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Roger answers viewer questions, shares his essay "Opportunist or Problem Solver?", and tells another story from the "Woulda Been Viral" files.

In the essay, Roger takes on a criticism real estate investors hear all the time: that investors who buy distressed properties are opportunists—or even vultures—profiting from someone else's misfortune. But is that really what's happening? Or are investors often the people willing and able to solve problems no one else can?

Then comes a story that would absolutely have gone viral if smartphones had been around.

An older woman lost her house in foreclosure and appeared in court hunched over, walking with a cane. She lost the case, went home…and apparently found another gear.

She proceeded to do tens of thousands of dollars in damage to the property. Windows smashed. Water heater ripped out and thrown into the driveway. The solid wood front door removed, tossed into the yard, and attacked with a crowbar.

Then she got into a car the neighbors didn't even know worked—and disappeared.

Two years later, a routine traffic stop caught up with her. She was arrested and ultimately convicted of felony property destruction.

It's another episode about the side of real estate investing that rarely makes the seminars: difficult situations, human behavior, ethical questions, and the stories you couldn't make up if you tried.

In this episode:

• Opportunist or problem solver—what role do real estate investors actually play?
• Why distressed-property investing is more complicated than the "vulture" stereotype
• Viewer questions answered
• A foreclosure story that took an unbelievable turn
• Another entry from Roger's "Woulda Been Viral" series

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Flipping America — practical real estate investing without the hype.

You've probably been driving down the road in some suburb and noticed that an old piece of land is now being turned into a subdivision. Have you ever wondered how that happens? Today you'll learn how.

Brandon Cobb was a former medical device sales rep before becoming a fund manager and land development coach at LearnLandDevelopment.com. His firm HBG Capital manages $22 Million of land development annually. He has been featured on the covers of REI Wealth and Realty 411 Magazines and has been published in Forbes magazine.

He joins Roger today to discuss the entire process of developing land from raw dirt to finished houses. Along the way you'll see how he conducts analysis and manages risk at every stage of the way. He will talk about some expensive mistakes that make good lessons for us all.

The housing shortage is real. Affordable housing remains elusive. The "solution" passed by Congress will do little to help. The challenges to developers seem insurmountable. But Nick Khamsopa labors away, working with all available resources, and is thriving in the Hudson Valley, New York. Here's how he's done it. Plus listener questions including exceptions to the Maximum Allowable Offer "rule."

Deal hunting is exhausting. Deal flow is transformational.

After more than 2,000 real estate transactions, I've come to believe that the biggest difference between struggling investors and consistently successful ones has very little to do with negotiating, financing, or even finding great deals.

It has everything to do with building a system.

In this episode, I introduce the concept of the Real Estate Investing Deal Pipeline—a practical framework for creating a steady flow of opportunities instead of constantly chasing the next deal. We'll discuss why relying on a single lead source is risky, how to build multiple streams of opportunities, why abundance leads to better investing decisions, and the mindset shift that changed the way I built my business.

I'll also share the story behind my completely rewritten book, Building Your Deal Pipeline: From Deal Hunting to Deal Flow, and explain how you can receive a free Advance Reader Copy before it's published.

• Why "finding a deal" is the wrong goal

• The difference between deal hunting and deal flow

• The seven major sources that feed your Pipeline

• How to build a business that survives changing markets

• Why abundance creates selectivity—and more profitable decisions

• How to request a free Advance Reader Copy of my new book

Want a free copy of the book?

For a limited time, simply email Pipeline Book [email protected], and I'll personally send you an Advance Reader PDF. In return, I'm asking only for your honest feedback and a review after you've read it.

As always...

Keep your eyes open. Opportunities are everywhere.

Everyone says this market is terrible. Roger disagrees.

For the past several years, real estate investors have faced bidding wars, institutional buyers, low inventory, and a market that often rewarded speed more than skill. Many investors concluded that good deals had simply disappeared.

In this episode of Flipping America, Roger explains why today's market may actually be creating more opportunities than we've seen in years. As competition fades and easy money leaves the market, investors who know how to analyze properties, negotiate effectively, solve problems, and create value may find themselves with an advantage once again.

