{"id":44832,"date":"2013-06-20T00:03:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T06:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=44832"},"modified":"2023-04-10T19:05:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T01:05:34","slug":"2013-06-20-bp-podcast-023-flipping-partnerships-military-james-vermillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2013-06-20-bp-podcast-023-flipping-partnerships-military-james-vermillion","title":{"rendered":"Flipping While Working a Job, Partnerships, and Military Investing with James Vermillion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest issues that most investors face is the issue of investing while holding a full time job. In today&#8217;s episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a>, we sit down with real estate investor <strong>James Vermillion<\/strong> to discuss how he has built his real estate flipping and buy-and-hold investing business while working full time in the US Military and with a non-real estate business. James shares his story, along with numerous tips for managing your time while working a job and dealing with partnerships to maximize your investing power.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp23-james-vermillion-podcast-transcript-flipping-partnerships-military\" target=\"_blank\">Read the transcript to episode 23 with James Vermillion here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes (Preferred Method!)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIGPOC4113491341\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>In This Show, We Cover<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-43638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-_-Real-Estate-Investing-and-Wealth-Building-9.42.11-AM1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets Podcast _ Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building 9.42.11 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How James works a <strong>full time job<\/strong> while flipping houses<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overcoming<\/strong> the &#8220;Education Only Phase&#8221; and buying his first property<\/li>\n<li>Investing while <strong>serving in the US Military<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How James succeeded <strong>without any expensive courses<\/strong> or mentors<\/li>\n<li>How to find <strong>free<\/strong> online college-level real estate education<\/li>\n<li>Transitioning from <strong>Flipping to Buy and Hold<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Finding financing <\/strong>for flipping through a local community bank<\/li>\n<li>Tips and tricks for <strong>finding deals still on the MLS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How to make a <strong>partnership<\/strong> work great<\/li>\n<li>Tips for <strong>finding a free mentor<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/renewsblog\/2012\/07\/05\/purchasing-real-estate-guru-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">James&#8217; BP Blog Post on Free Education <\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"BP Podcast 006: Investing While Holding a Full Time Job with Arthur Garcia\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/02\/21\/working-job-investing-real-estate-arthur-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\">BP Podcast 006: Investing While Holding a Full Time Job with Arthur Garcia<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/01\/27\/tenant-screening\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Ultimate Guide to Tenant Screening<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Links for Military Investors<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sba.gov\/about-offices-content\/1\/2985\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Small Business Admin (Veterans Section):<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.va.gov\/osdbu\/veteran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VA Veterans Business Portal:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.score.org\/topics\/veteran_guards_reservists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SCORE (offers some free and discounted resources for military): <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29ZYHAo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.<\/a> by Ron Chernow<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/flippingbook\" target=\"_blank\">The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What works in one market won&#8217;t necessarily work in another market.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/6ST83\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A partnership will never be 50\/50 all the time &#8211; and that&#8217;s okay.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/RU5uC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t pick a strategy and build you life around it. Look at your life &#8211; and build a strategy that fits your needs.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/3U_bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Connect with James<\/h2>\n<p>James&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/JVermillionAF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><br \/>\nJames&#8217; Company Website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kandvinvesting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kandvinvesting.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest issues that most investors face is the issue of investing while holding a full time job. 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