About
Wesley Harper
Builder first, broker second, teacher now. Thirty-plus years of buying, building, renovating and selling Atlanta houses, and a habit of telling people the truth about the numbers.
The short version
I learned houses from the lumber up
I started working in a lumber yard at 16. It’s a good education in what houses are made of, what materials cost, and how builders actually work.
I got my real estate license at 19 and have been in Atlanta real estate ever since: more than 30 years and over 1,800 career closings. Along the way I’ve worked in custom construction, renovation and investment properties, which means I’ve seen projects from the slab to the closing table, including the ones that went over budget.
I’m a fourth-generation Atlantan, so the neighborhoods I talk about aren’t data points to me. I know how differently neighborhoods behave, and how much the same house can be worth two miles apart.
I also founded a cash home-buying company, which means I’ve sat on the buyer’s side of the table, run the numbers on a lot of distressed houses, and said no to far more deals than I’ve said yes to.
I started Investor Maestro Academy because I kept meeting new investors who’d learned the formula and skipped the rehab. That’s the expensive part to learn on your own.
- Age 16The lumber yardFirst job in the building business: materials, costs and contractors.
- Age 19LicensedReal estate license, and the start of a career in Atlanta real estate.
- 30+ yearsBuilder-brokerCustom construction, renovation and investment properties alongside brokerage.
- 1,800+Career closingsAs a Georgia real estate broker, across Metro Atlanta.
- FounderCash home buyingFounded a company that buys houses directly from owners.
- NowInvestor Maestro AcademyTeaching beginners to run the numbers before they risk a dollar.
How I teach
Plain numbers, plain talk
The deals that didn’t work
You’ll hear about my losses as much as my wins. The mistakes are where the lessons are.
No hype, no promises
I can teach a process. I can’t promise a result, and I won’t pretend flipping is easy or safe.
Permission to pass
The best tool I can give you is the confidence to walk away from a deal that doesn’t pencil.
Credentials
The details
- 30+ yearsin Atlanta real estate
- 1,800+career closings
- Constructioncustom construction, renovation and investment properties
- Licensed brokerGeorgia licensed real estate broker, #171177
- Atlanta nativefourth-generation Atlantan, based in Alpharetta
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