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Flipping America
by Roger Blankenship
We teach you how to make money in real estate. We cover news, trends, styles, markets, demographics, and technology that affect real estate investing. We also talk to market leaders and trend setters. Lastly, there's a bit of how-to information on nearly every show, with topics, Q&A from listeners, and presentations from our guests. Learn how to make and grow a fortune in your spare time or as a new career. We don't just talk about flipping houses. We talk about single family rentals, multi-family rentals, apartments, mobile home communities, commercial and industrial space, hotels and motels, golf courses, and raw land. We cover the entire gamut of real estate asset classes. We also discuss strategies for cash flow, acquisition, and property disposition. These include hard money, private money, creative deal structures, mortgage wraps, wholesaling, contract assignments, lease options, lease sandwiches, and more. Learn how to start with nothing and work your way to millions. Find dee
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Woulda Been Viral!
Roger answers viewer questions, shares his essay "Opportunist or Problem Solver?", and tells another story from the "Woulda Been Viral" files. In the essay, Roger takes on a criticism real estate investors hear all the time: that investors who buy distressed properties are opportunists—or even...
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From Raw Land to Houses
You've probably been driving down the road in some suburb and noticed that an old piece of land is now being turned into a subdivision. Have you ever wondered how that happens? Today you'll learn how. Brandon Cobb was a former medical device sales rep before becoming a fund manager and land...
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Somebody Do Something! Nick is...
The housing shortage is real. Affordable housing remains elusive. The "solution" passed by Congress will do little to help. The challenges to developers seem insurmountable. But Nick Khamsopa labors away, working with all available resources, and is thriving in the Hudson Valley, New York. Here's...
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Flipping America 632, From Deal Hunting to Deal Flow
Deal hunting is exhausting. Deal flow is transformational. After more than 2,000 real estate transactions, I've come to believe that the biggest difference between struggling investors and consistently successful ones has very little to do with negotiating, financing, or even finding great deals....
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They say "This market is terrible." I disagree
Everyone says this market is terrible. Roger disagrees. For the past several years, real estate investors have faced bidding wars, institutional buyers, low inventory, and a market that often rewarded speed more than skill. Many investors concluded that good deals had simply disappeared. In this...
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Flipping America 630, Sometimes It's WHAT You Know
Richard "Coach" Fino from The CE Shop joins Roger Blankenship to talk real estate education, professional development, and what agents and investors need to know to level up in today's market. 🏠 IN THIS EPISODE: What to look for when buying older homes (and when to walk away) A flip that won't...
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The ROAD To Housing Bill Won't Change Anything
Congress just passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with overwhelming bipartisan support — 396 to 13 in the House. Roger Blankenship says it won't move the needle on housing affordability. Not even close. In this episode, Roger breaks down what the bill actually does, why the diagnosis is...
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When the Lien is a Lie
Roger Blankenship is back with Episode 628 of the Flipping America Show. This week: the story of Marjorie Josaphat, a Los Angeles homeowner who finished her renovation and discovered two fraudulent mechanics liens totaling $49 million on her title — and what every investor needs to know to…
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FAR 627 We're Back
Roger Blankenship is back — and he didn't come back quiet. After more than two years away, the Flipping America Show returns for Season 8 with real news, real analysis, and the story of how Roger and Dianna survived Hurricane Helene trapped in a North Carolina mountain cabin while a 200-foot drop...
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Flipping America 626, Note Investing, with Fred Moskowitz
What if you could invest in real estate without actually owning the properties? And what if you could scale up a business and never deal with repairs, tenants, property managers or contractors? That's coming up on Flipping America. We are talking today about Note Investing and Fred Moscowitz will...
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Flipping America 625, Creative Deal Structures with Wendy Patton
If you want to make money on a flip, you must buy at a discount. Many sellers can't afford or don't want to accept a low cash offer for their home. When you understand the possibilities with creative deal structures, you'll be able to present multiple options to sellers and greatly increase your...
