Sam

🔗 Deal Mind AI

Sam Elwood’s journey started in the trenches—underwriting deals and acquisitions for a real estate investment firm buying off-market fixers. He reviewed dozens of properties a week, estimated rehab costs, and analyzed comps. That deep, hands-on experience revealed a gap in the market: most people didn’t know how to underwrite deals—or didn’t have time.

Sam knew there had to be a better way. That’s where the idea for Deal Mind was born.

Deal Mind is a smart real estate analysis platform that helps investors—new or seasoned—analyze any deal, in any market, with speed and confidence. It’s like the Perplexity of real estate: fast, intelligent, and always learning.

“Lions Den gave me the structure and energy I needed to actually build this. I didn’t need more ideas—I needed to move.”

Since joining, Sam has refined his product roadmap, expanded his vision, and is now positioning for Y Combinator and VC backing.

I’m still early in the journey, but with Lions Den behind me, I’m building smarter and thinking bigger.