The Flip Talk Podcast with Don Costa

  Larry Higgins is not like most real estate investors - he’s a young blood in real estate having only spent three years. When he started, he had an in interest in real estate so he can cushion his retirement. He never actually considered going full-time in real estate, though, at least not until he started working in a 9-5 cubicle job. It was at that point where he realized life is simply too sho...

  Jason Buzi is a wholesaler in California who has mastered the art of doing deals in high-end markets, earning up to six figures. He started in real estate in his mid-30’s as he spent his early years in the corporate world. It was a bad experience for him since he had multiple issues with the environment and his bosses, so he would move on to commission-type jobs until he asked a close friend for...

  Mich Stephen has been in the real estate game since 1996 with over 1500 deals under his belt. He specializes in strategies regarding owner financing where he buys houses with other people’s money. He’s the author of My Life & 1,000 Houses: Failing Forward To Financial Freedom where he tells his origin story, his struggles and failures, and how he eventually came out on top in the end. He also of...

  Obi Dorsey is the founder of Freedom REI, a real estate investing business focused on wholesale deals and fix and flips. Being a new entrepreneur, he’s not shy to say he’s only been in this business for four years. He said he owed his company to his frustrations over working 60 hours a week, having no time for his family, and just basically lost control over his destiny. He said he named his bus...

  Alex Pardo always had the entrepreneurial, bug even when he was a kid. Before he was a teenager, he was already engaged in the business of flipping - flipping baseball cards in baseball card shows that is. He found money in that simple gig, but it wasn’t the thing that made him who he is now. No, that would come at a much later time where he found himself working close to 80 hours a week for GE’...

  Peter Vekselman has always been involved in buying or selling something. He first went with franchising businesses then he sold them. He reinvested into the mobile home industry and he also sold them later. He would later pick up an interest in real estate, learned the tools of the trade, and remained in it for the next 15 years. His 15-year career as a real estate investor started out bumpy, ma...

  Haim Mamane Palman is known as The Virtual Wholesaler Guy. He got started in 2011 in California where he bought rentals. He later found rentals to be not his thing so he went to purchasing out of state properties and focused on out of state markets. When he saw how lucrative he was in the out of state market, he attended of seminars and surrounded himself with experts who are at a much higher le...

  Tony Javier is capable of flipping over 70 houses every year from about 1500 miles away. For most, that’s a superpower. Tony is definitely one of the best in the business, but it wasn’t always like that for him. In 2001, Tony was waiting tables while figuring out what to do with his life. He almost wanted to be a full-fledged accountant and crunch numbers all day, which he says he’s relieved did...

  Before closing his first deal 2 and a half years ago, Jason Pritchard found himself stuck in an endless, exhausting cycle. He developed his sales skills and abilities through several corporate jobs, but found himself constantly getting burnt out, getting out of the company to find another place to work, only to end up burnt out again. Many starting real estate investors decide to venture into th...

  Managing your cash flow is very important in real estate investing. You need to know how to maintain streams of capital to buy good properties, offset debts, and make sure that your business stays afloat. There are many different strategies that you can employ to help you achieve your goals, but the question is – which one should to use? Which one is truly effective? The reality is that there is...

  Life doesn’t always happen according to plan, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t end up living the life that we want and deserve. We need to learn to adjust to the circumstances we are given and never give up in our pursuit of excellence and our passion. Dean Rogers has always loved sports and he has always been good at it. Growing up, he aspired to become a professional athlete, so he lived hi...

  Marketing, advertising, growing your buyer’s list, and determining just how much time and resources you should invest in a property rehabilitation project – these are all things that many of us think about on a weekly – even daily – basis. Have you ever wondered if you are investing too much time and resources into a flip? Perhaps you don’t need to take the house all the way down to the studs to...