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Flipping America 624, Become a Real Estate Developer, with Darcy Marler
The next time you are taking a drive through the countryside, look out at a piece of land and imagine it becoming a place where people live, work, or play, or perhaps all of those. How does that land get transformed into housing, shopping, restaurants, or businesses? A real estate developer did...
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Flipping America 623. The NAR Lawsuit Settlement
Imagine your boss coming to you for a performance review. She says, "good job, you're doing well. I appreciate your hard work. Now I need you to get out there and keep on doing it. And oh by the way, we are cutting your pay by 50%." Question: When do you start looking for anther job? Tomorrow? Or...
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Flipping America 622, How to Rehab a House
If you invest in real estate, or even if you own your own home long enough, sooner or later you're going to need to do a property rehab. Today I'm going to tell you what you need to know about this vital piece of your investing practice. We get a lot of questions here and we answer them all - if...
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Flipping America 621, Commercial Loans, with Ira Zlotowitz
He wants to change the world. And he's changing the commercial lending world for sure. Amazing online tools and the lowest fees in the industry. That's coming right up. Ira Zlotowitz is the founder of a company called Gparency. The GP stands for General Partner and the "parency" is an allusion to...
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Flipping America 620, Invest in Industrial with Jonathan Hayek
Have you ever driven through a business park with street after street of rather non-descript buildings holding all sorts of businesses and wondered, "who owns this real estate?" Today you're going to meet the man who does. Well - he doesn't own them all, but he makes his living owning some of…
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Flipping America 619, Slow Flips with Scott Jelinek
In the end it's all about cash flow. Flipping is a business that requires your time and presence. Landlording comes with its own set of challenges. How about something that provides cash flow from real estate, but is truly mailbox money? Since 2019 I have been buying super inexpensive houses that...
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Flipping America 618, Fund Your Deal with Ruben Izgelov
You've found a deal - now you just need the money. Relax. I'm going to help you with that. Ruben Izgelov went to law school, passed the bar, and a few weeks later realized that wasn't what he really wanted to do. Out of his passion for real estate and finance, he founded of We Lend LLC. In just a...
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Flipping America 617 100% Flip Funding
I did my first 500 flips without using a penny of my own money. Today our guest is offering to do the same for you. From day one in my real estate career, I had someone else putting up the capital while I did all the work. We split the profit 50/50. This worked great for both sides and the method...
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Flipping America 616, It's a Miracle He's Alive!
The doctors said he would never walk again - probably not be able to feed himself or even talk. And that is if he ever came out of a coma. My friend and fellow real estate investor Chris Prefontaine and his wife lived through this nightmare with their then 14 year old son Nick. I'm happy to…
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Flipping America 615 The BIG Real Estate Stories of 2023
Big - like beauty - can be a relative term and is subject to the opinion of the beholder. Today we are going to discuss the big real estate stories of 2023 - at least according to me. I've been out for a bit on personal leave and for the holidays. But I'm back and Flipping America is back for…
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Flipping America 614, Top of Heart Awareness, with Grant Muller
From millionaire before 30 to homeless & living on drugs, he reinvented himself by discovering that real success isn't just about the hustle – it's about the connections you create. And today Grant Muller is going to tell you his story. Are you looking for a way to grow your business but tired of...
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Flipping America 613, The Real Estate Side Hustle
He and his wife started out their marriage by flipping a house and using that money to buy a dive bar 12 years ago. They remodeled the restaurant and turned it into a thriving pizza shop and craft beer bar. Then they began buying more real estate and now have 7 Airbnbs, long term single family…
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Flipping America 612, My Dad
Dad died on Monday, October 16, 2023. He was one of my heroes in life. This is my tribute to him.
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Flipping America 611, Commercial Financing with Malcolm Turner
Here is some interesting news. It's not only possible to get loans for multi-million dollar investment deals, in some ways it's actually easier than getting a home loan. Our guest today tells you how. Malcolm Turner is the founder of Castle Commercial Capital, a company that specializes in...
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Flipping America 610, Painless Investing
These days nurses or doctors say "you're going to feel a little pinch" right before they stick you with a needle. In my younger days when men were tough, women were strong, and all the children were above average, they would just say "this is going to hurt a little." If you think real estate...
