Most people who start a real estate newsletter have a portfolio to show you.
I don't.
What I have is 10 years of experience building software, a full stack development background, and a genuine belief that AI is the biggest unfair advantage in investing history.
My name is Ryan Flowers. I'm a software developer by day. And ever since I read Rich Dad Poor Dad as a kid, I've wanted to build real wealth through real estate.
The problem was always the same: I didn't know how to find deals, analyze them fast enough, or get past the feeling that I needed more knowledge before I could start.
AI fixed all three of those problems.
Here's what I've realized: most investors are still doing things the old way. Cold calling manually. Analyzing deals on spreadsheets. Googling how to write an offer letter. Meanwhile AI can do all of that in minutes, if you know how to use it.
That's what Acquired Intel is about.
Every week I'm going to document exactly how I'm using AI to find, analyze, and eventually close real estate deals: starting from zero. The tools that work. The workflows I've built. The mistakes I make along the way.
I'm not going to pretend I have it all figured out. But I have something most real estate investors don't: a software background, an AI-first mindset, and the willingness to build in public.
This week's AI move
I asked Claude to teach me the entire wholesaling process from scratch. Here's the prompt I used:
"Act as an experienced real estate wholesaler. Walk me through the exact step-by-step process of finding, analyzing, and closing my first wholesale deal. Include what to look for in a motivated seller, how to calculate my offer, and what happens at closing."
The response took 3 minutes to read and replaced about 40 hours of YouTube videos.
Try it yourself and reply to tell me what you got.
Next week: I'm breaking down how to use AI to analyze any rental property deal in seconds.
See you then.
— Ryan
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