nearly every county.

Arman is right down the road from you in Columbus/Cleveland/Dayton — he's a real agent who offered to connect. Mohammed broke down the 5 skills you need. Travis told you to stop watching videos and start having conversations.

Your first conversation should be with the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts about their next sheriff sale. Everything else builds from there.