The operator behind the Society.
Dan Dares didn't build Deal Hunter Society to sell courses. He built it because he needs more good deals than one person can find — so he'd rather train deal hunters than hunt alone.
Dan has spent two decades in multifamily real estate — not studying it, doing it. He's built a portfolio worth over $10M, averaged around 14% cash-on-cash, and closed more than a dozen deals, including a 28-unit apartment complex that cash flows roughly $72,000 a year. He learned the business the way he now teaches it: finding deals, running the numbers, making offers, and closing — one property at a time.
Somewhere along the way, he noticed something. The people who made it in this business weren't the ones with the most credentials or the biggest bank accounts. They were the ones who took action — who picked up the phone, looked at the deal, and didn't wait until they felt ready. That conviction — deals over degrees — became the foundation of everything he teaches.
Good deals are the bottleneck in any operator's business; there are only so many one person can find. So instead of spending to buy deal flow, Dan decided to build it — training everyday people to find, evaluate, and bring forward real multifamily opportunities. When a deal hunter brings something promising, it can turn into a partnership: Dan's capital, balance sheet, and experience behind a deal the hunter sourced. That's the engine behind the whole ecosystem.
Deal Hunter Society — the education and community side. Learn the skill of finding deals, get the tools and feedback, and bring real opportunities to the table.
Dares Investment Group — the investment side. Prefer to put capital to work instead of hunting? Dan's firm acquires and operates multifamily assets so investors earn passive income.
Tammy
Started with no portfolio, no finance degree, and no closed deals. She learned to find opportunities. Today she owns multiple properties — including an apartment deal partnered with Dan that pays her about $2,000 a quarter — plus a triplex she sourced herself. Now she helps new hunters on Dan's team.
Jared
Joined this year with zero prior transactions. Within months he submitted a $2.7M offer on his first deal, in active negotiation now. (In progress.)
Dan is still in the trenches — underwriting deals, signing LOIs, closing properties. He's not a guru who left the game to sell the dream. He's an operator building a team. If you're willing to do the work, there's a seat for you.