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  • Flipping Houses in Ten Days, Chapter 3

    FAR 246

    Flipping Houses in Ten Days, Ch 3

    Expected Air Date: 5/13/19

    Opening:

    We are back to the book today - my upcoming book, “Flipping Houses in Ten Days.” You won’t be flipping a house in just ten days, but it’s ten short chapters. You read one chapter a day for ten days. If you listen to this show regularly you will eventually get the entire book in audio form and here’s a NOT secret for you - if you have the Flipping America app, which is completely free, you will eventually have the entire book. Why am I doing this? It’s all about giving value and providing content. Besides - I’ll need the audio version of the book, so we will have that ready to go in a month or two. Yeah, it’s about efficiency and all that. Today I’m going to read Chapter 3, Analyzing a Deal.

    You need the skills to analyze any deal or opportunity that comes your way. And as you progress as a business owner you’ll need to translate those analytical skills to different opportunities. We won’t get to that translation step in this chapter but I will tell you every step in analyzing a deal, coming up

    How to contact us

    www.RogerBlankenship.com

    Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia

    Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica

    Call our National Comment Line: 404-369-1018, ext 1. Leave your message or your question.

    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don’t mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That’s right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It’s a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.  

    News:

    • Redfin is testing a feature that will let you offer on properties online.  Sellers accept the offer, pay 2% commission. https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/12/18616888/real-estate-redfin-online-house-purchase-buying-zillow-opendoor
    • Changing moral compass? This is just a new name for an old marketing strategy: Customer focus. https://www.propmodo.com/how-real-estate-is-adjusting-to-our-changing-moral-compass/
    • https://seekingalpha.com/article/4262968-real-estate-outperforms-rent-inflation-heats
    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/49020-equifax-sets-aside-nearly-700-million-for-expected-data-breach-payouts
    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/49017-hud-plan-to-end-public-housing-aid-for-undocumented-immigrants-could-lead-to-evictions-of-55000-children

    Your Questions: Send emails to [email protected]

    • Anthony, Alexandria, VA, “Just came across your show. Really cool. Do you ever buy properties in other cities? I want rentals, but everything is too expensive here. What should I look for?”
    • Dorothy, Villages of Ocala, “I like real estate. I’m a retired realtor. I like the house flipping shows and I listen to your show and enjoy it. I don’t want to do all this, but I’d like some income from it. My retirement account is in the stock market and it’s too stressful for me. I’m thinking about putting some of it into real estate. What could I do with maybe $100,000?

    Comment Line calls and Questions

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    Motivational Thoughts for the day

    • “Everything worth doing is worth doing poorly the first attempt and getting better as you go along” —Gordon Catts

    1 hr 1 min
  • Flipping America 245, Information Overload

    Expected Air Date: 5/11/19

    Opening:

    Zillow is changing direction and it could be HUGE. Plus the President has ordered a restructuring of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and renewed a huge debate. Do we need them? Can private companies fill the gap? What would mortgage lending look like without them? All that and MUCH more today as we do the news!

    How to contact us

    www.RogerBlankenship.com

    Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia

    Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica

    Call our National Comment Line: 404-369-1018, ext 1. Leave your message or your question.

    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don't mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Hey would you buy me lunch just so you could pick my brain? 32 cents per day. For less than the price of that lunch, just $9.67 per month, you can have a whole month's worth of my brain pickings by joining the Premium membership. Just go to flippingamericanetwork.com and click on the FAN. On this show I keep a pretty narrow focus on real estate and small business development. But if you subscribe to my FAN premium blog you'll find out what I think about a wide variety of topics. I will do my best to give you a $10 or $100 idea with every post and I WILL be talking about real estate, but I'm going to weigh in on some other topics as well. Which topics? Whatever interests me. And I have a wide range of interests.
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That's right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It's a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.

