flippinghouses

7X-ing her income by leaving a so-so job to flip houses! Today’s guest is Kara Beckmann, a rehabber and rental property investor who’s tearing it up in Scottsdale, Ariz., and on her Instagram page @beckmannhouse. You'll be inspired by Kara's journey from pastry chef to retail worker to full-time investor funding deals with private and hard money. Kara shares some great tips for networking with wholesalers and builders to snag deals (to date, she's spent $0 on marketing). You'll also learn how she maximizes profit by sticking to her rehab budgets, how she keeps contractors on deadline, and how she manages risk by outlining several different exit strategies. Kara's story will motivate you to apply your own "unique ability" to your real estate business and overcome the fear that might be stopping you from doing your first or next deal! Enjoy this episode, and subscribe to the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast so you won't miss the next one. In This Episode We Cover: How Kara learned saving habits at age 14 How she started thinking like an entrepreneur while working in retail How she was motivated by not getting a raise in 5 years Buying her first deal for $50K below asking price Reinvesting profits from her first flip Her apprenticeship with a general contractor How she develops a scope of work and deadline Why she doesn’t spend any money on marketing Her networking tips The challenges of investing without W-2 income How she prepares several exit strategies for each deal Where she gets inspiration for her designs How she sticks to her budgets (the “price per square foot” method) Incentivizing her contractors to complete work on time And SO much more! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Webinar BiggerPockets Money Podcast BiggerPockets Podcast 365: Ret. Navy SEAL Jocko Willink on Embracing Discomfort and Leading Through Extreme Ownership (+ His Real Estate Investing Tips!) BiggerPockets Conference Zillow Realtor.com TikTok Email: podcast@biggerpockets.com Check the full show notes here: http://biggerpockets.com/show367 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you interested in learning how to flip 8-12 houses a month at $30k a pop? Well, this episode may be just what you’ve been looking for! On today’s show, we interview Melissa Johnson—house flipper extraordinaire and owner of the company Lead Propeller, a service that provides websites to help motivated sellers find real estate investors. Melissa provides some incredible information regarding how they find motivated sellers, how they negotiate deals, how they sync up with the best contractors! You won’t want to miss the three things your website NEEDS to generate seller leads, as well as the exact process to estimate rehab costs! Melissa and her husband Danny run the podcast Flip Junkie, and in this episode, they pull back the curtain to reveal the secrets to their business. Don’t miss out on your chance to learn from a seasoned pro! In This Episode We Cover: Melissa’s story of getting into real estate How everything went wrong on her first deal  Why she doesn’t recommend a “burnout” Their amazing average flip volume and profit (hint: 8-12 deals a month!) Her top three lead sources How she uses SEO to her advantage Advice on putting up a website A discussion on flipping vs. wholesaling How to find the right contractor Tips for figuring out rehab costs Things to do when you go over budget And SO much more! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Webinar Mission Meats BiggerPockets Perks BiggerPockets Podcast 144: Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone and Kicking Butt at Real Estate with Danny Johnson BiggerPockets Podcast 018 : Flipping, Marketing, and Wholesaling with Danny Johnson Episode 2: Is Wholesaling Illegal? w/Brandon Turner (FlippingJunkie Podcast) Skitch BiggerPockets Rehab Estimator Calculator BiggerPockets Podcast 157: A Simple Morning Ritual to Help You Dominate Every Area of Your Life with Hal Elrod BiggerPockets Podcast 284: The “Miracle” Behind Becoming a Millionaire with Hal Elrod and David Osborn LeadPropeller Books Mentioned in this Show The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod Flipping Houses Exposed by Danny Johnson The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni Grit by Angela Duckworth Fire Round Questions What is the best way to go about finding a dependable, trustworthy contractor in a large city? What is your criteria for finding a project manager? Do you strictly work with licensed and insured contractors? How do you “ballpark” the repair costs for a flip and for a rental so that the turnaround on an offer is faster? What do you feel are the top 3 skills to do yourself rather than hiring a contractor? What are the best types of loans to get for buying rental properties and rehabbing them? Tweetable Topics: “We are selling them solutions to their problems.” (Tweet This!) “Sellers feel more comfortable with people who seem real.” (Tweet This!) “We need to be the ones in control of the situation, not the contractor.” (Tweet This!) Connect with Melissa Melissa’s BiggerPockets Profile Danny Buys Hosues Flipping Junkie Flipping Junkie Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we talk with active house flipper and real estate investor Michael LaCava about flipping houses in today’s rapidly changing real estate market. Mike has been flipping houses since 2006, so he’s seen both the crash and the emergence of the market, and has a ton of great insight into building a scalable flipping business, analyzing deals quickly and efficiently, and (as a new feature on the Podcast) Mike dives into a “Fire Round” where he answers some of the most interesting questions asked by BiggerPockets members in the Forums. Read the transcript to episode 24 with Michael LaCava here In This Show, We Cover Finding and Working with Partners in your Investing Losing money on the first deal Mike’s view on the Hedge Fund problem Exit strategies … “What happens IF…” The $2.5 million dollar deal that fell apart When to use the 70% Rule and when NOT to use it Finding accurate comparable sales (Comps) The best way to estimate repairs Hiring your very own acquisition manager Tips for wholesalers The power of blogging for your business The flipping “Fire-Round” Flipping a “Murder House?” Finding deals in a competitive market Links from the Show BiggerPockets Deal Analysis Forum Books Mentioned in the Show Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Tweetable Topics: “When flipping a house, you make your money on the front end. It’s understanding the numbers before getting into it.” (Tweet This!) “Relying on the experts and building your team is crucial to being successful.” (Tweet This!) “You need to create a plan, you need to write it down, you need to start taking action.” (Tweet This!) “Success isn’t about how much money you make – it’s about enjoying life along the way.” (Tweet This!) “Goals with no actions are just dreams.” (Tweet This!) Connect with Michael Michael’s Website HouseFlippingSchool.com Michael’s BiggerPockets Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices