Episodes
89
March 1, 2022
Creative Financing & 26k First Flip Profit!
Another FlipSister in our Coaching Program shares her First Flip journey with us! Stephanie and her sister made a whopping 20% profit within 3 months on their first flip - while also working full-time! In this first flip debrief, Stephanie is sharing with us: How she used creative financing to pay for the renovationsThe surprises that came up and how she handled themHow she fought the urge to DIY repairs and delegated tasksHow she refocuses herself when fear of rejection rears its ugly headH...
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Feb. 17, 2022
Sabrina's First Flip Profit Equals Her Salary!
Another FlipSister in our coaching program shares her First Flip journey with us! Within just 4 months, Sabrina made a profit equal to an entire YEAR of her full-time salary. In this first flip debrief, she's sharing with us: How she found the house How she financed the purchase, renovation and carrying costs The tough conversation she had to have to save the deal and how she found the courage to do so How she leaned on her team for their expertise The Universal thing that gets ...
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Feb. 1, 2022
Min's 250k Profit While Working Full-Time
We've had Min on the podcast before sharing her first flip story with us, and now she's back to debrief flip #2! This is an absolute treat of a conversation. Here's some of what we discuss in this episode: How she handled a large scale flip on the side of her day jobThe renovation surprises - critters, drywall, roof and electrical - that added about 70k to their original estimate How she used private investors to finance $230,000 in renovationsThe hard conversation sh...
Jan. 18, 2022
Tami Buys 4 Houses in 12 Months Using Other People's Money
*There's a little bit of "rustling" background noise in the first couple minutes, but it goes away, so hang in there! Ha!* Sharing another story from our FlipSisters Coaching Program! Tami in Waco, TX shares her journey with us, from being brand new to real estate investing to buying 4 houses in 12 months without using her own money. Many investors flip houses using other people's money. There is an abundance of financing out there looking for solid deals as investments. It doesn't matter wh...
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Jan. 5, 2022
Bridgett's Journey of Self-Trust & Her First Flip Profit of $34k
Sharing another story from our FlipSisters Coaching Program! Bridgett in the Denver area gets real with us about her personal journey from childhood trauma, gaslighting and lack of self-trust to the last few months in our program where she's found her voice, stood up for herself, created boundaries, asked for what she needed, started to trust herself and even made herself proud. I'm telling you, this is a conversation you do NOT want to miss. This is the good stuff here. This is why our commu...
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Oct. 27, 2021
Teresa's First Flip to STR in Another State
You know just one of the wonderful things about real estate investing? You are not limited to your local market. You can buy, renovate and sell or rent houses in any darn city and state you please! This conversation is with Teresa one of our FlipSisters in our Coaching Program who recently completed her first flip to short term rental and is currently in the process of her first flips to sell. She lives in Houston but her flips are in Arkansas. She holds rental properties in 3 cities, none of ...
Oct. 15, 2021
Sharon Capitalized on Her Team to Buy 6 Houses Her First Year
In this episode, we get to follow up with Sharon one of our FlipSisters flipping houses in the Houston area. Her story is awesome because she full-on embraces the importance of TEAM. This isn't a one-person show, and the quicker you bring people on around you to fill in the gaps of things that MUST be done, the faster you will get where you want to go. ...regardless of the business you're trying to build. It's true for every industry. You can build a business or create another job...
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Sept. 29, 2021
Amy Profits $160k on 12-Month Slow Flip
Regardless of the end-use of the property, always buy something you can add value to. If you're going to live in it, sell it within the next few months or hold it as a rental, if you're not buying properties you can add value to you're wasting a prime opportunity to build your wealth. Our FlipSister Amy in North Carolina is an excellent example of intentionally utilizing the slow flip. Her most recent one netted her $160,000 profit in 12 months as she sold it to move into the next one. In ...
