The Flip Talk Podcast with Don Costa
Don Costa - Real Estate Investing - House Flipping - Wholesaling - How to F
Are you looking to build a business around your passion and make the income you want without having to sacrifice all your free time to do it? Do you want straightforward and helpful advice without all the fluff? As the real estate industry grows, it gets harder to find coaches who've been through it all and have knowledge backed by years (or decades) of experience. Flip Talk with Don Costa is a no BS podcast that gives real actionable information that you can use to start or grow your real estate business. No fluff, no bull, and no so-called "experts". Just real knowledge, tips and tricks from the guys who actually flip houses every day! Flip Talk is the podcast for those thinking about getting into real estate. It supports people who want to get more traction for their business and experts who want to stay in the know with current trends in the market. The real estate industry is vast, and it can take a while to find the right direction to go in. If you're looking to get started, trying to find the right hires, scaling your business, identifying new marketing tactics, wholesaling, etc., Flip Talk is here to help. Don't let the fear of what you don't know get in the way of you achieving financial freedom. This show invites guests who share real experiences from the field and fresh insights on what's currently working (and not working) in the real estate world. It's not just about the wins and the fancy cars but also the failures and sacrifices it takes to achieve your real estate and financial goals. Flip Talk offers aspiring real estate entrepreneurs an opportunity to learn from people who provide honest and legitimate perspectives to ensure they're prepared for what's coming. Each week features informative episodes with actionable insights to help boost and elevate your flipping and wholesaling business. Find out what everyone in the industry is doing, and the tools you need to navigate the ever-changing world of real estate. The show supports entrepreneurs in their real estate business journey, combining years of experience with new trends and information on the market. Host Don Costa has been in the real estate investing world for over 20 years. During many highs and lows within market cycles, he lost everything. So he started over and compiled those years of experience and wisdom into the nitty-gritty truth about what it's like to fail and what it takes to succeed. It's not easy and it takes hard work. Don is here to guide you through with practical steps and realistic advice on how to avoid many of the mistakes that occur when you first start out and how to make buying and selling real estate a successful business. He will help you achieve your wealth-building goals, find your vision and purpose, live your passion, and build a successful business around it. If you've ever thought about flipping houses and investing in real estate, you're in the right place. Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing without all the fluff from self-proclaimed "gurus". Get real, practical knowledge from the people who have been doing it daily for years. Subscribe to weekly episodes for an inside look at successful house-flipping businesses. Learn from real investors who have forged the path to success. Join Don Costa for tips and tricks on how to implement systems while avoiding common and costly mistakes to grow your house-flipping business today! Join and listen to Flip Talk at https://fliptalk.com!
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Jan 13, 2020 • 43min
Find Gold Where No One Else Is Looking with Larry Higgins
Larry Higgins is not like most real estate investors - he’s a young blood in real estate having only spent three years. When he started, he had an in interest in real estate so he can cushion his retirement. He never actually considered going full-time in real estate, though, at least not until he started working in a 9-5 cubicle job. It was at that point where he realized life is simply too short to waste away in front of a computer. He heard so much about being successful in real estate, so he decided to just jump right into it and see how far it would take him. He took a few seminars along the way, learned from the experts, got good at flipping houses, and never looked back. Today, Larry tells us how he got started, who mentored him and how it influenced his current focus, his strategy when it comes to finding gold in return mails, and his tips for beginners. “I love vacant houses, but sometimes they're occupied.” – Larry Higgins On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk: Larry’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing: Resources Mentioned: Reach Out to Larry Higgins: Claim Your Free Surprise Gift! For the first time ever, we are hosting a giveaway event! Head over to FlipTalkEdu.com, enter your contact information to receive your free gift. This is our way of thanking you – our wonderful subscribers, for tuning into the FlipTalk podcast each week. Thank you! Claim Your Spot at the Webinar – Hosted by Danny Johnson I'm teaming up with Danny Johnson to help YOU maximize your online presence and increase your profitability through Danny Johnson's free training webinar on June 6, 2017 to learn how to propel your business and generate hot, quality leads through your website. CLICK HERE to register and claim your spot today! Rate, Review, Learn, and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens on real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [at] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, joining us in the Flip Talk Podcast Facebook group, or visit our website.
Jan 8, 2020 • 56min
How To Make Six Figure Wholesale Fees with Jason Buzi
Jason Buzi is a wholesaler in California who has mastered the art of doing deals in high-end markets, earning up to six figures. He started in real estate in his mid-30’s as he spent his early years in the corporate world. It was a bad experience for him since he had multiple issues with the environment and his bosses, so he would move on to commission-type jobs until he asked a close friend for help in getting started with real estate. By this time, he had no formal background in real estate nor had he attended any seminars, so he had to improvise his way - doing things real estate gurus would say not to do. Needless to say, he got good at it and is now exclusively focuses on off-market deals with around 20 huge deals a year. Today, Jason tells us his story before he came into the business and how he transitioned into becoming more of an investor than a wholesaler, his different approach to the industry, and his advice to those who don’t have the resources that he does. “I'm not built to work for other people.” – Jason Buzi On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk: Jason’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing: Reach Out to Jason Buzi: Rate, Review, Learn, and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens on real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [at] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, or visit our website.
