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Real Estate Deals Gone Wrong: Lessons from the Trenches

April 23, 2025•1 min read

🎙️ Real Estate Deals Gone Wrong: Lessons from the Trenches!

💡 Learn from our mistakes so you don’t have to!

In this episode of the Creative Real Estate Investing Mastery Podcast, we’re diving deep into the reality of creative financing deals that didn’t go as planned. From uncooperative sellers, underestimated repair costs to “assigning” as subject-to deal, we’re sharing the hard-hitting lessons we’ve learned in the trenches of real estate investing.

🛠️ What You’ll Learn:

âś… How to avoid legal action from sellers.

âś… Why thorough due diligence is non-negotiable.

âś… The role of a limited power of attorney in protecting your deals.

✅ How to prepare for and navigate unexpected challenges in creative financing. If you’re exploring subject-to, seller financing, or lease options, you won’t want to miss these stories of what not to do—and the strategies to protect yourself from costly mistakes.

đź’Ą Looking to master subject-to deals and other creative finance strategies?

Visit Sub2Empire’s website for more resources, and check out the Sub2Empire Creative Finance Academy where you can PARTNER with Sub2Empire and get in-depth training on creative real estate techniques. Learn from the pros and elevate your investing skills today! Be sure to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on our latest episodes! Have questions or want to share your own experiences with subject-to deals? Drop them in the comments below, and Jeff and Ken will tackle them in future podcasts.

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Ken is a highly successful real estate investor with nearly 25 years of experience and millions of dollars in transactions including buy and hold properties, renovations, lease options, seller financing, note creation/investing, tax sale investing, and even international real estate ownership.

Ken has spent countless hours obtaining advanced and strategic knowledge in numerous areas of real estate investing. His knowledge and experience in real estate propelled him to early retirement at the age of 45, but he didn't rest on his laurels. Instead, Ken redirected his efforts and has devoted his life to helping the next generation of investors become better every day.

Ken is also a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur with numerous operating businesses in the real estate space as well as his other life-long passions of traveling and health and wellness where he is also a published author.

Ken Rossics

Ken is a highly successful real estate investor with nearly 25 years of experience and millions of dollars in transactions including buy and hold properties, renovations, lease options, seller financing, note creation/investing, tax sale investing, and even international real estate ownership. Ken has spent countless hours obtaining advanced and strategic knowledge in numerous areas of real estate investing. His knowledge and experience in real estate propelled him to early retirement at the age of 45, but he didn't rest on his laurels. Instead, Ken redirected his efforts and has devoted his life to helping the next generation of investors become better every day. Ken is also a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur with numerous operating businesses in the real estate space as well as his other life-long passions of traveling and health and wellness where he is also a published author.

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