cover of episode 181: Finding Deals & Scaling in a Competitive Market with Lauren Hardy

181: Finding Deals & Scaling in a Competitive Market with Lauren Hardy

Publish Date: 2016/6/30
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    <p>Let’s be honest: It can be tough to find a great deal in today’s competitive real estate market. If you find yourself in that situation, you are going to love today’s show! Today we hear from Lauren Hardy, a house flipper and wholesaler in the highly competitive Southern California market who overcame a rough beginning to scale her business to several deals a month. You’ll love Lauren’s honesty about quitting her job too early and her straightforward approach to finding deals, evaluating a market, and creating systems that allow her to work and live a full life. And grab some scratch paper — this is definitely one show you are going to want to take some notes on!</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul>
  • What to do when you hail from an expensive location
  • How Lauren got started in real estate
  • Her very first deal
  • Why she loves condos
  • Things to consider when investing in condos
  • How she quit her job — and failed
  • How she spent $25,000 — and got no deals
  • Lauren’s tweaks to her direct mail marketing
  • How she scaled to 2 to 3 deals a month
  • How Lauren’s business works
  • How she uses Podio to make her processes easier
  • How she estimates rehab costs
  • What exactly cash for keys is
  • Flipping shows vs. flipping in real life
  • How she funds her deals with hard money and private money lenders
  • Where is she going with her business
  • How many hours she works in a week
  • And SO much more!
  • Links from the Show

    Books Mentioned in this Show

    Tweetable Topics:

    • “I love what I do, so it doesn’t feel like work.” (Tweet This!)

    Connect with Lauren

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