Understand the Full Path of a Real Estate Deal — in 10 Weeks
OPM Launchpad is a 10-week education experience designed to help you understand how real estate deals are found, analyzed, funded, managed, and exited. The goal isn't to promise funding or guarantee results — it's to give you the clarity to understand the full deal path before you step into a deal.
How the Course Works
One focused live class a week for ten weeks — built to be manageable while still giving you real implementation support.
Each week is one 90-minute live class, plus an optional 30–45 minute midweek office hour / deal lab for questions and real-deal walkthroughs.
Clarity Lesson
Teach the core concept for the week.
Real Walkthrough
See how it works in a real or sample deal.
Tool or Framework
Get a worksheet, checklist, calculator, or decision tree.
Assignment
Take the weekly action item and find your right next step.
The 10-Week Breakdown
Ten weeks. Each one builds on the last — from finding an opportunity, to running the numbers, to funding, risk, execution, and the exit. By the end you can see the whole path before money ever enters a deal.
The Rules of the Game
Get oriented around what OPM Launchpad is and is not, then see the full path of a deal end to end — opportunity, numbers, funding, risk, project management, execution, and exit.
- What OPM Launchpad is and isn't
- The full deal path at a high level
- Where you currently fit in the process
- How to get the most from the course
You understand the full deal path and where you currently fit.
TOOL: OPM Readiness FormFinding the Opportunity
Learn where deal flow actually comes from — free and paid channels, who to call, and why being unknown is often the real problem. Then separate leads from deals, and deals from fundable deals.
- Free and paid deal-flow channels
- Who to call and how to reach them
- Why obscurity is the real deal-flow problem
- Difference between a lead, a deal, and a fundable deal
You know where deal flow comes from and why a lead is not automatically a deal.
TOOL: Deal Source TrackerUnderstanding the Numbers
Learn the math behind a deal — ARV, rehab, closing costs, holding costs, financing costs, margin, and max offer — taught as guidelines, not laws.
- ARV, rehab, closing, holding, and financing costs
- How margin and max offer are calculated
- How to read a net sheet
- Why formulas are guidelines, not laws
You can explain ARV, rehab, holding costs, financing costs, max offer, and margin.
TOOL: Max Offer CalculatorRehab Estimating and Scope
Learn to classify rehab levels — make-ready, cosmetic, light, medium, and heavy — and why estimates must include variance, reserves, and judgment.
- The levels of rehab and classification
- Why estimates have variance + reserves
- Building judgment into a scope
- Turning a property into a review candidate
You can classify rehab level and understand why estimates need reserves.
TOOL: Quick UnderwriterUnderwriting and Comps
Learn comp selection and defense — spotting bad comps, salability vs value-add, garage conversions, ADUs, amenities, and how to defend an ARV.
- How to pull and select comps
- How to spot and reject bad comps
- Salability vs value-add and amenities
- How to defend your ARV logic
You can pull and defend comps and explain ARV logic.
TOOL: Comp Review ChecklistDebt, Capital, and Funding Structure
This is where the course becomes distinctly OPM. Learn private money, hard money, and traditional lending — plus LTV, LTC, points, interest, draws, reserves, credit, liquidity, and what lenders actually expect.
- Private, hard money, and traditional lending
- LTV, LTC, points, interest, and draws
- Credit, liquidity, and reserves
- What lenders and capital partners expect
You understand the mechanics of OPM and borrower requirements.
TOOL: Capital Readiness ChecklistDeal Approval and Risk Review
Turn everything so far into approval logic. Learn borrower, property, market, construction, and exit risk, deal-package standards, and approve / revise / decline thinking.
- Five Pillars of Risk: Borrower, Property, Market, Construction, Exit
- What a clean deal package looks like
- Approve / revise / decline thinking
- How reviews actually happen
You can identify project risks and package a deal for review.
TOOL: Deal Review PacketProject Management and Execution
Add a dedicated project-management layer: the business side of running construction projects after closing.
- Option period, inspection, and job scope
- Contractor onboarding and work orders
- Timelines, draw control, and change orders
- Budget tracking and problem-solving
You understand the business side of operating projects after closing.
TOOL: Project Management ToolkitExit Strategy and Listing for Success
Plan the exit before the entry — flip, rental, refinance, pricing strategy, buyer and agent incentives, final presentation, and a Plan B.
- Flip, rental, and refinance exits
- Pricing strategy and incentives
- Listing presentation and price drops
- Building a concrete Plan B
You can plan resale, rental, refi, and pricing strategy.
TOOL: Exit Strategy WorksheetReview, Repeat, and Next Step
Close the loop — review your readiness, your lessons learned, your next-step fit, deal-submission standards, and exactly how to move forward.
- A full readiness review
- Lessons learned and what's next
- Deal submission standards
- Finding your correct next step
You complete a readiness review and get routed to the right next step.
TOOL: Final Readiness AssessmentThe OPM Deal Readiness Toolkit
Every week comes with a tool you actually use. Together they form the OPM Deal Readiness Toolkit.
1. Deal Analysis
- Quick Underwriter / Rehab Estimator
- Net Sheet & Max Offer Calculator
- Comp Review Checklist
- Deal Review Packet
2. Funding Readiness
- Financial Statement Template
- Lender Question Sheet
- Capital Readiness Checklist
- Funding Structure Worksheet
3. Project Management
- Job Scope Template
- Contractor Onboarding Guide
- Jobsite Order-of-Operations Poster
- Job Cost Matrix
4. Deal Flow
- Cold Calling Scripts
- Realtor/Wholesaler Outreach
- Deal Source Tracker
- Lead Nurture Tracker
5. Exit & Design
- House Recipe Design Guide
- Listing Prep Checklist
- Final Walkthrough Checklist
- Exit Strategy Worksheet
Ten Weeks to See the Whole Deal
OPM Launchpad walks you through every phase of a real estate deal in plain language — with real examples and a tool for each step. The goal isn't a shortcut. It's the clarity to understand the full path before you step into a deal.
- Ten 90-minute live classes, with replays
- Slides and lesson summary every week
- A downloadable tool each week
- Optional midweek office hours / deal lab
- The full OPM Deal Readiness Toolkit
- Deal review for students with a real property
- Final readiness assessment
- A clear, specific next step
See if OPM Launchpad is the right next step for you.
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