You don't know what you're buying.
Let's fix that before you sign.
Most deals look fine on paper. The problems live under the surface, in the bid, in the structure, in the deferred maintenance nobody priced correctly. I find them before you're committed.
Not sure yet? Keep reading.
Two recent deals. Two very different outcomes.
Real example, strip center, Houston TX
The deal looked clean. The ground underneath it wasn't.
An investor was days from closing on a commercial strip center. Everything checked out on paper, price was right, tenants were in place, the numbers penciled. They hired me for a full pre-purchase evaluation before signing.
Walking the property, I found voids under the slab. Ground settlement that hadn't surfaced in any prior inspection. Backfilling and concrete repair, work that had to happen regardless of whether they bought it, came out to $24,000. That number wasn't in anyone's model.
They renegotiated. They closed at a better price. And they walked in knowing exactly what they owned and what it was going to cost to stabilize it.
The results?
The other side of it
Sometimes the answer is: don't overcomplicate it.
Not every call ends with a list of problems. Sometimes an investor is about to spend time and money on steps that aren't necessary for their deal, extra engineering, redundant inspections, scope that sounds thorough but doesn't move the needle. I've saved clients thousands by telling them what they don't need as much as what they do. That's only possible when the person advising you doesn't benefit from adding scope.
What I do before you close
Depending on the deal, this includes one or more of the following:
"We saved time and money every time we work with Jeph."
— David Blankenship, R.E.I.T. Board Member
"He isn't going to always tell you what you want to hear, but he will tell you what you need to hear to move forward. Don't wait, call him today, right now."
— Thomas D. Day, Realtor
The 15-minute call is free.
What you find out isn't.
Tell me what you're looking at. In 15 minutes I'll tell you whether the deal deserves more scrutiny, what questions you should be asking, and whether I'm the right person to help you answer them.
Whether your bid has red flags
What the deal is actually going to cost
What you haven't been told yet
Whether to move forward or walk
No pitch. No obligation. Just a straight answer.