    News:

    This is going to be huge. Buy 500 per month and provide lending on 3000 of them. https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48908-zillow-going-all-in-on-mortgage-lending

    Great idea, but it has to get past the House of Representatives, so it won't.

    https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48980-republicans-move-to-abolish-cfpb?utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%20HousingWire%20Breaking%20Alerts&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=72440255&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--jekYL1bC-R3R0g_U350k9-yGQOv3mBcMeZgTG9T0TNOl1cVzQyJ__0U5x9D7wt6u2-jJJZLzTRqk2sofo8VGl7qPLO-uHVexKbSNwqkRswIKzg0s&_hsmi=72440255 Republicans move to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

    To read the full text of the bill click here: https://www.housingwire.com/ext/resources/files/Editorial/Documents/20190506_Repeal-CFPB-Act-as-Introduced.pdf

    Who will win the iBuyer race? https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/the-ever-expanding-ibuyer-footprint/

    What do you want to buy? Distressed properties. Here's where you're most like to find them: https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/top-markets-with-highest-share-of-distressed-sales-in-q1-2019/

    We are restructuring Fannie and Freddie. What's your take?

    https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/fannie-and-freddies-uncertain-future-explained/

    https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/fannie-and-freddies-uncertain-future-explained/

    What is the best DAY to sell your home?

    https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/top-10-best-days-of-the-year-to-sell-a-home/

    Where are homeowners selling for maximum gain on their purchase price?

    https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/figuresfriday/top-markets-with-greatest-seller-gains/

    https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48925-hot-or-not-may-whats-trending-in-housing-right-now

    Your Questions: Send emails to [email protected]

    • Tressa, PIttsburg, PA "I have a flip property on the market. We kinda ran out of money and some ot the finishes in the project just don't look that great. And people are noticing. We are getting lookers but no offers. The feedback is about the finishes. Altogether it would take about $10,000 to make everything beautiful, but I don't have it. In the meantime, I'm running out of money to make the hard money loan payments. I've dropped the price to 580, which would mean I break even. What would you recommend?"
    • Maxie, Port St. Lucie, FL, "I love your Property Grade app. What was the thinking behind it?"
    • Anthony, Alexandria, VA, "Just came across your show. Really cool. Do you ever buy properties in other cities? I want rentals, but everything is too expensive here. What should I look for?"

    Comment Line calls and Questions

    Call 404-369-1018, press 1 and leave your message!

    Motivational Thoughts for the day

    • "Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.'Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along." —George Herbert

    1 hr 1 min
  • Flipping America 245, Information Overload

    Expected Air Date: 5/11/19

    Opening:

    Zillow is changing direction and it could be HUGE. Plus the President has ordered a restructuring of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and renewed a huge debate. Do we need them? Can private companies fill the gap? What would mortgage lending look like without them? All that and MUCH more today as we do the news!

    How to contact us

    www.RogerBlankenship.com

    Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia

    Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica

    Call our National Comment Line: 404-369-1018, ext 1. Leave your message or your question.

    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don’t mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Hey would you buy me lunch just so you could pick my brain? 32 cents per day. For less than the price of that lunch, just $9.67 per month, you can have a whole month’s worth of my brain pickings by joining the Premium membership. Just go to flippingamericanetwork.com and click on the FAN. On this show I keep a pretty narrow focus on real estate and small business development. But if you subscribe to my FAN premium blog you’ll find out what I think about a wide variety of topics. I will do my best to give you a $10 or $100 idea with every post and I WILL be talking about real estate, but I’m going to weigh in on some other topics as well. Which topics? Whatever interests me. And I have a wide range of interests.
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That’s right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It’s a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.  

