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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…

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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…

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Three Strategies to Reduce Your Financial Risk When Flipping Houses

By Christina Flipping houses always comes with some financial risk. If you do it right, though, you can decrease your risks without decreasing your potential profits. In the real estate business, the more research you do and the more solid relationships you have, the better off you’ll be. If you’ve been watching our show, you…