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Susan Farmer
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Will it help?

Susan Farmer
  • San Diego, CA
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 My husband has been working for many years for a large telecom company. He has a decent 401(k) amassed. He recently attended a real estate seminar.   He has decided that he wants to "flip houses ".  

 He works full-time. He wants to do this while he's working full-time. The people at the seminar assured him that it was possible. Now all you can see is his dream of not working " for the man".   We are about five years away from retiring .   This seminar company wants him to invest $25,000 in his "education and training".   I told him to research it. I also told him that I feel it is not necessary to buy into that program in order to be successful at flipping houses .    I told him it would be better to invest the $25,000.   That being said, there are people who need these types of programs, I guess .   What do you all think ? 

 It is called "Fortune builders". ) (fb)

 If you are a successful house flipper, can you let me know if you have invested in fb. 

If that you have invested in FB  can you let me know also? 

 I have looked at previous post regarding FB and it's just people saying "some people need it" but no real people who actually use it. I'm looking for new information.

Thanks!

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Brent Coombs
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Brent Coombs
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@Susan Farmer, welcome to BP. Thanks for the question.

Please, if you HAVE $25k to "invest", then I agree with YOU - it should be used to INVEST!

And by "invest", you can guess that I don't mean handing it over to a "Flipping guru".

As another suggestion: he and you might be better off to go straight into Buy-to-hold!

Look up BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refi, Repeat). You get to KEEP the fruits of your hard work!

Each home you buy gets to be paid off by your tenants, and your rent thereafter is pure profit - and you still get to choose if and when you sell them down the line.

Yes, you may have to go for out-of-state or remote (to you) homes, but BP is here to help!

Flipping is just: a second JOB! All the best...

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