    News:

    This is going to be huge. Buy 500 per month and provide lending on 3000 of them. https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48908-zillow-going-all-in-on-mortgage-lending

    Great idea, but it has to get past the House of Representatives, so it won’t.

    https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48980-republicans-move-to-abolish-cfpb?utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%20HousingWire%20Breaking%20Alerts&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=72440255&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--jekYL1bC-R3R0g_U350k9-yGQOv3mBcMeZgTG9T0TNOl1cVzQyJ__0U5x9D7wt6u2-jJJZLzTRqk2sofo8VGl7qPLO-uHVexKbSNwqkRswIKzg0s&_hsmi=72440255 Republicans move to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

    To read the full text of the bill click here: https://www.housingwire.com/ext/resources/files/Editorial/Documents/20190506_Repeal-CFPB-Act-as-Introduced.pdf

    Who will win the iBuyer race? https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/the-ever-expanding-ibuyer-footprint/

    What do you want to buy? Distressed properties. Here’s where you’re most like to find them: https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/top-markets-with-highest-share-of-distressed-sales-in-q1-2019/

    We are restructuring Fannie and Freddie. What’s your take?

    https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/fannie-and-freddies-uncertain-future-explained/

    https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/fannie-and-freddies-uncertain-future-explained/

    What is the best DAY to sell your home?

    https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/top-10-best-days-of-the-year-to-sell-a-home/

    Where are homeowners selling for maximum gain on their purchase price?

    https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/figuresfriday/top-markets-with-greatest-seller-gains/

    https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48925-hot-or-not-may-whats-trending-in-housing-right-now

    Your Questions: Send emails to [email protected]

    • Tressa, PIttsburg, PA “I have a flip property on the market. We kinda ran out of money and some ot the finishes in the project just don’t look that great. And people are noticing. We are getting lookers but no offers. The feedback is about the finishes. Altogether it would take about $10,000 to make everything beautiful, but I don’t have it. In the meantime, I’m running out of money to make the hard money loan payments. I’ve dropped the price to 580, which would mean I break even. What would you recommend?”
    • Maxie, Port St. Lucie, FL, “I love your Property Grade app. What was the thinking behind it?”
    • Anthony, Alexandria, VA, “Just came across your show. Really cool. Do you ever buy properties in other cities? I want rentals, but everything is too expensive here. What should I look for?”

    Comment Line calls and Questions

    Call 404-369-1018, press 1 and leave your message!

    Motivational Thoughts for the day

    • “Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” —George Herbert

    1 hr 1 min
  • Mike Ventry and Accuplan

    Expected Air Date: 5/9/19

    Opening:

    As many of you know my mother passed away on April 26th. I've been off the air since then and I thank you for your patience as we have run some reruns during that time. Today I want to read to you the tribute I wrote for her and sent out to friends across the country last week.

    My mother passed away Friday afternoon, April 26, 2019. She had been struggling will illness through most of this year. This week I dedicate this space to my mother and her memory. My mother weighed just over 1 pound when she was born. They didn't have access to incubators so they put her into a warm oven at home. She grew up during the Great Depression, and endured many illnesses in her childhood including one that caused her to miss an entire year of school. She spent that time reading and was so ahead of her class she skipped a couple of grades and graduated at 16. After two years at a Teacher's College she headed to her first job, teaching in a two room schoolhouse in Hudson Colorado. She taught the elementary school. She caught the attention of one of the boys in the high school class, Charles. They could not even pretend to be interested in each other until he graduated. Shortly after his graduation they married. Next month would have been their 70th wedding anniversary.

    My parents crisscrossed the country following various jobs until they settled in Louisville KY where my Dad started his own construction business. They lived in an airstream travel trailer with my two older brothers until I came along and they decided they needed to get something larger. As Dad's business grew my mother was finally able to pursue her lifelong dream of a degree in library science to become a librarian. She taught me to read by the time I was five and faithfully took my younger sister me to the library regularly. We didn't have a lot of money in those days but mom always scrimped and saved so I would be able to buy a book or two with the book fair came to school (anyone else remember those?). She always knew what book or genre I needed to read next. She loved science fiction and instilled that love in me. It was the same for music. Although she had not studied it, she loved music, loved to listen and loved to sing. She was a walking Arts and Crafts movement. She quilted, knitted, cross-stiched, and latch-hook-rugged her way in their retirement motorhome across America numerous times, to Canada, and even to Alaska.

    When not traveling, my mother would volunteer in the children's program at her church. She never sought the limelight or a leadership role, content to take attendance and listen to the children recite Bible verses. She faithfully did this over a period of 25 years after they retired.

