163: Making Your Real Estate Business Soar While Working a Full-Time Job with Bill Allen

Having a full-time job can make investing in real estate tough. However, with the right systems, people, and plan, your business can thrive no matter how few hours you have to dedicate towards it! In this episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with Bill Allen, a navy pilot who’s done just that in a very short time. We talk about hiring your first employee, finding good deals, using low down payment loans to fund your deals, and a lot more. If you are looking to make your real estate business launch into the stratosphere, don’t miss a moment of this show!

In This Episode We Cover:

What Bill does aside from being active duty in the U.S. Navy
How he got into the real estate world
The importance of being able to walk away from a house
What you should know about the housing assistance program
His $185k loss in an investment
The difference between buying rentals and buying primary residences
His first investment property
What exactly a VA loan is
How he uses VA loans creatively to finance his investing
How to treat real estate as a business
Mistakes on his first flip and what he could have done better
How Bill got private money despite not having deals under his belt
Tips for flipping while having a full time job
How to structure your business to maximize the potential in your market
Considerations while hiring your first employee
The importance of setting task lists
How to incentivize those you hire
How many deals has Bill done
Thoughts on diversifying your business
Tips for creating a good website
How to funnel your leads
And SO much more!

Links from the Show

Books Mentioned in this Show

The Book on Investing with Low or No Money Down by Brandon Turner
The Book on Flipping Houses by J. Scott
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Flipping Houses Exposed by Danny Johnson
The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Tweetable Topics:

“It’s not emotional. I buy it as an investment property.” (Tweet This!)
“If they can do it, I can do it.” (Tweet This!)
“Know what the value of something is before you pay for it.” (Tweet This!)

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