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This is exactly why you are not getting deals.

You are waiting until everything's perfect before you submit an offer.

And I'm gonna be honest, I'm making offer after offer after offer after offer.

And now that assigns .com is out, AI is doing most of the heavy lifting for me.

I'm Olivia Schramer, aka The Wholesale Girl.

And today I'm gonna show you the absolute laziest way to make 10 grand this week.

We are gonna be targeting one of my absolute favorite niches on market infill lots.

And to quickly recap what an infill lot is, There's a house on the left

and there's a house on the right typically under half an acre It has utilities street access all the good things.

I've made a video on this before so please go watch it

But before we jump in I quickly want to talk about why this works

so well This is more of a quantity game rather than a quality game Not to say

that the leads i'm going after aren't quality, but they're not as exclusive So i'm more focused on volume than I am anything else

if i'm sending out 30 40 50 60 offers a day

I'm way more likely to get one accepted than I am if i'm constantly calling through a list but Obviously, there's pros and cons to this.

There's a realtor involved and again the leads are not as exclusive So with that being said, let's jump in

So the first thing we are going to do is we are going to go to zillow

and then we are going to pick a good market I love dallas for land.

So that's where i'm gonna go and now I need to set my filters.

So it's important to set your filters here

because I don't like to go after acreage

and I don't like to go after anything that is too small or too cheap.

A lot of people like to go after these cheap lots and think it's going to work out well.

There's no money to be made.

There's not enough money on the table.

So it's best to avoid those altogether.

I don't target lots under 50 grand personally.

And I'm kind of starting to get into the luxury side of things, which I will drop a video on later.

So for property type, I'm going to select lots and land, get rid of houses, and then i'm going to get rid of all this other

so it's just agent listed i don't want coming soon

or zillow preview so for lot size i set my minimum to 4 000 square feet personally

and then my max half an acre

and then days on zillow 24 months ready set go i

also set my price range i make it 50 grand minimum now i have 394 results to go through

so now i just kind of click around till find something i want

so i always look at the lot

but most importantly i'm going to look at street view single family residence

but city approved for a duplex

that is good news i scroll down here i want to go to street view

and i'm gonna look around i automatically don't like this i

don't know what's on the other side of this this just

overall doesn't look like a good area with a lot of demand

and we're kind of out in the middle of nowhere over here

that automatically eliminates that lot for me the other quick tip

that you can do is you can set your filters to

new builds you can kind of see high -end areas

and where things are being built

but i know this area pretty well i like this i've

sold a lot in this zip code now the thing is this property is going to be a teardown

which is fine it's just a little bit different from an

infill lot a 5500 square foot investor special prime east dallas location

so i like to read through here and see

if there's anything crazy so right here it says full remodel

or tear down depending on your vision okay

so i'm going to drive street view again i've sold a lot in this zip code before okay

so i don't like to be across from a school investors don't like to be across from a school

and you're on a major road

so i'm not going to say this necessarily eliminates this deal however it does make it less desirable

so if you drive around now here's one thing i do like okay this house isn't a new build necessarily

but it is remodeled

so it could potentially be a deal for somebody it's not

a deal for me though this is an absolutely amazing zip

code we absolutely love this area 75212 okay this lot is

a little bit smaller than i'd like that's that's not a deal breaker utilities available at the street

which we like zoning supports a single family perfect i do like to go check the price history

so this has been listed since 2025 looks like they've taken it down a couple times

so i automatically know that this lot is not worth 129 or 190

so now what do i do first of all i'm going

to drive street view hey it's a nice symmetrical sized lot

it's in a decent area nothing crazy going on now here's

the fun part we go down here you have a lot of new build activity.

Look at all of this.

This whole area here is absolutely amazing.

They've put brand new homes here.

So that is exactly what I want to see now.

So this property has utilities.

It has paved road access.

It's zoned for a duplex.

It's not in a flood zone.

It passes my checklist.

So now we are going to comp the property and see roughly what I need to be around for an offer.

