1: Building a Successful House Flipping Business and Losing Millions with Marty Boardman

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast - A podcast by BiggerPockets

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Today we’re excited to announce the launch of the brand new BiggerPockets Radio Podcast. Each week, we will be bringing you incredible real estate investing tips, training, and interviews with actual investors who are in the field, making it happen. You can listen online (below), download it to listen later, on your smartphone, or via iTunes: all for free. Last week, Marty Boardman wrote a killer post for the BiggerPockets blog called “How to Lose a Million Dollars in Real Estate: A Step by Step Guide” which was an instant hit among BiggerPockets readers. We knew that Marty would make a great first guest on the new show. Read the transcript of Episode 1 with Marty Boardman here. In This Week’s Podcast, We’ll ExploreHow Marty Lost over $8,000,000 in the Real Estate CrashThe Best Advice Marty Ever Received about Real Estate InvestingHow to Find Local Mentors to Teach, Train, and Bring You Under Their WingsHow to Quit Your Job and Become a Full Time Real Estate InvestorUsing The Four Flipping Boxes to Flip HousesHow to Raise Private Money for Your Real Estate Investing DealsWhy Wholesalers Do Not Need a Buyer’s List – and What They Do NeedThe Four “Must Haves” in a Real Estate PartnershipHow Marty Got a Book Deal for a new House Flipping BookMarty’s Favorite Real Estate Investing BookLinks from the Show:Marty’s BiggerPockets’ ProfileFlippingPhoenixHouses.com2012 BiggerPockets Summit Conference Audio – 25 Hours of Training – $125.00How to Lose A Million Dollars in Real Estate: A Step by Step GuideBiggerPockets ForumsMarty’s Partner J Scott’s BiggerPockets ProfileMarty’s Partner Manny Romero’s BiggerPockets ProfileBooks Mentioned in the PodcastFixing and Flipping Real Estate: Strategies for the Post-Boom EraRich Dad Poor DadRich Dad’s Cashflow QuadrantThe E-Myth RevisitedThe Intelligent Investor – by Benjamin GrahamThe Snowball: Warrent Buffet and the Business of LifeTweetable Topics:Quit wasting time and money having gurus teach you real estate investing. Find someone local, add value to them, and learn. Tweet ThisI’ll work with anyone – but they gotta do 1 of 2 things: bring me money, or bring me deals.Tweet ThisInvesting in real estate is hard work – but it’s rewarding. Tweet ThisThink about your financial goals – and then work backward to figure out what to do now. Tweet ThisCreating a brand for yourself is vitally important for a fix-and-flip investor.Tweet ThisYou have to have a good track record to raise capital. Tweet ThisFind a good deal – and the money will come. Tweet ThisMarty is the Chief Financial Officer for Rising Sun Capital Group, LLC, a real estate investment firm based in Gilbert, AZ. His firm purchases homes at the courthouse steps and public REO auctions. They have two exit strategies, either fix and flip or seller financing. Connect with Marty on his Blog, FlippingPhoenixHouses.com.