Business Owners - What did you build?

[Sam White]

Interested to discuss what types of business owners are out there in the BP community.  I know there are multiple threads that already discuss it, but lets bring in some updates!  

Any non real estate related business owners out there?  What industry are you in?  How did you build it?  And what advice would you give your 25 year old self?

Real estate based business owners, how do you differentiate your model from other wholesalers, flippers, agents, brokers, etc?

[Kyle B.]

@Sam White I "own" a house flipping business. Although I'm hesitant to call it a business at this point because it really has no tangible value other than the labor I put into it. With that being said, I have found that I differentiate through my marketing activities. I have essentially given up on purchasing through the foreclosure market due to competition driving up prices. Now I market almost entirely through probate and estates. With these leads I've found almost no competition from other investors. It takes a lot of work to gather these leads but so far it has proved a great resource (as echoed by a lot of others on this site). I'm just hoping the other investors in my area continue to stay away from these leads so I can stay in business!