REI096: Flipping & Wholesaling w/ Derrick Acuff

58 min • 15 november 2021

Robert Leonard talks with Derrick Acuff about the lessons he learned from flipping and wholesaling real estate properties, how to manage many projects at once, some of the horror stories he’s experienced, how to find good contractors for deals and what red flags to watch out for when hiring one, what his strategy is for finding off-market deals, and much, much more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Why did Derrick make the transition into real estate full-time and what has it been like for him?

13:32 - What was his strategy when he first started in real estate, how has that evolved, and what is he working on now?

16:03 - What wholesaling is and why you could start it without a lot of money.

31:17 - When closing deals, how can new investors get over their fear of being nervous?

38:56 - What are some of the real estate horror stories Derrick experienced and how he got through them?

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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Read the 9 Key Steps to Effective Personal Financial Management.
Derrick Acuff’s Youtube channel.
Jeff Olson's book The Slight Edge.
Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad.
Ryan Pineda’s book Flip Your Future.
Antoine Martel’s book A Millennial’s Guide to Investing in Cash Flowing Rental Properties.
Alan Corey’s book House FIRE.
David Greene’s book Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat.
Find great markets to invest in with Wiserei.
Real estate education platform BiggerPockets.
All of Robert’s favorite books.

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