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Members-Only Series: The Money & Markets Playbook How Capital, Credit, Policy, and Psychology Shape Wealth

with... National Experts

A 7-week, members-only Sunday night series exploring how capital, credit, policy, and investor psychology shape real estate markets. Gain context for today’s shifts so you can make clearer, more confident investment decisions.

7-Week Member-Only Sunday Night Series
Sundays, February 15 – March 29
6:30–8:00 PM Central ONLINE

One registration. All seven sessions.
Taught by real-life investors and experts. 


There’s a reason so many investors feel confused about the market right now.

Most education focuses on tactics—how to find deals, screen tenants, analyze rehabs.

Very few investors are ever taught how the world those tactics live in actually works.

That’s why people get stuck and second-guess themselves when:

  • Deals sell slower and prices or rents feel stuck—even during a “housing shortage”
  • Sellers keep asking more, even when properties aren’t moving
  • The Fed cuts rates, but mortgage rates don’t follow
  • Headlines blame investors for housing costs while ignoring rising taxes, insurance, labor, materials, and utilities

Things are clearly changing—but why?

And more importantly: how do you turn market shifts into opportunities instead of paralysis?

This series exists to give our members something most investors never receive:

A working understanding of the forces outside their control that determine what deals make sense—now and in the future.

 We won’t teach wholesaling, flipping, short-term rentals, or deal formulas.

Instead, you’ll learn how to think like an investor who understands money, markets, and cycles—and that changes everything.

Think of this as the orientation most real estate investors never get.

 What You’ll Be Able to Do When You’re Done

  • Make smarter investing decisions in any market
  • Understand why strategies thrive in one cycle and fail in another
  • Separate signal from noise when the market feels chaotic
  • Evaluate deals and financing with more confidence
  • Stop blaming “the market” and start understanding it

This is the lens that makes everything else you learn more useful.

 Here’s The 7-Week Curriculum:

Module 1: Understanding the Money Game (February 15th)

What money actually is, how it’s created, and why it matters to real estate investors.

  • Fiat vs. asset-backed money
  • Inflation, deflation, and recessions
  • Why money appears—and disappears
  • The Federal Reserve and monetary policy
  • Interest rates and opportunity cost 

Module 2: Credit and Leverage (February 22nd)

How borrowing power really works.

  • How credit scores are calculated
  • Debt-to-income and lender risk
  • Types of credit and how they’re priced
  • Good debt vs. bad debt for investors
  • Why paying off low-rate debt can hurt returns 

Module 3: Real Estate and the Economy (March 1st)

How macro forces translate into local market behavior.

  • Housing cycles
  • Employment, population, and income growth
  • Inflation, rates, and pricing
  • Supply, demand, zoning, and construction economics
  • Reading market data that actually matters

 Module 4: Buyer’s vs. Seller’s Markets (March 8th)

 How to adjust strategy as markets shift.

  • What defines each market
  • Identifying turning points
  • Risks and opportunities in both environments
  • Why investors can profit in any market 

Module 5: Government, Legislation, and Taxes (March 15th)

 How laws quietly shape profits 

  • Property rights and landlord laws
  • Zoning, permitting, and regulation
  • Interest rate policy and tax incentives
  • Depreciation, capital gains, and 1031 exchanges

 

Module 6: Financial Literacy for Investors (March 22nd)

Understanding numbers the way investors should. 

  • Reading financial statements
  • Cash flow vs. profit
  • ROI, cap rate, cash-on-cash, IRR
  • What each metric is actually telling you 

Module 7: Psychology and the Behavior of Money (March 29th)

Why investors make bad decisions—even when they “know better.” 

  • Consumer vs. investor thinking
  • Fear, greed, and loss aversion
  • Media distortion and market narratives
  • Building discipline and decision frameworks 

We’ve Made it Easy for Members to Attend:

  • All sessions are on Zoom, Sunday nights, 6:30–8:00 PM Central
  • Recordings available to all registrants, so if you have to miss one, it’s easy to catch up
  • One registration covers all seven weeks—and it’s just $27 if you register by February 7th, $47 after

 And Yes, it’s Members Only.
Here’s Why.

No, it’s not about keeping people out—it’s about building something together.

These sessions assume continuity, shared language, and ongoing discussion.

We’re building a shared economic foundation so we can go deeper—without constantly starting from scratch.

Keeping it member-only allows for more honest conversation, better questions, and higher-level learning and relationship building week after week.

Plus, it’s easy and affordable to become a member—just join here, then come back and register for the series.

 Register Now

Members, to reserve your seat, click the button below!

Consider Joining for $25 a month or $149 a year.


Date: February 15 thru March 29, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Members:
$47.00


Early Bird Special Pricing...
Up To 2/15/2026
Members: $27.00

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Members: $47.00

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February 15 thru March 29, 2026
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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