Orbit – Learn Multifamily Hands-On

A free 12-week program inside the Thrive Creative Exchange for people who want to stop watching and start working on real properties with us.

Cohort 1 starts Monday, October 5. Applications close Friday, October 2.

Where this came from

“How can I work with you?”

I get asked the same thing all the time, on calls, at meetups, in my DMs.

“How can I work with you? Can I underwrite a property for you? Can we just meet once a week?”

For a long time I didn’t have a good answer. Now I do. Orbit is it.

Phone showing an Orbit working call on Zoom, led by James Brewer with four participants
Underwriting a multifamily deal: laptop with an investment summary and a handwritten underwriting checklist

What am I actually doing every week?

Research markets

Learn how to evaluate a market before chasing a deal.

Pull comps

Work with rent comps and sale comps.

Underwrite properties

Run the numbers and see whether a deal actually works.

Review real deals

Analyze real opportunities with James and the group.

Sometimes a property comes in and we review it as a group. Sometimes it’s a great deal. Most of the time it isn’t, and figuring out why is where you learn the most.

Between calls, plan on an hour or two a week for assignments.

Before you apply

The catch

It’s free, but you pay with your time.

This isn’t a call you jump on whenever you feel like it. If you want in, you show up on Mondays and Tuesdays for all 12 weeks. If you stop showing up, we’ll give your seat to someone who will.

If that’s too much right now, that’s fine. Come to the Tuesday Open House and apply when your schedule opens up.

What’s in it for you

Real experience on real properties.

You’ll sit in on real deal reviews. You’ll also get feedback from people who own and operate apartments for a living.

Finish the 12 weeks with the attendance requirement met and you’ll earn a good discount on Exchange membership.

How to get in

01

Apply

Fill out the application below. I read every one myself.

02

Join the community

When you hit submit, you’ll go straight to the Creative Exchange join page to set up your profile. Everyone who applies joins the community, whether or not they get a seat in Orbit.

03

Hear back

Applications close Friday, October 2. You’ll hear from me by email whether you have a seat.

04

Start on Monday, October 5

Cohort 1 begins with the first Orbit working session.

Application

Apply for Orbit

Six short steps. Applications close Friday, October 2, and Cohort 1 starts Monday, October 5. I read every application myself.

All required to submit.

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