Deals & Buying
Short Sales Day 1 Real Estate Investing Class
6 hours · taught by Brian Sump
Class overview
Problem-solving is the key to Short Sale investing, from securing the property to creating value, to negotiating with the bank.
Published curriculum topics
- ✓Build and prepare your team
- ✓Evaluate deals, estimate repairs, and determine your offer
- ✓Understand the seller and convince them to work with you
- ✓Understand documents and forms, as well as differences in the REPC
- ✓Communicate with the lender and secure financing
- ✓Market the property and influence the broker’s price opinion (BPO)
Topics reproduced from the published Renatus course catalog; wording may be lightly normalized for readability.
Who this class is for
This class may fit students exploring deals & buying who want a structured introduction from a named practitioner. Acquisition, due diligence, contracts, creative structures, wholesaling, foreclosure, and disposition strategies. Review the stated curriculum and runtime, then confirm that the topic matches the next decision in your investing plan.
Taught by Brian Sump

After 16 years as a diesel mechanic and only six months into his real estate investing career with Renatus, Brian Sump told his employer “It’s costing me too much money to keep working for you!” With over 100 successful real estate transactions under his belt, including subject-to, rehabs, wholesales, short sales, and fix & flips, he has worked his way into the private money lending arena, where his money works for him! Brian spends quite a bit of time paying his Renatus education forward, sharing his knowledge and expertise with as many Renatus students as he can, being part of the Renatus community.
Also teaches: MARKET ANALYSIS · SHORT SALES DAYS 1 & 2 · REHABBING DAYS 1 & 2 · SELLER FINANCING & SUBJECT TO
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