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Flipping America 609, Buy and Build, Dan Haberkost
You can flip properties without doing any remodeling. In fact - you can flip properties that have no structure on them. No Tenants, Termites or Toilets. Today I'm going to explore land investing with Dan Haberkost. Dan Haberkost, CEO of Front Range Land, started his real estate investing journey…
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Flipping America 608, Office Syndication with Stewart Heath
Do you know what you need to be looking for when evaluating a passive income opportunity? Today we will hear about some dangers to avoid. Stewart Heath is the Founder and CEO of Harvard Grace Capital, a private equity real estate investment firm that helps people build wealth faster through...
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Flipping America 607, The FAN
The All New Flipping America Network is LIVE and online at FlippingAmerica.net. I invite you to check it out, but in a little while. Please indulge me by allowing me to talk about it a bit before you go look. The Network is designed with you in mind. Real Estate Investing involves a lot of moving...
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Flipping America 606, Land Investing
He was a hospital CEO at 26 years old. Then he walked away for something he thought was better. What? Yep. We will speak with Mason McDonald in just a few moments. Mason has a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University and Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from…
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Flipping America 605, SuperHero By Design
He's a developer and home builder by day and a SuperHero by design. You'll meet him in a minute. Ace Hagerty is a structural engineer in Nashville, TN who is now buying raw land and building new homes and building new AirBnB rental units. He experienced a life-changing event on a men's retreat…
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Flipping America 604, Mom's House, with Phillip Vincent
In my way of thinking, perhaps the best thing you can do for a living is to make a living while also making things better for others. This often happens for us as real estate investors, providing real solutions to deep problems. This is illustrated perfectly today in my conversation with Phillip...
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Flipping America 603, The World's Greatest Analytical Spreadsheet
When I saw the title, "World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet" I was immediately intrigued. I happen to think mine is pretty good. Then I downloaded and looked it over. And wow. I might just have to agree. So I found the guy who wrote it and I'm going to talk to him today. James…
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Flipping America 602, Choose Wealth
Life is full of choices. One of them is to make enough in real estate investing to quit your day job, let your wife quit her day job, live off of the passive income and travel somewhere monthly. Yes my friends, that IS one of your possible choices. My guest today, Jesse LeBlanc did just that. And...
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Flipping America 601, The Real Estate Side Hustle
Our guest today is living proof that you can invest in real estate as a side hustle without ever giving up your day job. David holds a Bachelors degree in Finance and a Master's in Business Administration from Liberty University and is a veteran of the Army National Guard. David has personally...
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Flipping America 600, John Durham
It's a bit of a milestone today - this is episode 600 of the Flipping America show. For this episode I'm bringing back John Durham who first appeared on Episode 3. John is one of the top realtors in Atlanta and has sold something more than 400 houses for me over the years. Along the way we have...
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Flipping America 599, Invest in Square Feet, with Matt Shields
Can you do more than one thing? Of course you can, even if you are a man! My guest today is a true entrepreneur - with a technology company, multiple real estate investments, and his own podcast. In just a few minutes, you will meet Matt Shields and I think you'll want to hear his story. Matt has...
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Flipping America 598, The Triple Offer, with David Pupo
When you make more than one offer to a seller you increase your chances of getting one accepted. Today we are talking about the triple offer. In 2016, David Pupo left the corporate world, saved 3 months of expenses and bet on himself to pursue his passion for entrepreneurship and real estate. He...
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Flipping America 596, Automated Valuations with House Canary
Never trust the Zestimate. But maybe trust the Canary. The House Canary. Could we finally be getting automated valuations that we can trust? Let's find out, today on Flipping America. People will sometimes ask me for my top 3 or 5 pieces of advice on becoming a real estate investor. Somewhere in...
