Flipping Junkie Podcast with Danny Johnson

Lee Taylor is a real estate investor in the Middle Georgia area. Like many, he had a corporate job in transportation managing a trucking company. His career in investing began after he reached out to a friend of his who went on to help Lee with his first property. Lee bought his first investment property in August 2016, his first flip in August 2017, and was able to quit his job and begin investin...

This week's FlippingJunkie podcast episode begins with a FlipPilot update!! We're so excited as we get closer and closer to the launch, and we appreciate your patience. "We're working to make sure that when we do launch, everything that you need to run your business is in that minimum viable product," says Danny. In the meantime, check out our FlipPilot Key Feature Videos on YouTube and join our p...

Mike Hambright has been investing for a little over 10 years and operates FlipNerd.com where he educates real estate investors. After losing his corporate job due to downsizing and with a newborn son, Mike decided to dive into real estate investing. "I didn't want to work really hard for somebody else anymore," said Mike. He got into the business right before the market crash in 2008 (despite ever...

Frank has done 38 deals using LeadPropeller Fuel. Frank Heron from Naples, Florida. He covers the Southwest Florida market which is Naples, Florida, up the coast to Bradenton. He is married to his wife and business partner Jazmin of 12 years. They have two beautiful little girls, Valentina who's eight years old and the youngest Francesca who's two years old. Who often drive around saying, "Daddy t...

This week's episode is about the real estate success principles necessary for you to build your best possible business. Danny is joined by James Steffy, listen along as they talk about following up, making offers and the importance of understanding your sellers. James Steffy first got into the real estate investing industry 4 years ago after returning home from South Korea where he and his wife ta...

In episode 120 of the FlippingJunkie Podcast, Danny is joined by Mike Cowper to discuss how he got into real estate investing, his rapid growth, and how he did it all with the help of a CRM software. After tossing the idea around for many years, Cowper jumped into the industry in 2014 when he realized that it was time to stop talking about it and finally make it happen. He started out by trying to...

Darren Smith has been into real estate investing since 2003, and throughout that time his business has been through a series of dramatic changes via the help of a solid team and business coach. After spending many years in the army and later in IT, Smith became attracted to the idea of real estate investing through a good friend. However, not long after taking action he realized he was in over his...

In a few short years time, Henry found himself transitioning from a single lifestyle- where he only had to worry only about himself- into a married man trying to provide for his family. That's why one year ago, Henry Washington decided that taking action and pursuing his real estate investment journey was the next step, and it's been a whirlwind ever since. Even with a full-time day job in IT Proj...

Dave Rose has been flipping houses in San Antonio, Texas, for over 8 years. He is a firm believer in keeping it simple. His plan is to build a huge rental portfolio that will allow him to achieve true freedom. Dave has been interested in real estate from the time he was young. He started as an adult with wholesaling, then started picking up rental properties in any condition and has continued to g...

Listen as Danny and Melissa talk about their parent company, FreedomDriven LLC, what it entails, why they started it, and how they even got to this point in their business. Danny and Melissa have an open and honest conversation as they talk through the journey of their house flipping business. From starting out part time and doing everything themselves, to now having a team, and providing quality...

In this episode, Danny sits down with Don Costa from the Flip Talk podcast to discuss how he has built a successful team that is flipping over 200 properties per year. We will walk through the ups and downs and lessons learned along the way to building the right team, the training that goes into making that team successful, and ultimately how to trust them to make their own decisions and go their...

Matt Recore first started working in the tech industry but realized it wasn't his calling. He then began inviting in the pre-foreclosure world, focusing on houses that were on the way to auction. Matt would negotiate deals with sellers just before they would bring their houses to foreclosure auctions. "It's not a great way to get into buying houses because of how stressful and emotional it is for...

Brandon Turner is the janitor at BiggerPockets.com, stumbling around in the dark looking for stuff to clean up. He also writes books. And he's a slumlord. Jokes aside, this episode goes over the books that all real estate investors should be reading as well as Brandon's adventures in mobile home park investing. Today's book is "High Performance Habits" by Brendon Burchard. Brandon has been devouri...

Seth Williams is a land investor and residential landlord, with nearly a decade of experience in the commercial real estate banking industry. He is also the Founder of REtipster.com - a real estate investing blog that offers real world guidance for part-time real estate investors. Seth got started in land investing in 2005 while he was in college. He had first learned about real estate investing f...

Husband and father to a 4 month old baby.   I started investing about a year and a half ago.   Ended up with a loss of $700 for 2017 but the first half of 2018 we will gross over $125,000 with a goal of $250k for the year. Kyle started out in real estate investing just like most investors do. He was unhappy at his desk job and wanted a way to achieve financial freedom. There were some learning cur...

Jason Rios has spent about 30 years of his life in Las Vegas and entered the real estate industry there over a decade ago after graduating cum laude from Pepperdine University with a degree in Business Administration. He started out as a traditional Realtor before transitioning into the investing side several years back. Mr. Rios is familiar with a wide array of investing strategies and enjoys uti...

Danny was casually watching YouTube and found a video of the growth and collapse of civilizations in Europe. What he found especially interesting was the huge expanse of the Roman Empire and its eventual decline. Similarly, Dan Sullivan's program called "Pure Genius" talks about self improvement and growth. In the last CD, Sullivan talked about how great civilizations started on top of the world b...

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Melissa Johnson has been on the Flipping Junkie Podcast multiple times (she and Danny run the business together and are married, so it goes without saying she's an important member of the REI community). She runs the house flipping side of their business and does a great job doing it! After years of running their real estate investing business, Melissa made the decision to cut out direct mail mark...

Ryan Robson has been helping sellers sell their homes for the last 8 years. He has averaged 100 plus flips since that time. He has experienced a lot of ups and a lot more downs on his journey a long the way. From these experiences he has built a real restate empire flipping houses in 3 different markets.  Ryan didn't start in real estate right away. Right out of college his father suggested he go...

Danny spoke at this year's Flip Hacking Live event! His presentation covers lead generation for real estate investors and how the market is shifting. Are you staying on top of it? This is the audio from the presentation, but you can watch the video on Flipping Junkie's YouTube channel, check it out in the link section of the show notes. How many people are sending direct mail? When that potential...

Hillary and Marco got married and became pregnant in 2015. In an effort to build the future they both wanted their family, they both quit their jobs that same year. Since then, they have built their real estate portfolio and build a wholesaling company that closes numerous transactions each month. With a team of six people in Hilco Homes, they look to grow strong in the new year of 2018! Marco and...

After meeting his mentor Josh Rudin started buying and flipping houses 6 years ago when he was 19 years old. He went through a lot of negative experiences and learned from them and grew in the process. Now he's making positive cash flow and doing flips.   He primarily focuses his flips in 4 cities near Victorville, Ca. He hired a project manager double his age to handle all his deals and having th...

Scott Smith is an Asset Protection attorney and real estate investor with experience in everything to flipping houses to buying notes. Scott specializes on how to make sure you never lose money from lawsuits. Scott wanted to focus his business on giving people the top level of protection possible, without complicating anything or increasing taxes. "Is it possible to have the best of all worlds?" H...

Hey Flip Pilots! You know that book Danny wrote a few years back called "Flipping Houses Exposed"? It's been a free kindle e-book for the longest time, but now it's finally coming into print! How cool, right? A lot of investors have told Danny that this book has helped them with their real estate investing business. This isn't just any book that tells you the basics of flipping houses. No. What Da...