First Deal Field Guide™

One property. A clearer picture of the numbers. A more useful next question. Start with the free worksheet, then explore the step-by-step PDF for newer seller-financing investors.

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Worksheet: free, with a filled example. Field Guide: $27 one-time PDF, delivered through SamCart after purchase.

The First Deal Field Guide by Ross M. Budrakey: How to Find, Analyze, Structure and Evaluate a Seller-Financed Real Estate Opportunity

A practical guide, not another blank starting point

Written by Ross M. Budrakey. The guide’s published overview covers the topics below for single-family and smaller multifamily opportunities.

Work through the property numbers

Purchase price, down payment, monthly payments, property expenses and potential cash flow. Bring the costs beside the income instead of relying on a seller’s projection.

Understand the financing terms

Interest rates, payment schedules and balloon payments. See why a smaller payment and a smaller obligation are different things.

Choose what to verify next

Practical questions, checklists and a repeatable review process. Identify the unanswered question that could change your decision.

Digital PDF, not a physical book. Your SamCart receipt provides the download link. The $27 guide is complete on its own; it does not include app access, which is a separate product.

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Try the seller’s side of an example

These figures are computed right now by the same engine that powers our free Seller Financing Calculator, using that calculator's default numbers: a $400,000 sale price, $60,000 of existing mortgage, 20% down, and a 6% buyer note with a 10-year balloon.

Cash to the seller at closing: $72,000
Scheduled monthly cash to the seller: $1,490
Total nominal cash over 10 years: $494,972

This is a calculator illustration, not a page from the paid guide. Seller receipts are not investor profit. Put rent, expenses and verification questions alongside these figures in the free worksheet. Change any number and watch the picture move: open the free calculator.

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Keep the worksheet handy. Build on it with three useful lessons.

Your confirmation email includes the free worksheet link immediately. Confirm your email to receive a lesson on separating facts from estimates, understanding a balloon, and choosing your next useful question on Days 1, 3 and 7. Each points to the optional $27 guide. Unsubscribe whenever you wish.

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