    In my last conversation with her we talked about many of these things -- things that had a profound impact on my life yet she barely remembers them. (She had completely forgotten about "Georgie Girl" and me teaching myself the Budweiser theme song on the piano.) But her mind was never unclear about her love for her family, the grands, the great-grands, all the cousins, in-laws, and associated friends and significant others. Her faith in God never wavered. Her trust in his love never faltered.

    I decided to share an excerpt from a letter with you I sent to her on Mother's Day 2017.

    Dear Mom,

    ...I am blessed to have led organizations and touched individual lives. Every big thing and every good thing I have done is because of the unique combination in me of Dad's "big ideas" mentality combined with the insatiable desire you planted in me to learn and grow. As much as there is any story to my life, it is the story of your influence, your loving guidance, your correction, and support. I am so blessed that you are my Mother.

    I wish for you a very Happy Mother's Day.

    We have an interesting show coming your way today with Mike Ventry of Accuplan. Mike is the Director of Business Development and Marketing. He has over 15 years of experience as a Top Producer in the mortgage banking industry, in the Atlanta area. During his 40+ years in the Atlanta area, he has started, built and sold multiple companies to large national corporations. He has an exceptional background in providing superior customer service and communication to his clients. Mike holds an MLO license with the Federal and State Departments of Banking and Finance. In his current role, he assists new clients and investors by providing them with the education and knowledge to be successful in self-directing their retirement accounts. He regularly teaches a 3 Hour CE class on self-directing for realtors. Mike also is a frequent attendee and guest speaker at real estate (and non-real estate) associations and networking groups in the Atlanta and the South East. Mike has been a contributor as an expert resource for Think Realty Magazine along with many other financial and real estate radio shows and podcasts.

    How to contact us

    www.RogerBlankenship.com

    Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia

    Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica

    Call our National Comment Line: 404-369-1018, ext 1. Leave your message or your question.

    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don't mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Hey would you buy me lunch just so you could pick my brain? 32 cents per day. For less than the price of that lunch, just $9.67 per month, you can have a whole month's worth of my brain pickings by joining the Premium membership. Just go to flippingamericanetwork.com and click on the FAN. On this show I keep a pretty narrow focus on real estate and small business development. But if you subscribe to my FAN premium blog you'll find out what I think about a wide variety of topics. I will do my best to give you a $10 or $100 idea with every post and I WILL be talking about real estate, but I'm going to weigh in on some other topics as well. Which topics? Whatever interests me. And I have a wide range of interests.
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That's right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It's a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.

    Guest: Mike Ventry, Accuplan

    Your Questions: Send emails to [email protected]

    • My name is Carlos from Houston, Texas and I want to get into flipping houses and have some questions as to what I need to be able to get started?
    • 1) Do I need a DBA to start or LLC to protect myself?
    • 2) What type of credit score would I need if any is needed?
    • 3) Do I need a Real Estate License to purchase houses on foreclosure?
    • 4) Could I get directly with a Broker and pay them a percentage to be able to buy houses?
    • Any advise you could give me would be greatly appreciated so I can start my new journey.
    • Tammy from Long Beach, CA "I've been offered a small house to own as a rental for $260,000. It's a steal of a deal - probably worth $300-310,000. It rents for $2200 per momth. My payments including taxes and insurance will be $1723.65. This looks like almost $500 per month in cash flow. My husband listens to your show and based on what he's heard he doesn't think this is a good deal. How is this not a good deal?"

    Comment Line calls and Questions

    Call 404-369-1018, press 1 and leave your message!

    Motivational Thoughts for the day

    • "Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.'Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along." —George Herbert

    1 hr 1 min
  • Mike Ventry and Accuplan

    Expected Air Date: 5/9/19

    Opening:

    As many of you know my mother passed away on April 26th. I’ve been off the air since then and I thank you for your patience as we have run some reruns during that time. Today I want to read to you the tribute I wrote for her and sent out to friends across the country last week.

