How A Single Mom Built A $40K Flip Profit

 Ready to flip your first house? Apply here: https://theflipsisters.com/podcast-program-applyMost of the women we work with start as complete beginners.She bought a “disgusting” house five blocks from home and turned it into proof that the leap was worth it. Kristen is a single mom from Iowa who quit her job, went all in on house flipping, and just closed her second flip, and the numbers are real: a $100,000 purchase, a renovation that crept over $100,000, a $258,000 sale, and a $39,550 net profit after everyone gets paid back. We walk through how she found the deal off market through a wholesaler connection, why finishing the attic into a true primary suite created the big value jump, and how she sanity-checked bids with a trusted real estate agent team that also flips. You’ll hear the practical side of renovation planning, including what happens when the budget changes for good reasons like replacing 12 windows and dealing with lead paint the right way. We also talk contractor management, what she learned from a first flip without a signed contract, and how she’s dialing in her “dream team” one project at a time. Funding is a major thread here, especially for new real estate investors. Kristen explains using a hard money lender for purchase and rehab up to 75% ARV, then realizing how brutal high interest rates can be on your bottom line. The conversation shifts into private money and promissory notes, and how one small $10,000 investment relationship can grow into repeat capital from people who want a safer, real-asset alternative to low-rate bank products. If you’re wrestling with imposter syndrome, fear, or the pressure to “get a real job,” this one hits home. Subscribe, share this with a woman who needs a push, and leave a review so more future flippers can find these stories.GOODIES1. THE book on women flipping houses is here! Click here to grab the digital download of my new book for just $4.99! Just as everything else we do is different, so is FLIPPED: Lessons and Stories of Women Flipping Houses and Facing Their Fears.  2. Sick of sitting on the sideline watching other people do the thing you want to be doing? Are you FINALLY ready to do what it takes to flip your first house and want incredible step-by-step training and support to get you there faster? Click here to see if we may be a fit to work together.3. Follow That Flip! Follow this 8-part video series as we flip a house! 4. Our goal is to inspire 1,000 new women each month and we've been achieving it with help from loyal listeners like you! If you are getting value out of this podcast will you kindly leave us a rating and review and help us spread our message?5. Are you a real estate agent tired of chasing the same potential clients as everyone else? Sick of the roller coaster commission? Get the REI Agent Pro Certification! Click here for info and to join the waitlist.The FlipsistersLeaving people and places better than we find them.