The Flip Talk Podcast with Don Costa

Sean Pan is a real estate investor and hard money lender based in the San Francisco Bay Area and invests in single-family renovations as well as out-of-state investments in Jacksonville, Florida. He is the host of “The Everything Real Estate Investing Show,” where he interviews top investors and professionals (agents, architects, contractors, and inspectors) to shed light on what they do, and how...

David Richter is an active real estate investor who has been essential in closing over 850 deals which include wholesale, turnkey, brrrr, owner finance, rentals, lease options, and any other exit strategy you can think of. While growing and building a real estate business from 5 deals a month to over 25 deals a month, he realized that as much money was coming in, it was going right out. With the u...

At the age of 18, Jacob Blank has been able to build a seven-figure real estate investment company. Along the way, he has gained many other high-level skills and he yearns to pass his knowledge on to others to help change their lives for the better, just like he has changed his. Jacob has been around the real estate business since he was twelve as his father is a Real Estate Broker/ Investor and h...

Max Keller is an investor, entrepreneur, and national speaker with over 15 years of real estate, finance, and teaching experience. Previously a math teacher, he left his successful teaching career to create multiple successful real estate and marketing businesses. He was named the 2019 Industry Innovator of the Year and has featured on numerous media outlets, including ABC, CBS, Fox, and Market Wa...

Joyce and Danny Price have been together for 33 years and have been business partners in REI for over two decades. Based in Georgia, they have for the past three years concentrated their efforts on Property Tax Lien Investing. For those who don't know the term, a tax lien is a legal claim against an individual or business's property that fails to pay taxes owed to the government. The Prices think...

Brandon Barnes is the owner of Mighty Estates LLC and is the Co-Founder of B&M Property Solutions. He and his team facilitate the acquisition and sale of 50+ single-family residential homes annually, and is continuing to grow. He is also the owner of REI Live! Atlanta, a monthly meet-up designed to empower, educate, and advise on sustainable and profitable real estate business. Before becoming an...

Edward O'Daniel is a 'landlord educator & trainer' with 12 years' experience within the real estate market of St Louis. He is the owner of St Louis Property Management, taking care of many of St Louis landlords' rental portfolios, and he also owns Veteran Landlord, a company he created to help landlords across the country run their rentals more efficiently and be more profitable. Aside from previo...

Horane Haughton is a Managing Partner at Virtus Investment Group, a Real Estate Investment company based in North Carolina. I connected with Horane while he moderated one of Clubhouse's chatrooms and discovered he was a wealth of REI knowledge. An ex-Marine, he followed his time in the military as a Software Development Engineer, working for large corporations including Monitech Inc and Deutsche B...

Justin Colby is the Founder of The Science of Flipping Podcast and the Science of Flipping Coaching Program, programs to help you launch, grow, and scale your investment business by avoiding the mistakes others make. After graduating from UCLA with a BS in Science, Justin quickly decided to pursue a real estate career after connecting with a North Carolina developer. Having flipped over 1500 homes...

Takeisha Hinton is another cool connection I made through Clubhouse, one of my favorite network places to virtually hang out. As a newbie to the real estate space, Takeisha had many questions for me as she begins her journey into REI. In her own words, Takeisha is someone who likes to 'know all of the terminology and rules prior to jumping in'. Quite right, too - you can never be too prepared. In...

Kevin Carroll is the Vice President of Business Development for REI BlackBook. REI BlackBook’s mission is to make marketing and sales the easiest part of running your real estate investing business. They help you leverage all the game-changing automation tools that deal makers use to outspeed the competition. In today's episode, Kevin talks with me about the steps you need to take to meet Telephon...

Danny Johnson is a real estate investor, blogger, and host of the Flipping Junkie Podcast. He is also the Founder and CEO of Freedom Driven LLC, a company that helps fellow real estate investors become successful through training, lead generation, and software services. Danny has been in the industry for over 13 years along with his wife Melissa in the San Antonio, Texas area. In today's episode,...