    My mother passed away Friday afternoon, April 26, 2019. She had been struggling will illness through most of this year. This week I dedicate this space to my mother and her memory. My mother weighed just over 1 pound when she was born. They didn't have access to incubators so they put her into a warm oven at home. She grew up during the Great Depression, and endured many illnesses in her childhood including one that caused her to miss an entire year of school. She spent that time reading and was so ahead of her class she skipped a couple of grades and graduated at 16. After two years at a Teacher's College she headed to her first job, teaching in a two room schoolhouse in Hudson Colorado. She taught the elementary school. She caught the attention of one of the boys in the high school class, Charles. They could not even pretend to be interested in each other until he graduated. Shortly after his graduation they married. Next month would have been their 70th wedding anniversary.

    My parents crisscrossed the country following various jobs until they settled in Louisville KY where my Dad started his own construction business. They lived in an airstream travel trailer with my two older brothers until I came along and they decided they needed to get something larger. As Dad's business grew my mother was finally able to pursue her lifelong dream of a degree in library science to become a librarian. She taught me to read by the time I was five and faithfully took my younger sister me to the library regularly. We didn't have a lot of money in those days but mom always scrimped and saved so I would be able to buy a book or two with the book fair came to school (anyone else remember those?). She always knew what book or genre I needed to read next. She loved science fiction and instilled that love in me. It was the same for music. Although she had not studied it, she loved music, loved to listen and loved to sing. She was a walking Arts and Crafts movement. She quilted, knitted, cross-stiched, and latch-hook-rugged her way in their retirement motorhome across America numerous times, to Canada, and even to Alaska.

    When not traveling, my mother would volunteer in the children's program at her church. She never sought the limelight or a leadership role, content to take attendance and listen to the children recite Bible verses. She faithfully did this over a period of 25 years after they retired.

    In my last conversation with her we talked about many of these things -- things that had a profound impact on my life yet she barely remembers them. (She had completely forgotten about "Georgie Girl" and me teaching myself the Budweiser theme song on the piano.) But her mind was never unclear about her love for her family, the grands, the great-grands, all the cousins, in-laws, and associated friends and significant others. Her faith in God never wavered. Her trust in his love never faltered.

    I decided to share an excerpt from a letter with you I sent to her on Mother's Day 2017.

    Dear Mom,

    ...I am blessed to have led organizations and touched individual lives. Every big thing and every good thing I have done is because of the unique combination in me of Dad’s “big ideas” mentality combined with the insatiable desire you planted in me to learn and grow. As much as there is any story to my life, it is the story of your influence, your loving guidance, your correction, and support. I am so blessed that you are my Mother.

    I wish for you a very Happy Mother’s Day.

    We have an interesting show coming your way today with Mike Ventry of Accuplan. Mike is the Director of Business Development and Marketing. He has over 15 years of experience as a Top Producer in the mortgage banking industry, in the Atlanta area. During his 40+ years in the Atlanta area, he has started, built and sold multiple companies to large national corporations. He has an exceptional background in providing superior customer service and communication to his clients. Mike holds an MLO license with the Federal and State Departments of Banking and Finance. In his current role, he assists new clients and investors by providing them with the education and knowledge to be successful in self-directing their retirement accounts. He regularly teaches a 3 Hour CE class on self-directing for realtors. Mike also is a frequent attendee and guest speaker at real estate (and non-real estate) associations and networking groups in the Atlanta and the South East. Mike has been a contributor as an expert resource for Think Realty Magazine along with many other financial and real estate radio shows and podcasts.

    How to contact us

    www.RogerBlankenship.com

    Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia

    Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica

    Call our National Comment Line: 404-369-1018, ext 1. Leave your message or your question.

    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don’t mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
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    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That’s right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It’s a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.  

