Konichiwa! I’m writing this article while sitting in my fiancee’s family home in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan. It’s my fourth time out here in about the past year, and I love it every time. This trip we’re here for about 12 days for some good ol’ family time (as well as sushi time, udon noodle time ...…
Many new real estate investors wonder how to get started flipping houses. One of the first questions I usually get asked from a new student is the type of seller lead they should target. Many assume that they should get started with preforeclosures, but is that really the best way to begin? The answer isn’t ...…
One of the frequent questions new real estate investors have is how to get started flipping houses. They watch a few TV episodes of “Flip This House” or a similar show and want to get right into building the business and raking in the paychecks. But the question they often fail to ask themselves is…. ...…
If you’re an active real estate investor, you know how important it is to raise private money. Of course, if you’re a wholesaler then you need little or no funds at all. But if flipping houses is your primary exit strategy for making your real estate profits, then you’ll always want to be raising private ...…
As real estate investors, we often have to meet with homeowners directly to close a deal. Usually this means arranging a meeting at the house to do a walk-through, estimate repairs and continue building rapport that we first initiated on the phone or over email. And ultimately, we hope to close the deal and go ...…
We’re often told growing up that being average isn’t good (at least I hope so). Don’t be a waffler, don’t hang out in the middle. Don’t be average. We should go for it! Get more out of life! And yes, I agree 100%. We SHOULD go for it, especially as real estate business owners! But there’s ...…
How to Work With Contractors for Flipping Houses If you want to make it big flipping houses, then sooner or later you’re going to have to work with some general contractors. For your smaller jobs you may employ the services of a handyman or you may “sub” out your individual workloads to electricians, plumbers, painters, ...…
How to Flip Houses – “The Entrepreneur Way” I’ve posted previously about the basics of how to flip houses, so there’s no need to rehash that. If you want to read more, start with this post HERE. What I want to talk about today is how to flip houses “the entrepreneur way”. What do I ...…
Flipping houses can be an insanely lucrative business. However, you also need to get all your ducks in a row and have an ACTION PLAN in place to make sure you’re making big bucks — instead of losing them. Part of your Action Plan is knowing where you draw the line between saying “yes” to ...…
If you’re reading this post then odds are you’ve seen an episode or two of A&ETV’s “Flip This House“. Maybe you sat down to watch it to pick up some rehab tips or maybe you were channel surfing one Sunday morning an got hooked. Either way, I think we can all agree it’s an entertaining ...…