{"id":55578,"date":"2014-03-27T00:05:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T06:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=55578"},"modified":"2023-04-11T04:51:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:51:28","slug":"2014-03-27-automating-rehab-spec-j-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2014-03-27-automating-rehab-spec-j-scott","title":{"rendered":"Automating Your Investing, Long Distance Rehabs and Spec Building with J Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we are thrilled to bring back one of the most popular guests we&#8217;ve ever had,\u00a0<strong>J Scott<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Last time we dug into the process of house flipping, but today we dig much deeper into the &#8220;business&#8221; of real estate investing and explore ways to automate your real estate investing business so you can spend less time working and more time doing the things you love. We also learn all about J&#8217;s venture into house flipping at a distance as well as his foray into spec building (and the lesson&#8217;s he learned&#8230; and things you should avoid!)<\/p>\n<p>This show is incredibly inspiring and can help any new or seasoned investor improve their game &#8211; especially the 5 tips for automating your business, found toward the end of the show!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp63-j-scott-podcast-transcript-automating-investing-rehabs-spec-building\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIGPOC1121150941\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>In This Show, We Cover:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" 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=\"\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How J chose his location for\u00a0<strong>long distance flipping<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>difficulties<\/strong> of rehabbing at a distance<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Incredible tips for <strong>finding great people<\/strong> to work for you<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Why J&#8217;s advice is &#8220;<strong>don&#8217;t trust anyone<\/strong>&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Getting bids<\/strong> on your work the easy way<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">How to make the <strong>permit process<\/strong> MUCH faster and easier<\/span><\/li>\n<li>A <strong>step by step<\/strong> financial breakdown of J&#8217;s recent spec build<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;<strong>best answer<\/strong>&#8221; Brandon&#8217;s heard on the podcast ever&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">J&#8217;s 5 tips for <strong>automating your business<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>And so much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/communitybook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Estate Rewind: The BiggerPockets Community Book!<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/communitybook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-55642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Real-Estate-Rewind-3d-Book-PNG-300x200.png\" alt=\"Real Estate Rewind 3d Book PNG\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Book on Flipping Houses\" href=\"https:\/\/get.biggerpockets.com\/flippingbook\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">T<\/span>he Book on Flipping Houses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Diary of a New Construction Project\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/files\/user\/biggerpo\/file\/biggerpockets-presents-diary-of-a-new-construction-project\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a New Construction Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PlankIsland.com<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What Is The Best Interior Paint for Landlords and House Flippers?\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/01\/30\/best-interior-paint\/\" target=\"_blank\">What Is The Best Interior Paint for Landlords and House Flippers? (Hint\u2026 It\u2019s Not What You Think)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Nobody cares about your properties or your assets more than you do.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Nobody%20cares%20about%20your%20properties%20or%20your%20assets%20more%20than%20you%20do.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20063%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1j5XORu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">&#8220;Great people tend to associate with other great people.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Great%20people%20tend%20to%20associate%20with%20other%20great%20people.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20063%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1j5XORu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">&#8220;By automating things in your business, it frees up time for your family.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0(<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22By%20automating%20things%20in%20your%20business,%20it%20frees%20up%20time%20for%20your%20family.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20063%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1j5XORu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do the things that are most important, don&#8217;t do the things that aren&#8217;t important.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Do%20the%20things%20that%20are%20most%20important,%20don&#039;t%20do%20the%20things%20that%20aren&#039;t%20important.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20063%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1j5XORu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/communitybook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Estate Rewind: The BiggerPockets Community Book!\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/flippingbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets&#8217; The Book on Flipping Houses<\/a> by J. Scott<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/flippingbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets&#8217; The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs<\/a> by J. Scott<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/files\/user\/biggerpo\/file\/biggerpockets-presents-diary-of-a-new-construction-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diary of a New Construction Project Ebook<\/a> by J. Scott<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29X2JU7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 4-hour Workweek <\/a>by Timothy Ferriss<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2an5sZr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The E-Myth Revisited<\/a> by Michael Gerber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with J Scott<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>J Scott&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/JasonScott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li>J Scott&#8217;s Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.123flip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.123flip.com\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we are thrilled to bring back one of the most popular guests we&#8217;ve ever had,\u00a0J Scott. 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