Talent Ain’t Enough, It’s the Timing & the Grind

💥 Win of the Week: From Zero to Nine-Unit Mixed-Use Play

This week’s ClosersKlub Win of the Week goes to a first-time developer in Boston I just funded. This brother came in ready—vision locked, energy focused. He secured financing for a new construction mixed-use building featuring 9 condos over commercial space on the ground floor. He had the right plan, the right team, and leveraged our hard money solution to get funded FAST.

He didn’t come from a family of developers. No silver spoon. But he took action, brought the deal, and now he's building a $6M+ asset with strong rental and resale upside.

📣 Lesson: Stop waiting. You don’t have to “be ready,” you just have to be willing to learn fast. The funding, blueprint, and community are here. You next?

📚 Closer’s Book Notes – Outliers Chapters 1–3: Talent Ain’t It

Talent is overrated. Systems, timing, and 10,000 reps matter more. This week, we dove deep into Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers.

🔑 Key Lessons:

• Chapter 1 – The System is Rigged: The best hockey players in Canada? Mostly born in January. Why? The cutoff gives them age, size, and maturity advantages. The world gives more to those who already have more. Recognize the game and adjust.

• Chapter 2 – 10,000 Hour Rule: The Beatles played 1,200+ live sets in Hamburg before anyone knew their name. Bill Gates got access to a computer lab at 13—when almost no one had one. Opportunity + Hard Work = Outlier.

• Chapter 3 – Geniuses Don’t Always Win: Chris Langan has a 195 IQ—smarter than Einstein—but struggled in life due to a lack of people skills. Meanwhile, Jordan got cut from varsity, Elon was a C student, but they leaned into their environment and never quit.

📌 Bottom Line: You don’t need to be the smartest or most talented. You need to be consistent, strategic, and aware of your window of opportunity.

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💵 Real Estate This Week – What’s Moving the Market

This week’s top headlines impacting our tribe:

• Builders Are Betting on Multifamily Again: Multifamily permits in the Northeast jumped 27% this quarter, signaling confidence from developers despite high rates.

• Zoning Flexibility = New Opportunity: A new Boston city proposal may ease commercial-to-residential conversions, creating plays for those looking to reposition struggling retail properties into multifamily cash machines.

• Investor Watch: Institutional money is moving into small-market multifamily again. If you're local, you're early. Don’t wait for BlackRock to validate your zip code.

🧠 Play This Right: The pros are adapting. Rates are high, but construction costs are flattening and rental demand is strong. Flip into rentals, bank appreciation, and move with intention.

💰 Crypto Corner: Cooldown or Come-Up?

Bitcoin has taken a breather.

After hitting a 2025 high of $112,000 on May 22, BTC is now hovering around $101,650—a 9% pullback that’s got the headlines buzzing and the weak hands shaking.

But let’s zoom out.

This isn’t a crash. It’s a cooldown. A pit stop in a long race.

Here’s why the pullback happened:

• ETF Euphoria Fizzled: Spot Bitcoin ETFs helped push prices higher earlier this year, but that momentum’s cooled. Inflows have slowed, and with them, short-term hype.

• Macroeconomic Pressure: The Fed is still playing games with rate cuts. Inflation remains sticky, and traders are adjusting risk across the board—including crypto.

• Profit-Taking Season: After a 2x run in under six months, big wallets are locking in gains. Natural. Predictable. Healthy.

• Regulatory Shadows: Ongoing SEC drama with Ethereum-based protocols and stablecoins has cooled sentiment across the crypto space—even though BTC remains the cleanest, clearest play in the game.

🧠 The Move?

If you're new, this isn’t the time to panic—it’s the time to position. Smart investors don’t wait for perfect green candles—they use the red days to stack, strategize, and sharpen their edge.

Because when the next wave hits, only the prepared ride it.

Bitcoin's cooling, but the conviction should be heating up.

🧠 Mindset Shift – The Cost of Quitting

A Study From Rutgers University shows that men who stick to consistent daily habits—no matter how small—outperform their peers across every life metric: income, fitness, and mental health.

We crave novelty—Netflix, reels, distractions. But consistency compounds. It’s not about “feeling” motivated, it’s about being committed to growth.

📌 Reminder: Show up daily. Read 5 pages. Hit that workout. Check in with the squad. Small hinges swing big doors.

📖 Source: Rutgers University

🏋🏽‍♂️ Fitness Edge – The Dopamine Trap Is Real

This week, the Cleveland Clinic reported a rise in male burnout from high cortisol and low testosterone—especially in men aged 28–45.

Main culprit? Sedentary dopamine cycles: junk food, phone scrolling, porn, and Netflix are wrecking our motivation systems.

Here’s What You Can Do:

• 10 mins of HIIT or strength training daily (even if it’s just pushups)

• Cold showers to shock your dopamine reset

• Track your sleep, energy, and libido—not just weight

🔥 Remember: Physical pain today = mental clarity tomorrow. Lift heavy, live better.

📖 Source: Cleveland Clinic Men's Wellness Report

🧠 Investor’s Edge Insights – JD Wild Drops Gems

On this week’s Investor’s Edge call, JD Wild pulled back the curtain on:

• How he scaled from his first 3-family flip to full-scale development

• Why embracing hard things makes life easier

• How to pivot when life punches you in the face

Whether it’s contractor delays, city politics, or personal loss, JD shows how to keep stacking wins.

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