Happy Valentines Day, 💚
Coffee & Connect #2 of the year is in the books. Addison Newell joined us and shared his tenant-first investing strategy — find the tenant, then buy or build around them. 10 residential units and 6+ commercial buildings doing exactly this.
Biggest takeaway: invest on mission, not just for margin. When you lead with that, everything else follows.
What’s Next?
Masterclass 3/19 and Street Sweep 3/27 — reply if you want an invite.
— Max
Before We Jump In…
What if I told you I could wave a magic wand to get a contractor quote in MINUTES?!?
Well… Now I can.
Our Contractor sponsors and my good friend Nick Giulioni with Off Leash Construction just created this amazing AI powered tool that will give you an incredibly accurate contractor quote… all you need to provide is an inspection response, the address, and what items you need quoted. Check it out in the 3 minute video below:
If even slightly interested in one of these deals hit reply! I would love to have a conversation, even if it’s just out of curiosity.
DEAL 1
1940 Nantucket Dr — Lakefront STR, Morse Reservoir
Cicero | On Market | $950,000
5/3 lakefront. Completely renovated. Comes furnished. Seller offering a 2/1 buy down. Comparable Cicero Airbnbs are pulling $100k+ in booking revenue. At 25% down, Year 1 CoC projects between 13–15%.
Reply for the rent comps… this one is so cool.
DEAL 2
Bolton Ave Duplexes — Off-Market Cash Flow
N. Bolton Ave | Off-Market | $190k each
Google street view of the three side-by-side.
Three side-by-side duplexes. All 2/1 units at $1,100. Tenants pay utilities. Turnkey. ~$385/mo cash flow per duplex, 9.2% CoC. Buy all three — 6 doors, $6,600/mo gross, ~$1,156/mo cash flow.
Reply if you want one, two, or all three…
Next Deal Soon?Zach Weddle is one of Roots’ 2026 lender sponsors, and we’re proud to have him as a partner. A true team player, Zach always takes care of our clients and agents 💪 |
DEAL 3
1914 N Euclid Ave — Appreciation Play
Indianapolis | Off-Market | $175,000
2/2 with garage, privacy fence, in-unit laundry. Previous tenant at $1,595. Vacant and ready to place. Won't cash flow big at today's rates but your tenant covers the note while you ride Indy appreciation. 14.2% total ROI Year 1. ~$46k cash to close.
Reply if you want to talk through it.
BONUS DEALS OF THE DAY:
Provided by Tony Boutros with Reborn Homes
Tony is our exclusive wholesale sponsor, and he sent us two wholesale deals to check out this week:
If wholesale properties are in your wheelhouse, email Tony’s team for details: Nick@reborninvesting.com
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PS - I’d love your feedback. How can we better set up this deal sheet? What would you like to see more of? - Max & Trace (Roots Newsletter Team)
