Fix & Flip Blog

  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 market for...

    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 nightmare you...

    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 point of this...

  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 like a house is...

    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. Here are a few...

    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 without having all three...

    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...

    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 teachings. He has been...