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Sept. 17, 2021
Stepping Scared: Carol's Journey from Terrified to 6 House Flips in One Year
Another success story from our FlipSisters Coaching Program! Carol in Mississippi was so scared when she joined us last year. She was terrified she'd get stuck with a house nobody wanted. I hear this concern often. And it's why we always have backup plans and alternative exit strategies laid out BEFORE going into a flip. There are so many ways to protect yourself in a deal. Going into any business blindly is a surefire way to lose money and make costly mistakes. Acknowledge there are many th...
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Sept. 12, 2021
Cindy Tackled Over a Year of Hurdles and Title Issues to Make $42k on Her First Flip
I'm excited to share our FlipSister Cindy's first flip journey. It was a doozy! Cindy had purchased her first flip prior to joining our coaching program. And shortly after she joined she told me she was going through a title issue on this property. She was in the middle of flipping it and some heirs came along saying that they had a right to this house and they hadn't been paid at closing. Cindy ended up in litigation for over a year. I've been there, so I understood what she had ahead ...
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Sept. 2, 2021
Stay-at-Home Mom Makes $70k in 6 Months Flipping Houses
Kaylynn lives in Alaska with her husband and 4 young daughters. She's been a stay-at-home mom for the last 11 years. Then she decided she was going to bet on herself and chase a dream of hers. Her story is so relatable and so inspiring and I'm just ecstatic to share it with you. Getting to watch the transformation of her has been the most wonderful thing to witness. That's the transformation that must happen first - the personal one - before any house can ever be transformed.&nb...
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Aug. 26, 2021
Teacher Profits $85k on Her Latest House Flip in New Hampshire
Karen Malsbenden is one of our FlipSisters doing the thing! She's a teacher located in New Hampshire and just completed her third flip, profiting around $85k. A teacher with a side BUSINESS (NOT hustle) that generates an incredible profit and allows her to fulfill her passion. This is what we discuss in this episode: Her connection to New Kids On The Block (naturally)The struggle sometimes to feel worthy of our profits, especially the BIG onesThe impact of messaging on kidsThe d...
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Aug. 20, 2021
Out-of-State First Flip Profit of $70k for Rebecca
In this episode, our FlipSister member Rebecca in California shares her first flip journey with us. She and her husband, Austin, have purchased 4 houses total, 3 flips and 1 rental since joining our program last year. Their story will inspire anyone who thinks they have to put a ton of time into this business, do any of the construction work themselves, or are restricted to only flip where they live! Rebecca runs a separate business. Austin has a full-time job. Their target market is in Oreg...
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Aug. 12, 2021
The Time I Almost Quit Flipping Houses & Other Stories
Sis Donnelly has been in our coaching program community for 3 years and she turned into a member of Team Flipstress as a Community Success Advisor in January of this year. She asked if she could interview me and I thought it was an awesome idea because I love sharing my stories! I know there's value in them, just as there are with the other women's stories that get shared on this podcast. We talk about so much: my first business what led me to real estate what were my best and worst ...
Aug. 7, 2021
A Teacher & Non-Profit Worker Make Life-Changing $130,000 First Flip Profit
In this episode, our FlipSisters coaching program members Emily and Jean are sharing their first flip journey with us. They were both employed full-time with demanding hours. There were lots of hurdles, challenges and surprises that hit them. There was even a point near the beginning of their flip when they were having contractor issues and they considered selling and getting out of the project. They had a deeper drive to finish, though. And the experience they gained, lessons they learned ...
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July 5, 2021
Kristin Went from Yoga Instructor to First Flip Profit of $65k
In this episode, I'm interviewing and celebrating one of our FlipSisters who recently sold her first flip - Kristin in Oregon! Covid impacted each of us in different ways. For Kristin, one of the ways was professionally. As a yoga instructor, she was forced to shift to an online experience that just wasn't the same. With her newfound free time, and a little too much HGTV watching, she decided it was time to chase this curiosity of hers! This was such a great conversation and I'm excited...
