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Today I’m hosting an all-star panel of actual real estate investors from around the country, I’m going to ask them how the pandemic has affected their businesses, what changes they are making, and what they expect from 2021.  The market right now is as hot as it has ever been. It’s so hot that deals are difficult to find. Here are a few of the questions I’ll be asking our experts: Where do you see the real estate market by the end of the year? How do we prepare ourselves for the changing realities in the market? What opportunities, investing strategies or tactics will be useful this year? Talk about locations - does this market open up or push us to new territory? If so, where? How do we mitigate risk in 2021? How do we handle prolonged bans on evictions? What do you think the impact of the “Zoom Boom” (i.e. work from home) will be in the markets. Where (either tactically or geographically) will you focus most of your efforts in the coming year? The panel is Michael Green, active house flipper and host of t

I've coined the phrase "Zoom Boom" to characterize some of the things I see in the near and mid-term future for real estate. No it’s not a baby boom. It’s a real estate boom and a bit of a bust in some sectors. It all has to do with the trend toward working from home. In a moment I’ll explain what I mean.  I'll provide the key market indicators we constantly monitor. Are the “sky is falling” click bait specialists on YouTube declaring a looming real estate disaster right? (Spoiler alert: NO).  What are the market indicators every investor should be watching? How do we know a good opportunity when we see one? Later in the show Logan Mohtashami is joining us to discuss his take on the “Bubble Boys” of YouTube. Just wait - that’s not the worst thing he calls them!  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

The click-bait con artists on YouTube are making money telling you the housing market is going to collapse in 2021. Today I’m going to tell you why they are wrong.  If you were following real estate at the beginning of 2020, you would have been able to find any number of morons on YouTube talking about why the real estate market was going to crash in 2020. They didn’t have statistics to back up their claims. The closest some of them got to logic was to refer to the cyclical nature of the economy. They would say “it’s time.” Some even said, “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but something will. It does every ten years.”  “Hogwash” said I. All of the data pointed to a robust year. I confidently predicted a 7% rise in the value of homes by the end of 2020. I also predicted that we would see a drop in the number of homes sold, but demand in excess of supply coupled with low interest rates would push the price up.  Then the pandemic hit. And I was told by many, “see? I told you so. I told you something would ha

The number one question we get is “how do I get started in real estate investing?” Here is the answer I give everyone: Get information Get a coach Get going Today I’m going to talk to you about how to select and hire a coach. Plus, coming up in a few minutes in our annual “Best-of” series, I’m going to share with you the best places this year to invest in multi-family. I’ve done the research, I’ll link some articles, and then you will know.  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.  Sponsors American IRA: www.americanIRA.com The Flipping America Buyers Club bit.ly/flippingamericabu

We all have our daily routines - much of it determined by necessity, but hopefully some of yours is the result of deliberate reflection and intent. Today I want to add one more routine to your day that takes very little effort and once it becomes an unconscious competence, your entrepreneurial life will never be the same. Plus, we are doing our year-end review of the best places to own income-producing properties. All that coming up on this episode of Flipping America.  Unless you are driving right now I want you to close your eyes. If you are driving, keep your eyes on the road and pretend you are closing them! When you open your eyes you are - in your imagination - rebooting your vision with a new filtration screen that I call the Opportunity Spotter. Imagine this is like a little radar sweep going on around you at all times. When it senses an opportunity, let your brain ping it. Today I’m going to talk about spotting and responding to opportunities. Now open your eyes and imagine there is a radar sweep in

Everyone should be in real estate, even if they don’t own their own home. Today I’m going to tell you why and how.  Louis Glickman said “the greatest investment on earth is earth.” My daddy always said “invest in real estate - they’re not making any more of it.” I guess my version of this statement will be, “until we establish permanent colonies on other worlds, this earth is all we have. So get a piece of it while you can.” I am the Flipping America guy and I teach America how to make money in real estate. But it’s not all about flipping houses. In fact, that turns out to be just a fraction of the opportunities available in real estate. Today I want to introduce you to a World of Possibilities.  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

Coming up today, we are going to talk to one of the most prolific investors in Alaska, Joe Bell. And a little later I’m going to share with you the top 50 places to live in America for 2020. That’s coming up today on Flipping America. Joe Bell is an Expert at helping Real Estate Professionals build legacy, retirement, and wealth. He’s the founder of Legacy Beyond Listings, and author of the book “Assets, Acquisitions, & Abundance: A Guide To Building True Wealth & Legacy Through Real Estate”. Joe is passionate about serving real estate professionals, helping them achieve market domination and build true wealth in their lives through real estate investing the smart way. In addition, Joe also has his own real estate firm, is an experienced Broker and Investor himself, as well as owning other companies. He’s been named in the “Top 40 Under 40” in Alaska, and has been featured in places such as ABC, NBC, Digital Journal, Investor Place, and more. How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voice

