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EP 206: How to Find Motivated Sellers in 2026 (If We Started Over Today)
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Can you really get your first real estate deal without spending money on marketing?
Jim Brant joined the Creative Finance Playbook community with real estate training—but no investing experience or completed deals.
Just over 10 weeks later, he had his first deal under contract.
And here’s the crazy part:
He spent $0 on off-market lead generation.
No paid ads.
No purchased lists.
No expensive marketing campaign.
Jim focused on organic Facebook posting, talking to sellers, following up, tracking his KPIs, and taking what we like to call massive messy action.
Eventually, he posted about what he does on his personal Facebook page.
That same day, he got a lead—and that lead became his first deal.
In this episode, we break down:
✔️ How Jim found his first deal
✔️ How he generated leads without paid marketing
✔️ Why talking to sellers became his priority
✔️ The Facebook strategy that generated his first lead
✔️ How tracking KPIs changed his business
✔️ Why consistent follow-up matters
✔️ How he stopped overthinking and started taking action
✔️ Why your first deal may be the hardest
✔️ How community and accountability helped him move faster
Jim puts it perfectly:
You don’t have to do it all day. You have to do it every day.
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