{"id":56860,"date":"2014-05-01T00:05:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T06:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=56860"},"modified":"2023-04-11T04:55:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:55:30","slug":"2014-05-01-bp-podcast-068-superhero-flipper-investor-mark-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2014-05-01-bp-podcast-068-superhero-flipper-investor-mark-ferguson","title":{"rendered":"Being a Superhero House Flipper, Investor, and Team Leader with Mark Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a> we sit down with real estate investor <strong>Mark Ferguson<\/strong> to talk about his adventures in flipping and renting single family homes in the Colorado market. Mark is truly a real estate superhero: managing a real estate sales team, flipping houses, making offers, being a landlord, and writing about real estate all while working less hours than the normal employee\u00a0(all while also\u00a0having twin toddlers at home!)<\/p>\n<p>Mark has truly mastered the art of delegation, team building, and using systems to stay on track and find success in his business &#8211; and he shares all his secrets with us today, so don&#8217;t miss a second of this incredible show!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp68-mark-ferguson-podcast-transcript-house-flipper-investor-team-leader\" 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=BIGPOC6691729900\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>In This Show, We Cover:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Should you get your <strong>real estate license?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-42512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-_-Real-Estate-Investing-and-Wealth-Building-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets Podcast _ Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tips for <strong>buying<\/strong> properties\u00a0on the <strong>MLS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Using <strong>electronic signatures <\/strong>to get more deals<\/li>\n<li>Why Mark <strong>doesn&#8217;t<\/strong> <strong>buy<\/strong> <strong>multifamily<\/strong> <strong>properties<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How to <strong>find a niche and strategy<\/strong> for your investment business<\/li>\n<li>Finding the &#8220;<strong>sweet spots<\/strong>&#8221; in your market<\/li>\n<li>Working with <strong>Portfolio loans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>When<\/strong> should you <strong>hire an employee<\/strong> to manage your rentals?<\/li>\n<li>Why Mark chooses to <strong>pay off his loans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Finding and managing <strong>contractors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How Mark decides if he&#8217;ll <strong>flip or rent<\/strong> a house<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finding time<\/strong> to fit in all the busy parts of life<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>team members<\/strong> who help Mark work less than 40 hours per week<\/li>\n<li>Why Mark wants to buy <strong>100 houses<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How to invest<strong> when the bank says &#8220;no.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>And lots more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/223-biggerpockets-success-stories\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Success Stories Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Five Tips to Get Great Deals On the MLS (Including Buying Houses on Friday\u2026?)\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/04\/20\/five-tips-get-great-deals-mls-including-buying-houses-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\">Five Tips to Get Great Deals On the MLS (Including Buying Houses on Friday\u2026?)<\/a>\u00a0by Mark Ferguson<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Real Estate Agent\u2019s Ultimate Guide to Working with Investors\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/08\/24\/real-estate-agents-working-with-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Real Estate Agent\u2019s Ultimate Guide to Working with Investors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/BiggerPockets.com\/meet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BiggerPockets.com\/meet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How Life Coaching has Helped Improve My Business and Life\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/08\/25\/coaching-business-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Life Coaching has Helped Improve My Business and Life<\/a>\u00a0by Mark Ferguson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ar6gzU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Millionaire Real Estate Investor<\/a>\u00a0by Gary Keller<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2amJAxO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Millionaire Real Estate Agent <\/a>by Gary Keller<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aDDSGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Think and Grow Rich<\/a> by\u00a0Napoleon Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Take care of your real estate agent and they&#8217;ll take care of you. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Take%20care%20of%20your%20%23RealEstateAgent%20and%20they&#039;ll%20take%20care%20of%20you.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20068%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1hYfI46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>When looking for good real estate deals, speed is the name of the game. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22When%20looking%20for%20good%20%23RealEstate%20deals,%20speed%20is%20the%20name%20of%20the%20game.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20068%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1hYfI46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>When investing in real estate &#8211; no one is going to do your job for you.\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22When%20investing%20in%20real%20estate%20-%20no%20one%20is%20going%20to%20do%20your%20job%20for%20you.%20%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20068%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1hYfI46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Make goals &#8211; and then break them down into\u00a0actionable steps to accomplish them.\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Make%20goals%20-%20and%20then%20break%20them%20down%20into%20actionable%20steps%20to%20accomplish%20them.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20068%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1hYfI46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Connect with Mark<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/Investfourmore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mark&#8217;s Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.InvestFourMore.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.InvestFourMore.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we sit down with real estate investor Mark Ferguson to talk about his adventures in flipping and renting single family homes in the Colorado market. 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