Ep. 52: He Lost His W2 Mid-Deal — Then Made $31K and Never Looked Back with Trevor Hicks

Andrea Cannon   Mon, Apr 27, 3:06 PM (1 day ago)     to me       He was three months away from hitting 10 years of nonprofit service (close enough to qualify for public student loan forgiveness) when he got let go from his physical therapy job. He had one fix & flip deal in mid-progress, a partner he'd just met, and a $31,000 check waiting on the other side. That check changed everything. In this episode of From Corporate to Cash Flow, Andrea Cannon and Liz Schwab talk with Trevor Hicks — physical therapist, fix & flip investor, hard money lender, wedding photographer, and adventure retreat founder — about his fast-moving first year in real estate and what he's building next. What you'll learn in this episode:  How Trevor's first deal came together through Facebook Messenger rapport-building — and the $31K profit that lit the match  How he moved from transactional funding → fix & flip → hard money lending — and why he realized lenders make money even when flippers don't  How he pulled $100K out of the stock market and rolled old employer IRAs into a self-directed IRA to fund his lending business  His buy box for fix & flips in Central Florida and why he now limits lending geography to states he can drive to  The Savannah deal that went sideways — from lender to accidental owner, breaking even after 10 months  His 2026 goals: buy a business, 6+ flips, 10 hard money loans, and launch adventure retreats  The dream he and his wife are finally chasing: an outdoor wedding venue with on-site cabins, epic views, and no drunk driving  Bucket list: Havasu Falls hike, World Cup 2026 in Seattle (their 12-year anniversary trip), adventure retreats in Zion   Connect with Trevor: https://www.instagram.com/trevor_ryan7  Fix & flip inquiries / capital: trevorAndrobert.com Adventure retreats: epicadventureretreat.com/zion    Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theandreacannon  Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAndreaCannon