With twenty-five real-world stories from seasoned investors across the country, this book uncovers the secrets behind unbelievable real estate deals, from sourcing and funding to profiting.
Remarkable real estate deals are happening all around us. Take a look behind the curtain to see exactly how investors have profited from their best deals ever! With twenty-five real-world stories from seasoned investors across the country, this book uncovers the secrets behind unbelievable real estate deals, from sourcing and funding to profiting. Author Ken Corsini--star of HGTV's Flip or Flop Atlanta--has distilled his best investor interviews to educate, entertain, and get your wheels spinning. Each story is a bite-sized glimpse into an exceptional real estate mindset, broken down into steps that anyone can emulate. Whether you're new to real estate or a seasoned veteran, you'll gain a new appreciation for the endless possibilities that can generate profits. With new inspiration and insider information, you just might pave the way to your best deal ever!
Inside, you'll discover:
Ken Corsini, star of HGTV's Flip or Flop Atlanta, has personally flipped more than 800 homes in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently resides. His company, Red Barn Homes, offers brokerage, construction, remodeling, and mortgage services, and it transacted on more than 1,000 homes in one year alone. He has a bachelor's degree in risk management, a master's degree in building construction, and a general contractor's license in the state of Georgia. As the proud father of three very active kids, and he spends his free time coaching their sports teams and going on family bike rides.
Introduction Chapter One Anson Young: Mentoring Through an Inherited Mess Chapter Two Frank Rolfe: From Billboards to Trailer Parks Chapter Three Corey Peterson: Life-Changing Multifamily Deal Chapter Four Stacy Rossetti: Negotiating 50 Percent Off a Storage Facility Chapter Five Krystal and Dedric Polite: The Polite Way to Virtual Wholesale Chapter Six Brandon Turner: Fourplex Makeover Chapter Seven Ola Dantis: The Perfect FHA House Hack Chapter Eight Anna Myers: From Data Analytics to Airbnb Investing Chapter Nine Sean Conlon: A Bet on Ralph Lauren Chapter Ten Lee Arnold: Code Enforcement Meth House Chapter Eleven Brett Snodgrass: The Substitute Teacher's Land Flip Chapter Twelve Nancy Wallace-Laabs: From Small Roth IRA to Huge Payday Chapter Thirteen Anna Kelley: A Big Leap from Single Family to Multifamily Chapter Fourteen Glenn and Amber Schworm: Massive Profits in an REO Mistake Chapter Fifteen Nick Aalerud: Cutting Through Red Tape Pays Off Chapter Sixteen Joe Lieber: No Money, No Financing, No Problem Chapter Seventeen Zeona McIntyre: From Rental Nightmare to Short-Term Rentals Dream Chapter Eighteen Liz Faircloth: The 2 Percent Duplex Using OPM Chapter Nineteen Shawn Wolfswinkel: The Same-Day Purchase Chapter Twenty Felipe Mejia: Pioneering the Single-Family Room Rental Chapter Twenty-One Andresa Guidelli: Candy Shop Triplex Chapter Twenty-Two Cory Boatright: Short Sale to Tall Profit Chapter Twenty-Three Sterling White: Owner-Financed Multifamily Chapter Twenty-Four Melisa Clement: Great Reputation Equals Built-In Buyers Chapter Twenty-Five Jack Bosch: Buying Land at Pennies on the Dollar
"Accessible and practical examples of the many ways to break into real estate investing... The list of 25 investors presents an intriguing diversity of projects... [and] Corsini deftly builds each profile to deliver the maximum useful information for readers wanting to know more about investing."
--Kirkus Reviews
"The breezy, design-forward real estate text Profit like the Pros is a helpful guide to investment... Corsini is a dynamic guide through his topic. His compelling text is relatable as it reveals the human underbelly of business strategies... [with] a clear focus on the financial interests of the property owners, including how they can maintain their lifestyles and attain early retirement."
--Foreword Clarion Review
"The breezy, design-forward real estate text Profit like the Pros is a helpful guide to investment... Corsini is a dynamic guide through his topic. His compelling text is relatable as it reveals the human underbelly of business strategies... [with] a clear focus on the financial interests of the property owners, including how they can maintain their lifestyles and attain early retirement." --Foreword Clarion Review
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Chapter One Anson Young: Mentoring Through an Inherited Mess Chapter Two Frank Rolfe: From Billboards to Trailer Parks Chapter Three Corey Peterson: Life-Changing Multifamily Deal Chapter Four Stacy Rossetti: Negotiating 50 Percent Off a Storage Facility Chapter Five Krystal and Dedric Polite: The Polite Way to Virtual Wholesale Chapter Six Brandon Turner: Fourplex Makeover Chapter Seven Ola Dantis: The Perfect FHA House Hack Chapter Eight Anna Myers: From Data Analytics to Airbnb Investing Chapter Nine Sean Conlon: A Bet on Ralph Lauren Chapter Ten Lee Arnold: Code Enforcement Meth House Chapter Eleven Brett Snodgrass: The Substitute Teacher's Land Flip Chapter Twelve Nancy Wallace-Laabs: From Small Roth IRA to Huge Payday Chapter Thirteen Anna Kelley: A Big Leap from Single Family to Multifamily Chapter Fourteen Glenn and Amber Schworm: Massive Profits in an REO Mistake Chapter Fifteen Nick Aalerud: Cutting Through Red Tape Pays Off Chapter Sixteen Joe Lieber: No Money, No Financing, No Problem Chapter Seventeen Zeona McIntyre: From Rental Nightmare to Short-Term Rentals Dream Chapter Eighteen Liz Faircloth: The 2 Percent Duplex Using OPM Chapter Nineteen Shawn Wolfswinkel: The Same-Day Purchase Chapter Twenty Felipe Mejia: Pioneering the Single-Family Room Rental Chapter Twenty-One Andresa Guidelli: Candy Shop Triplex Chapter Twenty-Two Cory Boatright: Short Sale to Tall Profit Chapter Twenty-Three Sterling White: Owner-Financed Multifamily Chapter Twenty-Four Melisa Clement: Great Reputation Equals Built-In Buyers Chapter Twenty-Five Jack Bosch: Buying Land at Pennies on the Dollar
Key selling points: Author Ken Corsini was the host of HGTV's Flip or Flop Atlanta. BiggerPockets started a new show with Ken, coinciding with the book content and launch. Any interviews deemed not "good enough" for the book are offered for investors to watch on his YouTube Show: Best Deals Ever. Ken has 15+ years of real estate investing experience and has flipped more than 800 homes. Illustrations of the investors being profiled throughout the book. Though many real estate books are purely tactical, this book takes the approach of using investors' narratives as examples, which adds an element of entertainment to the education. The potential audience for this book is larger than "topical" real estate books, as it focuses on general experiences rather than a specific strategy.