How to Make Money While You Get Better at Estimating Your Rehab Budget

By Christina El Moussa When you look at it on paper, flipping houses is a pretty simple business. You find distressed properties and buy them below market values. Then you rehab them to bring them up to market value and sell them for a profit. What could be easier, right? Well, as Tarek and I…

Is Wholesaling Really a Good First Step in Real Estate Investing?

By Tarek A lot of people will tell you that you can dip your toes into real estate investing by starting out as a wholesaler. And, when you first look into it, it seems like a good idea. It’s a lot like flipping houses, but instead of doing all the rehab work and taking all…

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Three Signs a Flip Deal Is About to Go Terribly Wrong

By Tarek El Moussa If you’ve watched our show, you know that I can be a little bit…let’s say…optimistic when it comes to rehab budgets. I’ve learned a lot about looking for hidden expenses, though, and they’ve definitely saved me and Christina a lot of money and headaches over the past couple of years. In…