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    Your Questions: Send emails to [email protected]

    • My name is Carlos from Houston, Texas and I want to get into flipping houses and have some questions as to what I need to be able to get started?
    • 1) Do I need a DBA to start or LLC to protect myself?
    • 2) What type of credit score would I need if any is needed?
    • 3) Do I need a Real Estate License to purchase houses on foreclosure?
    • 4) Could I get directly with a Broker and pay them a percentage to be able to buy houses?
    • Any advise you could give me would be greatly appreciated so I can start my new journey.
    • Tammy from Long Beach, CA “I’ve been offered a small house to own as a rental for $260,000. It’s a steal of a deal - probably worth $300-310,000. It rents for $2200 per momth. My payments including taxes and insurance will be $1723.65. This looks like almost $500 per month in cash flow. My husband listens to your show and based on what he’s heard he doesn’t think this is a good deal. How is this not a good deal?”

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Flipping Houses in 10 Days, Chapters 7-8

    Chapters 7-8

    Expected Air Date: 4/25/19

    Opening:

    Today we are going back to my forthcoming book, Flipping Houses in Ten Days. I call it this not because you can flip a house in ten days (at least not now) but because it's ten short chapters and you can pretty easily read it in ten days. Last week I read chapter 5 on the show and didn't quite get finished. I still had a couple of pages to go when we ran out of time. But that is by far the longest chapter in the book. To prove that point today I'm going to read TWO chapters. Chapters 7 and 8. Chapter 7 is "Count Your Chickens" and Chapter 8 is "Check Up From the Neck Up." They are coming up in a minute.

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    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Hey would you buy me lunch just so you could pick my brain? 32 cents per day. For less than the price of that lunch, just $9.67 per month, you can have a whole month's worth of my brain pickings by joining the Premium membership. Just go to flippingamericanetwork.com and click on the FAN. On this show I keep a pretty narrow focus on real estate and small business development. But if you subscribe to my FAN premium blog you'll find out what I think about a wide variety of topics. I will do my best to give you a $10 or $100 idea with every post and I WILL be talking about real estate, but I'm going to weigh in on some other topics as well. Which topics? Whatever interests me. And I have a wide range of interests.
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That's right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It's a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.

    Topic: Flipping Houses in Ten Days, Chapters 7-8

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Flipping Houses in 10 Days, Chapters 7-8

    Chapters 7-8

    Expected Air Date: 4/25/19

    Opening:

    Today we are going back to my forthcoming book, Flipping Houses in Ten Days. I call it this not because you can flip a house in ten days (at least not now) but because it’s ten short chapters and you can pretty easily read it in ten days. Last week I read chapter 5 on the show and didn’t quite get finished. I still had a couple of pages to go when we ran out of time. But that is by far the longest chapter in the book. To prove that point today I’m going to read TWO chapters. Chapters 7 and 8. Chapter 7 is “Count Your Chickens” and Chapter 8 is “Check Up From the Neck Up.” They are coming up in a minute.

    How to contact us

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    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don’t mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Hey would you buy me lunch just so you could pick my brain? 32 cents per day. For less than the price of that lunch, just $9.67 per month, you can have a whole month’s worth of my brain pickings by joining the Premium membership. Just go to flippingamericanetwork.com and click on the FAN. On this show I keep a pretty narrow focus on real estate and small business development. But if you subscribe to my FAN premium blog you’ll find out what I think about a wide variety of topics. I will do my best to give you a $10 or $100 idea with every post and I WILL be talking about real estate, but I’m going to weigh in on some other topics as well. Which topics? Whatever interests me. And I have a wide range of interests.
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That’s right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It’s a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.  

    Topic: Flipping Houses in Ten Days, Chapters 7-8

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Flipping America 242, AirBnB and Hempcrete?

    Expected Air Date: 4/22/19

    Opening:

    The NAR has been sued again! What's happening with foreclosure rates? Interest rates? Have you heard of the peer-to-peer lending company Prosper? Well, they are in a bit of trouble. I'll fill you in today. Also today we will learn the areas with the least affordable homes in America, the highest and lowest taxes. I have an important an AirBnB update including the most profitable areas to own AirBnB properties, and where two major metro areas where short-term rentals have been banned. And today we are going to talk about Hempcrete. Yes friends, one day you might look back and say you heard it here first. Hempcrete may be the building material of the future. All that and much more coming to you today as we bring you the information you need to stay informed, stay ahead, and make money in Real Estate.

