Flipping America
Flipping America
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 deep satisfaction in meaningful work that meets not only your income goals, but the needs of the community and your buyers.
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 you ever have a question about real estate or real estate investing, send it to questions at Flipping America dot net. We promise an answer, usually within 24 hours. And we save some of the questions to use in the show. Today we’ve gathered up some of your questions about the home renovation or rehab process and we are going to answer them for you.  
Mar 13
39 min
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 transparency.
Mar 6
37 min
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 them. The cool thing is - you could be doing this too. Today we will talk about how. While working as a public school teacher, Jonathan began investing in real estate with only a few dollars. Through grit and creative strategies, he flipped single family homes to build a portfolio of small multifamily properties. Now using real estate to fuel his lifestyle of family time and playing in the mountains, Jonathan now invests in larger commercial assets, preferring triple net industrial properties. He enjoys inspiring others, speaking about the freedom that real estate can provide, traveling, and ultra running.
Feb 28
47 min
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 need a little work and selling them as-is with seller financing. I’m talking about buying for around $10,000 and selling for $40,000. This model was the rationale for forming the Flipping America Buyers Club. By 2022, with no bank foreclosures for 2 years due to the pandemic, inventory was running low and prices were going up, so it was time to re-think the process. Due to the short pay-back schedule on the previous model, the numbers just didn’t work any longer. So I began to look at the alternatives. The idea is fairly simple. If I can buy a house at a substantial discount and sell it with financing for close to a retail price with seller financing, my actual return will be higher than the interest rate I’m charging. For example. Let’s say you buy a house for $30,000. If you were to sell it for $30,000 and charge 9% interest, your return would be…9%. What if you sold it for $50,000? Your return on that $30,000 investment goes up to around 15%. So I tried a few of these and guess what? It works! And there are buyers out there. Then I found a guy who has been doing this for years - he has even written a book on the subject. His name is Scott Jelinek and today we are going to talk about this fantastic way to make income in real estate.
Feb 14
32 min
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 few minutes we are going to talk about how he can help you get your deal funded.
Feb 7
37 min
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 still works today. It requires the right kind of match because you will be partners in the project, but this one factor could help many of you jump start your career. Adam Zach is joining us in a few moments to talk about how he wants to help you fund your next fix and flip.
Jan 31
43 min
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 report that Nick made a full recovery that is nothing short of miraculous. Fully recovered he embarked on a career as a real estate agent and a few years down the road joined his Dad’s company. Nick is joining us in a few minutes to share his incredible story. We have some resources including a free Master Class and some free books I will tell you about later. The links are also in the show notes. How do you get these show notes? Get on our mailing list. To do that, simply visit our website and sign up for the FREE Real Estate Investing Road Map.
Jan 25
45 min
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 2024. Excited to be here and happy to help you in any way I can in your real estate investing journey.
Jan 10
36 min
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 using “sales techniques?” Feeling a little burned out? Today’s show is for you. Let’s dive right in.
Nov 15, 2023
44 min
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 home rentals, commercial space and are about to build a laundromat. His name is Dan Templin and he believes you can do something like this too. He’s going to join me shortly and talk about how he did it and why he believes nearly anyone can duplicate his success.
Nov 8, 2023
42 min
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