Even before the economic downfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic put wage earners in jeopardy, 78 percent of full-time workers were living paycheck to paycheck. A considerable majority is teetering on the brink of financial ruin. Even those who remain in their current job track will never be able to achieve financial peace of mind.  We’re taught to believe the path to wealth is to get a good education, secure a well-paying job, work hard to impress management, climb the company leader and continue working hard until death or retirement. But that no longer provides anyone a path to financial freedom. To find prosperity, it’s time to scrap most of the traditional ideas about money management. Those who hope to ever attain financial success will need to generate more revenue.  Margaret Curlew, PhD, is specialist in income generation and wealth-building. Her new book is Mom to Millionaire: Finding the Path to Financial Peace.  Margaret will draw from her own tumultuous journey to attaining financial success

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

Direct mail, driving for dollars, dialing for dollars, more direct mail, ground and pound to produce leads and negotiate all day long to get a deal. This is what it feels like to many who are getting into the real estate game. What if there were a different approach? What if you could pay near retail for nice properties that need no work and still make money? That’s what you’re about to hear, in this episode of Flipping America - A New Way to Home. Would you like a real estate strategy you can do in your spare time to start?  Would you like something different than the normal "wholesaler" or "rehabber" strategy?  Swim in the "blue ocean" of limited competition with unlimited income potential using an established but little known investing strategy. You won't need cash or credit to do deals. Learn all about it on this call with Michael Mathe and Tanfen Michell. There are many people using this business model and making six figure incomes in their part time. You know I don’t say much about money and I don’t lik

We are continuing today with the fascinating conversation about buying land. This conversation caused more interaction and on-going conversation with our REIA members than any call in the last sixty days. And we’ve had some terrific calls in that time! Jill Dewit and Steven Jack Butala share with us their reality in the land-buying business, the incredible opportunity that it is, and how you can get there.  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.  Sponsors American IRA: www.americanIRA.com The Flipping America Buyers Club bit.ly/flippingamericabuyersclub Announcements: The Flipping

The Greatest Investment on Earth,  ...is earth! So said Louis Glickman. My daddy always said, “invest in land - they’re not making any more of it.” This makes great sense, but only if you know how to do it. Today we are going to learn how. Steven Butala and Jill DeWit are going to set us on a path to buying land, and selling for huge consistent profits. They are premier land investors who also teach others how to do it. You can hear their podcast “The Land Academy” podcast on the major platforms or by visiting their website landinvestors.com. When you own land, there is no rehab cost, no whiny tenants, no insurance bills, no termite damage, no unexpected expenses, just money. You have to buy it right and there will be some effort put into the buying and selling, but the land itself usually doesn’t require your attention, effort, time or dollars.  What if you could snap up vacant lots in your city, or blocks of land just outside of town - in the direction where your town is heading? Learn how to do this and ho

If you want to be in the real estate business you have to buy property. In order to buy property you need to find good deals. The most consistent source of the best deals come from motivated sellers who have not yet listed their property for sale. Your key to good lead generation is to identify the characteristics or life situations of motivated sellers, build your lead list, and start making offers. Today I’m going to introduce you to a fantastic resource that can automate that process for you. This business is about deal flow and deal flow comes from contacting sellers and making offers. Want more opportunities? Create more leads. Max Edson and Ryan Doucet recently showed us their online direct mail platform called PRYCD. PRYCD analyzes where to send your next mailer, pulls owner records, prices each parcel, and scrubs your file so it's ready to be mailed in seconds. You can search for land or homes, search by a wide variety of criteria, export to a spreadsheet and you’re ready to mail. If you’re looking fo

As we recorded this call, we had not held the election. When this show is released we might still not know the winner. Although if it’s close I predict the media will declare Biden the winner and portray Trump as a sore loser if he files a lawsuit contesting the results. This prediction is pretty obvious don’t you think? We shall see. But at any rate, eventually we will have a President. Today we are going to talk about how much it matters to real estate investors who that person is. Spoiler Alert: it doesn’t.  We are about to have a visit with Mr. Gordon Catts, 50 year real estate investor, former realtor, appraiser, lender, apartment syndicator, trainer, and many other things. He says his kids just call him a “real estater.” We are fortunate to have him join us today on a bit of short notice. That’s coming up in just a few minutes.  How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our Nationa