Jan 6, 2020 • 48min
Owner Finance Strategies on Steroids with Mitch Stephen
Mich Stephen has been in the real estate game since 1996 with over 1500 deals under his belt. He specializes in strategies regarding owner financing where he buys houses with other people’s money. He’s the author of My Life & 1,000 Houses: Failing Forward To Financial Freedom where he tells his origin story, his struggles and failures, and how he eventually came out on top in the end. He also offers classes to help them get to the same level he’s at or better, having experienced going out on his own the first time and having his butt kicked. Today, Mich tells us all about his different strategies on raising private money and finding deals, the many technologies that helped him propel his business to new heights, and his genius tips for those who want to get started in real estate. “I'm a guy that tried everything else and failed and the last thing left was real estate investing.” – Mich Stephen On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk: Mich’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing: Resources Mentioned: Reach Out to Mich Stephen: Rate, Review, Learn, and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens on real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [at] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, or visit our website.
Jan 1, 2020 • 22min
Craigslist Gold Follow Up Gold - Gold - Gold and More Gold with Obi Dorsey
Obi Dorsey is the founder of Freedom REI, a real estate investing business focused on wholesale deals and fix and flips. Being a new entrepreneur, he’s not shy to say he’s only been in this business for four years. He said he owed his company to his frustrations over working 60 hours a week, having no time for his family, and just basically lost control over his destiny. He said he named his business Freedom because he liked the idea of controlling his own path. Today, Obi talks about his life experience, the reasons he got into real estate, how he got started and who helped him get the hang of it as well as his tips on where to get leads. “The market dictates what that property can be bought and sold at.” – Obi Dorsey On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk: Obi’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing: Reach Out to Obi Dorsey: Rate, Review, Learn, and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens on real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [at] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, or visit our website.
Dec 30, 2019 • 46min
Targeting Your Marketing and Separating Yourself From Your Competition with Alex Pardo
Alex Pardo always had the entrepreneurial, bug even when he was a kid. Before he was a teenager, he was already engaged in the business of flipping - flipping baseball cards in baseball card shows that is. He found money in that simple gig, but it wasn’t the thing that made him who he is now. No, that would come at a much later time where he found himself working close to 80 hours a week for GE’s financial management program, back when he aspired to climb the corporate ladder. Needless to say, he didn’t see himself working like that for the rest of his life. After the program, he went back to his hometown Miami, joined a boot camp about marketing for deals and would shortly earn $44,000.00 in his first deal ever. He hasn’t looked back since. Today, Alex talks about building your own team and the practices he advocates when it comes to hiring, how he markets his business, the many failures and takeaways he got from them, and his tips on making your business run smoother. “People that you bring on your team should make you money.” – Alex Pardo On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk: Alex’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing: Reach Out to Alex Pardo: Rate, Review, Learn, and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens on real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [at] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, or visit our website.
Dec 25, 2019 • 32min
Crushing It in Multiple Markets and Mastering The Art Of Follow Up with Peter Vekselman
Peter Vekselman has always been involved in buying or selling something. He first went with franchising businesses then he sold them. He reinvested into the mobile home industry and he also sold them later. He would later pick up an interest in real estate, learned the tools of the trade, and remained in it for the next 15 years. His 15-year career as a real estate investor started out bumpy, making him lose half a million dollars in just six months. Still, he knew it was what he wanted to do and so he never doubted the business. Now, 3000 deals later and he’s still standing strong. Today, Peter talks about his vast experience in the real estate business, how he coped with the crash several years ago, the systems he uses in his business, and his tips on how to make sure you don’t end up on the wrong side of the fence when a crash comes. “When you're doing something that produces cash that's about as good of a way to insulate yourself from problems that could arise.” – Peter Vekselman On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk: Peter’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing: Reach Out to Peter Vekselman: Rate, Review, Learn, and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens on real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [at] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, or visit our website.
Dec 23, 2019 • 49min
Buyer vs Wholesaler Debate with the Virtual Wholesaler Haim Mamane Palman
Haim Mamane Palman is known as The Virtual Wholesaler Guy. He got started in 2011 in California where he bought rentals. He later found rentals to be not his thing so he went to purchasing out of state properties and focused on out of state markets. When he saw how lucrative he was in the out of state market, he attended of seminars and surrounded himself with experts who are at a much higher level than him. He’s smart, runs a smooth business, and recently challenged my criteria when it comes to flipping. The key difference seems to be how I’m a buyer and Haim is a professional wholesaler so for today’s episode, we’ll focus on Haim’s views on real estate investing, what he thinks constitutes a good deal, and the key essentials when it comes to running his business from a distance. “Virtual selling is the way to go in order to support my desired lifestyle.” – Haim Mamane Palman On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk: Haim’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing: Reach Out to Haim Mamane Palman: Rate, Review, Learn, and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens on real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [at] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, or visit our website.
Dec 16, 2019 • 44min
Flipping 70 Houses a Year From 1500 Miles Away with Tony Javier
Tony Javier is capable of flipping over 70 houses every year from about 1500 miles away. For most, that’s a superpower. Tony is definitely one of the best in the business, but it wasn’t always like that for him. In 2001, Tony was waiting tables while figuring out what to do with his life. He almost wanted to be a full-fledged accountant and crunch numbers all day, which he says he’s relieved didn’t happen because he hates doing it now. It wasn’t until he got a hold of a system that taught him how to buy properties sans down payment that launched his career in the world of real estate. Fast forward to today, he now has a team of trusted partners who help him not just buy and sell properties but also serve as his eyes and ears. In this episode, he discusses the highs and lows of his career as both an agent and company owner, how he runs his business, what makes his job easier, and his tips and strategies that will enable an average agent to work at a higher level. “Find something that works and then once you make money off that then take some of that money and reinvest it into something else.” – Tony Javier On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk: Tony’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing: Reach Out to Tony Javier: Rate, Review, Learn, and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens on real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [at] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, or visit our website.
Dec 11, 2019 • 50min
Real Estate Round Table with Master Marketer Jason Pritchard
Before closing his first deal 2 and a half years ago, Jason Pritchard found himself stuck in an endless, exhausting cycle. He developed his sales skills and abilities through several corporate jobs, but found himself constantly getting burnt out, getting out of the company to find another place to work, only to end up burnt out again. Many starting real estate investors decide to venture into the industry because, like Jason, they knew that they wanted something better in their lives and that this could not be achieved through regular employment or other circumstances they are trying to escape. In this episode, Jason shares his experience venturing into the real estate investing industry and how he honed his skills and knowledge through resourcefulness and self-study. He provides tips on how to make a good return from your bandit signs and marketing strategies, along with other inspiring thoughts that every new real estate investor should consider. “There's just no secret sauce. There's no magic pill. A lot of it is just learning as you go and learning on the fly.” – Jason Pritchard On today’s episode of Flip Talk: Resources Mentioned: Connect with Jason: Interact with Don and the Flip Talk Community Can’t wait for Wednesday for another new episode of the Flip Talk podcast? Join Don and the rest of the Flip Talk community in our exclusive Facebook group to learn more about what you need to be doing to build your real estate investing business. Catch Don in one of his Facebook Live Q&As and gain more knowledge from interacting with your peers in this one-of-a-kind group. Be continuously updated about the ins and outs of real estate investing by subscribing to the latest episode of the podcast on iTunes, following the Flip Talk Facebook page, or browsing through our resources in our newly improved website.
Dec 9, 2019 • 33min
Join The Cash Flow Game with Tyler Sheff
Managing your cash flow is very important in real estate investing. You need to know how to maintain streams of capital to buy good properties, offset debts, and make sure that your business stays afloat. There are many different strategies that you can employ to help you achieve your goals, but the question is – which one should to use? Which one is truly effective? The reality is that there is no silver bullet. There is no miracle solution that is everything you need to succeed. The right strategies for maintaining your cash flow and building wealth is a combination of strategies that cater to you and your business. You will make mistakes along the way as you find your own secret formula for success, but the most important thing is to learn from these mistakes. Income Property Expert, Tyler Sheff, admits that he had made a lot of mistakes when he was starting out. These mistakes kept him from having a successful real estate investing business and forced him to leave to find a regular job after the Housing Crash of 2008. Today, he manages a successful real estate business and he has founded Cash Flow Guys, an institution that focuses on educating people on how they can make a good start in real estate investing. In today’s episode, Tyler shares how he finds investors, closes deals and manage his cash flow. He also shares some good insights on the Buy and Hold strategy and how he invests using 100% private capital. “You're not going to raise private capital off of a list." - Tyler Sheff On today’s episode of Flip Talk: Tyler’s Advice for Starting Real Estate Investors Resources Mentioned: Connect with Tyler Sheff: Interact with Don and the Flip Talk Community Can’t wait for Wednesday for another new episode of the Flip Talk podcast? Join Don and the rest of the Flip Talk community in our exclusive Facebook group to learn more about what you need to be doing to build your real estate investing business. Catch Don in one of his Facebook Live Q&As and gain more knowledge from interacting with your peers in this one-of-a-kind group. Be continuously updated about the ins and outs of real estate investing by subscribing to the Flip Talk podcast on iTunes, following the Flip Talk Facebook page, or browsing through our resources in our newly improved website.
