Wise Revival · Learn Real Estate

Learn the business.
Run the numbers.
Do your first deal.

Free calculators for the numbers every deal turns on — what to offer, what it will rent for, what the rehab will cost — plus step-by-step guides to wholesaling, flipping, and rentals, state law pages, and Section 8 payment standards. Written by Alberto Molina and Kyle Sowell, two working investors who buy houses in 9 states.

The 70% rule Run comps Find deals House flipping Wholesaling Is wholesaling legal?

Start with the First-Deal Math Pack — free.

The Math Sheet, MAO one-pager, and comping checklist we use to decide, in minutes, whether a deal is worth an offer.

Alberto Molina & Kyle SowellFounders of Wise Revival. We buy houses in 9 states; the guides here teach the same process we use on our own deals.

Free Tools

Eight calculators. One for each question a deal asks.

Free, in your browser, no account needed — and every one shows a real worked example with its output, so you can check our math before you trust it with yours.

70% Rule Calculator

Enter the after-repair value and repairs — get your maximum allowable offer, with the fee cushion we build into our own deals.

Worked example · 11953 Royal Woods Dr — ARV $208,244, repairs $39,540Max Offer $96,231

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Rental Cash Flow Calculator

Rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, and every expense in — monthly cash flow, cap rate, and cash-on-cash out.

Worked example · $150K rental at $1,450/mo — thin deals shown honestlyCash Flow $18/mo

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Flip Profit Calculator

Purchase, rehab, holding, selling, and financing in — the net profit that actually survives, line by line.

Worked example · buy $110K, rehab $38K, sell $210KNet Profit $37,800

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Cap Rate Calculator

Build NOI in the open, get the cap rate — then reverse it: the value a property supports at your target cap.

Worked example · $1,600/mo rent on a $210K propertyCap Rate 5.32%

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Rehab Cost Estimator

Estimate a renovation by scope using our own estimating tiers, per square foot, before a contractor walks the house.

Cheat-sheet example · 1,500 sq ft, standard tierEstimate $30,000

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Rent Estimator

Average your comparable rentals, check the 1% rule and GRM, and see Texas Section 8 payment standards where data loads.

Worked example · comps at $1,400 / $1,500 / $1,600Est. Rent $1,500/mo

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BRRRR Calculator

Buy, rehab, rent, refinance — see the all-in cost, the refi loan, the cash left in, and the cash flow after.

Worked example · $171,500 all-in, $230K ARV at 75% LTVCash Left In $2,500

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Wholesaling Calculator

Your buyer's max, your assignment fee, and the number you can offer the seller — three numbers, kept separate.

Worked example · ARV $180K, $10K assignment feeOffer to Seller $91,000

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The Learn Path

Learn it in the order you'd use it.

Sixteen steps, journey-ordered — from choosing a strategy to your second deal. Each step links its calculator, its guide, and its free download.

1Decide your strategy 2Find deals 3Build your buyers list 4Run comps 5The math (ARV, repairs, MAO)6Make the offer 7Talk to sellers 8Get it under contract 9Assign or close 10Fund the deal (OPM)11Run the rehab 12Sell or refinance (BRRRR)13Hold it: landlording basics 14Section 8 landlording 15Taxes, entities, staying legal 16Scale: systems and your second deal

How to Wholesale Real Estate: The Beginner Roadmap

Find a motivated seller, get the house under contract, find a cash buyer, assign the contract for a fee — the full path in order.

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A renovated living room with a stone fireplace

Deal Teardowns

Real Wise Revival deals broken down with full numbers — what we paid, what we spent, what was left, and what we'd do differently.

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Contract paperwork and a pen on a kitchen table

Seller Conversations

Talking to Sellers Without Sounding Like a Salesman

What to ask, what to listen for, and how to present an offer at a seller's kitchen table without pressure tactics.

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Basic Real Estate Secrets They Don't Want You to Know — book by Alberto Molina

The Book

Basic Real Estate Secrets They Don't Want You to Know

Alberto Molina left El Paso with $900 and slept on a friend's couch while he figured this business out. This book is what he learned — 48 short chapters, each one a secret taught through a true story, then distilled into principles you can use the same day.

Ch. 1 The house built on rock — why foundation comes before deals

Ch. 18 Wholesaling, the honest way — your first deal without your own money

Ch. 25–27 OPM · OPE · OPT — other people's money, experience, and time

Ch. 31 Comps — the skill that decides whether you eat or get eaten

Ch. 39 $900 and a couch — the chapter about not quitting

About the book & free chapter Get the book

On sale now — paperback $15.95 on Amazon, audiobook on Audible narrated by Alberto. Chapter 1 is free.

Free Downloads

Free tools, straight to your inbox.

Pick the download that matches the deal in front of you. The full library lives on the Magnets page.

First-Deal Math Pack

The Math Sheet, MAO one-pager, and comping checklist — the offer decision on one page.

Rehab Cost Cheat Sheet

Our estimating tiers per square foot — light through full gut — the numbers behind the Rehab Cost Estimator.

Cap Rate & NOI Worksheet

The rental math as a fill-in worksheet — NOI, cap rate, and the value-at-target check.

How This Site Works

Free tools. Real numbers. One book for sale — on Amazon.

Every calculator on this site is free and ungated, and every formula is printed on its page. The tools, guides, and downloads here cost nothing; the one thing for sale is Alberto's book, and it lives on Amazon and Audible — this site just points you there. Our methodology page shows exactly how we run the numbers, and How We Make Money states it all plainly. When future Wise Revival products exist, the people on the email list hear first — sorted by what they're actually working on.

Written by Alberto Molina · Numbers checked by Kyle Sowell — about Alberto · about KyleLast updated: October 2026