DFY Real Estate is designed for investors who want to own real estate conservatively, with a focus on long-term performance and reliable cash flow.

For most clients, we recommend planning on approximately $100,000 in available capital to get started. This typically supports a 30% down payment, closing costs, and property preparation, and allows us to use investor-specific real estate financing that prioritizes strong cash flow and simpler qualification.

In some cases, a 25% down conventional loan may be used as a fallback option if it produces a better overall outcome for the investor.

Certain higher cash-flow strategies—such as mid-term rentals—may require $120,000 to $150,000 or more, depending on the market, property type, and design requirements.

Our role isn’t to help investors stretch into real estate.
It’s to help them own it well, with financing and structure that support durability across market cycles.

DFY Real Estate is designed to handle nearly all of the work required to own and operate investment real estate, while you retain full ownership and decision-making authority.

Our team coordinates the sourcing, analysis, financing support, preparation, tenant placement, and ongoing operations of each property. We also help guide portfolio decisions over time so each acquisition fits into a broader long-term strategy.

What we don’t do is remove you from ownership or decision-making. You approve the strategy, the property, and the financing structure. Once those decisions are made, we handle the execution.

In short, you own the real estate—we handle the work that makes ownership simple, predictable, and sustainable.

Absolutely.

Most DFY clients don’t start with a specific property—they start with a conversation. The first step is understanding your goals, timeline, available capital, and how real estate fits into your broader financial picture.

From there, we help clarify the right strategy, pacing, and structure so your first move makes sense in the context of a long-term portfolio—not just a single transaction.

You don’t need to have everything figured out.
You just need to be open to a disciplined, thoughtful approach.

That’s what we’re here for.

Most real estate firms are built to sell deals.
DFY Real Estate is built to build portfolios.

Instead of chasing volume, trends, or short-term returns, we focus on disciplined ownership, conservative assumptions, and long-term outcomes. Our role isn’t to push investors into transactions—it’s to help them make thoughtful decisions that strengthen their portfolio over time.

We also operate intentionally small. By limiting the number of new acquisitions we take on each month, we’re able to provide consistent oversight, aligned execution, and a level of involvement that larger platforms can’t sustain.

Finally, DFY’s interests are aligned with our clients’. Our fee structure is percentage-based and tied to execution over time—not one-off transactions—so our success depends on the long-term success of the portfolios we help build.

In short, DFY isn’t designed for speed or speculation.
It’s designed for investors who value discipline, clarity, and durability.

In some cases, yes.

Certain investors are able to use self-directed retirement accounts or other investment assets as part of their real estate strategy. Whether this is appropriate depends on the type of account, the structure of the investment, and how it fits into your overall financial picture.

DFY Real Estate does not provide tax or legal advice, but we regularly coordinate with clients’ CPAs, financial advisors, and custodians to help evaluate whether using retirement or investment funds makes sense within a disciplined, long-term ownership plan.

The right approach varies by investor. Our role is to help you understand the options and structure real estate ownership thoughtfully—not to push a specific funding method.

DFY Real Estate focuses on total return over time, not just one metric in one year.

Across thousands of client portfolios we’ve reviewed, planned, and guided, long-term rental properties have typically been structured to produce overall annualized returns in the low-to-high teens over a full market cycle, driven by a combination of cash flow, loan paydown, appreciation, and tax efficiency.

Mid-term rental strategies—when appropriate—have historically produced stronger monthly cash flow, with total return profiles that can trend higher due to increased income and tax advantages, while still maintaining disciplined underwriting.

That said, returns are never guaranteed. Performance varies based on market conditions, financing structure, property type, and time held. DFY does not design portfolios around best-case scenarios—we underwrite conservatively so properties can perform across a range of conditions.

The goal isn’t to maximize returns in any single year.

It’s to build durable, compounding wealth through ownership over time.

Not at all. Our system is built for busy professionals who want the benefits of real estate without becoming experts. We provide the education, strategy, and execution—you stay in control without having to learn it all yourself.

After your strategy session, most clients are investing within 30–60 days, depending on your investment path. We’ll guide you through each step to keep things simple and efficient.

That’s our specialty. With multiple entry points and a step-by-step growth plan, you can start where you're comfortable and build from there. We’ll help you define your goals and create a portfolio strategy that grows with you.

The best way to find out is with a no-pressure strategy call.We’ll ask a few questions, talk through your goals, and help you see if our approach is the right fit. Even if it’s not, you’ll walk away with clarity and valuable insights.