  Sales is a constant part of our lives. Whenever you are trying to influence anyone in any way – you’re selling. It is an important part of our business and personal lives. When he first started in sales in his early 20s, John Martinez, admits that he wasn’t any good at it. He had gotten into the industry without really knowing what he wanted in life. Little did he know that his journey would lat...

  Many people who venture into real estate investing don’t really know what they’re getting into until they get their first deal. John Williams tells us about his first deal and how it was his make or break moment into this line of business. John and his wife had come from a different industry prior to starting their own real estate investing business, JW Property Investment, LLC. He shares his st...

  Chad Lower has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. He started a Cash for Gold business at the age of 23, which he successfully expanded into 16 retail stores in a short amount of time. He knew that he wasn’t meant to live a life of an employee and has since endeavored to achieve success in business – something he has been doing for over 15 years. Chad ventured into real estate investing after...

  How do you make a 360 degree turn in your life and move from being broke to having your own business in just 2 years? That’s precisely what we want to find out in today’s episode as we interview Ross Alex, a successful 26-year-old Real Estate Entrepreneur based out of Houston, Texas. Over 2 years ago, Ross was working as a bartender in New York while attending community college. He was unhappy w...

  Challenges can make or break you. You can choose to be crippled by your circumstances in life or learn from them and rise better than before. In today’s episode, Daniel Skelton shares his journey from being homeless when he was 15 to becoming the successful real estate entrepreneur that he is today. Daniel started his first real estate deal when he was 15 years old. After selling his car for a g...

It’s no secret - my real estate company wasn’t always the high-volume, high-margin organization it is today. As I’ve mentioned in previous episodes, there was a time when I lost everything. There was a time when I thought real estate destroyed not only me but the lives of my family. I didn’t give up. I let those desperate times call for desperate measures and fuel my success. Fast forward to the p...

Dustin Seyersdahl is the Acquisitions Partner for Cash 4 Ohio Houses. The company has a dedicated real estate business across the entire state of Ohio, promising a closed deal in as little as seven days. With just over a year of experience in the industry, Dustin has resolved to become better at real estate investing by taking seminars, reading books, and listening to our podcast.   Dustin joins m...

  Melissa Haworth is the CEO of Shorefront Restorations. Shorefront Restorations is a real estate business providing service for Panama City communities in the wake of Hurricane Michael. She specializes in raising private funding and loves seeing people achieve financial freedom. She also helps people who don’t qualify for mortgages to achieve homeownership through rent-to-own programs.   Melissa...

Managing your cash flow is very important in real estate investing. You need to know how to maintain streams of capital to buy good properties, offset debts, and make sure that your business stays afloat. There are many different strategies that you can employ to help you achieve your goals, but the question is – which one should to use? Which one is truly effective? The reality is that there is n...

  Mike Cowper is the owner of Return on Investments, a high-volume wholesale business in the Greater Detroit Area. He describes his success in real estate to be primarily due to his experience working in sales for five years. In September 2014, he stumbled across a free real estate mentorship group and signed up. After learning and gaining massive interest in the industry, Mike’s determination hel...

On today’s episode, I’m joined by Cody Hofhine, founder of Investor Grit and Utah Sell Now, LLC. Cody has been in the real estate investment and wholesaling industry since 2015. During his first year in business, Cody has achieved over $500,000 in wholesale assignments and for this year, he is on track to do over $1-Million in assignments in the next year. Cody is a world-class wholesaler who choo...

  Steve Trang is a podcast host and the owner of Stunning Homes Realty. Stunning Homes Realty’s goal is to remove the stress and anxiety of buying or selling a home and give their clients a pleasant experience throughout the whole process. Steve has more than twelve years of experience in real estate, and he’s learned to treat each transaction from the perspective of the customers.   Steve joins m...

  Paul Shughart is new to the real estate industry, but he has already established himself as an investor who is in it for the long haul. He is a self-taught real estate investor and he has learned from the best mentors through incredible networking and strong relationships. Paul’s expertise lies in his ability to create bids and proposals, thanks to his experience working in the telecommunication...