130: Ten Smart Tips for Making $1M+ Flipping Houses with Will Barnard
Will Barnard recently closed on a seven-figure profit house flip (that’s right… over $1M on one single house!) In this episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, Will shares the story, as well as 10 specific and actionable tips for anyone looking to rehab a property. Be sure to grab a pen and paper for this show… you are going to need it!
In This Episode We Cover:
- How Will’s doing since the last time he was on the show
- The famous 7 Figure Flip
- All the details you want to hear about that flip!
- The 10 things you need to become a better flipper
- How to know your market
- The importance of building a team before you buy
- The members you need on your team
- How to find quality contractors
- The importance of negotiation as a real estate investor
- The two numbers that you need in order to make an offer
- The ins and outs of using leverage
- How to build a reputation by taking care of your investors
- The importance of learning how to manage efficiently
- How to know where you can save (and where you shouldn’t) in flipping houses
- And SO much more!
Links from the Show
- Diary of a Seven Figure Spread (Forum Thread)
- BiggerPockets Flipping Calculator
- BiggerPockets Forums
- Will Barnard’s First BP Podcast Interview
- BP Podcast 120: How to Find, Analyze, and Finance an Incredible Real Estate Deal!
- The Occupants from Hell (Forum Thread)
Books Mentioned in this Show
- The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
- The Book on Flipping Houses by J. Scott
- The Book on Investing with No Money Down by Brandon Turner
- A Million Bucks by 30 by Alan Corey
- Trump-Style Negotiation: Powerful Strategies and Tactics for Mastering Every Deal by George H. Ross
- Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Tweetable Topics:
- “You really need to get the boots on the ground to know your market.” (Tweet This!)
- “Trying to flip from afar is really asking for trouble.” (Tweet This!)
- “Everything you do in the real estate field — everything — pretty much is a negotiation.” (Tweet This!)
- “Listening to people negotiate is really helpful.” (Tweet This!)
- “There’s no right or wrong answer here. It’s a matter of finding out what do you want.” (Tweet This!)
- “You can’t be scared to fail because you’re going to fail.” (Tweet This!)
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