Flipping America

This is a sellers’ market. All you need is a sign in the yard and you’re going to get multiple offers. But you might not be making all the profit you can if you simply sell to the normal buyer. There hasn’t been this much of a sellers market in my lifetime. But as strong and glorious as it is, it cannot last forever. Sooner or later the market will swing and come back into balance for a moment on the way to being a buyers market.  What we are talking about today can work in any market. Creative selling really helps when it’s more challenging to sell. And creative buying can help you when it is more challenging to buy (like right now). The key is to be familiar with the process and then just put yourself out there. Our guests today have built a great system and an entire business out of creative deal structures. You’ll hear all about it in a minute or two.  How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAm

Did you hear about the new app for real estate investors that’s going to rock your world? I’ll tell you all about it in a minute or two.  You may be familiar with Moore’s Law of Computing: Moore's Law refers to Moore's perception that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years, though the cost of computers is halved. Moore's Law states that we can expect the speed and capability of our computers to increase every couple of years, and we will pay less for them. I was there at the birth of the personal computer revolution. In the first few years this law was amazingly accurate. My first IBM PC was an upgraded version. It had a color monitor, although no one really had a use for color yet and there were no graphics - only ASCII characters. And I had two floppy disk drives. That means I could put the floppy for the program in one drive and save the data to the other. Formatting codes for word processing were visible to the user so it was a bit of a guess as to what would print out. Speaking

It’s NCAA Tournament time and that usually means upsets and underdogs. Surprises happen hourly in the first weekend which is why they also call it “March Madness.”  I’m no stranger to this process. My senior year in college we finally made the postseason - as a 2-seed. We went right out and ended my college career by losing to a 15-seed in the first game. Early in the game my coach called time-out and yelled at us for 60 full seconds. I don’t remember everything he said but one thing still rings in my head nearly 40 years later:  “Get Your Head In the Game” Of course I was focusing on the game at hand but the thinker/philosopher in me was engaging in a bit of critical evaluation. I would have liked to have said, “Coach, what you saying is technically true, but we need some actionable steps to take coming out of this timeout.” That didn’t happen. We lost.  Today I’m going to tell you why people get their heads in the wrong place - metaphorically “not in the game” but I’m also going to tell you how to fix it. 

If you listen to Flipping America and act on what you learn, you are going to end up with assets. Cash, properties both real and personal, and possibly a lot of it. Funny thing about our litigious culture here in America - poor people never get sued. But if you are rich, you can count on it. Yes, even if you are a good person and treat people well, someone will try to find a way to unjustly take what is yours.  Once a lawsuit is filed, you have lost. You might not lose the case, but you will have lost time, effort and not a small amount of money to attorneys in your defense. In some cases it is cheaper to settle the case and pay money even though you have done nothing wrong. The best way to win a lawsuit is to never get sued and the way to insure that is to own nothing.  Bob Bluhm is an attorney who can help make you immune to frivolous money-grab lawsuits. I like his approach and his style and I think you will too.  Mindset Moment: You’ve heard it said that “perception is reality.” No it isn’t. Reality is re

Fixing and flipping houses isn’t for everyone. Fortunately there are about a thousand other ways to become a real estate millionaire. Today we are going to hear about another one. If you want to fix and flip houses, you have a number of things to learn and obstacles to overcome. Finding deals, finding the money, hiring good contractors, and a few dozen other details you have to handle. Or, you could just buy self-storage facilities.  Self-Storage Investing is one of the youngest – and fastest growing – forms of commercial real estate. From virtual non-existence before 1970, the industry has grown to over 58,000 self-storage facilities in the U.S. today. And it is a strictly American concept, as there are only 12,000 self-storage facilities in the rest of the world combined. With over 2.35 billion square feet of space – a land mass three times the size of Manhattan Island – the self-storage industry is an ever-growing opportunity. Self-storage units involve far less initial capital than many other real estate

He built a multi-million dollar business. Then he got into real estate. Now he’s 100% real estate. Today you’re going to meet Paul Williams Hello everyone and welcome to this episode of Flipping America.  Paul Williams successfully built and exited another company before starting his real estate empire. He knows multi-family, but he also knows business. Hear his story and build on your dream of your real estate investing empire. Mindset Moment: 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.  Email your questions to questions@flippingamerica.net. 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.  Sponsors American IRA: www.americanIRA.com Flipping America Buyers Club Legal Shield Announcements:

Money for a deal is not hard to get if you have the right deal. Today I’m going to show you just how easy it is. Will Dyer and Wayne Corley, our friends from Bay Mountain Capital are going to talk about hard money, what it is, what it isn’t, how to get it, and what Bay Mountain offers. I’m also going to ask them about   the things they do to protect your interests. They will do their best to keep you from a bad deal. Great people, great products, and great service.  Mindset Moment: I think I can, I think I can. This is not enough. You can think all you want about positive outcomes but some things are out of your reach. That’s the cold hard reality. But the other side of this argument is there is a LOT more in your reach than you might initially believe.  You can optimistically think you can go establish a colony on Titan or Mars, but for 99.99999% of us, this is not at all realistic. You may think you want to be a billionaire, but again, for most of us it isn’t realistic or even to be desired. Today I want yo

“There is more to a piece of property than the numbers. But if the numbers don’t work, move on.”  What do you see in your first look at a prospective property investment? I believe that before you look too hard at the property’s potential and definitely before you start remodeling bathrooms in your imagination, you should take a hard look at the numbers.  But what are the numbers? Which numbers do we consider? And how do we put them together to understand the deal? Today on this show I am going to talk about all of the essential numbers you need whether you are flipping or holding and will also point out a few numbers that investors often overlook.   Mindset Moment: 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.  Email your questions to questions@flippingamerica.net. Please always tell us wher

You might have heard that money is the root of all evil. If you were listening very carefully you might have actually heard the LOVE of money is the root of all evil. The pursuit of money is almost always associated with either hard work or crime, striving, pushing, hustle, and stress. Our guest today, Jonathan DeYoe says it ain’t so.  In a world that is market-focused and performance-driven, Mindful Money is goal-focused and planning-driven.  Mindfulness, the non-judgmental awareness of the present moment, allows us to ignore the media driven emphasis on “beating the market” – something that is never predictable or controllable – and focus on simple, disciplined behaviors that have long-term impacts on our lives. With this approach, you will feel less anxiety, enjoy better financial outcomes, and earn your happiness dividend – the joy and satisfaction that comes from a life well lived. “Let your Mindful Wealth Map be your personal finance decision anchor. When fear or greed grip you, or the desire for a new

It’s about that time of year again for small businesses everywhere - tax return time! Today I’m introducing you to someone who can really help.  Introducing Keven O'Leary's (Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank) small business tax service, called "Tax Hive". Put your business in overdrive. Their plans include monthly training, online education tools, unlimited tax consulting services, IRS audit protection and more. They will do tax preparation, entity formation and even estate planning. You'll especially want to hear about their $10,000 guarantee. We have a free ebook for everyone who registers. Mindset Moment: I’ve been thinking about cancel culture for the past few days, this especially in light of the cancellation of Dr. Suess. His work spanned decades of humanity where he spotlighted greed, prejudice and disproportionate authority. And he did this while teaching children how to read in a delightfully fun way. He combined weighty topics, humor, and education in a way that has rarely been matched. In many ways he wa

Flipping houses is popular and is the subject of many TV shows. But it isn't for everyone. In fact, it's probably not for MOST people. There are many ways to invest in real estate and you should consider all your options before launching. For some the skills required are not a good fit. For others it's the money required.  I want you to take a comprehensive and honest look at yourself before embarking on your real estate investing adventure. You can try things and see what works for you or you can save time and money by thinking through the issues ahead of time. Later in the show I’m going to play the audio from lesson one in my new course “Find Your Fit in Real Estate Investing.” This is a free course designed to help you get started on the right path. It’s available at bit.ly/findyourfitinre. It’s just 5 lessons. You can take the entire course in one afternoon or one weekend.  Before we get to the course I’m going to try and finish up the questions we had put together for the BIG Q&A shows we just did. 

You have questions. Lots of them. Lots more than I could get into the previous show so today I’m continuing to answer your questions.  If you have questions about real estate or real estate investing, send them in an email to questions@flippingamerica.net. We will answer your question within 24 hours and we might end up using it on a show like this. We like helping people and we like getting questions and feedback from the audience. So to encourage this, today we are starting a question contest. You have until March 15 to submit your questions via email to us. On the Monday, March 15 show, we are going to announce our contest winners and their prizes, which will include training, books and technology products with a combined value of over $10,000. All you have to do is send a question to questions@flippingamerica.net. Tell us where you are from, and ask your question, and tell me in one paragraph why you are worthy and deserving of a full scholarship to my Ultimate Real Estate Investor Machine Training.  Most

You have questions. I have answers. I know a thing or sixty about real estate and today I will tell you 17 of them. More in Show 456.  Mindset Moment: I was thinking the other day about our perception of life. Dianna and I have a friend who lives in our building (a nice midtown Atlanta high rise), has a great government job with high pay, good job security and great benefits. She might be the unhappiest person we know. There is never enough money. She always expects the worst and usually gets it. In her friendships, her love life, even at her job.  How do self-fulfilling prophecies work? It’s not some mystical energy you put out there in the universe. Confirmation bias causes us to identify life examples or circumstances that support our underlying theory. We all have a big need to be able to tell ourselves, “see? I told me so.”  This will lead us to focus on the data points that support our prior beliefs. This is true if you believe that bad things are happening around you and to you OR if you believe that l

