The Program

The Margin
Mastermind

A 12-week coaching cohort for pastors and ministry leaders who want to build real estate income without leaving their calling. Ten seats. Four cohorts per year. Application only.

Overview

What this is.

The Margin Mastermind is not a course. It's not a membership. It's a 12-week coaching cohort built specifically for ministry leaders who want to build real estate income in the margins of a calling they're not willing to abandon.

It runs four times a year. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Ten pastors per cohort. Every person who gets in has been through an application and a conversation first.

The curriculum is built around three real estate strategies — Flip, Build, and Bank — and it's designed to figure out which one fits your situation before teaching you how to execute it.

Who This Is For

Not everyone.
The right ones.

This is for you if...
  • You're a U.S.-based pastor or ministry leader
  • You're serious about your calling and not leaving it
  • You're willing to do real work over 12 weeks
  • You understand your family is carrying weight they shouldn't have to
  • You're ready to make five written offers per month
This is not for you if...
  • You're looking for a way out of ministry
  • You want passive results with active avoidance
  • You're a get-rich-quick seeker
  • You're not willing to be held accountable
The Three Doors

Pick the right door
before you walk through it.

Real estate isn't one thing. Choosing the wrong strategy for your situation costs you time, money, and momentum. The first weeks of the cohort are built around figuring out which door is yours.

01
Door One
Flip
$20K–$50K per deal  |  Every 3–6 months

You find a distressed property, buy it below market, renovate it, and sell it for a profit. It's the most active of the three doors and produces the clearest cash chunks. We cover deal analysis, contractor management, financing, and how to find deals without a real estate license. This is not passive income. It is high-return, time-bounded work that can fit inside a ministry schedule if you run it right.

02
Door Two
Build
Monthly cash flow  |  Long-term wealth

You acquire rental properties that pay you monthly whether you're preaching or sleeping. We cover how to analyze deals, how to finance acquisitions, property management, and the BRRRR method for recycling capital across multiple properties. This door is the long game. It builds slowly and compounds significantly. If you want something your kids inherit, this is it.

03
Door Three
Bank
9–12% returns  |  Zero operations

You become the lender. You fund other investors' deals and earn 9 to 12 percent returns secured against real property. No tenants. No contractors. No property management. You review the deal, wire the funds, and collect payments. This door requires capital to deploy but demands almost nothing of your time. Best for pastors who have savings sitting in low-yield accounts and want to put them to work.

Program Structure

12 weeks.
A real path.

The program is built around weekly group sessions, regular access, and one private midpoint check-in. Every touchpoint is designed to move you forward, not just educate you.

Every Week
60-Minute Group Session

Live Zoom with Manny and the cohort. Curriculum, deal review, Q&A. Every session is recorded.

Every Other Week
Office Hours

Optional drop-in time with Manny. Bring your deals, your questions, your sticking points.

Week 6
Private 1-on-1

A private session with Manny to assess where you are and what the second half of the cohort needs to focus on for your situation.

All 12 Weeks
Email Access

Direct email access to Manny throughout the cohort. Not a help desk. Real access.

Optional Add-On
The Builder's Intensive

A 2-day in-person experience at The Lake Church in Arlington, TX. Meals and hotel included. This is for pastors who want to go deeper, faster, in person. Space is even more limited than the cohort itself.

Format
2 full days, in-person
Location
The Lake Church, Arlington, TX
Includes
Meals and hotel
Commitments

The Guarantee

7-Day Guarantee
Satisfaction Refund

After the first session, if you don't believe this is the right program for you, you get a full refund. No argument.

6-Month Guarantee
Deal or I Stay With You

Complete the cohort and make five written offers per month for six months. If you don't have a deal under contract, I'll work with you one-on-one at no additional cost for up to 12 months until you do.

I'm not asking you to take a leap of faith. I'm asking you to do the work, and I'm putting my time behind that ask.

Common Questions

FAQ

It's a real real estate program. The curriculum is built around actual strategies — flips, rentals, hard money lending — with real numbers, real timelines, and real deal analysis. The faith component means I understand your context. It doesn't mean we skip the mechanics.
That's the whole premise. Every strategy we cover was built to work in the margins of a demanding schedule. I ran all of this while preaching on Sundays, leading staff, and raising six kids. It requires discipline, not more hours.
Yes. Most pastors who come in have zero experience. The program starts with fundamentals and builds from there. What matters more than experience is your willingness to do the work and follow the process.
It depends on the door. Flipping typically requires some access to capital or financing. Hard money lending requires capital to deploy. Rentals can often be done with low down payment financing. We figure out which door fits your actual situation in the first few weeks.
Plan for 2 to 4 hours per week: one 60-minute group session, time to work through the material, and whatever deal analysis or offer activity you're doing. It's designed to fit inside a ministry schedule, not replace it.
Because the coaching is real. I can't give meaningful attention to 50 people at once. Ten means everyone gets seen, heard, and held accountable. It also means the group dynamic actually works.
No. It helps because it means we share a common language and a common context. But the requirement is that you're serious about your calling and serious about the work. Credentials don't substitute for either of those.
You get a personal response from me within 48 hours explaining why it's not the right fit right now and what I'd suggest instead. No form letters.
Apply

Ten seats.
Application only.

If this is the right fit, the next step is a 45-minute conversation or a completed application. Either one works.

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