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BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

299: HGTV Star Ken Corsini on Flipping, Rehabbing, & Building Homes Like a Pro!

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

BiggerPockets

Education, Business, Investing

4.816.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Ever wonder about the REAL story behind the house flipping tv shows? On today’s show, we interview Ken Corsini, star of HGTV’s Flip or Flop Atlanta! Ken pulls back the curtain and shares fantastic insight and knowledge into several areas of real estate investing, from house flipping to new construction to owning a real estate brokerage! In this episode, we cover Ken’s methods for finding deals in hot markets, how to recognize general contractor “price creep” (and what to do about it), and how to craft multiple exit strategies that will serve you in any market. Ken also shares some fantastic insight regarding his technique for staying flexible to protect himself from market downturns that you do NOT want to miss (if you value keeping money over losing it)! In This Episode We Cover: Why Ken kicks himself for selling houses he flipped How he adapted to a changing market when hedge funds took over How he started a construction business to keep up with the growing demand for big rehabs How he recognizes what the best strategy is for each market What “price creep” is—and what to do when you find it Why adaptability is your best ability And SO much more! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Forums The Office (TV series) BiggerPockets’ Calculators BiggerPockets’ Rehab Estimator Calculator Turn-Key Property Investing: An Interview with Ken Corsini How to Buy Your First Home or Investment Property with No Down Payment (Carleton Sheets) Books Mentioned in this Show Good to Great by Jim Collins Fire Round Questions What are thoughts on building a duplex or triplex, or something like that? I’m trying to figure out how to estimate what the new home(s) will be worth What have you found as the best financing for new construction of investment properties? What type of insurance do you all recommend for short term real estate holding and construction? Could I hypothetically take a whole rundown neighboorhood and turn it into a highly desirable place to live? My question is what is the best way to legally structure to protect us both and also best structure tax wise? Tweetable Topics: “I don’t think you can stay relevant if you don’t watch the signs and learn to adapt your business.” (Tweet This!) Connect with Ken Ken’s Company Website Fix or Flop Atlanta (HGTV) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is the Bigger Pockets Podcast Show 299.

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Man, I don't think you can stay relevant in this business if you don't,

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you don't watch the signs and what's happening around you and learn to adopt your business.

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You're listening to Bigger Pockets Radio. happening around you and learn to adopt your business.

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You're listening to Bigger Pockets Radio,

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simplifying real estate for investors large and small.

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If you're here looking to learn about real estate investing,

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without all the height, you're in the right place.

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Stay tuned and be sure to join the millions of others who have benefited from bigger pockets.com.

0:31.0

Your home for real estate investing online.

0:34.0

What's going on everyone? This is Brandon Turner,

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host of the BiggerPockets podcast here with my assistant to the Regional manager, Mr. David Green.

0:45.0

Oh, I love when you call me that.

0:47.0

That was a joke.

0:48.0

Because I took it, and now it's my joke.

0:51.0

Yeah, you took it and use it against me.

0:52.9

Yeah, for those who don't know, you gotta watch the office.

0:55.3

I was gonna say you gotta watch the office.

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If people have no idea.

0:57.8

We're gonna change my name to Dwight Shrute instead of Green.

1:00.6

That's actually, you know, pretty close.

1:02.4

You guys are like brothers. Anyway, what's up David Green? How you doing?

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