Today we continue and conclude our recent conversation with Paul Montelongo. Paul has done a bit of everything but has settled in with multi-family. He has a mentoring program which you will hear a little about on the call today.  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.  Sponsors American IRA: www.americanIRA.com The Flipping America Buyers Club bit.ly/flippingamericabuyersclub Announcements: The Flipping America REIA meets every Wednesday from noon to 2 and Thursday from 7-9. You can join the REIA and learn real estate investing from the comfort of your own home, or get together w

Paul Montelongo joined us recently for both the Wednesday and Thursday meetings of the Flipping America REIA. We discussed his incredible career and covered a variety of topics.  Here are some of the topics we covered which you will hear about today and next time.  The secret to longevity in business The realistic expectations of being in the real estate business How to successfully merge a personal life with a business life Creating bigger and bigger reasons to continue a business life Leaving an imprint on the world (your world) I asked Paul to provide 3-5 compelling reasons for people to join the call (as if his fame isn’t enough!). Here’s what he said: 40 years real estate & business experience Wide variety of interests...not just a real estate guy (harley, golf, yoga instructor, author, painter, family man, real estate, media, and more) Unique perspectives on business and life My peaks and valleys have given me a unique wisdom  I don't take myself seriously I’ve been around Paul enough to know th

There has never been a greater interest in real estate investing. While personally I love your interest because that’s what is driving the popularity of this show, the more of you that actually get into the game, the more difficult it becomes. We all tend to look at and bid on the same properties sometimes. Combined with the already relatively low inventory, buying great deals isn’t as easy as it used to be. You need an edge. If you’re like me you want something that searches automatically, alerts you daily if not more often, and allows you to be first in making an offer on a property. Now there is a tool that does just that - and it’s working with LIVE MLS data. Privy Software allows you to access live MLS data, now nationwide. You can focus on areas with strong investor activity, find new listings, see before and after pictures from other investors, know their purchase and selling prices and super-charge your lead generation process.  Benson Juarez is going to provide a live demonstration of the platform, e

Ghosts, goblins, hauntings, and things that go bump in the night. These can be frightening but they are mostly in your imagination. Reality is often more terrifying. And few things strike more fear into the heart than the prospect of becoming (dramatic sound effect) a landlord. Join us this Halloween day - if you dare - on a journey we call “Tenant Nightmares!” Hello America and thanks for joining us this fine Halloween day. The moon will be full tonight and it’s the first time since 1942 we’ve had a full moon on Halloween day. I hope you have your social distancing trick or treat protocols in place, candy ready for the neighborhood kids. And if you live far enough north, maybe a fire crackling in the fireplace as you settle down to listen to this episode of the Flipping America show.  What can be scary about tenants is the fact that your money is at risk due to factors largely beyond your control. Tenants do some of the strangest things and frankly some of them can be remarkably destructive. This isn’t usual

Real estate takes money. But it doesn’t have to be yours. In fact the secret to success in this business, especially when getting started, is learning how to partner with others to get deals funded. Today you are going to learn how. Yes, there are “nothing down” deals out there, but you’ll pass by 100 good deals to find one of those. Don’t pass them by. Even as you start your real estate business and especially if you are established in the business, you want to develop relationships with private money sources. You want hard money lenders as well, but your private money sources are going to be more flexible and give you more options on projects they will fund. It is wise to have multiple funding sources lined up for whenever you need them. Today we are going to drop in on a recent call we did with  Dave Dubeau is going to share with us his method for raising private money. You will be astounded at the practical simplicity he brings and excited about your business. In just 45 minutes Dave is going to step you

How do you manage your priorities and your to-do list? Do you use note-taking programs, pocket organizers, desktop calendar planners, to-do list apps or - like many of us, tons of post-it notes all over the place, or, like almost all of us, some combination of these?  Don’t stop doing what you have to do to get things done, but consider finding a way to organize everything in one place. Today Nick Baldo is going to show you how. If you have a project and want to be organized, you make a list, maybe several lists. If you have several projects and team members working on them, your lists could fill notebooks and you still might miss details. Asana is a project management engine with powerful tools to help you organize your business, your life, your team and keep everything straight, everyone accountable and streamline your workflow. Good organization is a key to scaling your business, and scaling your business is how you will achieve your financial goals. In a few minutes we are going to join a recent call with