Roger discusses:

• Why the current market is giving investors their "job" back • The difference between having a deal problem and having a lead problem • Why lead generation remains the lifeblood of every investing business • House hacking as a long-term wealth-building strategy • The surprising opportunities hiding in outdated high-end homes • Real-world examples from Roger's investing career

Plus, Roger introduces a brand-new recurring segment, "Would'a Been Viral," featuring a true story about a rental property, a refrigerator that didn't fit, and a tenant who decided a chainsaw was the appropriate solution.

Whether you're a new investor looking for your first deal or an experienced operator wondering where the opportunities have gone, this episode offers a different perspective on a market many people have already written off.

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• What to look for when buying older homes (and when to walk away)
• A flip that won't sell with a hard money loan expiring — what are your options?
• Fix-and-flip ROI hits lowest point since 2007 — what that really means
• Why secondary markets are outperforming right now
• Where mortgage rates are headed for the rest of 2026

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Congress just passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with overwhelming bipartisan support — 396 to 13 in the House. Roger Blankenship says it won't move the needle on housing affordability. Not even close.

In this episode, Roger breaks down what the bill actually does, why the diagnosis is wrong, and why the one thing it will accomplish will be to establish the precedent that the government may cap private ownership of a legal asset class. This is the part we should be most concerned about.

The real constraints on housing supply aren't institutional investors. They're regulatory costs, permitting delays, impact fees, tariff-inflated material costs, labor shortages, and a system that makes building expensive before a single nail is driven. Roger lays out a full list of solutions that would actually help — including a few nobody in Washington is talking about.

Roger Blankenship is back with Episode 628 of the Flipping America Show. This week: the story of Marjorie Josaphat, a Los Angeles homeowner who finished her renovation and discovered two fraudulent mechanics liens totaling $49 million on her title — and what every investor needs to know to protect themselves. Plus: Zillow sued Compass and the Chicago MLS in a fight over who controls listing data and who gets to call it consumer protection; new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines that take effect August 3rd could make your condo non-warrantable overnight; and the fractional ownership trend sweeping resort markets — is it real estate or an expensive vacation club with a deed stapled to it? Listener questions from Rebecca in Philadelphia and John in Stockbridge, GA. Send your questions to [email protected]. Find funding at flippingamerica.net/funding. Subscribe to REI Quick Tips free at flippingamerica.net/quicktips.

Roger Blankenship is back — and he didn't come back quiet.

After more than two years away, the Flipping America Show returns for Season 8 with real news, real analysis, and the story of how Roger and Dianna survived Hurricane Helene trapped in a North Carolina mountain cabin while a 200-foot drop crept to within six inches of their front door.

This episode covers seven stories reshaping real estate right now: Zillow and Realtor.com joining forces on pre-market listings, mortgage rates stuck at 6.3–6.5% with no relief in sight, how tariffs could mean 450,000 fewer homes built through 2030, why new homes are suddenly cheaper than resale for the first time in decades, the FTC antitrust case moving forward against Zillow and Redfin, why everybody talking about Flint should know better, and what Kevin O'Leary got exactly right about New York's mayor being Miami's best real estate agent.

Plus — the featured tip from REI Quick Tips: "You Can't Take a Riverboat Cruise in a Drainage Ditch." There's a river of money flowing through the rental property business. Your job is to find the stretch with water in it.

Listener questions are back. Send yours to [email protected].

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What if you could invest in real estate without actually owning the properties? And what if you could scale up a business and never deal with repairs, tenants, property managers or contractors? That's coming up on Flipping America. We are talking today about Note Investing and Fred Moscowitz will be joining us in a few minutes. He is an educator and best selling author who has trained countless investors from all walks of life on how to create passive income streams of their own. As a fund manager, Fred manages a mortgage note investment fund and is considered an industry veteran within the note investing arena. Fred teaches the concept that individual investors are able to step into the shoes of the lender, through note investing, and effectively "be the bank". Fred takes pride in collaborating with investors to help them grow and profit in the note space, as well as being a trusted and valued resource in the arena of alternative investments. His new book, titled "The Little Green Book Of Note Investing, has recently launched. You may connect with Fred at https://www.fredmoskowitz.com/ Download Fred's special report on note investing at https://www.giftfromfred.com/ Book: "The Little Green Book Of Note Investing" pick up a copy on Amazon. I read it and he does a nice job of covering all the basics.