7FF 270: Why MISTAKES Are the Best Teachers (and How This Former Teacher 5X'd Her House Flipping Business)

September 6, 2019

About This Episode

We all make mistakes in the flipping / wholesaling business.

It’s inevitable…

And it’s a GOOD thing.

Without mistakes, we can’t grow.

Amanda learned this firsthand.

She was a teacher for 21 years and started flipping houses on the side to supplement her income.

She got to the point where she was doing about 3 or 4 deals per year.

But the workload was starting to get out of hand.

She was managing rentals, flipping houses, working as a teacher and a counselor, being a single mom to her kids…

…and while the extra income helped, she wanted more time and freedom.

Around that time, she heard about Flip Hacking LIVE on Bigger Pockets.

And that set her on a path that massively changed her business.

Today, things are different for Amanda.

She’s done 26 deals so far this year.

She’s spending more time with her kids.

But there were some “mistakes” she made along the way…

And that’s what we’re diving into on today’s episode of the podcast…

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5F Framework

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Freedom Number Calculator

The 2-Minute Exercise That Shows You Exactly How to Build Toward Your Life of Freedom.This quick (and powerful) quiz will help you calculate exactly how many deals you need to support your ideal lifestyle and how close you already are. Most investors don’t fail from lack of effort, they fail from lack of direction. No guesswork. No fluff. Just a clear target—and a plan to make it real.

Adam Whitney’s Seller Call Script

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Off-Market Deals on Demand

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7FF 270: Why MISTAKES Are the Best Teachers (and How This Former Teacher 5X'd Her House Flipping Business)

About This Episode

Free Resources / Downloads

5F Framework

Freedom Number Calculator

Adam Whitney’s Seller Call Script

Off-Market Deals on Demand

Grow Your House Flipping / Wholesaling Business WITHOUT Guesswork or Trial-and-Error

Explore More Episodes...

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7FF 797: The Contractor Problem No One Talks About (But Everyone Deals With)

7FF 796: She’s 17 and Plans to Retire at 30

7FF: 795 This Is What Happens When You Follow Up 521 Times

7FF 974: The $80,000 Contractor Mistake I'll Never Make Again

7FF 793: How Tom Bell Made Money on His First Flip (And What Almost Killed the Deal)

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