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We’ve documented 85 possible careers in real estate and real estate investing. With all of the sub-branches and variations, it’s likely there are more than a thousand ways to make a million bucks in real estate. Today we are going to talk about one of the best, on Flipping America. Bill Ham was an airline pilot who thought he had a nice life and easy money. Then he got into real estate, particularly multi-family, and he found just exactly what he had been missing. He’s joining us in just a few moments. We will take some of your questions on the next show, so send them to questions@flippingamerica.net. You’ll get an answer even if we don’t use it on the show.

When a government declares war on an industry, guess who wins? It doesn’t matter how big the industry is, the government has more guns and will always win. Coming up today we are going to talk about rising interest rates, why it’s happening, why it NEEDS to happen and we are going to connect some dots between government policies and the situation in which we find ourselves. Today we are talking about rising interest rates and the impact on the economy, real estate in general and on real estate investors in particular.

What the heck is a perceptual sieve and how would you use this in your real life? You have one - you use it all day every day - and you might not even know it. But today I’m going to share an insight with you that could profoundly affect the way you interact with others. On this episode of Flipping America.  How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)   ext 1. Leave your message or your question.  Sponsors Flipping America Funding : Get the money you need for your business, for your training, for infrastructure, and for your projects. Flipping America Funding is your one-stop shop for all of your business funding needs. FlippingAmericaFunding.com.   Legal Shield News and Resources:  Even the pros agree with me. Perception is NOT reality. Think, people.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-prime/201908/perception-is-not-

I’ve done more than 2000 deals and on most of them I had at least one partner. That’s a lot of partners and not all of them have been great. Today I’m going to help you sort out the whole partnership thing. You can’t control who sits at the table where you are doing a deal. But you CAN control who is sitting on your side of the table. And you should. A bad partner can hurt you - can cost you and sometimes can ruin you. Good partners have helped me make hundreds of thousands of dollars and bad partners have cost me hundreds of thousands. In fact, I’d probably be a million dollars ahead of where I am now if I had consistently applied the principles I’m going to share with you today.  In my defense, I didn’t know these principles. I learned them while attending the Church of the Painful Truth. How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)  

Last time we talked a bit about investing in a foreign country. We will wrap up that conversation today and then take some of your questions We don’t encourage everyone to drop what you are doing and start flipping houses like you see on TV, but we do encourage everyone to have real estate as a part of their investment portfolio. Today we are looking at an interesting possibility in another country and I will weigh in with some of my criteria I use when evaluating international investing.  How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)   ext 1. Leave your message or your question.  Sponsors Flipping America Funding : Get the money you need for your business, for your training, for infrastructure, and for your projects. Flipping America Funding is your one-stop shop for all of your business funding needs. FlippingAmericaFunding.com.   Lega

This show is called Flipping America, but what if we were talking about other places besides America? Flipping the World? Today we are going to talk about International Possibilities. We don’t encourage everyone to drop what you are doing and start flipping houses like you see on TV, but we do encourage everyone to have real estate as a part of their investment portfolio. Today we are looking at an interesting possibility in another country and I will weigh in with some of my criteria I use when evaluating international investing.  How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)   ext 1. Leave your message or your question.  Sponsors “Create the Life You Want” just $29. bit.ly/dreamthenplan News and Resources:  https://wikitravel.org/en/Nigeria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria Questions from Listeners:  Sidney, Austin, TX “Where a

We don’t get many breaking news headlines in real estate – much less in the real estate investing world. In fact the general public didn’t notice this at all, but this week we had a minor earthquake in the investing world. Third party data providers lost access to failed listing and sold property data. What does it mean, who is affected, and how should you deal with this - today on Flipping America. Panic is never a good first response. But it’s understandable when you unexpectedly lose a major tool that your business relies on. And this is why your business should never rely on just one tool or one platform. If your entire operation is based on a technology owned and controlled entirely by someone else, your livelihood is in their hands. Amazon third party sellers are unwise to stake their lives on the Amazon platform. I’ve seen sellers lose their ability to sell for a variety of reasons - none of which were their fault. I’ve seen sellers sell the same product for months or years and suddenly be told they ca

