Flip Houses Like a Girl

After 10 years of talking and dreaming, Lindsay and her husband recently went all in and flipped their first house! Within just a few months of getting started, they closed on the sale of their first flip, are working on their second and under contract to purchase their third. In one of the hottest, most investor-saturated markets in the country.  Tune in to learn: - How they find their deals - Ho...

Mei and her husband recently jumped into the business of flipping houses into longterm rentals. Many of you have heard the strategy to buy, rehab, rent, refinance, and repeat, or BRRRR.  It's a great strategy to include in your investing, and if done correctly should net you some positive monthly cashflow. Plus, you can usually get a lot (if not all) of the rehab cost back out of the property...

While some of us dream for years of flipping houses before finally taking action, Lesli out of Louisiana became an accidental house flipper!  She and her husband are on their third flip and I know you will just love her story.  In this episode, we talk about: How she accidentally found herself as a house flipper last year Partnering with her spouse and what their roles look like The things that we...

Your financing terms end up terrible; the repairs end up being way more than feasible for this project; you discover they're building 12 new construction freestanding condos right next door; you discover something unsettling about the property history; and, you think to yourself, how do I back out of this purchase contract?! In this episode, you'll learn: The contingencies in a standard...

In this episode we talk all about private money and the 4 secrets to raising it to fund your house flipping business. We cover: What private money actually is How private money differs from hard money The pros and cons of private money Where to find private money The 4 secrets to raising private money ...and of course, so much more! GOODIES 1. THE book on women flipping houses is here! Click here...

This is such an awesome interview where we discuss financing your first flip with a line of credit with Char out of Oklahoma.  In this episode, Char walks us through: all the numbers on her first flip, which she had a 10% profit margin on (!) flipping in a city that isn't where you live and why sometimes you need to look elsewhere why you need to know your buyer when to trust your gut whether...

In this episode, I'm sharing some of my hard-learned lessons in hopes that you can avoid some of the painful ones and quickly uplevel your REI business. We cover: How to NOT give away your power Whether or not you should get rid of bad contractors or just stick it out How to "fix" wrong or bad decisions The antidote to perfectionism The 1 question to ask yourself in order to have th...

You may think you know how to set goals, but if you’ve had trouble following through with your goal planning, or your tempted to just stop trying to reach the goal, or you find yourself setting the same goal each year with little to no actual progress, then this episode is for you. Here we’ll cover how to set goals to ensure you achieve them. You’ll learn what makes for compelling goals as well as...

This conversation with Heather will debunk the myths that you have to have a ton of your own cash in order to flip houses and you can't find deals on the MLS. Tune in to learn the following: How she uses the MLS to find her deals  How she gets her offers accepted  How she uses none of her own money to flip houses How she manages multiple projects at once ...and so much more! GOODIES 1. THE bo...

"My market is too expensive to flip in, Debbie! It can't be done!" Or how about, "There aren't any deals out there, Debbie!"​ Wrong. And wrong.  At some point, you have to realize that every single thing that is holding you back from being successful in this house renovating business is coming from inside you - your head. ​People in far worse conditions and circumstan...

While there are hundreds upon hundreds of teeny tiny and big steps involved in a house flip, they can all be boiled down succinctly to the 11 steps I share in this episode. Tune in to learn the following: Which comes first, the lender or the deal One of the biggest areas where beginners mess up The big fear that the people on the sideline and even the ones in action have What all goes into analyzi...

If you've listened to me long enough, you've likely heard me say the goal of the first flip is to do it in a way that makes you want to do a second one. That definition is different for everyone, and only you can define it for yourself. Sometimes when you're getting started, you may not have as much time as you have money or as much money as you have time. When this is the case, I o...

The vast majority of beginner house flippers and real estate investors are doing so while  also holding a full-time job, running a business and/or leading incredibly busy family or personal lives. But how are they able to do so? Tune in because in this episode I'm sharing: 13 time management tips for achieving your goals Stephen Covey's time management tool How to know which tasks to foc...

Auctions! Foreclosures! Surely, these are the very best deals for flipping houses, right? In this episode we talk about all of the things (and then some) that people always ask me about auction properties: The first thing you MUST do before you even attempt to go find an auction property 4 ways to find auction properties Live vs. online auctions 3 types of real estate auctions How to finance your...

The best kept secret by most gurus is that the vast majority of investors use hard or private money to finance their fix and flip deals.  Hard money, whaaa? In this episode, we talk all about hard money lenders and private money lenders.  Here's what we're talking about What is hard money How is private money different How do you work with a hard or private money lender What are their te...

One of my biggest sources of deals are wholesalers. But because it's a foreign concept for some, they have a lot of questions around using them.  In this episode, I demystify wholesalers by discussing the following: What they even are How they operate How to find them How to work with them Why you would want to use them ...and so much more!  GOODIES 1. THE book on women flipping houses is her...

The single most important piece of the house flipping puzzle - and any business, for that matter. GOODIES 1. 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 ot...

One of the most common excuses or reasons I'm given when I ask someone what's holding them back from their first successful house flip is: "I don't have any money." If you don't know how to navigate this whole house flipping thing without using your own cash, this episode is for you. I share with you the exact strategies you can use to finance deals without your own c...

One of the most common excuses or reasons I'm given when I ask someone what's holding them back from their first successful house flip is: "There aren't any deals, Debbie. My market is just way too saturated." If you've said anything similar, or are hearing similar things from the negative Nellies around you, this episode is a must-listen. In this episode, you will le...

Kate began her career life as a project manager for various marketing/design/software firms for about a decade. When the dot bomb fell, she decided to pursue her dream of opening a women's clothing boutique.  The shop was a colorful success in San Francisco, but when she got married and pregnant, they decided to move to Portland and she sold her store.  After a few years off with her children...

If you are an entrepreneur or a creative person, which you likely are if you're listening to this podcast, you probably have dozens of ideas that are constantly running through your head. And I bet you get super excited about these possibilities to do something fun and different. And you feel like if you don't take action on these new ideas, then you'll experience the fear of missin...

Are you looking at potential flip houses all willy-nilly? Or are you systematically looking at the right things so you don't miss the big ones - and even the little ones that add up quickly - and make a costly mistake? Well, you need a process or system you can use each time you walk a prospective flip house. One you can use to determine pretty quickly whether you'd lose your shirt on th...

This is the entry level episode discussing all things marketing for houses to flip. Whether you are actively marketing for deals or not, you need to understand this information.  This knowledge will put you lightyears ahead of most real estate investors, and set your business up for less expensive leads and more closings. Because who doesn't want those things?! Listen and learn the following:...

Nicole is one of our super awesome FlipSisters in our program who recently completed her first flip! This episode is not to be missed! There are so many wonderful bits of information, especially given her experience as a GC.  Listen and learn the following: The magical system she uses to manage her projects (HINT: it's free) How she handles things when her project or budget gets blown Her 3 s...

Do you know the exact 5-stage process that every single seller goes through when making their decision about whether they're going to work with you or someone else?  You must know these stages, how to continue to move the customer/client down your marketing funnel, and how to work each stage to your advantage.  It's the same seller process, regardless if they're deciding to sell to...