The Flip Talk Podcast with Don Costa

Have you taken a real estate course? Did you pay out thousands of dollars for a few days’ worth of information?  Many people spent a phenomenal amount of money for the course only to find they were no better off after it ended than before they started it.  On today’s show,  I have Jordan Stanley Payne, and he is here to talk about how you can move forward as an investor and to give...

Five weeks in and not only do you have a grasp of the basics and some advanced strategies, but you’ve also expanded your network and learned many ways you can market yourself and generate leads. You know some cool tricks, especially ones that involve software, but what if you’re short on cash to afford those? In that case, there’s one tried and tested marketing strategy that might just save you: d...

Javier Hinojo is the owner of IQ REI , a family-controlled real estate company that buys, manages, repairs, and sells homes in the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, NC area. He has extensive experience working with foreclosed properties, land development, lease options, and land contracts. Javier offers the kind of business that prides itself on having a quick response rate, professional experienc...

We are already in the fourth week, and this time it’s all about lead generation and marketing. Getting educated is important in any industry, but it’s all for nothing if you can’t actually buy a property. Where do you start? What kind of marketing tactics should a beginner employ? Today, Don and Ryan describe their first marketing strategies when they were new and how they’ve improved since. They...

RJ Bates is a real estate investor and wholesaler. He’s the CEO of Titanium Investments , a company based in Texas that buys, fixes, and sells properties to help local investors and improve communities along the way. He prides himself on being able to establish close relationships with both old and new clients through professionalism, integrity, and honesty. On this week’s episode, RJ Bates joins...

George Antone is the founder of Fynanc , a company made up of financial experts, web designers, coders, economists, and marketers who believe life is meant to be lived to the fullest. Their goal is to find and use legal shortcuts for clients who want more time for themselves and earn a decent living at the same time. In addition to overseeing the company, George is also a best-selling author, an i...

Networking and building relationships is critical to build a successful business. By networking with others in the industry, you not only learn more about the various real estate markets you want to invest in - you also open the doors of opportunity to start your business on the right foot by learning from other people’s mistakes. But, as a new investor, where do you turn to begin building those v...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Flip Talk REI Round Table podcast! This is where we share our thoughts as investors who’ve seen a lot of ups, downs, and the in-betweens in our market and go over our experience with each one. On this week’s episode, we discuss rekindling the flame in running your business, especially when you’ve reached the height of your real estate investing career. We disc...

Raul Luna is a real estate investor and Founder of Properties 180, a real estate redevelopment company that aims to change communities and improve lives one client at a time. Their specialty is putting money in people’s pockets in under 180 hours. He’s a real estate investor in Modesto, California and has seen success in a market considered challenging to grow in due to the amount of funding neede...

Welcome back to FlipTalk’s Rookie Play Book podcast. In our last episode, we went over what new investors should focus on during their first week as a real estate investor and discussed the topics of wholesaling, common mistakes new investors make, the importance of knowing how to use the MLS, and why networking is critical. On this week’s episode, Don and Ryan discuss the importance of setting go...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Flip Talk REI Round Table podcast with your host, Don Costa, and his guests, Ryan Scialabba and Aaron Archibald. Each week, Don shares what’s happening behind-the-scenes of their real estate investing businesses, the trials and tribulations they encounter and overcome, and the strategies and systems they use to build a successful real estate investing business...

Larry Goins is a real estate investor who’s handled deals in over twelve different states and has over thirty years’ experience in the industry, with his first deal going all the way back to the 80’s - a time where he notes the rules weren’t so complicated. Larry has written books, hosted seminars and several events, and attended expos as a featured guest speaker. If he’s not lecturing or speaking...

Welcome to FlipTalk’s Rookie Play Book podcast - the show dedicated to helping new real estate investors learn the step-by-step process of building a successful business as an investor. Each week, your hosts Don Costa and Ryan Scialabba share real-world experience, insight, tips and strategies to help you learn the necessary steps to start, build, and grow your real estate business. Don and Ryan b...

