We've all been there. You've taken the courses, attended the seminars, and consumed countless hours of real estate investing content. You know how to spot a good deal from a mile away. You can run comps in your sleep and estimate rehab costs with surprising accuracy. You understand ARV, cap rates, and exit strategies like the back of your hand. But then reality hits—you find the perfect property, you know exactly what it's worth and how to turn a profit, and you're stopped dead in your tracks by one simple question: "How do I actually pay for this?"

That was the frustrating pattern we kept seeing over and over again. Aspiring investors with knowledge, drive, and deal-finding skills, but absolutely no path forward because they lacked the one thing that matters most: capital. The real estate education industry had become an echo chamber of deal analysis and renovation tips, while completely ignoring the elephant in the room. You can be the world's best deal analyzer, but without funding, you're just a highly educated bystander watching others build wealth. We realized that funding isn't just one piece of the puzzle... it's the foundation everything else is built on.

That's why we created Funded By Others. We got tired of watching talented people hit the same wall, and we knew there had to be a better way. Our mission is simple: teach investors how to acquire properties using other people's money—from private lenders and creative financing to partnerships and institutional capital. Because once you master the art of funding deals without using your own cash, everything else you've learned finally becomes useful. We're not here to teach you what everyone else is teaching. We're here to teach you what actually matters: how to fund your deals and build real wealth in real estate.