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I see Armando Montelongo from flip this house is coming to the Cleveland area. Has anyone went to hear him pitch his course before? Is it actually him that is there, or someone selling for him?

Armando won't be coming in person. If you'd look at the schedule there are multiple cities with the same dates. His pitchmen will be upselling for a later seminar. He may or may not show up for that one either.

LOL@ stiffing the GC, when I would watch the show, all I saw him use were illegals. I was blown away that he would be so obvious on national tv.
Yeah, I figured he would have some hired guns sellin for him. I just thought it would be interesting to meet the guy. I am not looking for a mentor or coach, I have been in the game for 15 years and done a few hundred deals, but I would like to know how he landed the spot on the show!

He,probably just paid someone to help him film a pilot.

Rob,
I read somewhere that this guy from the MD area got a call from the show- I assume how they do it is by being visible. The guy who got a call, has tons of videos on youtube about his rehabs and also has what looks like an active blog so its probably having everyone see you and what you are doing and then they call.

I know that a few people on this forum (myself included) were talking to the production company that did "Flip This House" about a new showing they are planning on launching later this year...

My team and the team of at least one other rehabber here on BP spent a couple months submitting videos, talking to the producers, etc. In the end, neither of us made the cut (we were told we didn't have enough drama in our business), but it was a lot of fun, and we made some connections that hopefully will pay off in the future (my wife became friends with the producer :).

I went to a free event in the Los Angeles area (1 year ago?) and Armondo Montogango did appear live and in person! Lots of hype and promises of quick riches for a low price of $XXXX but wait there are bonuses worth $XXXX and you get the entire price back after your first deal. Rush to the back now!
When I said I wasn't interested, one of his assistants said I was "hurting."
Not impressed.

I am not looking for a mentor or coach, I have been in the game for 15 years and done a few hundred deals, but I would like to know how he landed the spot on the show!

I have known Armando for 2 yrs. I took his mentorship class 2 yrs ago and have been personally mentored by him. I have even spent some personal time with him and his family.

Since you were interested in how he got on the show I figured I could share that with you since Armando told me the story himself. According to Armando, he and his brother David were already at the point in their business where they were flipping about 25-30 houses a month. Another investor that he had been doing some deals with was approached by A&E to do Flip This House. The other investor told the producers that he was not interested but that he knew of these two brothers that were very successful flipping houses. He also mentioned to the producers that they both had Hot (good looking) wives. The producers then contacted Armando and he received an application. They flew into town and met with him and he was on his best behavior. They told him a few weeks later he wasn't picked because he wasn't edgy enough for the show. He then showed them he could also be edgy by doing something and they ended up picking him. I can share the rest of the story with you via email. Send me a request.

Typical of a well run business. I'll take a boring day at work over an eventful one every time.

These "reality" shows, such as Flip This House and Property Ladder are more interested in featuring bumbling idiots than intelligent successful people that you can really learn something from. Pretty much standard operating procedure for Hollywood.

Can't beat a business plan based on wetback labor and tax scaming.
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