So we're going to copy the address and then we are going to head over to assigns AI underwriting.

calculators.

I'm going to go to the land calculator.

So over here is what I want you to pay attention to where it says method.

Rather than looking at new build comps, I want to look at what other lots have sold for.

So real quick, I want to talk about why I do as is versus ARB.

If I know what other lots are selling for, I know I have to be below that.

If other lots are selling around 140, I know I have to be under 140 for the buyer to get a discount,

but also that includes my assignment fee paste my address in here gray area i already know

that then it automatically auto fills the information find comparables all right

so it found this one lot on craft that's a perfect comp

that sold for 141 so i'm going to select

that find as is value is 141 based on that one comp

which we kind of already knew okay scroll down some more now we're going to press next

and this is what it tells me to offer

if i wanted to make a 20 grand fee of course you can change your assignment fee

and you can change all of that stuff

so it tells me to offer 107 000 okay i'm not

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too worried about arb right now i'm going to save this to my crm so now

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that i know what my offer is i scroll down here i can see the listing agents information

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and it already has my template filled out

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so here's what i would do so this is the text message

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that i would send to the agent but i need the agent's number

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so i scroll down here i'm going to click on text message

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and it's very important that you click on real estate agent

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so it gives you the correct information

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if you put the seller here it sends a different message

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so real estate agent says their name ran the numbers now i will change this part right here

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because i didn't put an arv amount which is fine

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so i would personally change this to i just ran numbers

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and considering the building costs holding costs

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and risk involved i'm at 106 900 cash as is like

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i said i will take his last name out of there just

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so it doesn't sound as newbie

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and as beginner then i would copy all of this

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and personally i use google voice and

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so i would go to google voice paste in his phone number

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and send him a text

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so to run you through these terms cash as is we

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pay closing costs no buyer's agent commission needed meaning we're unrepresented

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so we don't need a realtor we don't want to pay anybody to do something

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that we can do ourselves emd is one percent of the purchase price

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which is this then we do a 10 day inspection period

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so that's honestly all i do and i do it over

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and over and over again so i literally press a few buttons send an offer

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and do it all over again people ask me all the time how do i stay consistent

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and honestly i take out as much thinking as possible i

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let ai tell me roughly what i need to offer i let ai write the message

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and i spend my time doing the one thing that actually moves the needle, which is making more offers than everyone else.

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So the last thing I want to leave you with is

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don't spend a bunch of time trying to find the perfect deal, the perfect offer.

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Just send offers, get things under contract, and adjust as you need to.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 134 sentences and 1653 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:03. The speaker talks fast, about 205 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
scroll noun	/skɹoʊl/	A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
filter noun	/ˈfɪltɚ/	A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from…
utility noun	/juːˈtɪlɪti/	The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
comparative adjective	/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/	Of or relating to comparison.
necessarily adverb	/ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/	Inevitably; of necessity.
select verb	/sɪˈlɛkt/	To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
roughly adverb	/ˈɹʌf.li/	In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.
assignment noun	/əˈsaɪn.mənt/	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
eliminate verb	/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/	To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
investor noun	/ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/	A person who invests money in order to make a profit.
acre noun	/ˈeɪ.kɚ/	An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86…
pasta noun	/ˈpɑ.stə/	Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
assign verb	/əˈsaɪn/	To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
calculator noun	/kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/	A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.
consistent adjective	/kənˈsɪs.tənt/	Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
fill out verb	/fɪl ˈaʊt/	To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
go down verb		To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
look around verb		To inspect a building or area.
read through verb		To thoroughly read something to check or proofread it.
send out verb		To issue, dispatch or transmit.
take out verb		To remove.
tear down verb	/tɛə(ɹ)ˈdaʊn/	To demolish.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've made · i've sold · has been listed
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	being said · be made · being built
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	amount which is · needle, which is

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: utility /juːˈtɪlɪti/, comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/, calculator /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like scroll, filter, utility.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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