DealStack.LabTESTS

Field guides

Guides

Practical walkthroughs for building and budgeting your stack - grounded in the tools we've tested hands-on, not vendor marketing.

Dispositions · 8 min

How to build a cash buyers list

Where to find cash buyers for your wholesale deals - public records, your data tool's cash-buyer filter, auctions, and networking - and how to vet and keep them coming back.

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Finding leads · 9 min

How to find motivated sellers

The channels that actually surface motivated, off-market sellers - driving for dollars, targeted lists, public records, and more - plus which tool fits each, from hands-on testing.

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Getting started · 7 min

Best free tools to start wholesaling with $0

What you actually need before you spend a dollar on wholesaling software - the honest free stack, what 'free' really means, and when to start paying.

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Building your stack · 8 min

The solo-wholesaler software stack

The four jobs every wholesaling stack has to cover, and the two honest ways to build one as a solo operator: one all-in-one, or a lean best-of-breed combo.

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Methodology · 6 min

How to read a skip-trace hit rate honestly

A '95% hit rate' is not 95% accuracy. What hit rate, match rate, and right-party-contact rate each really mean - and how to test a skip-trace provider yourself.

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Comparisons · 6 min

PropStream vs REsimpli: they're not the same tool

Thinking of switching from PropStream to REsimpli? They do different jobs - a data/list engine versus an all-in-one CRM. When one can replace the other, and when to keep both.

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