Fix & Flip Blog
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The Importance of Networking in the Fix and Flip Industry
All aspects of the real estate industry are dependent on networking, and in the renovation and house flipping segments, even more so. The stakes are too high and the margins are too narrow to put your faith blindly in some unknown contractor or agent. The...
How To Successfully Survive a Fix and Flip Nightmare
Keep Calm, We Are Here For You From the outside a house might look great: it's in a safe neighborhood, the owners took care of the exterior, giving the impression of a perfect interior. Waiting on the inside of this idyllic exterior is a design...
Your Fix and Flip A-Team
Your Fix and Flip A-Team Maybe you’re a renovation extraordinaire, you have the resources and skills to do everything by yourself. You dictate your own routine and take control! But here is the deal, even Batman still had his trusty sidekick. The...
What Makes a House ‘The One’?
MDI West Properties' Photo: 879 Regal Road, Berkeley CA - SOLD 6/24/2015 What makes a house 'The One'? Is this market a desirable area? In a previous post we’ve talked about what makes an individual house marketable in a neighborhood. But just...
An Eye for Flipping Design
Flipping houses trends you need to understand There is nothing worse than putting thousands of dollars and time and effort into a house and then have it sit on the market because it doesn’t have the one thing every other house on the market does....
The Three Aspects of Investing
Whether you are flipping homes or developing commercial real estate, there are three main aspects of what we do. 1. Ability to find and analyze the deal 2. Knowledge of how to get the deal done 3. The capital to fund the deal Success...
Tips for Acquiring Flips
Network, Network, Network Start with your immediate network of family and friends. Let everyone in your life know you are flipping houses, so they will think of you when they come across an opportunity. Sign up with Meetup.com and go to local real estate...
Do’s and Don’ts with Fix & Flip Contractors
Whether you are thinking about your next fix & flip or are a newcomer to the industry, I hope the following do’s and don’ts with fix & flip contractors will aid you in your next project. Flipping homes is in my DNA, past down by my father’s...