{"id":3649,"date":"2026-01-01T19:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colemanmg.com\/30k\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:31:45","slug":"ep-3%f0%9f%92%a5-what-we-used-their-money-walked-out-with-a-30k-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colemanmg.com\/30k\/ep-3%f0%9f%92%a5-what-we-used-their-money-walked-out-with-a-30k-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 3\ud83d\udca5 \u201cWHAT! We Used Their Money \u2026Walked Out With a $30K Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Demo Day started out normal\u2026 until we tore open the walls and found THIS. \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<p>You never really know what\u2019s hiding inside a house until you start breaking it apart \u2014 and this flip just took a wild turn.<\/p>\n<p>In Episode 3 of my 9-part series, I take you behind the scenes of Demo Day, where surprises can cost you thousands \u2014 or turn into hidden gold. 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