Today we are going to talk about how to engage in forward thinking. No… not the kind that will get your face slapped… the kind that will propel your business where you want it to be.  We have answers to your questions, we have forward thinking trends, we have issues, we have some messing around, and most of all, we have what you need to move your business forward. Welcome to 2022 everyone! I’m glad you made it this far and we are thrilled that you’ve joined us for the ride.  We are starting something brand new today. Although we are still on our nationwide radio network doing the hour-long show, we are breaking each show into logical components to create multiple podcasts out of each radio show. Like most things we try, we don’t know how it’s going to work or whether it will work, but we suspect that people have a hard time committing to an hour long listening experience. Yes I know you could just stop and pick it right back up, but depending on the platform you are using, it may not be that simple. So let us

The Bad News is Time Flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. -Michael Altshuler Another Year has flown by. So how did you do? We will talk about what and how we did here at Flipping America and make some predictions for next year.  What WE have done How many properties? Bought and/or sold 123 properties How many meetings? Did 45 live events How many shows? 143 shows / podcasts Sales numbers in $4.9M What’s happened in the market Values up 18% year over year. I predicted 9% Interest rates held steady below 3% for a 30 yr fixed rate. I predicted this Number of homes sold: 6.49M I predicted 5M Effects of the pandemic none or negligible. I called this How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)   ext 1. Leave your message or your question.  Sponsors Flipping America Funding : Get the money you need for your business, for your training, f

Location, location, location. Today we are talking about places - a LOT of places. The best places to live, work and invest for 2021, coming up. I’m going to go through a lot of articles you could easily find on the internet yourself. But what you won’t find is my interpretation, comments, and insights into those articles. For that, you’ll just have to keep it here for the next 59 minutes while I lay a little perspective on ya.  Criteria Everyone who compiles a list of any sort or ranks anything must have some type of criteria. As we dig into the articles I’ll talk about the criteria used for making these lists and in a few cases, tell you why I know the writers don’t actually invest in real estate. They just do some math and write articles. And in one article today, I am sadly going to have to take issue with a very good friend. It’s ok. We are still friends - we can disagree on things.  Local or not? US World How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.co

I’ve seen the 2021 House Flipping Report and some of you should be terrified. I’ll tell you why on this episode of Flipping America. It looks like we are going to finish 2021 with about 350,000 homes flipped nationwide. How does this compare to 2020? And what does 2022 look like? We will get into that today on the show. We won’t know the actual numbers until about March of 22, but based on what I’ve seen so far, it looks like we are flipping about 80-90,000 homes per quarter across the country. That volume is down a bit from 2020, but we are holding steady at about 5% of all homes sold. Here’s something important - gross profits are down. According to Attom Data, gross profits this year averaged about $69,000 per property, which is just slightly less than last year, but this is the important part, the average ROI is down to 33% - down from 40% last year. In a few minutes I’ll break down this data, talk about why this is happening and suggest what you might do about it.

How do YOU define a top real estate market? And based on your criteria, what would your list of top markets look like? We are going to consider some expert opinions today. If you’re new to Flipping America, this is a show about real estate. Although it’s called “Flipping America,” it’s not just about flipping houses. We do not encourage everyone to drop what you are doing and start flipping houses like you see on TV. But your hosts, Starr Keels and I are convinced that real estate is a great investment if you choose wisely and everyone ought to have real estate somewhere in their investment portfolio - even if it’s only shares in a REIT.  Today the “investment” part of real estate is a smaller part of the conversation. We are focusing ton the top markets - the hottest markets. Next time we are going to talk about the best places in America to flip properties and next week we are doing a show completely devoted to the best places in America to live - for renters as well as buyers. Also coming next week are pla

Goal setting can be detrimental to your mental health. That’s right. You heard it here. I have research studies that back that up. But the same study suggests that there is another approach that can indeed change your life. We’re going to talk about that today on Flipping America. I’ve conducted a small informal survey of people asking the question, “what do you look forward to least about the beginning of each year?” More than half the people I spoke with said, “resolutions.” Why? Because they don’t keep them. Today we’re going to talk about something else.  How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)   ext 1. Leave your message or your question.  Sponsors Flipping America Funding : Get the money you need for your business, for your training, for infrastructure, and for your projects. Flipping America Funding is your one-stop shop fo

From Starr Keels: Today I’m going to bring to you one of the most knowledgeable guys in real estate. On this episode of Flipping America I have always wondered just how this guy does what he does and knows what he knows. Over the years I have come to know Roger… and he is a walking, talking google for investing. Roger has a ton of experience and knowledge. He does alot of research and fact checking to provide his listeners with the most accurate and up to date information and resources...I truly believe he may have best forecast psychic abilities for where the market is going…don't believe me, I'll tune in because today I’m going to put him to the test. How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)   ext 1. Leave your message or your question.  Sponsors Flipping America Funding : Get the money you need for your business, for your trainin