    How to contact us

    www.RogerBlankenship.com

    Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia

    Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica

    Call our National Comment Line: 404-369-1018, ext 1. Leave your message or your question.

    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don't mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Hey would you buy me lunch just so you could pick my brain? 32 cents per day. For less than the price of that lunch, just $9.67 per month, you can have a whole month's worth of my brain pickings by joining the Premium membership. Just go to flippingamericanetwork.com and click on the FAN. On this show I keep a pretty narrow focus on real estate and small business development. But if you subscribe to my FAN premium blog you'll find out what I think about a wide variety of topics. I will do my best to give you a $10 or $100 idea with every post and I WILL be talking about real estate, but I'm going to weigh in on some other topics as well. Which topics? Whatever interests me. And I have a wide range of interests.
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That's right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It's a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.

    News:

    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48832-nar-slapped-with-second-class-action-lawsuit-to-end-buyer-broker-compensation
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/22/abu-dhabi-real-estate-law-reforms-are-gaming-changing-developer.html
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/retirees-are-flocking-to-these-3-states-and-fleeing-these-3-states.html
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/21/billionaire-charlie-munger-praises-this-1-skill-of-warren-buffetts-without-it-you-wont-get-very-far-in-life.html
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/mortgage-purchase-applications-hit-highest-level-in-9-years.html
    • https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/attom-data-solutions-q1-2019-u-s-foreclosure-market-report/
    • https://www.attomdata.com/news/most-recent/top-10-counties-starting-the-foreclosure-process/
    • https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/top-10-metros-with-the-lowest-property-tax-rates/
    • https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/figuresfriday/top-10-counties-with-the-worst-home-affordability/
    • https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/10-best-cities-to-own-an-airbnb-rental-property/
    • https://www.realtor.com/videos/video-5-cities-where-home-prices-are-still-going-up-strong/a625912d-0e12-42df-9b87-83a17d458ccf Columbia, SC, Greensboro, NC, Spokane, WA, Birmingham, AL and #1 Chico, CA
    • https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/what-is-a-hempcrete-house-marijuana/
    • http://www.americanlimetechnology.com/what-is-hempcrete/
    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48837-fintech-lender-prosper-to-pay-3-million-fine-for-misleading-investors
    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48840-hud-announces-new-rules-for-down-payment-assistance-on-fha-mortgages

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Flipping America 242, AirBnB and Hempcrete?

    Expected Air Date: 4/22/19

    Opening:

    The NAR has been sued again! What’s happening with foreclosure rates? Interest rates? Have you heard of the peer-to-peer lending company Prosper? Well, they are in a bit of trouble. I’ll fill you in today. Also today we will learn the areas with the least affordable homes in America, the highest and lowest taxes. I have an important an AirBnB update including the most profitable areas to own AirBnB properties, and where two major metro areas where short-term rentals have been banned. And today we are going to talk about Hempcrete. Yes friends, one day you might look back and say you heard it here first. Hempcrete may be the building material of the future. All that and much more coming to you today as we bring you the information you need to stay informed, stay ahead, and make money in Real Estate.

    How to contact us

    www.RogerBlankenship.com

    Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia

    Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica

    Call our National Comment Line: 404-369-1018, ext 1. Leave your message or your question.

    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don’t mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Hey would you buy me lunch just so you could pick my brain? 32 cents per day. For less than the price of that lunch, just $9.67 per month, you can have a whole month’s worth of my brain pickings by joining the Premium membership. Just go to flippingamericanetwork.com and click on the FAN. On this show I keep a pretty narrow focus on real estate and small business development. But if you subscribe to my FAN premium blog you’ll find out what I think about a wide variety of topics. I will do my best to give you a $10 or $100 idea with every post and I WILL be talking about real estate, but I’m going to weigh in on some other topics as well. Which topics? Whatever interests me. And I have a wide range of interests.
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That’s right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It’s a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.  

