Wise Revival · Learn Real Estate

Learn the business.
Run the numbers.
Do your first deal.

Free calculators for the numbers every deal turns on — what to offer, what it will rent for, what the rehab will cost — plus step-by-step guides to wholesaling, flipping, and rentals. Written by Alberto Molina and Kyle Sowell, two working investors who buy houses in 9 states.

The 70% rule Run comps Find deals House flipping Wholesaling

Start with the First-Deal Math Sheet — free.

The one-page sheet we use to decide, in minutes, whether a deal is worth an offer.

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Alberto Molina and Kyle Sowell, founders of Wise Revival, on a job site
Alberto Molina & Kyle SowellFounders of Wise Revival. We buy houses in 9 states; the guides here teach the same process we use on our own deals.
Free Tools

Six calculators. One for each question a deal asks.

Free, in your browser, no account needed. Each one answers a single question: what to offer, what it rents for, what the rehab costs, what the flip nets.

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70% Rule / MAO Calculator

Enter the after-repair value and the repair estimate — get your maximum allowable offer (MAO) and the breakdown behind it.

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Rental Cash Flow Calculator

Rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, and expenses in — monthly cash flow, cash-on-cash return, and cap rate out.

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Flip Profit Calculator

Purchase price, rehab, holding costs, and selling costs in — the net profit on the flip out, line by line.

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Cap Rate Calculator

Enter a property's net operating income and its price — compare rentals and small multifamily on one rate of return.

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Rehab Cost Estimator

Estimate a renovation by scope — cosmetic, mid-grade, or full gut — by square foot, before a contractor walks the house.

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Rent Estimator

Estimate a property's monthly rent from comparable rentals nearby — the number your cash-flow math depends on.

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Learn

Learn it in the order you'd use it.

New to investing? Start with the wholesale roadmap. Looking at a specific house? Start with comps and the 70% rule. Each guide covers one skill, in the order a real deal needs it.

Start Here

How to Wholesale Real Estate: The Beginner Roadmap

The full path in order: find a motivated seller, get the house under contract, find a cash buyer, and assign the contract for a fee.

12 min read · Beginner
Core Skill

How to Run Comps Like an Investor

Which comparable sales count, which ones to throw out, and how to adjust for beds, baths, and condition to land on a defensible ARV.

9 min read · Core skill
Finding Deals

Finding Your First Deal: 9 Ways That Still Work

The unglamorous, repeatable ways working investors find houses — ranked by cost, speed, and effort.

11 min read · Beginner
Deal Math

The Math of a Flip, Worked End to End

One real deal taken apart line by line: ARV, repairs, holding costs, selling costs, and what's left as profit.

8 min read · Deal math
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Deal Math

The 70% Rule, Explained — Then Use It

What the rule is, where it came from, when it protects you, and when pros bend it. Calculator included.

7 min read · With free tool
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Seller Conversations

Talking to Sellers Without Sounding Like a Salesman

What to ask, what to listen for, and how to present an offer in a seller's kitchen without pressure tactics.

10 min read · Beginner
Basic Real Estate Secrets They Don't Want You to Know — book by Alberto Molina
The Book

Basic Real Estate Secrets They Don't Want You to Know

Alberto Molina left El Paso with $900 and slept on a friend's couch while he figured this business out. This book is what he learned — 48 short chapters, each one a secret taught through a true story, then distilled into principles you can use the same day.

Ch. 1 The house built on rock — why foundation comes before deals
Ch. 18 Wholesaling, the honest way — your first deal without your own money
Ch. 25–27 OPM · OPE · OPT — other people's money, experience, and time
Ch. 31 Comps — the skill that decides whether you eat or get eaten
Ch. 39 $900 and a couch — the chapter about not quitting
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Free Downloads

Free tools, straight to your inbox.

Three one-page downloads. Pick the one that matches the deal in front of you and we'll email it free.

First-Deal Math Sheet

The one-page offer-decision sheet: ARV, repairs, MAO, and the walk-away number.

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Comping Checklist

The 14-point checklist we run on every property before a number leaves our mouths.

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Seller Call Script

Word-for-word how a first seller call should sound — warm, honest, zero pressure.

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