For the past 3 years, finding that next deal has been the most challenging part of single family real estate investing. We are spending marketing dollars not to sell our properties, but to generate leads - people who want or need to sell their house in the next sixty days.   Chad has been doing Facebook marketing and Search Engine Optimization for local businesses, startups, and fortune 500 companies for the past 12 years. They have been recognized by Forbes, Inc. & all the major publications for their skills. They have spent millions in advertising dollars to learn the game from the inside out. Digital advertising is their craft that they’ve perfected over the past 12+ years but…. 5 years ago after buying a few rental properties from their agency profits they realized where the true wealth is and that was the start of their real estate empire. How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Ca

If you own a property, you ought to insure it. Your property is at risk.  If you own investment property, you REALLY need to insure it. Your entire livelihood is at risk. Today we are going to tell you why the insurance you have might be worthless and tell you what you need. If you have the wrong insurance, your company will not cover you in a claim. They are never going to act out of the goodness of their heart. They are a company and companies don’t have a heart. They are going to act in the best interest of their stakeholders or shareholders.  In some cases you might have the RIGHT insurance but they refuse to pay your claim anyway. You would think this would be a rare occurrence, but it happens often enough that entire law firms are built to combat this. Today we are going to speak with one such firm - Insurance Claims Headquarters. And our guest is Attorney Galen Hair.  That’s coming up in just a few minutes.  How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Faceboo

We are going to talk today about how to monetize your dead leads. That’s a topic that hairdressers, electricians, OR real estate marketers would love. We send a lot of mail and make a lot of calls every week, trying to turn up properties to buy. Despite our best efforts, hundreds of warm leads don’t result in actual purchases. Until now we would just move along, but as of today, we know we can still monetize those leads.  Chris Craddock is a real estate investor and innovative marketer. He’s a nationally certified Life Coach in Leadership and one of the top Real Estate professionals in the world closing 30-65 deals a month. He’s also the host of the Uncommon Real Estate Podcast, a realtor, and entrepreneur who runs multiple successful businesses in the Washington DC Metro area (and Richmond, VA). Chris and his companies consistently bring in close to 10 Million in revenue year after year. His team, The Redux Group, sold just over $160 Million in volume in 2020. Chris has been married for 21 years and is the p

There is probably nothing I can say about thankfulness or thanksgiving that hasn’t already been said and probably more eloquently put. But like love, your thankfulness is something you can continually give away and never run out of. It’s never too often and usually never too late to think about thanking someone. For you parents out there, if you can imagine how it warms your heart when your children genuinely thank you for all that you do for them, you have a glimpse of how God must feel we we take time to express our gratitude. And although this show is no more religious than it is political, both topics are an important part of our lives and are destined to come up from time to time. So I just want to ask you right now to think about how often you pray. How many times per week? What percentage of those times when you pray do you ask God for something? 100% or close to it? The alternative is just sitting in His presence in gratitude, worship, or just with a listening heart? Part of my challenge for you today

Sometimes we just have to get back to the basics. Flipping Houses. It’s how I got started. It might be a good place for you to start as well. How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)   ext 1. Leave your message or your question.  Sponsors Flipping America Funding : Get the money you need for your business, for your training, for infrastructure, and for your projects. Flipping America Funding is your one-stop shop for all of your business funding needs. FlippingAmericaFunding.com.   Legal Shield  Announcements: FlipStarter November 2021 is sold out. But we’ve already scheduled it again for January.  Learn how to Find, Fund, Fix and Flip houses Four weeks of video instruction (2 hour sessions) Four weeks of group coaching You’ll get my book, “Fantastic Deals and Where to Find Them”, the exact procedure I used to get 10,000 deals pe

You have achieved financial freedom when your passive investments pay for your lifestyle. You can take a week off - a month off - or the rest of your life off. Today, we’re going to talk about how to get there.  How’s the daily grind going for you? You get up, get the kids up and ready, off to school. Then you head to work. Deal with the tasks and some of the drudgery, sit in traffic to get home, supper, a little TV, then to bed. Tomorrow you do it all over again. Are you tired of that?  Wouldn’t it be great to get up when you wake up, (ok, you still might have to get the kids off to school) do what you want all day long, enjoy the company of someone you love, and pursue the activities that will give your life meaning and satisfaction?  Joey Mure and Russ Morgan figured out how to do this. Today they are going to share how they did it and how they are helping others on this journey.  How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitt