258: Six-Figure House Flipping with Gabe DaSilva
Massive goals encourage massive action—and a massive plan to get there. That’s the truth behind today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, where we sit down with Gabe DaSilva, a New Jersey real estate investor who specializes in a unique niche of house flipping: “add-a-level” or “pop tops.” You’ll hear how Gabe shoots for a six-figure payday on each flip and how you can incorporate this strategy in your own business. Be ready to take some notes—this is an action-packed show!
In This Episode We Cover:
- How Gabe got into the real estate business
- Tips for using your 401k as capital
- How he landed his first deal
- A discussion on doing things yourself
- How to finance your deals using hard money
- Gabe’s unique definition of hard money lenders
- The deals he’s made to this point
- Which properties are good candidates for rehabbing
- How to tell if it’s the right market to invest in
- What to check for in a good house foundation
- The “bathtubs story“
- How to find deals through direct mail
- What his day looks like
- And SO much more!
Links from the Show
- BiggerPockets Forums
- Rehab Estimator Calculator
- BiggerPockets Calculators
- BiggerPockets HardMoney Lenders
- International Builder’s Show
- Upgrade to Pro!
Books Mentioned in this Show
- A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer
- The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J. Scott
- Set for Life by Scott Trench
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
- The E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Fire Round Questions
- Would you contribute to a 401(k) or not?
- What did you do wrong on your first flip?
- Flipping Houses Under One LLC
- Rehabbing a remediated meth house
Tweetable Topics:
- “Sacrifice the life you have now so that you can live the life most can’t live later.” (Tweet This!)
Connect with Gabe
- Gabe’s BiggerPockets Profile
- Gabe’s Facebook Profile
- Gabe’s Youtube Channel
- Gabe’s Instagram Profile
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