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Flipping America 595, Lou Brown, The King of Cash Flow
Today we feature one of the great rags to riches stories in real estate. My guest today lived in poverty with his mom but watched his neighbors buy rentals and lift themselves up. In his late teens he bought his first property and never looked back. Lou Brown is one of the best known names in…
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Flipping America 594, The Boring Flip, with Rick Howell
Double digit returns on your money……. Now that I have your attention, we have a guest on the show today who says he can show you how to do that. Rick Howell joins us today on Flipping America. Rick has a background in the construction trades. He joined one of the national real estate investing...
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Flipping America 353, Don't Just Survive - Thrive, Pt 2
We continue today with the fantastic conversation from last Thursday night with Rod Khleif and Kathy Fettke. The topic is "Don't Just Survive, Thrive." We will conclude that conversation on this episode of Flipping America. Plus I have some news updates for you and a couple of great questions…
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Flipping America 352, Don't Just Survive - Thrive!
Over the past few weeks we have all become familiar with terms like "flattening the curve" and "self-quarantine." These sudden additions to our lexicon are necessary in order to ensure survival. Our hearts and our sympathy go out to all who are suffering during this difficult time. The vast...
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Flipping America 333, "Are We In a Real Estate Bubble?"
I hear it everywhere I go, like the constant drumbeat of the real estate Chicken Littles: "The Sky is Falling! The Real Estate market is going to crash again. And it's going to happen soon! The logic seems to be that real estate must be cyclical and we must have a major market shake up every ten...
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Flipping America 332, 2019 Year End Housing Reports
What's going on in housing? Are we in a bubble? Which way are prices trending? We have a little bit of everything today. We have some great questions from our listening audience and some news you can use. The year-end housing reports are hitting and I have the latest from Case-Schiller,...
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Flipping America 593, Passive Investing with Victor Bell
Today's show is for those who want to invest passively in real estate. My new friend, Victor Bell, is coming along in a few minutes and he's going to talk about some possibilities and answer my questions about returns. Victor has been buying multifamily assets for the past two decades in Hawaii…
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Flipping America 306, Neighborhood Research Pt 2
We are continuing today with our technology series, focusing on consumer-facing websites that help us research neighborhoods and communities. Last time we considered eleven of them and today we are looking at ten more. Some of them are very interesting and some are a waste of time. I'm doing this...
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Flipping America 597, REIkit with Kuba
He's created one of the most comprehensive house flipping software packages on the market today. And he's going to join us in just a moment. Kuba Fietkiewicz is one of the founders of REIkit.com and I have to tell you, if I were getting into this business today, this is one platform I would...
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Flipping America 592, Passive Investing with Charles Carillo
Want to make money passively in real estate? Keep your job or stay retired but put your money to work for you. If so, consider investing in a real estate syndication. Today on Flipping America. When I was a kid the Syndicate was a euphemism for organized crime or the bad guys. I couldn't remember...
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Flipping America 590, HomeVestors, with Dean Bendall
I would bet you've seen a billboard or something advertising HomeVestors. You might not know that name, but you know the phrase, "Ug buys ugly houses." That's HomeVestors and today we have a HomeVestors investor joining us to talk about what it's like. You might want to do this! Dean Bendall has...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We teach you how to make money in real estate. We cover news, trends, styles, markets, demographics, and technology that affect real estate investing. We also talk to market leaders and trend setters. Lastly, there's a bit of how-to information on nearly every show, with topics, Q&A from listeners, and presentations from our guests. Learn how to make and grow a fortune in your spare time or as a new career. We don't just talk about flipping houses. We talk about single family rentals, multi-family rentals, apartments, mobile home communities, commercial and industrial space, hotels and motels, golf courses, and raw land. We cover the entire gamut of real estate asset classes. We also discuss strategies for cash flow, acquisition, and property disposition. These include hard money, private money, creative deal structures, mortgage wraps, wholesaling, contract assignments, lease options, lease sandwiches, and more. Learn how to start with nothing and work your way to millions. Find dee
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We teach you how to make money in real estate. We cover news, trends, styles, markets, demographics, and technology that affect real estate investing. We also talk to market leaders and trend setters. Lastly, there's a bit of how-to information on nearly every show, with topics, Q&A from listeners,...
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