Jay Malloy is a wholesaler based in the New Jersey area. Despite being well respected by his previous employer, he was let go from his office job after coming back from vacation, because his "services were no longer needed". This opportunity motivated him to invest in himself and learned how to flip houses. Jay and I were bound to hit it off well since he is a huge advocate for not leaving money o...

Tim Oppelt, Founder of Wholesaling PPC, used to work as a digital marketer for Gannett, a $3 Billion multimedia company. He left the company in 2015 to run his wholesaling business full-time. He combined his knowledge of real estate and marketing to generate 100% of his deals online. He is now implementing his systems in markets across the country to bring other investors the same success he has. ...

When flipping houses there is always a risk that you could lose money on a deal, but how often do you think you're about to get scammed? Unfortunately, even with my 18 years’ experience of flipping houses, I was very close to falling for a con. I wanted to make sure that I share this experience with everyone, not just so that you can be more careful in the future, but to remind everyone that this...

Eddie Speed is the President and Founder of NoteSchool, a business that educates and trains real estate investors on buying secured notes. He has over 30 years of experience in the discount note buying industry and has purchased over 40,000 real estate secured notes with more than $500-million total value. His experience allows him to provide comprehensive training programs available in home study...

Maria and Julio were managing car lots and making decent money, however, they felt tied to their location and the amount of work put into the business was not worth the reward. Julio decided that now was the best time to fulfill a passion of his and get into Real Estate. They became hooked immediately as soon as they sold their first house. After selling the car lots and fully committing to their...

Scott Bower is the owner and founder of HBSB Holdings, a Phoenix-based real estate company. The company gets its business from the acquisition of distressed retail, commercial, and multi-family properties. He also hosts the #INVESTTHIS podcast, a show that highlights and guests some of the best real estate investors in the industry. During his first year, Scott closed over $2.2-million in deals an...

After getting away from her 9-5 corporate job while visiting Yosemite, Kristie LeSage realized that she needed a career change. She quickly found that the fastest way out was by purchasing investment properties. Since starting investing in real estate 2 years ago she now owns 26 doors. In today's episode, I talk with Kristie about how she and her husband go into buying and hold housing. Kristie ex...

Lauren Dato is another great connection I’ve made recently. She wanted to start working in Real Estate in High School but wasn’t aware of courses or college programs to learn about it. The idea of going into Real Estate never left her mind and she finally jumped into it doing research and wanted to come on the show to ask me some questions. Her research is very thorough, and she asks some of the b...

Over the last 22 years, Phillip Vincent has bought hundreds of houses and has a passion for working with families; his sellers love him! There isn’t much he hasn’t seen, so creativity and care are his go-to when it comes to buying houses and helping families solve some of their biggest problems. It’s his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to making the home selling process easier for seniors th...

Jerry Green first started in Real Estate Investing in 1993 by wholesaling and retailing properties. Since that time, he has built his business to where he now owns or is a partner in 66 rentals and has completed over 500 real estate investment deals. He has also been blessed with the opportunity to speak and train thousands of learning investors throughout the country in workshops and one-on-one m...

Matt Fullerton brings nearly 20 years of experience in the sales, acquisitions, and real estate industries. He is the founder and CEO of Chesapeake House Hunters, LLC, the DC area's fastest-growing Real Estate Investment company. Matt is the co-founder of The Real Deals Real Estate Investors Group, a group dedicated to networking, educating, and helping real estate professionals and investors succ...

Viktor Jiracek is an entrepreneur out of Gainesville, Florida who is a full-time fix and flip real estate investor. He helps people new to real estate get their first flip. In 2020, Viktor flipped over 20 houses and is on track to flip 30 houses in 2021. In today's episode, I talk with Viktor about what you need to do to flip your first home. Viktor talks about the mindset you need to maintain goi...

Sean is a real estate investor and hard money lender based in the San Francisco Bay Area and invests in single-family renovations as well as out-of-state investments in Jacksonville, Florida. He is the host of “The Everything Real Estate Investing Show,” where he interviews top investors and professionals (agents, architects, contractors, and inspectors) to shed light on what they do, and how to h...