    News:

    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48832-nar-slapped-with-second-class-action-lawsuit-to-end-buyer-broker-compensation
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/22/abu-dhabi-real-estate-law-reforms-are-gaming-changing-developer.html
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/retirees-are-flocking-to-these-3-states-and-fleeing-these-3-states.html
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/21/billionaire-charlie-munger-praises-this-1-skill-of-warren-buffetts-without-it-you-wont-get-very-far-in-life.html
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/mortgage-purchase-applications-hit-highest-level-in-9-years.html
    • https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/attom-data-solutions-q1-2019-u-s-foreclosure-market-report/
    • https://www.attomdata.com/news/most-recent/top-10-counties-starting-the-foreclosure-process/
    • https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/top-10-metros-with-the-lowest-property-tax-rates/
    • https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/figuresfriday/top-10-counties-with-the-worst-home-affordability/
    • https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/10-best-cities-to-own-an-airbnb-rental-property/
    • https://www.realtor.com/videos/video-5-cities-where-home-prices-are-still-going-up-strong/a625912d-0e12-42df-9b87-83a17d458ccf Columbia, SC, Greensboro, NC, Spokane, WA, Birmingham, AL and #1 Chico, CA
    • https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/what-is-a-hempcrete-house-marijuana/
    • http://www.americanlimetechnology.com/what-is-hempcrete/
    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48837-fintech-lender-prosper-to-pay-3-million-fine-for-misleading-investors
    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48840-hud-announces-new-rules-for-down-payment-assistance-on-fha-mortgages

    Your Questions: Send emails to [email protected]

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Flipping America 241, Flipping Houses in 10 Days, Chapter 5

    Chapter 5

    Expected Air Date: 4/20/19

    Opening

    Today I'm going to share with you Chapter 5 in my upcoming book, Flipping in Ten Days.

    How to contact us

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    Email your questions to [email protected]. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don't mind.

    Announcements:

    • Lunch with me every Wednesday. Baraonda
    • My latest article in Forbes is out. bit.ly/findredeals.
    • The FAN is here!
    • Hey would you buy me lunch just so you could pick my brain? 32 cents per day. For less than the price of that lunch, just $9.67 per month, you can have a whole month's worth of my brain pickings by joining the Premium membership. Just go to flippingamericanetwork.com and click on the FAN. On this show I keep a pretty narrow focus on real estate and small business development. But if you subscribe to my FAN premium blog you'll find out what I think about a wide variety of topics. I will do my best to give you a $10 or $100 idea with every post and I WILL be talking about real estate, but I'm going to weigh in on some other topics as well. Which topics? Whatever interests me. And I have a wide range of interests.
    • Would you like to invest in the Flipping America projects across the country? Coming soon you will be able to for as little as $100. That's right, Flipping America is partnering with Ground Floor Funding to create a crowd-funded platform where you can invest in the deals we are doing here. The fund will pay out a 8% preferred rate of return and can go as high as 16%. You can make money with me, the Flipping America Guy.
    • Flipping America App is in the app store. You can listen to the show, read the show notes, and the entire catalog of shows is now available to you. It's a free download and there are no upsells or in-app purchases. Free to download, free to listen. Go ahead and give it a try and drop me a line and let me know what you think.
    • Want a quick analytical tool to tell you how strong a potential fix and flip deal is? Download the Property Grade app. You answer 10 simple questions about the property and the app instantly tells you what you can expect to make, your return on investment, your return on cash, and then the program gives the project a letter grade using the proprietary Flipping America Investment Property Grade algorithm.

    Resources:

    • https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/04/05/heres-how-investing-in-home-equity-works.html
    • https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48801-zillow-begins-buying-and-selling-homes-in-dallas

    Your Questions: Send emails to [email protected]

    Call 404-369-1018, press 1 and leave your message!

    Motivational Thoughts for the day

    • "Opportunities don't happen. You create them."
    • -- Chris Grosser

    1 hr 1 min

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