Robert Nickelll is a real estate investor, wholesaler, and the co-owner of Investor VA Services (IVAS) , a service company that offers topnotch VA services to investors like himself. The main concept behind IVAS is to let real estate investors grow their businesses without compromising their limited time. His company helps a wide variety of professionals in the real estate industry, and his VAs ar...

Bob Allwein is the owner of Maryland Cash House Buyers, LLC. , a company that prides itself on providing win-win solutions to help sellers get out of uncomfortable situations such as foreclosures, probates, and owning problematic properties. Bob and his family are heavily involved in this business with his son as his buyer’s agent and his wife as his listing agent. He has been in this business sin...

Brent Moreno is a wholesaler and owner of Cash Homes Carolina , a team of investors and real estate professionals that work together to provide solutions to sellers across South Carolina and the rest of the Southeast. He first learned about the wonders of being a real estate agent from a friend who started posting checks and asked this friend to help him become an investor. After two months of lea...

Jim McCabe runs Turbo Properties, a property buying company that operates in Indianapolis and the surrounding areas. Their name is founded on the principle of helping clients provide a fast sale of their properties without having to deal with an agent. Jim is proud to have built his company in a way that it allows them to pay their clients more than other house buying companies, and he’s just gett...

Anson Young is the owner of Anson Property Group , a real estate company based in Denver, Colorado that focuses on distressed property purchases. He has completed over 100 wholesale deals with 75 flips over the last ten years. He is passionate about making otherwise inhabitable and ugly properties look nice again as well as providing support to homeowners who are in need.   Today, Anson share...

Jeff Watson is a licensed attorney in the state of Ohio and has been a real estate investor since 1994. He considers himself a part-time real estate investor, and a full-time attorney. He invests in both residential and commercial properties and legally represents other investors when it comes to residential and commercial matters. He has also co-created some of the documents thousands of investor...

Joni and Kirk Yates are the founders of REI Books, LLC. , a bookkeeping business tailored for real estate investors. They have extensive experience working for Fortune 500 companies. Joni has built a career in administration while Kirk is all about sales, management, banking, and mortgages. Their goal is to take the bulk of the papers and receipts so their clients can focus on growing their busine...

Sareh Zady Yeghiazarian (a.k.a. Zady Lee) is a wholesaler and is part of The Guardian Group, LLC, a real estate marketing and acquisitions firm that provides clients with many ways to sell their homes. He bought his first house when he was 18 using his dad’s money. When his dad passed away, Zady realized the need to fund his dream of becoming an investor. He enriched his knowledge through books an...

Ramon Gonzalez owns Summit Home Buyers , a full-service real estate solutions firm that renovates, buys, and holds multiple properties in the Miami-Dade & Broward Area. His company provides services in multi-family real estate, residential redevelopment, property management, and real estate investment. Ramon believes once you commit to doing something great, the universe is going to test you,...

Chris Williams is the CEO of I Buy Houses Fresno , a real estate solutions company that focuses on helping homeowners with problems like foreclosure, probate, bankruptcy, and even divorce. Before he became a real estate solutions provider, Chris was a pool cleaner in 2009. While he did enjoy the work, he’s always had an entrepreneurial desire and always loved the idea of owning a business. He deci...

Israel Izzy Battres is what many call America’s preferred contractor on HGTV’s Flip or Flop show, a show that focuses on purchasing and remodeling distressed properties and selling them for a profit. He is also one of the owners of Battres Construction, a family owned remodeling business in Southern California recognized as a Top 500 remodeling company. Izzy buys real estate for investment purpose...

Peter Fortunato got started into real estate as an agent right after high school in 1965. He was motivated by the desire to be self-employed until he was able to afford to be unemployed. Through experience, the right mentors, as well as the help of books and seminars, he was able to build his business and his future. He finished college with a steady clientele and decent investment portfolio, and...