The Flip Talk Podcast with Don Costa

A lot of new real estate investors tend to get distracted with the “shiny object syndrome” - the thought that they need to continually recreate the wheel or try something new before they’ve mastered the foundational skills. Many new investors fail to realize that the majority of building a successful real estate career relies on their ability to continually repeat the simple, yet powerful fundamen...

Greg Helbeck is a real estate investor and the owner of Velocity House Buyers , a company that purchases off-market homes in the New York and Texas areas. The company prefers to buy houses that are considered “distressed” properties - homes that are currently in sticky situations such as foreclosure, probate, or quick sales. His strategy for finding homes is considered unorthodox, but it has enabl...

By week 16 in your real estate investing business, you have already learned much of the basics of running your business. Finding properties, negotiating deals, renovating homes, hiring a team, and marketing your products for the best possible return on investment are a few of the things you should have already began doing. By now, it often means that everything that comes next in your business is...

Dave Dey is a real estate investor in the Florida area. Before starting his real estate investing career, he and his family were living in a motel with no real guarantee of where the next meal would come from.  After seeing an early-morning infomercial on T.V., he decided to take a leap of faith and begin his real estate journey. Since then, he has built a highly-successful real estate busine...

As your journey of starting a real estate investing and rehabilitation business continues to unfold, you have likely realized there are many moving parts associated with getting your business off to a great start, landing your first real estate deal, and working your way toward success. At the end of your first quarter, you should already have at least one real estate deal under your belt and shou...

Judah Israel Michael and Lindsey Kinnsch Michael are a young couple passionate about the property investing and real estate flipping industry. Lindsey, who’s career initially began during her teenage years while working at her father’s fix and flip business, has over 20 years of experience in the industry. Judah, who has a previous background in marketing and public speaking, began his real estate...

Hiring and managing contractors is often one of the most challenging aspects of owning a real estate rehabilitation company. There are many moving parts and things to consider when finding and hiring the right contractors to work on your rehab project. Understanding where to find good contractors as well as how to properly vet and train them is critical to building a successful real estate busines...

Matt Theriault is the owner of Epic Real Estate , a company that helps both new and veteran investors elevate their real estate game and improve their cash flow. He and his team educate students on how to find the right deals and where to find properties that will suit their risk appetite as well as provide personal coaching services. He has been in the real estate business since 2003 but served a...

When you’re just starting your real estate investing journey, one of the most critical factors you should consider is how you plan to finance your projects. Deciding whether to use hard money lenders or JV partnerships to raise private money to fund your projects is often one of the most challenging decisions you will need to make. On today’s episode, Don and Ryan share how they raised money to fu...

Tom Cafarella is a speaker, real estate investor, and the proud owner of Ocean City Development , a real estate company that focuses on meeting their clients’ needs first. The company buys, renovates, and resells properties in the Boston area. Prior to becoming a successful real estate investor, Tom was studying medicine to become a doctor, a profession he chose because he thought it was the most...

When you have a working contract, the next step is finding the right buyers. This may come as a bit of a challenge for a new real estate investor, as the market is hot right now and everyone wants to buy something. However, just because people want to buy doesn’t mean you should just wholesale the contract to the first interested prospect. Today, Don and Ryan describe the steps new investors need...

Michael Zuber is a buy-and-hold real estate investing expert and the founder of One Property at a Time . His career as a property investor initially began 15 years ago while working in a very demanding job as a traveling sales manager for a well-known software company. Realizing that purchasing and flipping property was not an ideal solution to building his portfolio and creating the wealth and li...

After dedicating several weeks of your time and energy into finding your first deal, there’s no better feeling than getting your first contract. Your first deal is the start - the first milestone - of what you are capable of achieving in the real estate investing industry. As exciting as it can be, however, getting the contract signed is only the first step toward moving your project forward. On t...

The contract is what incorporates all the time and effort you have exerted in finding a good deal as well as the result of your people skills. It wasn’t easy, and it never will be, but finding a deal that leads to a contract will eventually become routine. However, before you open your computer and begin creating a contract, there are certain things you need to know to create a contract suitable f...

When you’re just starting your real estate business, it can be challenging to figure out where to start, how to find real estate deals, what marketing strategies to use that will deliver the biggest “bang for your buck,” and how to find private investors. On today’s episode, I’m joined by Jason Lucchesi, founder of Global Fortune Solutions. Jason has been in the real estate industry since 2002, fi...

There are three types of rookie investors: the one too scared to make an offer, the one who thinks they screwed up, and the one who feels like they rocked it. Regardless of what category you fall under, you all go through the same methods and strategies in structuring an offer. The only difference between successful and failed offers are the execution and the details, and this is a pretty steep mo...

Brent Daniels is one of the most hardworking guests we’ve ever had on our show. Then again, when you start getting into real estate by knocking on hundreds of doors, you really can’t raise the bar any higher. Brent became a licensed real estate agent way back in 2004, but he says he’s always had that itch that made him want to be an investor, provide investor opportunities, and work alongside them...

Real estate investing is a numbers game. You’re not a real investor if you don’t know how to factor in costs in any deal. Even business owners understand the numbers involved in a transaction and how to put those numbers together. Knowing your numbers is one of the most critical parts of investing. One wrong move and you might end up selling at a loss. Today, Don and Ryan discuss the importance of...

Sean Caligagan is a 22-year old real estate investor in the California Bay area who’s been in the business for two years. He is a self-studied individual in the real estate investing industry, relying on books and online help to learn the ropes. After going dry and running out of funds in the first sixteen months, Sean finally closed his first deal worth over a million dollars, netting him over th...

Melissa Johnson runs Flipping Junkie together with her husband, Danny Johnson. Flipping Junkie is a blog dedicated to their business of flipping houses in the San Antonio area. Melissa has been in the business of flipping houses for over fourteen years and currently serves as their company’s project manager. As a project manager, she’s in charge of delegating tasks to the right people as well as m...

Tony Javier is capable of flipping over 70 houses every year from about 1500 miles away. For most agents, 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 relieve...

Your marketing efforts have finally come to fruition, and you now have a chance to apply all the lessons you learned in the last several weeks. Your first deal is right around the corner, but you’re also nervous because you might screw up an otherwise blockbuster deal. Let us help you land your first deal. Today, Don and Ryan discuss how to respond to leads and calls for meetings. They share their...

Sam Craven is the Co-Founder of Senna House Buyers , a real estate investment company that seeks to improve the negative reputation of the house buying industry. Sam was driven to start a company that promotes professionalism as well as quality customer service - two traits he finds lacking in the industry. He has been featured in popular podcasts, radio shows, news articles, and even infomercials...

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 g...

All the real estate marketing effort you do through networking, as well as free and low-cost marketing, leads you to the next step in your business -- generating leads. Without clients, your company will cease to exist. Calling people to generate leads is one of people’s biggest hang-ups. The question remains -- how far you are willing to go to take your business and career to another level? On to...