For many, financial freedom seems like only a dream. We are trapped in our jobs - an endless cycle of working all day, stretching our paycheck to make ends meet, and hopefully saving a little for a rainy day. Nothing in that picture looks like freedom. Is it possible? Spoiler alert: Yes. and today we will share some of the steps to get there.  How well do you fit society's mold? Get an education. Get a job. Save for retirement. Retire. Then enjoy a little free time before you die. Really? How about something different? Get trained. Start your income streams. Lifelong learning and growing. Enjoy every day until you die. Freedom. Financial freedom. That sounds better doesn't it? Ramon Tookes joins me in a few minutes to talk about this vision and the steps everyone needs to take if they want to get there. You don't have to inherit it (good thing!), you don't have to be the greatest student or athlete. But with the right information and a big pile of determination, you can do this! We won’t be getting into the d

If your ultimate goal is financial freedom, then your ultimate target is passive income. If passive income is what you seek, multi-family residential investing is what you need. Today we are going to give you a jump start in that direction.  Rod Khleif is joining us to talk about buying multi-family and how you can get started. Rod is one of the larger multi-family investors in America and trains people how to get involved in this lucrative practice. He’s one of the best at what he does. Don’t miss this one! 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.  Email your questions to questions@flippingamerica.net. 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.  Sponsors American IRA: www.american

I have a lot going on. Today I’m going to share with you my system for getting everything done.  Years ago I created my own system and at the encouragement of others, decided to publish, which we have been doing since 2017. I don’t say much about this, but my program, called the GMS planner is available for sale on Amazon. It’s a life planning system that includes an undated calendar so you can start using it anytime. It’s designed to take you through what I’ve named the GMS process. GMS is simple - stands for Goals, Milestones and Steps.  I’ll get into it more in a few minutes. But first I want to share a couple of headlines with you.  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.  Email your questions to questions@flippingamerica.net. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to kno

They say there are two things in life that are unavoidable - death and taxes. But do you know the two things that will take most of your cash? Taxes and --- Inflation. In a moment I’m going to share with you the basic rules to the Game of Money. And then we are going to talk with someone who can help us with Rule number 2.  There are three basic rules to the Money Game: Create Keep Protect. Your winning strategy involves keeping your money moving with as little tax liability as legally possible. For that you are going to need an accountant who KNOWS what they are doing.  Will Tomasello is joining us. He is a partner in a large accounting firm in Atlanta, huge real estate investor with commercial and residential portfolios, licensed to practice before the IRS and is by one of the most knowledgeable tax strategists I’ve ever met. We are going to talk frankly about why you need an accountant, what you might be missing by not having one, and why you need one who knows real estate.  How to contact us www.RogerBl

You can make a lot of money in real estate. You can also end up owing the IRS a lot of money if you don’t keep good records. I’m going to tell you how to keep those records today in an episode called, “Counting Your Chickens” Of course you can only really count them after they hatch. But how do you do it? I've encountered Certified Public Accountants who know Quickbooks well but do NOT know how to book flip houses. Today we are doing a quick overview from the Real Estate Investing Tech Guru himself, Nick Baldo. Nick is an active investor with an amazing grasp of the technology and how it can be used to benefit our businesses. He is going to make sure you know how to record what you're doing and not make a big mess.  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.  Email your questions to questi

If you have spoken to ten people who want to sell their property then you have probably looked at seven or eight deals that just don’t work. What do you do then? When I started out in this business I found myself saying, “I’m sorry, I can’t help you.” But there is a better way, and today I’m going to share it with you.  Scott Ulmer and Tan Michell are joining me in a few minutes to talk about how to make a deal when it doesn’t look like the property IS a deal. We are diving in right away but you can always learn more at FlippingAmerica.net. 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.  Email your questions to questions@rogerblankenship.com. 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.  S

Are you serious about getting into the real estate investing business? Today I’m going to talk about the best way to do that.  In a few minutes I’m going to play for you a brief presentation I did for those on a recent Flipping America REIA call describing my coaching program in detail. You’re going to hear that it covers every topic you need in order to launch and grow your real estate career. Or if you just want real estate as a side gig, I’m prepared to guide you there as well. We do a personalized investing plan with every person in the program, provide a ton of content online and do a weekly coaching call with me.  Why should you hire me to train you? Since 2002 I’ve been a part of over 2000 real estate transactions including more than 1000 fix and flip projects, hundreds of rental houses, and hundreds of other projects either as a funder, a third-party buyer, or a wholesaler. When it comes to single-family homes you’re not going to find anyone with more experience, knowledge or understanding of the proc