What advice do you have for presenting a compelling win-win proposal to a broker?

Here are my favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

For buy-and-hold investors, it’s all about restructuring financing to preserve cash flow and maintain optionality if refi windows shift.The biggest wins I’m seeing are from investors who already have funding plans in place before the deal — even if they’re sitting on the sidelines for a bit.

Hard‑money lets you move fast on value‑add plays; InvestorFy vets lenders, structures terms, and builds the underwriting to get deals fundedThat's a win for sure.

I’m seeing the same shift: light cosmetics are winning more often because they turn faster, carry less contractor risk, and keep you competitive on price; they boost rentability, shorten vacancy, and stack equity if you bought right.

The gas extension wins only if service upgrades are prohibitive or your climate pushes heat pumps beyond efficient ranges.

If you want to keep earning the same amount as before, you can slightly raise your nightly rate to cover the 0.5% increase.Example:If you charge $100 per night, Airbnb used to take $15 (15%).Now they’ll take $15.50 (15.5%).You’d earn 50 cents less per booking unless you raise your price a bit.So you could adjust your rate to $100.50 or $101 to keep your income the same.The new 15.5% Host-Only Fee, is a major win for guest experience and overall conversion imo.

I run a simple test: if fast money lets me buy a deeper discount, win an assignment, or cut holding time enough to offset higher interest, I take the speed and plan my refi.

Tax deed is a high‑reward, high‑risk lane: titles can be messy, redemption windows vary, and you often can’t inspect, so you win by mastering one county’s rules, running conservative ARV/rent comps, and budgeting for quiet title plus unknown repairs.

You can also maybe win Avery's book at this meet up.