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June 9, 2021
From Getting Laid Off to a $60k First Flip Profit with Min
Just a few months into the pandemic, Min in the Seattle area was laid off from an employer she was with for 20 years! And get this, the next month her husband was also laid off. After regrouping and enjoying some family time, she decided to chase this house flipping dream she had for many years and join us inside our awesome coaching program. Even though she was still feeling a sense of rejection from recently getting laid off, she jumped into this with both feet and followed our trainings to ...
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May 27, 2021
Successfully Flipping Houses Remotely with Wendy
We're celebrating yet another student's first flip! Our FlipSister Wendy in the Salt Lake City area just completed her first flip and is closing on her second one this week! Like many of our students, she's chosen to flip houses in a different city. Her chosen market is about 3 hours from where she lives. You see, you can save old houses anywhere! Our systems teach the precise methods for doing so. In this episode we discuss: The two critical pieces to successfully flip ...
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May 19, 2021
A 4-Day First Flip Equals a $25,000 Profit for Shannon
You read it right! Brand new investor and one of our awesome coaching program FlipSisters Shannon in Savannah, Georgia bought TWO flips within just a few days of each other. While she's just about to put her first purchase which was a full renovation on the market, she decided her second purchase would work best as a wholetail deal. And as the CEO of her house flipping business, she gets to decide things like that! She spent less than $3,000 to clean it up and had it back on the market in 4 da...
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May 13, 2021
68k Profit in 2.5 Months Using None of Her Own Money With Elizabeth
You must listen to this story of one of our FlipSisters! Massage therapist Elizabeth in Nashville is in our coaching program and just flipped her first house in 2.5 months, made a $68,000 profit, and did so WITHOUT using any of her own cash. I've said it time and again, you can flip houses with none or very little of your own cash, IF YOU WANT TO. Look, if you want to use your own cash, great, go for it! I'm a huge proponent of: You do you. Do whatever you need to do to go do the damn thing. ...
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May 6, 2021
36k First Flip Profit in Her Side Business with Sharon
Sharon Pace nabbed four projects within a few short months, from flips to a new build, while working a demanding full-time job! All deals have come from other people, she just jumped on them when she saw them. Why didn't others get the deals? Likely too scared to actually do the thing. Stop waiting until you aren't scared! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SCARED. It's so fun to listen to her journey thus far! GOODIES 1. THE book on women flipping houses is here! Click here to grab the digital downl...
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April 29, 2021
Small Town Flipping Domination With Wendy
Wendy and her wife, Syndee, have purchased (or are in the process of purchasing) 8 flip properties since joining our coaching program last July! This includes a commercial property! Some common excuses I hear from women as to why they can't do this house flipping thing they want to do so badly: "My town is too small to do this in, Debbie!" "My city is too big to do this in, Debbie!" Many of us will tell ourselves excuses such as these. Excuses help us feel better about being on the sideline a...
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April 7, 2021
Juggling Career & Family Plus Managing Her First Flip with Tammy
Tammy Jordan shares her first flip journey with us in this episode. Tammy has a demanding 10-11 hour/day job, plus a family, plus she GC'd her own flip and she shows us that YES IT IS entirely possible to do this thing. Come along on this interview to hear: How she found her deal How she funded her deal How she managed her flip What she would do differently What went right The numbers we all love to know How she found her second flip (you gotta hear this) ...and so muc...
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March 25, 2021
Crushing Her First Flip in Expensive, Competitive Denver Market w/Emily
Ohhhh, the number of times I've heard: "My market is too saturated" or "My market is too expensive" or "My market is too hot" or "My market is too fast" and countless other excuses people tell themselves to keep them safe on the sideline. We tell ourselves excuses to avoid the discomfort of doing the scary things. Period. One of my students, Emily Gordon, is in one of the hottest, most expensive markets in the country and she just sold her first flip. A flip she did in 3.5 weeks. Oh, and sh...