In this video, Andrew shows you how to flip a house by executing the perfect system for demolition, design and display in many different areas of the physical property. Andrew has spent the last decade showing investors of every experience level how to flip houses. Now you too can learn how to flip a house! This week you can expect to learn: What you can do with a basement Click here to watch the video Want to learn more about how to flip a house? Click here to view last week’s episode! ...
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In this video, Andrew shows you how to flip a house by executing the perfect system for demolition, design and display in many different areas of the physical property. Andrew has spent the last decade showing investors of every experience level how to flip houses. Now you too can learn how to flip a house! This week you can expect to learn: How a three toned interior paint job can help your house on the market Want to learn more about how to flip a house? Click here to view last week’s episode! ...
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Easter: The word is often attributed to Ishtar, the ancient goddess of fertility. It was thought that she was the power behind the springtime changes in all of nature as earth sheds its winter dormancy and new life breaks forth. Of course, now we know that spring time comes as the earth changes its orbit around the sun and the increased sunlight changes the seasons according to laws of nature designed by God at creation. The meaning of the word changed drastically for the Jewish and Gentile converts to Christianity following the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead on the third day following His crucifixion. The resurrection occurred just days after the Jewish holiday of Passover. It became a religious holiday celebrated worldwide. The post-modern era of today’s secularized world has robbed some of the spiritual meaning of the word and morphed it into a secularized, commercial event that signals more the break in academic studies at schools and the soon arrival of summer weather. It is celebrated with colored Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies. Both eggs and rabbits are symbols of fertility and reproduction, much in keeping with some of the more ancient rites of Ishtar worship. Regardless of its historic beginnings, there is no holiday quite as bright, cheerful, hopeful and happy as Easter. For many it is a call back to their Christian foundations and spiritual roots. For others it is the celebration of life and the joy of the return of springtime after a long cold winter. To all, it should be a memorial to the power of Hope, Faith, Vision and Purpose. Easter signals a restart; not simply a beginning, but another chance. Perhaps your recent past has been full of winter’s cold: Death, dormancy, despair, depression, disappointment. Well, let this Easter be the sparkplug to rouse you from your winter’s sleep and awake you to new opportunities. See your future through the springtime lens of new life blossoming from seemingly dead branches and let hope surge again. Allow yourself to dream again and awake from the slumber of self-pity. Easter could be for you a “resurrection” from the grave of a dead marriage, a divorce or a failed business venture. It could be a deciding time to stop looking at the hurts of the past and to start looking at the possibilities of the future. Easter reminds us that life offers 2nd, 3rd, 4th and often many more chances. Life is not a one and done game of chance. Easter brings hope that our greatest days of growth come after our periods of waiting and dormancy. After loss, stress, and the cold of winter, spring blossoms again with even greater growth than we saw before. Easter reminds us that the coldest and most severe of winters must eventually release its grip and give way to the...
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Being a real estate investor isn’t just about flipping houses and making money. It is about consistently and efficiently making smart investments that grow your business over the span of a long career. A huge contributing factor to this is knowing your end buyer. Great real estate investors take the time to educate themselves on who they are selling to, their end buyer. Not every market in the country is the same. Different people have different needs. If you take the business plan that you have now and apply it in a different city across the country, you may or may not be setting yourself up for failure. To help you grow and expand your business, consider these two factors. Know who you’re selling to Since I flip in multiple parts of the country I understand the importance of knowing your end buyer. I focus a lot of my flipping efforts in Atlanta and in Chicago and the end buyers are almost complete opposites. In Atlanta the majority of my end buyers are Yuppies (Young Urban Professionals), Guppies (Gay Urban Professionals) and Dinks (Double Income No Kids). These buyers are big on entertaining and hosting which is almost a complete 180 from my buyers in Chicago. The end buyers in Chicago are normally people who are just starting their family or first time home buyers. Rooms and storage are the main concern with these end buyers. So you can see how important it is to understand the end buyers in your area and in areas that you want to expand to. Once you understand the people, you can better understand the second factor. Know what your end buyer wants You understand the people, now it’s time to apply that to your business. If you know your end buyer then you understand what they are looking for in a house. You can flip houses with your end buyer in mind and add features that you know will make it sell fast and at full price. I’ll use Atlanta and Chicago as examples again. As I mentioned earlier, Yuppies, Guppies and Dinks are all big on entertaining. I keep this in mind when I flip houses and add in features that meet their needs. Back patio decks for parties and BBQ are great for entertaining. If I can create space inside of the house by knocking out part of a wall or opening up the kitchen then I do that. In Chicago, with the main focus being new families and first time buyers, I have to change my strategy. These end buyers like having more rooms in the house, whether they are for people or for storage. Big garages are almost always a must, and anytime I can find a house with a den or family room I know it will sell...
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