Wealth is Created in the Dip — Here’s Proof.


Hey Reader,

You ever heard that saying, “Buy low, sell high?”
Well, I want to show you what that actually looks like — in real life.

I have a client who bought 2 properties in 2008… right in the middle of one of the scariest financial moments in our lifetime.
Each property cost just $5,000.
People thought they were crazy.

But here’s what they did:


They rented both homes out using Section 8, which gave them guaranteed monthly income — even while the world felt uncertain.

Fast forward to today:


Each of those properties is now worth over $350,000.
From $10,000 invested to over $700K in value — just by having the courage to buy when everyone else was scared.

That’s what I mean when I say:


💡 Wealth is created in the dip.

It’s not built when the market is hot, everyone’s bidding over asking, and social media is full of “I just bought my dream house” posts.

It’s built when people are hesitating… but you choose to move with strategy.
It’s built when you run the numbers, not the headlines.
It’s built when you buy low, hold long, and let time do the work.


📉 History backs this up:

Between 2009–2011, investors who took action bought properties at record-low prices.
Within just a few years, rents increased, values appreciated, and they were sitting on serious equity.

And now in 2025, we’re starting to see a similar setup:

  • Rates are beginning to fall
  • Inventory is rising
  • Sellers are more flexible
  • And buyers? They’re getting smart again.

The ones who move now — with the right strategy — will look back in a few years and say:
“That was the best decision I ever made.”


I just wanted to put this on your radar because I truly believe you can be one of those people.

Are you thinking about buying a property this year?
Reply back and let me know — I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s email…
I’ll be breaking down even more reasons why I believe 2025 is the best time to buy real estate in the last 7 years.

Let’s keep building,

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Real Estate Investing + Homeschool

Hi, I’m Erika ! I went from burnt out over-committed Mom to full living Real Estate Investor and Multi-entrepreneur. In just a few years Despite not having any money, poor credit, and a lack of resources, in just a few years I was able to scale from 0 to 38 doors with a portfolio worth more than $5 million. I went from living paycheck to paycheck to having financial options! I’m a living example of how even though the world can easily write your sentence one way, it doesn’t have to end how society often finishes it. I’m the daughter of a man who grew up sharecropping in the rural south and a woman who grew up the second oldest of 7 children living in a two-room house in Louisiana. I’m a black girl who grew up south of Dallas, who got pregnant before getting married, and had to get a job before getting a degree. I worked my way up in a corporate job for many years before leaving to pursue my own dreams in Real Estate. With God’s grace, hard work, and learning from the people that I aspired to be like, I turned a career as a Real Estate Agent into a multi-million dollar Real Estate empire that provides jobs, empowers the community, and provides online education to help others write a different sentence too. I’m so honored you’re here and my hope is that my story inspires and motivates you, and that you’ll grab ahold of your own future success and allow me to encourage and help you along the way.

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