INTERVIEW | Make Money Flipping Houses: How Jackie Coffey Built a Seven-Figure Real Estate Empire episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 32 MIN

INTERVIEW | Make Money Flipping Houses: How Jackie Coffey Built a Seven-Figure Real Estate Empire

from Travis Makes Money · host Travis Chappell

Jackie Coffey, better known as Jackie the Happy Investor, went from a broke single mom with no money, no credit, and no real estate experience to completing more than 1,000 property flips and building a seven-figure real estate business. After making 202 cold calls before landing her first lender, Jackie learned firsthand that persistence, integrity, and taking action can overcome almost any obstacle. Today, she's an investor, educator, author, and creator of the Jackie the Happy Investor app, helping aspiring investors build wealth through real estate. On this episode we talk about: How childhood financial instability fueled Jackie's entrepreneurial drive Making 202 cold calls to secure funding for her first real estate flip The lessons learned from her early real estate mistakes and successes Why integrity and relationships are critical to long-term business success Building wealth through a combination of active house flipping and long-term rental properties Top 3 Takeaways Persistence often matters more than experience. Jackie secured her first real estate deal after 202 lender calls and countless rejections. Your biggest mistakes can become your greatest education. Jackie's disastrous first flip became the foundation for a career that has spanned more than 1,000 deals. Long-term wealth is built through ownership. Flipping houses generates cash, but holding rental properties creates lasting financial freedom. Notable Quotes "At call 202, I finally got a yes." "That first house was the tuition." "If I don't do this, I'm going to be in the same spot a year from now." Connect with Jackie Coffey: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackiethehappyinvestor/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jackiethehappyinvestor Other: https://jackiethehappyinvestor.com Website (Personal): https://jackiecoffey.com/ A Word from Our Sponsors: - Are you ready to start your own creatorjourney and make it big? Visitwww.fanvue.com today and launch yourcareer! - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackie Coffey, better known as Jackie the Happy Investor, went from a broke single mom with no money, no credit, and no real estate experience to completing more than 1,000 property flips and building a seven-figure real estate business. After making 202 cold calls before landing her first lender, Jackie learned firsthand that persistence, integrity, and taking action can overcome almost any obstacle. Today, she's an investor, educator, author, and creator of the Jackie the Happy Investor app, helping aspiring investors build wealth through real estate. On this episode we talk about: How childhood financial instability fueled Jackie's entrepreneurial drive Making 202 cold calls to secure funding for her first real estate flip The lessons learned from her early real estate mistakes and successes Why integrity and relationships are critical to long-term business success Building wealth through a combination of active house flipping and long-term rental properties Top 3 Takeaways Persistence often matters more than experience. Jackie secured her first real estate deal after 202 lender calls and countless rejections. Your biggest mistakes can become your greatest education. Jackie's disastrous first flip became the foundation for a career that has spanned more than 1,000 deals. Long-term wealth is built through ownership. Flipping houses generates cash, but holding rental properties creates lasting financial freedom. Notable Quotes "At call 202, I finally got a yes." "That first house was the tuition." "If I don't do this, I'm going to be in the same spot a year from now." Connect with Jackie Coffey: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackiethehappyinvestor/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jackiethehappyinvestor Other: https://jackiethehappyinvestor.com Website (Personal): https://jackiecoffey.com/ A Word from Our Sponsors: - Are you ready to start your own creatorjourney and make it big? Visitwww.fanvue.com today and launch yourcareer! - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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