When it comes to real estate marketing, there isn’t a single “best” platform or medium that will magically get you more leads so you can sell more flip houses. In my experience flipping houses for the past eight years, I’ve found that you really need to do a little bit of everything, and that includes direct mail. At the same … Read More
Want to Find More Real Estate Deals? Get Some Testimonials!
When you think of important online marketing strategies and techniques for your real estate investing business, testimonials probably aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. But they should be. In addition to setting up an active presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other platforms, you should really be looking into ways to get more testimonials for your business … Read More
Is Snapchat the Next Big Social Media Platform for House Flippers?
Tarek and I are pretty much always looking for the latest and best ways to reach both buyers and sellers for our real estate investing business. We love helping people get out of bad situations with their mortgages, and nothing beats selling a beautifully rehabbed home to an excited buyer. To do that, we know that we have to stay … Read More
5 Reasons to Make Email Marketing a Priority for Your Real Estate Business
Lead generation isn’t just about driving for dollars, bird dogging, or cruising through the listings on the MLS. Over the years, Christina and I have found that with the right lead generation techniques, you can actually get a lot of motivated sellers to come to you. Instead of combing your town and nearby areas for potential flip houses, you can send … Read More
3 Kinds of Social Media Posts That Get Great Engagement
Social media marketing has really taken off over the last few years. I’m always amazed when I think about how, just a few years ago, you never would have thought to have a Facebook page for your business. Today, it’s almost more important to have a social media presence than an actual website for your real estate investing business. Of … Read More
What Color Should You Paint Your Bathroom?
When it comes to designing, finishing or remodeling the bathrooms in your home, paint color is one of your most important choices. Whether you choose a light or a dark shade, a bright or a neutral tone, a color that will pop or one that will blend in with the rest of your home, your color choice will make a … Read More
4 Ways to Save on Kitchen Rehabs
So you’ve bought a flip house and you’re ready to start rehabbing. You already know that you’re going to spend more on the kitchen and the master bath than on the other rooms, and you’re okay with that because those rooms sell houses. As you look at your budget, though, you can’t help but think how tight it is and … Read More
How to Pitch an Ugly Flip to an Investor
To me, finding funding for your flip houses is one of the most interesting challenges in the house flipping business. If you’re an entrepreneur in any other business, when you approach investors with a pitch, you’ll show them a product or service, and you’ll be able to tell them exactly what it’s going to look like and how it’s going to … Read More
3 Tips for Working Efficiently From Home
I don’t have to tell you that going from working in an office to starting a real estate business from home is a pretty huge transition. To a lot of people, it sounds like heaven at first, but then they sit down to do some work at home…and they get distracted. When you work at home, especially when you have … Read More
How to Build a Reputation With Investors and Lenders
If you’ve watched a few of the earlier episodes of our show, Flip or Flop, you know that Christina and I did a lot of work with our friend Paul to finance some of our earlier flips. As we’ve grown our business, we’ve started using more of our own earnings from flipping to continue to buy lucrative properties and get … Read More
